Julie,
Oh man, what is it with your household? It's one thing after another.
Why is it that the kindest people seem to have way more of their share
of grief? I am so sorry to hear that indications are pointing toward
FIP for Tator Tot. He seems to be doing so well though. Enjoy every
moment and fight like hell to help him! What else can we do? Miracles
happen all the time, I can attest to that. Your Tator is one special
fellow, he and you deserve miracles!
Poor Mandy! I so hate witnessing their pain and discomfort. It's
wonderful that she's still eating. You sure do have a lot of troupers
at your house. You must be doing something right girl. I wish I had
something more concrete to contribute here. My guess is you're doing
everything humanly possible to get your angels well. Have you tried
Transfer Factor yet? My prayers and thoughts, as always, are with you.
Bless you and your household,
Nina
Julie Johnson wrote:
Hi Everyone,
Tater's belly is big again. We consulted two internists and both feel
that a CAT scan would not be helpful (apparently you need some idea of
the area you're trying to zero in on) and we have another split
decision on doing an exploratory. Wendy did some more research on VIN
and there is a medication used for treatment of vascular disease in
people that some vets are using experimentally in FIP cats.
Evidently, vaculitis is one hallmark of FIP (when the vessels swell
they leak protein hence the high protein count that shows in
bloodwork) and Trental is supposed to make the blood thinner and make
it flow more easily and thereby deliver more oxygen to the organs.
The correct dosage is being compounded for Tater now. He's also on
prednisone and human interferon. He's still eating and was verrrry
interested in what Maurice was doing on the other side of the FIV+
kitties door this morning. I'm trying to decide how to proceed with
him; the evidence now seems overwhelming that it is FIP we're dealing
with.
On Tuesday morning I noticed his cousin Mandy (also no teeth due to
severe LPG) had a big bloody drool on the side of her face. She went
into the vet on Tuesday night and she has a large mass under her
tongue. There is also extreme irritation on the roof of her mouth
above the tongue. She goes in for a biopsy next week and I've been
told it could be an eosinophilic granuloma, a tumor (canerous or not),
or a severe manifestion of LPG, even though her teeth are gone.
I so appreciate everyone's good wishes for Tater; will you keep Mandy
in your thoughts, too? I'm really stunned; somewhere in the back of
my mind, I knew these kittens would likely all have health problems
(that's why I never adopted them out) throughout their lives, and most
of them do have chronic herpes outbreaks, or skin problems, etc., but
they are so young (6 years of age); it's just breaking my heart.
Mandy is happily eating (stoic little thing; it HAS to hurt) so I
guess that's my one bit of positive news.
Thanks for being here.
Love, Julie
"I hold that, the more helpless a creature, the more entitled it is
to protection by man from the cruelty of man. "
"The greatness of a nation and its moral progress can be judged
by the way its animals are treated."
Mohandas Gandhi (1869-1948)
Paws Come WITH Claws!!!
If you're thinking about de-clawing your cat, you need to re-think
your decision to acquire a pet.
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