As sort of a parenthetical to this discussion, which I confess I've only read a little of, recently my housemate decided to try putting our Luc's thyroid pills (which we've been shoving down his throat for years) into a pinch of catnip in the palm of her hand. I never thought this would work, but he's been doing this for about a month now. Even if he snarfs up all the nip, he'll still take one extra snarf to get the pill in. Goofy boy, I love him dearly.
Diane R. -----Original Message----- From: felvtalk-boun...@felineleukemia.org [mailto:felvtalk-boun...@felineleukemia.org] On Behalf Of dlg...@windstream.net Sent: Tuesday, March 24, 2009 11:34 PM To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org Cc: Amy Ackerman Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] Hello- new to the list Grrr sounds so much like my Snuggles. is beautiful to look at, loves to be petted (for a while at least, not too much) but don't try to brush me or give me pills. i will slash you to bits, bite and swat you with my tail. don't know if it has anything to do with it, he was a Maine Coon. he looked like it so took to a breeder and she confirmed it. mostly, as long as things went his way, he was happy. sometimes a pain to deal with, but i would not have missed my days with him for anything. he is the one who took care of my father. the day father became ill, Snuggles went into his room and would not leave. if he called me in the middle of the night, Snug would come and get me, then jump on father's bed. he stayed with him for a year and the day father passed, he left his room and never went back there. he passed away 1 week after father. dorlis ---- Amy Ackerman <swa...@hotmail.com> wrote: > > I appreciate everyones concern & thoughts. Looking back at what I've written so far, I can see that I haven't been very clear about what was/is going on with Grrr. I've been a little emotional these last few days! I took him in monday morning because he had been having a very difficult time doing normal cat stuff- jumping, running, etc- saturday night & sunday, and it was getting progressively worse as hours passed. I had consulted with my vet on Sunday about possibly taking him to emergency, but because he was not displaying any very dramatic symptoms of stroke, seizure, obvious distress or pain, we decided to save him the trip and bring him in first thing Monday morning. He had been losing weight, and it seemed likely that his weakness was a symptom of whatever was causing the weight loss- hence the blood tests that led to the leukemia diagnosis. The vet believes it likely that the weakness & instability are a result of a spinal tumor caused by lymphosarcoma, and I believe that yesterday's dramatic neurological symptoms were simply a progression from what had been going on all weekend, exacerbated by the stressful hospitalization & long car rides- he doesn't travel well either. Grrr doesn't do anything easily except look handsome & growl. The cortisol shot was administered as an effort at pain management, to see if it helped him get around easier. Just got him home and he's looking OK- a bit better than yesterday, and he sure seems happy to be home. We have a very long term relationship with this doctor, and do trust him- obviously, mistakes can be made, but I am comfortable with the treatment Grrr has been given and the plans we have discussed for his future. I am, as has been suggested, throwing out the calender- my cat seems happy, if a bit awkward physically, and that makes me happy! Amy > _________________________________________________________________ > Windows LiveT Groups: Create an online spot for your favorite groups to meet. > http://windowslive.com/online/groups?ocid=TXT_TAGLM_WL_groups_032009 > _______________________________________________ > Felvtalk mailing list > Felvtalk@felineleukemia.org > http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org _______________________________________________ Felvtalk mailing list Felvtalk@felineleukemia.org http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org _______________________________________________ Felvtalk mailing list Felvtalk@felineleukemia.org http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org
