Well, I took Lola in to get re-evaluated, regarless of the fact that
she has been going downhill fast. The results of the second test and
bloodpanel were not nice, especially with her emerging symptoms. The
fluid in her chest is continuing to accumulate, she stopped eating (Ive
been syringe feeding her a high-cal prescription diet), she is very
anemic and very jaundiced. Her breathing has become very labored and
she isn't really moving around much. After discussions with 2 vets and
quite a few other sources of research (including this list), we've
decided to help her over the bridge after we've had a chance to say
goodbye. She has too many things off in her bloodwork, her red blood
cells appear to be committing suicide, kidney enzymes are elevated,
despite my efforts (pedialyte) to keep her hydrated and her liver
enzymes are high despite my efforts to keep her fed (Hill's a/d). She
is so weak, and since she is a just a kitten, who was born with the
disease, it looks highly unlikely that aggressive treatment would do
anything except buy her a little time. I think I'm at peace with my
decision. I had plans to take a foster in this weekend, which I think
I'll go through with since it will give me something to do and a place
to direct all of my love. Plus, what better tribute to Lola than to
save the life of another cat in need? I've requested that the foster be
vaccinated against FeLV this once, just to be extra careful.
Thanks, everyone.
Allie
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