Hi Megan, Everyday I get on the computer. I first look to see how Olive is doing. I so want her to have some good quality time with you. There are others on this group that may be more experienced with this disease than I, but I wound up on a very fast learning curve with one cat initially dying from unknown anemia and probably hemapatic lipodosis
On 8/31/07, Megan Heikkinen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Dilemma, dilemma... > > Last night, I was pretty much resigned to letting Olive pass. Not happily > resigned, now, for I cried for hours and then couldn't sleep. I had > actually > typed up a huge email about my reasoning a few minutes ago, but I just got > off > the phone with my vet, and now I'm once again lost as to what to do. > > First off, I want to mention that my vet does actually seem to want to > help, > he just doesn't think much will come of it and doesn't want to give me > false > hope. Apparently, he wrote down my number wrong last night, which is why I > never got a return call. > > I asked about the reticulocyte count. She had some last week, but it was > so > low that they considered it nonregenerative anemia. Apparently, she had > also > received two shots of steroids along with the transfusion. This worries > me, > because the transfusion started wearing off only after 5 days, when it > usually > lasts around 10 days. The shots seemed to help within the first couple of > days, but then wore off. I also asked if haemobartonella was still a > possibility, and he thought it might be. He is going to find out the price > of > getting a combo of doxy with something else that can be given in a form > other > than pills. He said he'd be willing to try epogen, but warned me that it > usually only works a couple times because an immunity develops. > > I called the vet school about the price, but had to leave a message. I > asked > my vet about it, and he reassured me that their given price was indeed > $2000-3000. He isn't sure what it entails, though I'm assuming it's > everything > under the sun, and that kind of scares me. I don't want to subject Olive > to a > million tests... > > So, I'm facing this huge problem now. While I would of course love to save > Olive, I don't know if it's really going to do any good. And yeah, trying > to > do something may be better than doing nothing at all. But I'm not sure. I > don't want to put her through this stage of slowly dying again, for the > third > time. I don't know if she'll even be helped unless she can get another > blood > transfusion, and if I do that at my vet, I'll have to use Juniper as a > donor. > That scares me. I don't really have time to look elsewhere, though. > > I wish someone could just give me the answer, but I know that ultimately > it is > up to me. I wish I was stronger, and not the most indecisive fool on the > planet. One of my biggest concerns is that if I do manage to keep Olive > alive, > my other two babies will continue to be susceptible to this godforsaken > virus. > > >===== Original Message From Belinda <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> ===== > >I do not all animals or people suffer when they are dying and I can tell > >you for a fact unless any of my furkids are in a great deal of pain and > >I clearly get from them they want help passing I will let all of them > >pass on their own, I personally believe most prefer it. It may not be > >pretty for me but I don't think they suffer as we think they do, once > >the process gets to a certain point the body goes into shock and I don't > >think you feel much of anything. Of course I have never died, that is > >just my sense of the process and I could be as right as anyone who > >insists helping an animal pass is the best and kindest thing you can do > >for them, I don't think that is always the case. I personally would > >never want to be euthanized if that was an option humans had. > > > >> You will regret seeing it and much worse, allowing it to get that far > for > her sake. You will see her suffer. > > > >-- > > > >Belinda > >happiness is being owned by cats ... > > > >Be-Mi-Kitties > >http://bemikitties.com > > > >Post Adoptable FeLV/FIV/FIP Cats/Kittens > >http://adopt.bemikitties.com > > > >FeLV Candlelight Service > >http://bemikitties.com/cls > > > >HostDesign4U.com [affordable hosting & web design] > >http://HostDesign4U.com > > > >------------ > > > >BMK Designs [non-profit animals websites] > >http://bmk.bemikitties.com > > > > -- Sally, Eric (not a cat),Junior, Speedy, Grey and White, Ittle Bitty, Little Black, Lily, Daisy, Silver, and Spike Visit my BB for some pictures post your as well. http://www.k6az.com/ki4spk/index.php?sid=c57c00cf5804ef13853ed6e77a68eed3
