Food is very very important. Cats cannot go without food for very long
without running the risk of feline hepatic lipidosis which is what you
do NOT want to have to deal with on top of everything else. You must
get her to eat a good high calorie diet whether you finger feed,
spoonfeed, syringe feed. There is is a wonderful Assisted Feeding list
on yahoogroups & I strongly urge you to join it. I cannot emphasize too
strongly the importance of her eating. A teaspoon here & there won't do
it. She has to have a full calorie regimen EVERY day!
Pam
Taylor Scobie Humphrey wrote:
Oh, Cassandra, what an incredible bummer. I guess livers don't get
needle biopsies, huh? Also, I wonder why they didn't give her an
anti-nausea pill or liquid if she hasn't eaten since Saturday. Do you
know a veterinary oncologist? They truly make a big difference.
You must feel just overwhelmed. Believe me, we've all been there and
we're all praying for little Kisa.
Taylor Scobie Humphrey
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On May 22, 2007, at 8:20 PM, C & J wrote:
Well, after going to the vet today, it's not looking good for Kisa.
She has elevated bilirubin in her blood/urine, and elevated number of
lymphocytes. Therefore they believe she has a liver disease,
possibly lymphosarcoma.
The only way they can tell for sure what the problem is with her
liver is to do a biopsy which means surgery. They didn't suggest
doing this though because of the FeLV and her immune system being
compromised.
They gave me prednisone and baytril for her, though i'm really not
sure how she'll handle keeping those down when she is vomiting so
easily. They're hoping the steroid will make her feel a little
better and maybe regain some appetite.
I've really got to try and get her to eat something, she hasn't eaten
since Saturday night now.
I don't understand why this is all happening at once. First I
watched Tomi get sicker and sicker for nearly 2 months. As soon as
he started getting better, Koda got sick with kidney and liver
failure, and died. Now, barely a week later Kisa goes from being a
super healthy and active cat to death's door. I haven't even had
enough time to get used to Koda being gone, now its another crisis
situation.
This is all after having nothing but healthy, happy, and active cats
for 12 years.
I used to think how awful it would be if my house burned down while I
was away and my 5 cats were inside. What is happening now is almost
worse than that since it is so prolonged and i'm beginning to wonder
if something I am doing is causing all this (like feeding raw food).
I've always kept my cats indoors because I didn't want them to get
run over by a car, etc....but they seem to be no safer indoors.
Sorry for venting on you all, its just really starting to affect me,
both emotionally and financially.
Cassandra
