I was confused by the cerenia because she is not vomiting but my vet said maybe
she is nauseous and that could be adding to her not wanting to eat. She did
mention it's 4 or 5 days on/off. Someone else suggested pepcid, which I thought
was odd but will bring it up
to my vet.
Thanks for the food suggestions. I will try whatever I can.
This morning she was acting off again, although she did eat some dry food on
her own. It'll be a long weekend but I will do whatever I can for her. We
attempted to take her temp but that did not go so well.
Friday, October 19, 2012 12:08 AM
From:
"Christiane Biagi" <ti...@mindspring.com>
To:
felvtalk@felineleukemia.org
Sounds like ur vet is trying to gether to get rid of any infection. In terms
of eating, I think ur vet is right on—give her anything she’ll eat. Some
things I’ve used are Gerber stage2 ham, or turkey or beef (has no garlic or
onion—just plain); tuna “water” (from can); yogurt is good if she’ll take
it—helps with nausea/diarrhea from antibiotics. All my cats seem to devour
Fancy Feast (chicken classic)—its like catnip! Lol Basically, I go thru refrig
& try everything—cold cuts, cheese, cottage cheese—not necessarily the best
diet long term but I figure something is always better than nothing.
Sometimes, heating the food in micro just to get it warm (and smelly) helps.
There’s also the food trappers use to lure ferals—warm Kentucky Fried Chicken
(little warm pieces without bones). Its not easy & very frustrating so hang in
there….
From: Felvtalk [mailto:felvtalk-boun...@felineleukemia.org] On Behalf Of Sharyl
Sent: Thursday, October 18, 2012 11:33 PM
To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org
Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] Advice
Dee, I'm sorry your cat is having problems. Cerenia is typically Rx'd as an
anti-emetic (vomiting). Some vets also Rx it for nausea even though there are
better drugs to use for nausea. Each kitty is unique and Cerenia does seem to
help fight nausea in some cats. Most in the FAF yahoo group give it for 4 days
then take a day off. Not sure what you vet recommended. The FAF list members
have found Cerenia to be a very effective and safe anti-emetic.
Here is a link to a good vet article on meds used to control vomiting. The
info on Cerenia is about 1/2 way down under the heading 'A new antiemetic drug
for dogs'.
http://veterinarycalendar.dvm360.com/avhc/content/printContentPopup.jsp?id=676860
Hope this helps
Sharyl
From: Dawn Morrison <dlmgreen1...@yahoo.com>
To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org
Sent: Thursday, October 18, 2012 4:50 PM
Subject: [Felvtalk] Advice
My 7yr old has up till this point shown no signs of the virus.
Tuesday she was acting very odd and not eating. I took her to the vet, who ran
bloodwork.
Her lympocytes were incredibly high, wbc was high (can't remember the numbers),
she had a 104 temp. She got injections of b12, steroid, antibiotic and I was
sent home with antibiotic and pain meds if needed and an appetite stimulant.
Wed she wouldn't eat again so I was syringe feeding her. I have been giving her
the anitbio and app stimulant. Today she started to eat on her own, although I
will still syringe to make sure she's getting enough nutrients. She also has
IBD but the vet said to give her whatever she'll eat at this point to at least
get her wanting to eat again. We sent the bloodwork out to a lab to assure the
in house results were correct, they were.
My vet wants to start her on cerenia, keep her on the anitbio and the app
stimulant. We're basically going to take it day by day at this point. Since she
is now shedding the virus she is staying in her bedroom (which has a screen
door on it) but is a little stressed that she can't come out and visit when we
are home. I've been going in and visiting as much as possible but it's hard
when I'm gone for most of the day. We have another kitty who we have to get
tested in 2 months to see if she was exposed.
If anyone has suggestions or opinions I would appreciate it. Also, has anyone
used cerenia and is there anything I should know about it?
Has anyone else gone through similiar experiences and can offer any advice?
Thanks in advance and sorry this is so long.
Dee
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