I don't know if this has been suggested already so sorry if I'm being
repetitive, but I find with mine if I leave a carrier out with a blanket in it
some catnip and toys, at all times it is alot less scary when I shut the door
behind my fur kids. They play in it so before and after the vet trip its a cat
gym, they wrestle in it and play king of the mountain, I think maybe they
forget the in between part.
Kristi
>
> From: BONNIE J KALMBACH <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Date: 2005/01/24 Mon PM 08:35:41 EST
> To: felvtalk@vlists.net
> Subject: Re: RE: Kerry, how is Levi today?
>
> 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
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