Sometimes covering their eyes with your hand works to get them in the carrier - if you haven't already tried that.
Bonnie ----- Original Message ----- From: Chris <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Date: Monday, January 24, 2005 4:19 pm Subject: RE: Kerry, how is Levi today? > It is virtually impossible for me to get BB in carrier so vet gave > me some > pills, ?ace? something or other?I give him ½ a pill about 3 yours > before & > put the carrier on the bed where he generally sleeps?I think that > becausethe pill makes him a little groggy & he curls up inside the > carrier & falls > asleep. The doseage is never enough to knock him out or anything, > just sort > of mellows him out to get more hands on for things he doesn?t like > to do > (like the carrier?which of course, he knows means the vet!). > Maybe you can > ask your vet about it?. I can look up the name & doseage if it > will help? > > > > Chris > > <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > On Behalf > Of MacKenzie, Kerry N. > Sent: Monday, January 24, 2005 12:38 PM > To: felvtalk@vlists.net > Subject: RE: Kerry, how is Levi today? > > > > On the basis of your very helpful and specific email Michelle I've > made an > apptment on Wed morning with the best doctor I've found so far for my > ferals. I'm going to take the blood report that the housecall vet > faxed and > your email with me. > > I just hope I can get him into the carrier, and without too much > stress. (I > guess if he is feisty tho, then that's a good sign.) > > The housecall vet did mention steroids when pressed by me, but she > addedthey take 6-8 weeks to kick in? > > Is that correct? > > I wish I had a tape of our conversation. So much of it is over my > head. It > feels like wading thru glue sometimes, just to get a clear picture > of what's > possible/viable. > > Kerry > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > On Behalf > Of [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Monday, January 24, 2005 10:26 AM > To: felvtalk@vlists.net > Subject: Re: Kerry, how is Levi today? > > Kerry, > > First, in terms of the sour cream-- Simon went a few days > where that > was basically all her ate too, so I would not worry about that. > It's very > fatty, if it is whole milk sour cream, which is good. The most > importantthing short-term, I think, is getting calories into him. > > In terms of his anemia and how bad he feels... is there any > way to get > him a diagnosis? Sue on this list said that her cat had anemia > from teh > FeLV and depomedrol (steroid) shots completely resolved it. The > anemia was > from her cat killing her own red blood cells, and the depomedrol > stoppedthat. If the anemia is from lymphoma, then steroids, or > chemo if you are up > to it, can also help enormously. Simon's hematocrit was down that > low for a > while, and still could be though I think he looks pinker now and is > definitely more energetic. If it is from hemobartenella (sp?) then > antibiotics could completely resolve it. If it has anything to do > with his > kidneys, Procrit or Epogen could help. There is also the chance, > of course, > that nothing can be done and it is just degenerative from the > FeLV, but it > is impossible to know this based on the information you currently > have from > your vet. If he is feral, then I know that makes any diagnosis or > treatmentchallenging, but if it is possible to get more > information from your vet or > another (did the vet check for hemobartanella? is lymphoma > possible? is it > possible he is killing his own rbc's?) If it really seems like he is > plummeting, and especially if you are considering euthanasia, I > would highly > recommend you try a steroid shot or two first to see if they help. > I would > give a dexamethasone shot, which is fast-acting, along with a > longer-acting > and slower-to-set-in shot of Depomedrol. I think it is the > combination of > these shots that brought Simon back, at least temporarily, from the > Precipice. > > > > Take care, > > Michelle > > This email and any files transmitted with it are confidential and > intendedsolely for the use of the individual or entity to whom > they are addressed. > If you have received this email in error please notify the system > manager.This message contains confidential information and is > intended only for the > individual named. If you are not the named addressee you should not > disseminate, distribute or copy this e-mail. > >
