Nina, My muted tortie Nina has IBD. She has been taking half a dexamethasone tablet every other day for it, and for asthma, for a couple of years. She was on pred for but became allergic to it.
best to you and your Gypsy, Bonnie ----- Original Message ----- From: Nina <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Date: Monday, January 24, 2005 4:41 pm Subject: I'm losing my Gypsy > Hello Everyone, > I'm so distraught about my Gypsy. She's the "feral turned house > cat" > that I've written to you about before. She's had Inflammatory > Bowel > Disease since Aug of '04, and nothing I've tried has helped her. > I > given her Prozyme, Probiotics, Pred shots, Flagil, Benefiber, I've > even > started adding Colloidal Silver to her food. She has wasted away > to a > walking skeleton and hasn't played in months. The problem is > compounded > by not being able to put her in a carrier and take her to the vet, > it's > just too stressful for her (and at this point the sedative needed > to > allow her to be handled, could kill her). Even the house vet that > came > out wasn't able to examine her. He prescribed Methyprednisone > shots > (every 2 weeks), along with Metronidazole liquid that she took in > her > food for about 15 days before she started to refuse it. I've > called a > highly recommended East/West vet that I hope will be able to give > me > more ideas. I had tried putting her on a novel protein diet, but > she > stopped eating. When I began giving her the foods she loves > again, she > seemed to gain a little weight, but this morning she refused her > favorites (salmon and liver). I'm afraid I'm on death watch at > this > point and it's killing me. > > One of the most disheartening things about her condition, is that > I > think I'm responsible. I didn't know the dangers at the time, and > I was > doing my best to protect her, but I think I inadvertently gave her > this > condition when I had her vaccinated. She had been vaccinated > once, when > I first trapped her, and then spent months with my FeLV kittens > (before > I knew their status). She was negative when I tested her, and I > had > them give her two more series of shots afterward. The vet > (someone I > won't use again), mistakenly gave her a total of 3 rabies shots > along > with all the other vaccines and it was only a month later that she > started showing her symptoms. I took a healthy, vibrant kitten > off the > street, exposed her to FeLV and then gave her IBD with too many > vaccines! I can't tell you how miserable I feel. > > Thank you for letting me vent. I'm so frustrated and heartsick. > I > don't think I even have the option of helping her cross. How > peaceful > could it be for her to have a strange person trying to give her a > shot? > Not to mention, trying to find a vein to put it in. I feel like > I'm > going to vomit. > > Nina > > >
