Michelle, Do you think that immuno-regulin might help her fevers? I don't know anything about what sweet Lucy is going through but I know with my Smokey when he was running a fever he wouldn't eat. I do know that I was having a terrible time with him getting fevers and the immuno-regulin seemed to have helped. I know with all of her other symptoms it may not be something she needs to be given but it was just a thought. I will be praying that your sweet Lucy starts feeling better and you get some answers as to what is going on with her.
Cindy Reasoner --- [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > Thanks. I gave her the feline interferon about an > hour ago. She seemed > feverish, so a while later I gave her some fluids. > She then ate a small handful of > dry EVO on her own. She is just laying there now. > She is not grooming. She is > definitely worse day by day. That said, she looked > terrible last night but > when I got up to check on her at 4 am she had gone > downstairs to use the > litterbox and then trotted over to a plastic bag and > sat on it, I pet her a > while, and then she trotted upstairs back to her > box. I went back to sleep and at > 8 am she looked awful again. I think her fever > comes and goes. I have > stopped temping her. When she is warm I give her > fluids (not more than 150 ml/day) > and put ice on her, and so far she eventually cools > down. I was going to > syringe feed her raw food, but then she ate a > handful (15 pieces?) of dry food > so I held off. I convinced my local vet to order > feline interferon, and now I > am working on getting him to agree to acemannan. He > was skeptical about the > feline interferon, and seems to think Lucy's case is > hopeless and I am > grasping at straws and wasting money. But he is nice > to me, and so far has > ultimately agreed to do as I ask. The acemannan > request may put an end to that. > > Michelle > > > In a message dated 1/19/2007 1:04:07 P.M. Eastern > Standard Time, > [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: > > Dearest Michelle, > As I wrote before, I just went through this same > push/pull anxiety with > Spencer. It's enough to give you a nervous > breakdown. I'm feeling your pain > right through the computer. I know Lucy is in bad > shape, but it does sound like > she's at least comfortable for the most part. When > you talk about worsening > symptoms, are you referring to her not eating? > Today is the first time she > hasn't eaten on her own, is that right? Stress > will put her off her food, > perhaps she's just regaining her strength. The > thought of her enjoying a sun > bath is encouraging. She may be strong enough to > wait for the experts to > decide a treatment protocol. > > I wish I had the answers for you Michelle. I'm > afraid that no matter how > much support we have from others, it always comes > down to our call when dealing > with so this sort of quandary. All I can tell you > is that after I calmed my > spirit and communed with Spencer, (my last > experience with what you are > going through), I felt a little more at peace with > the circumstances. > Unfortunately, Spencer did not have a long time > left to share with me. I never gave up > hope, but I did find a semblance of acceptance and > peace. The benefit was > that the time we did share was full of unconditional > love, and I don't know > how else to put it, full of quality. It didn't keep > him with me in the > physical, but it allowed us to bond in an > extraordinary way. It was an incredible > gift that we shared, at a very costly price. I'll > always be grateful to him > for the lessons learned during that heartrending > time. > > I have no idea what I would do in your place. > Missing the pieces of the > puzzle make it so very difficult to make these sorts > of decisions with > conviction. I would never take the advice of anyone > over what my own gut was telling > me though. The specialists may be well meaning, > they may even be > sympathetic, but to them Lucy is a medical case, to > you she is your heart. The way I > see it is we are responsible for interpreting the > wishes of our fur children > and making sure that our decisions are based on > love and not fear. You are the > one that has to live with the consequences, no > matter what those > consequences may be. Clear your head. Sit quietly > with her, your next move will come > to you. > All my love, > Nina > > > > > ____________________________________________________________________________________ Bored stiff? Loosen up... Download and play hundreds of games for free on Yahoo! Games. http://games.yahoo.com/games/front
