Hope Harley gets better he is in my thoughts and prayers. Keep us updated please. Grace
-----Original Message----- From: Felvtalk [mailto:felvtalk-boun...@felineleukemia.org] On Behalf Of Lance Sent: 15 December 2014 14:56 To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] Harley is in the hospital You and Harley will be in my thoughts, Marsha. I hope he’s doing better today. > On Dec 14, 2014, at 10:02 PM, Marsha <mar...@lynxe.com> wrote: > > Harley developed this cough, where sometimes he gags or sometimes it's like a > whole-body hiccup. Much of the time he crouches or sits all the way up to > get more comfortable. He won't eat now, because the smell of food makes him > gag, and it's uncomfortable to swallow. He does not have any nasal > symptoms, and his breathing is not labored. Blood work looks pretty normal, > but I do notice a downward trend in his platelet counts. Still above the > danger zone, but he's had 3 tests this year, and each platelet number has > been lower. Vets are thinking upper respiratory infection. He is in the > hospital on IV fluid, ampicillin sulbactum for antibiotic, and has been given > maropitant, sucralfate, and buprenorphine. Poor little guy is too > uncomfortable to get any sleep. If he won't eat by morning, I'll talk to the > Dr. about an NG tube for feeding. No fever. I am worried about some kind of > tumor that might be in his esophagus, but we'd have to do some imaging for > that. For now, we wait, and see if his cough gets better or worse. > > Marsha > > _______________________________________________ > 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
