I was giving her sub-q fluids for a while, which I assume helped her because she never had any seizures again. FIV is so much more manageable than FeLV! BTW - I sent the info to the dumb vet at the clinic so she would know for the next time someone brings in a cat that was FIV+, not to immediately make the diagnosis of the cat having grand mal seizures, DUH!
-----Original Message----- From: felvtalk-boun...@felineleukemia.org [mailto:felvtalk-boun...@felineleukemia.org] On Behalf Of Susan Koren Sent: Thursday, February 03, 2011 3:34 PM To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] HELP! Tweezer is sick I think emergency clinics have more then their share of idiots.... Maybe assist feeding would work for him. I will have to get a syringe. Did you do anything else besides feeding her to help her get rid of toxins? Sent from my iPad On Feb 3, 2011, at 3:18 PM, Natalie <at...@optonline.net> wrote: > Years ago, one of my FIV cats had seizures; we rushed her to an emergency > clinic, and they told me "you have a very sick kitty here", which made me > livid, as if I were a total ignoramus.....I later did some research and > found out that cats with FeLV and FIV can build up toxins which can cause > seizures. > Maybe it would be a good idea to feed the cat with a syringe....should be no > problem! Wrap in a towel, hold the head from underneath the jaw, and > gently insert the syringe on the side of the mouth, slowly releasing the > food (small amounts, allowing the cat to swallow). Would it help if you > placed food in front, and then helped steady the cat's head? > > -----Original Message----- > From: felvtalk-boun...@felineleukemia.org > [mailto:felvtalk-boun...@felineleukemia.org] On Behalf Of Susan Koren > Sent: Thursday, February 03, 2011 2:41 PM > To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org > Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] HELP! Tweezer is sick > > The problem is more with the spasms he is having then not eating. He is > interested in food but is having a hard time eating it because of the > shaking and jerking. They don't know what is causing it. They were thinking > maybe value would help but are afraid it might not be good because of his > being weak and immune compromised. > > Sent from my iPad > > On Feb 3, 2011, at 2:07 PM, Natalie <at...@optonline.net> wrote: > >> Try ANYTHING - it's better than nothing. Sometimes, when they have an >> infection, they can't smell the food (and that's very important to cats), >> try taking some of the food, maybe diluted, and use a syringe or an >> eyedropper to put some of it into their mouth on the side, just to get the >> taste, they usually start eating! >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: felvtalk-boun...@felineleukemia.org >> [mailto:felvtalk-boun...@felineleukemia.org] On Behalf Of Katy Doyle >> Sent: Thursday, February 03, 2011 12:51 PM >> To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org >> Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] HELP! Tweezer is sick >> >> I'm so sorry that Tweezer isn't doing well. I don't really know what to do >> to encourage him to eat - maybe try his favorite food, I sometimes use >> tuna or mackerel (supplemented with Nutri-Cal so the cat gets all their >> viatamins). For cats, the smellier the food, the better. >> >> I hope that helps! >> ---Katy >> >> On Thu, Feb 3, 2011 at 7:19 AM, Frank & Sue Koren >> <fs...@roadrunner.com>wrote: >> >>> Tweezer was to the vet yesterday. His RBC is 17 and he has a secondary >>> infection. He is also having spasms which is the worst because he is >>> frightened and it makes it harder for him to eat and drink. He is on >>> Prednesolone and Clavamox for now. What can I do to help him? >>> >>> I hope this message gets through to the list because my last one didn't. >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> 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 > > _______________________________________________ > 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 _______________________________________________ Felvtalk mailing list Felvtalk@felineleukemia.org http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org
