Now = Blue Buffalo, Was - Hill's Science Diet (kept vomiting when ate so switched to get away from corn, wheat & soy. Mostly Duck, everyone likes it. Sometimes if cannot get Blue Bufal9o, Wellness Chicken or turkey. All dry, cannot get them to switch to canned. If I add warm water to make it small , they drink the broth and leave the meat.
---- Margo <toomanykitti...@earthlink.net> wrote: > > > Just to start with the simplest first, what is Casey eating? > > Margo > > > -----Original Message----- > >From: dlg...@windstream.net > >Sent: Jun 26, 2013 11:30 PM > >To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org > >Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] Please keep Polli in your thoughts > > > >My problem isn't URI but on and off diarrhea. Casey is 15 and most of the 5 > >years I have had her, she has had this problem. It goes away for 6 months > >and then comes back again. The vet didn't find parasites in her stool, but > >did find a bacterial thing. He gave her a shot of Covina and we brought > >home Orbax to give her orally. It seems to have quieted down a bit and is > >no longer full blown diahhrea, but not really formed stools. Any one have > >any suggestions. we are at our wits end. Nothing we do seems to stop it > >for good. I don't know her background as she came from a rescuer who passed > >suddenly and her 23 cats were taken to Pals, a no kill rescue. All were > >adopted but Casey and Lil Bit who were 9 years old then. They were strays > >when the rescuer got them. We have used Covenia before for Homie and Lil > >Bit and so far no one has had a bad reaction. > > > > > >---- Lance <lini...@fastmail.fm> wrote: > >> Margo, > >> > >> That's a very good point to make about Convenia. My vet was very reluctant > >> to use it on Ember because it stays around so long. It ended up happening > >> anyway (I was out of state, and my dad was panicking about a URI Ember was > >> dealing with). Fortunately, she had no problems tolerating it. > >> > >> There's a lot of info online about Convenia. Some people avoid it, but I > >> would use it on Ember again, knowing that she did well on it. > >> > >> Lance > >> > >> On Jun 26, 2013, at 12:28 PM, Margo <toomanykitti...@earthlink.net> wrote: > >> > >> > > >> > Two drawbacks for Convenia. If the cat reacts badly, there's no way to > >> > discontinue the drug, it's in the system for two weeks (more or less). > >> > Two, it is generally prescribed for skin infections, and sometimes > >> > FLUTD. Doesn't seem to be considered effective for secondary bacterial > >> > infections often concurrent with a URI. In most common URIs , only an > >> > anti-viral will actually affect the primary disease. Clavamox, > >> > clindamycin, baytril, and sometimes doxycycline can help with the > >> > possible bacterial component(s). > >> > > >> > I used Naxcel and Zenequin for Gribble when he > >> > was so ill, but I don't really know if it helped, or he got better in > >> > spite of my efforts. Famciclovir seemed very helpful with both my boys > >> > recently, but there's no literature on using it with an FeLV positive > >> > cat, and it's basically only effective against herpes. > >> > > >> > HTH > >> > > >> > Margo > >> > > >> > > >> > -----Original Message----- > >> > From: ance > >> > Sent: Jun 26, 2013 11:45 AM > >> > To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org > >> > Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] Please keep Polli in your thoughts > >> > > >> > I'm glad that Polli has your boyfriend. I really feel that love (which > >> > is, in a way, the flipside of stress) helps fight the disease and gives > >> > cats a reason to fight and live. I wonder if Convenia would help the URI > >> > (it's just another abx). I've only used it once, so I can't vouch for it > >> > too much, but it seemed ot help. Maybe another vet would be more willing > >> > to try something different. > >> > > >> > You and Polli are in my thoughts and prayers. > >> > > >> > Lance > >> > > >> > > >> > On Wed, Jun 26, 2013, at 01:02 AM, Amanda K. Payne wrote: > >> >> Thank you everyone!! As you can imagine, I'm a wreck over it. I'm > >> >> also housesitting at the moment and can't be with her at night. Though > >> >> she's with my boyfriend who loves her dearly, I feel awful that I'm not > >> >> there to comfort her. Over the last ten years, I've had my cats die > >> >> from FeLV, FIP and now Polli is also deathly ill with FeLV. None of > >> >> the cats ever met one another but it seems I'm a sucker for sick > >> >> kitties. The cats I rescue and I just can't seem to catch a break. > >> >> > >> >> > >> >> Lance, I haven't had the vet give her a transfusion. The vet we went > >> >> to (whom I don't care for) diagnosed her with non regenerative anemia > >> >> back in March. FeLV is wreaking havoc on her bone marrow and it's just > >> >> not producing enough red and white blood cells. A transfusion would > >> >> maybe give her a few more weeks, if that. > >> >> > >> >> Margo, I'm not sure if there is anything I can do. She was doing okay > >> >> before I brought home a nasty URI (I volunteer with several rescues and > >> >> must have somehow exposed her to it). She of course caught it. I gave > >> >> her Clavamox for two days before she just crashed. The Clavamox caused > >> >> her to poo herself for hours on end and she deteriorated after that. I > >> >> took her off Clavamox and decided to look for a better vet. My vet > >> >> doesn't seem interested in helping what she thinks is a lost cause. > >> >> > >> >> Watching her get sick just makes me start to doubt all my decisions. > >> >> Could I have done something better? Did I bring something home from the > >> >> shelters I volunteer at that may eventually kill her? I know it is > >> >> what it is but like many of you, I just can't help from wondering if I > >> >> could have done something differently that would prolong her time. > >> >> > >> >> I'll keep you all updated and thank you again for the support. > >> >> > >> >> Best, > >> >> -Amanda > >> >> > >> >> > >> >> On Tue, Jun 25, 2013 at 2:06 PM, Margo <toomanykitti...@earthlink.net> > >> >> wrote: > >> >> > >> >> > >> >> We're here, Amanda. > >> >> > >> >> Please know that Polli is getting LOTS of positive > >> >> energy and hope sent her way. Are you able to do anything for her, at > >> >> this point? > >> >> > >> >> I know everyone wishes her (and you) the very best, > >> >> > >> >> Margo > >> >> > >> >> -----Original Message----- > >> >> From: "Amanda K. Payne" > >> >> > >> >> > >> >> Sent: Jun 25, 2013 2:09 PM > >> >> To: Felvtalk@felineleukemia.org > >> >> Subject: [Felvtalk] Please keep Polli in your thoughts > >> >> > >> >> Hi everyone! > >> >> > >> >> Please send some good energy to my Polli. She's have a rough few days > >> >> and I'm not sure she'll come out of this. She was diagnosed with > >> >> severe anemia back at the beginning of March. She rebounded but not > >> >> completely. Recently, her breathing has become a bit more labored. We > >> >> also noticed she's pulling out her own fur andsome strange lumps on her > >> >> stomach. I'm really worried that the end is near for her and feel so > >> >> guilty that I couldn't do more. Please keep us in your thoughts. It's > >> >> going to be a tough few days. > >> >> > >> >> Best, > >> >> -Amanda > >> >> > >> >> > >> >> -- > >> >> "There is much pleasure to be gained from useless knowledge" Bertrand > >> >> Russell > >> >> > >> >> _______________________________________________ > >> >> Felvtalk mailing list > >> >> Felvtalk@felineleukemia.org > >> >> http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org > >> >> > >> >> > >> >> > >> >> > >> >> -- > >> >> "There is much pleasure to be gained from useless knowledge" Bertrand > >> >> Russell > >> >> _______________________________________________ > >> >> 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
