thanks for letting me know - keep us posted! those other vets seem a bit stuck in the past
Bonnie www.elephants.com ----- Original Message ----- From: Sue Feldbusch <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Date: Sunday, May 15, 2005 5:11 pm Subject: Re: cat sick > my vet does treat felv+ cats, that's why I go there. It's not > local though. > All the local vets won't treat felv+. > I already left a message on their voicemail that I'd like to bring > her in > tomorrow. > > >From: BONNIE J KALMBACH <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >Reply-To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org > >To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org > >Subject: Re: cat sick > >Date: Sun, 15 May 2005 12:14:56 -0500 > > > >Dear Sue, > > I'm happy to hear that your kitty is keeping something down. > > I'm sure the vet can fit her in - vets are supposed to allot time > >for emergencies. I've had to wait on several occasions while they > >tended to emergencies. Be sure to tell them she has been throwing up > >since Friday. My vet was so alarmed when Rosalie wouldn't stop > >throwing up, he x-rayed her and proposed exploratory surgery. BTW > - > >she isn't really an outdoor kitty - I had her on a leash and was > >thinking about something else when she got into the flower bed. > It was > >all my fault. > > If your vet won't treat a felv cat, isn't there somewhere else you > >can go. Granted that most positive cats don't have the greatest > >prospects, vets can often alleviate pain and illness and that is what > >they are supposed to do. Do we not treat HIV patients because > they are > >all going to die anyway? Sorry - I'll get off my soap box, now. > > > >Bonnie and the naughty nine > > > > > > > >----- Original Message ----- > >From: Sue Feldbusch <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >Date: Sunday, May 15, 2005 10:53 am > >Subject: Re: cat sick > > > > > Thank you for your concern. CindoBela is still sick today. She > > > still has > > > diahrrea and is vomiting, and is not eating, but seems like she > > > wants to > > > eat. > > > I got her to eat some hard food this morning and some licks of > > > water. It > > > took a lot of coaxing. A short time later she had to use the > > > litter box and > > > also threw up. > > > I syringed her 3 (3cc) of water and got her to eat 4 soft treats. > > > This was > > > about an hour ago, and she hasn't spit them up yet. I'm just > > > trying to get > > > her some nutrients and to stay hydrated. > > > I am calling th vet tomorrow morning and pray they can fit her in. > > > > > > > > > >From: "Kerry MacKenzie" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > >Reply-To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org > > > >To: <felvtalk@felineleukemia.org> > > > >Subject: Re: cat sick > > > >Date: Sun, 15 May 2005 09:17:39 -0500 > > > > > > > >Sue, > > > >Wondering how your kitty is today. I also must apologize--I > > > focused on the > > > >words diarrhea and vomiting in your post, not the words "not > > > eating". So, > > > >yes, getting her to eat anything nutritious would be good. If she > > > hasn't>improved overnight I hope you're able to get medical advice > > > or attention > > > >today. > > > >I'm sending lots of positive, healing vibes, Kerry > > > > > > > >----- Original Message ----- > > > >From: "Sue Feldbusch" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > >To: <felvtalk@felineleukemia.org> > > > >Sent: Saturday, May 14, 2005 11:04 PM > > > >Subject: Re: cat sick > > > > > > > > > > > > > The soonest I can probaly get her to a vet is Monday. > > > > > > > > > > >From: BONNIE J KALMBACH <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > > > >Reply-To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org > > > > > >To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org > > > > > >Subject: Re: cat sick > > > > > >Date: Sat, 14 May 2005 22:46:45 -0500 > > > > > > > > > > > >Sue, > > > > > > I would call your vet or emergency vet. As you know felv > > > cats immune > > > > > >compromised and are susceptible to many illnesses. > Diarrhea and > > > > > >vomiting are quite serious symptoms in a cat. I would > call a > > > vet for > > > > > >advice; it's not a good idea to let this continue. > > > > > > > > > > > >Bonnie > > > > > > > > > > > >----- Original Message ----- > > > > > >From: Sue Feldbusch <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > > > >Date: Saturday, May 14, 2005 10:18 pm > > > > > >Subject: cat sick > > > > > > > > > > > > > my felv+ has gotten sick yesterday. She's not eating, has > > > > > > > diarrhea and is > > > > > > > vomiting. Is there anything I should do? What can > this be? > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >
