Marissa, My Smokey had a terrible time getting high fevers like your Slinky. I ended up changing vets for him. The new vet gave him IR subq. I know everything says to give it IV but it seems to have helped Smokey. It has been over a year since his last fever (fingers crossed). I was able to give him the shots at home. We started twice a week for a few months then went to once a week to now I give him a shot every other month. She also gave him an injection of Winstrol every other week for about a month or two. The Doxy and Epogen I can't help you with because I have never used them. I hope this might help you.
Cindy Reasoner --- Marissa Johnson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi all. First, another brief update on Slinky: > > Last night around 2:30 his temp spiked to 106! We > gave him 75 cc's of fluids and that seemed to help. > It's been hovering in the 104.3-104.7 range today. > Still high, but not as scary as 106. My friend is > giving him fluids (both sub-q and oral), keeping him > on a cold pack, and taking his temp every hour to > get a good log. It seems to start rising in the > evening and then spike in the middle of the night. > > Our vet appointment is tomorrow at 5:40. The > challenge I'm trying to sort out right now is what > the next steps should be. Based on my own research > and all the info you guys have been so awesome to > provide, it seems like there's about 3 "options": > Epogen to increase the red blood cells, Doxy to > treat possible Hemobartanella, Immuno Regulin to > stimulate his immune system. > > The doctor had said she'd consider Epogen if there > was some regeneration after the transfusion. She > was going to ask around about the IR, and she said > it "wouldn't be wrong" to switch to Doxy. He's out > of Baytril now, so I'd like to try the Doxy. The > thing is...all of these treatments are going to be > expensive. IR isn't too bad...and I could even take > him to a cheaper vet to get it administered (after > the first dose to make sure he doesn't have a big > reaction). But I don't know what Doxy and Epogen > will cost. And I'm not sure how much my "Dad" is > willing to pay at this point. > > I'm not sure where to draw the line on trying > treatments, spending money, putting him through all > these things, etc. He's been very lethargic and > while he seems a LITTLE pinker, he's still very > pale. I mean, if he has no quality of life then I > don't want to continue to torture him. But at the > same time, would the drugs give him back his quality > of life? Maybe? I don't know? He's still eating > (though not drinking as much but will take water via > syringe), so does that mean he wants to fight? > > Do I do all 3 drugs and see what happens? Or pick > one or two? If I pick one or two, how do I decide? > Or do I do them one at a time and then which do I > start with? > > These are all the things going through my mind > right now. I've got a call in to the doctor to talk > to her about some of this prior to our appointment > (esp. since I'd need to order IR if we're going to > do it). I also have to call "dad" and see what he > thinks. But I just don't know how to make these > decisions! I feel so ill-equipped for this! All I > know is that he's depending on me and I'm > responsible for his care...and I have NO clue what > to do!!! > > Any thoughts, suggestions, or advice on how to > move forward would be awesome! Thanks everyone for > being such an incredible support network!! GLOW to > all your furkids. > > MJ > > > --------------------------------- > 8:00? 8:25? 8:40? Find a flick in no time > with theYahoo! Search movie showtime shortcut. ____________________________________________________________________________________ Sucker-punch spam with award-winning protection. Try the free Yahoo! Mail Beta. http://advision.webevents.yahoo.com/mailbeta/features_spam.html
