Yes I can identify, and not only that, put that experience to good use when I forgot to renew a prescription and was totally out of Fu's pills. I then thought, I'll bet there is one somewhere in the carpet, etc, and sure enough, found one under the desk. It may have been stale, but I used it anyway and ordered more the next day. There were no ill effects.
Bonnie ----- Original Message ----- From: Chris <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Date: Wednesday, January 26, 2005 1:08 am Subject: RE: I'm losing my Gypsy > Aaaaaaaaaah! There's nothing like thinking you tricked them into > swallowinga pill & then seeing that very same pill in some corner > somewhere! > > > > Chris > > <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > On Behalf > Of Nina > Sent: Tuesday, January 25, 2005 2:54 PM > To: felvtalk@vlists.net > Subject: Re: I'm losing my Gypsy > > > > Thanks for the idea, I haven't tried liverwurst. I did try hiding > stuff in > regular chicken liver, it worked for a while, then she discovered > a pill, > and chewed her food much better after that! She finally stopped > takingliver from my hand. The little stinker. At this point, > she's doing little > more than licking juice off of her food, I don't think she'd gobble > anything. > Nina > > Chris wrote: > > > > 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? > > > > Chris > > <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > On 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, > nopeshe'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.. > > > > Chris > > <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > -----Original Message----- > 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 <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> <[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 > > > > > > > > > >
