Janet, I was just telling Jamie about Cessna. Her leg is still lame but her not eating has become life threatening. I have not been able to get her to eat nor have I been successful with force feeding. I took her back to the vet today to have a tube inserted through her neck into her esophagus so I can feed her with ensure and vitamins to get her strength up. She arrested during the procedure but the were able to revive her. I've got her at home now, but she is miserable. She is gagging and panting, but this is the only way I am able to get any nutrition into her. She has gotten so weak we are unable to tell if her leg is still bothering her. Her RBC was 29 so it's a little low but not as low as we expected it to be. I'm also giving her meds through the tube. I am a basket case right now. I am at work now and have to keep running home to check on her. The history of the names is because I have always worked in the aviation industry. I am an aircraft dispatcher, my fianc� is a pilot, and my father was a pilot. All my babies were airport strays at one time. Aileron, who passed away in November from this dreaded disease, used to go to work with me when I lived in North Carolina. She was very famous. People flying would stop into our airport just to see her. If they couldn't stop they would radio in to check on her. She stayed on the counter next to the door to the ramp so she could greet all the pilots and passengers coming in from their aircraft. She was such a hoot. I miss her. Anyway now we are trying to save Cessna, so say a little kitty prayer for her. Lee ----- Original Message ----- From: "Janet Ashman" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Wednesday, May 24, 2000 10:09 AM Subject: Re: Holistics & Cessna > Hey Lee. > > Not every vet has a diagnostic lab in their practice. All those > gadgets are expensive, and if there's a lab nearby, maybe it's more > economical to just use them. The buttered gelcaps concept has worked > for me when I've had to get really *big* pills into a cat. And having > meds compounded by a pharmacist usually helps too (although once I > picked a salmon-like flavor that Maus didn't like and I ended up > having to syringe it through his mouth..getting more on me than in > him). > > Is Cessna doing more things with her leg now? So what got you started > with air travel names? > > Chow, Janet > > Janet Ashman > Assistant Director of Publications & Administrative Services * > Office of Admissions * The University of Iowa * 130 Calvin Hall > * Iowa City, IA 52242-1396 * Toll free: 1-800-553-IOWA * FAX: > 319-335-1535 * Voicemail: 319-335-1496 * Email: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] * www.uiowa.edu >
