Re: getting them in the carrier

[Cherie A Gabbert]

I leave mine out also, just in case.

Cherie

Kerry MacKenzie <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:

No, that's a new idea to me. I'm going to do that from tonight. I need to
put him in on Wednesday. Thanks Kristi!
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Subject: Re: getting them in the carrier


> 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 n! ever 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
> > >
> > > [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 nothi! ng 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 thi! nk it is the
> > > combination of
> > > these shots that brought Simon back, at least temporarily, from the
> > > Precipice.
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > Take care,
> > >
> > > Michelle
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