They do get
finicky, don’t
they! About the only other thought I had is that when I was feeding
the
strays & had to give them some meds, I’d wrap the pills in a
‘homemade’
pill pocket of liverwurst… They seemed to take it—what about
if you mushed up some salmon & made a little ball with the pill in
it?
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Behalf
Of Nina
Sent: Tuesday, January
25, 2005
1:15 AM
To: felvtalk@vlists.net
Subject: Re: I'm
losing my Gypsy
Yes,
I've tried pill
pockets. I was so excited to get them, I hoped they'd be my answer.
She took one sniff at them and turned her pretty little nose up. I
tried
cutting them up in smaller pieces, even warming them, nope she's not
havin'
it. I don't know how a little feral got to be so picky! I got the
salmon (because that's one of her favorite foods), I meant to try
another
flavor, but never got around to ordering them. I could give it another
go
with a different flavor, at this point though, when I can't get her to
eat the
real thing, I'm not very hopeful.
Nina
Chris wrote:
Have you
tried the Pill
Pockets….
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
On Behalf Of Nina
Sent: Monday, January
24, 2005
9:13 PM
To: felvtalk@vlists.net
Subject: Re: I'm
losing my Gypsy
Hi Bonnie,
Pilling my Gypsy is pretty much out of the question, that's why I was
trying
the injections. Did your Nina get over her IBD?
Nina
BONNIE J KALMBACH wrote:
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