The vet with rescues may have some insight as to what is going on here just
from experience. Please understand that I am not saying your vet is wrong or
that he is doing anything less than the best. Sometimes, people who are far
from a situation pick up something those close to it don't.
If you have men who will
exclude any of God's creatures
from the shelter of compassion
and pity, you will have men who
will deal likewise with their
fellow man.
St. Francis
----- Original Message -----
From: laurieskatz
To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org
Sent: Wednesday, July 04, 2007 8:30 AM
Subject: Re: Isabella update
Marylyn, I think there is a holistic vet in another city fairly close by. I
will try to find out. Also, a vet in another city who helps with rescue kittys
has some holistic training but can't call herself holistic because she hasn't
stayed current.I will email her today.
Please tell me what doesn't make sense...does the pred seem like the wrong
thing?
I didn't sleep very well last night thinking about how frightened Isabella
was and how I was not able to comfort her. I know some vets comfort and talk to
kittys. My vet does not do this. He has other wonderful qualities. This my
third life threatening and mysterious illness this year with kittys and I feel
numb with fear. I am blessed by the survival of the other two.
L
----- Original Message -----
From: Marylyn
To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org
Sent: Tuesday, July 03, 2007 8:54 PM
Subject: Re: Isabella update
Some of this makes no sense to me (only in light of experiences with my own
critters--not saying he is wrong). Dixie got hot spots that were raw, not
abscessed, and they caused a bunch of problems.
I wish you had a holistic vet close by..........just to have another style
practitioner take a look.
I am so sorry you both are going thru this. I know how totally frustrating
it is and how helpless you feel.
You can give probiotics without causing harm. I don't know if they would
do any good but they might with the lethargy.
If you have men who will
exclude any of God's creatures
from the shelter of
compassion and pity, you will have men who
will deal likewise with
their fellow man.
St.
Francis
----- Original Message -----
From: laurieskatz
To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org
Sent: Tuesday, July 03, 2007 9:40 PM
Subject: Re: Isabella update
Marylyn, yes he can get the doxy compounded. I am reluctant to use it
because it can cause anorexia.I am so afraid of her stopping eating...I asked
him to look at her blood for hemobart but he neglected to tell me if he saw
something (and I forgot to ask). Isa started shivering when he took her temp
and shivered in my lap for the rest of our time there. She was crying when they
were giving her fluids. Broke my heart.
He is trying to treat the fever and does not know why she has it. He says
the low RBC is part of the leukemia and pred might stop the body from attacking
red cells IF that is what is going on. She has no symptoms other than the fever
and lethargy. Normal stools, normal appetite, normal urine output. No runny
nose or eyes. She did have a healing wound on the top of her head when rescued.
He said she'd have an abscess if this was the cause of the fever. I suspect it
is the reason for the feline leukemia.
One thing that strikes me is she will often cry out for no apparent
reason. She rolled onto her back today and cried out. Sometimes she will cry
out if you just touch her. I told the vet but he could find nothing on
exam.....her foster mom reports that she stretches her rear legs alot. I
suspect it could be stiffness from inactivity but who knows. When she first
came, she seemed to lay down clumsily, favroing one rear leg. The vet checked
out her rear legs and found nothing wrong.
L
----- Original Message -----
From: Marylyn
To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org
Sent: Tuesday, July 03, 2007 5:22 PM
Subject: Re: Isabella update
Of course she is frightened. She knows what power he has. Ask Dixie.
When there is something serious going on she trembles. When I am thinking
about taking her to the vets' and she is fine (or is dead set again going) she
spends lots of time showing me how healthy she is. Ebony did the same thing.
Is there anything to culture and test or is he using/trying to use a broad
spectrum antibiotic in hopes of getting whatever is causing the fever? Just
curious..........is compounding the doxy an option?
If you have men who
will exclude any of God's creatures
from the shelter of
compassion and pity, you will have men who
will deal likewise
with their fellow man.
St.
Francis
----- Original Message -----
From: laurieskatz
To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org
Sent: Tuesday, July 03, 2007 5:30 PM
Subject: Isabella update
Isabella saw the vet today. Her weight is 8.9 (it was this high one
other time) and her HCT was up to 22 from 20. Her other red counts were
slightly elevated as well. We cannot kick the fever. She was up to 104.9 from
104.2 a week ago. Her 7 days "on" interferon ended last night. She was very
quiet at the vet's and shivering the entire time. The vet said she looked worse
than last week to him.
We started prednisone, gave fluids and a Vitamin B shot. When we got
home she ate a good serving of canned food. Vet wants to touch base on Thursday
for next steps. I decided agst doxy at this time because it can cause appetite
issues and I don't want to risk that.
Thanks for all the suggestions which I have shared with my vet.
Laurie
