RE: Gypsy's experience at the vet

[Faye Lewis]

Wow, she does sound like a great vet.  I also like the idea of the 
Nutrigest. That sounds like a good thing to use for many chronic illnesses.

From: Nina <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
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We just got back from the vet.  What a wonderful human this woman is.
I sprayed the carrier with Feliway and put the Rescue Remedy on Gypsy's ear 
about an hour before we left, (thank you so much for suggesting them, I 
think they may have helped).  She was, of course, still scared to death.  I 
was trying to be calm, but I was pretty scared too.  My fantastic husband 
took the morning off to come with us, (Bruce is Gypsy's favorite human), 
and I'm sure his presence helped as well.  The vet thinks Gypsy has a 
chance to pull through!  She's put her on a bland diet, boiled chicken 
breast and "Kombu and Cruciferous veggies (cabbages) when boiling chicken", 
feeding her the broth as well. I'd done this before, but I guess I didn't 
give it long enough.  She also sent me home with Vita B12 to inject SQ 
twice a week.  I had been giving her the sublingual, but that isn't nearly 
as effective as the shot.  That should give her energy and supplement the 
B12 she's losing due to the IBD.  She also gave me a supplement called 
"Nutrigest" to add to her food.  There's a ton of things in it, including 
the L-Glutamine, Probiotic cultures, Aloe extract, Folic Acid, if you're 
interested I'll send you the full list of ingredients.  I'm not clear if 
she wants me to take her off the Methylpred shots and Metronidazole yet, 
I'm waiting for a call from the office.  She also preformed acupuncture on 
Gypsy.  Something I would have never imagined her to sit still for, but she 
did!

Something else I wanted to tell you guys, was the way in which she examined 
Gypsy.  We put the carrier on the table and covered it with a couple of 
towels, then we slowly removed the top of the carrier and covered her with 
the towel.  She felt comfortable enough to stay there in the bottom part of 
the carrier, hidden in the towel, and let the doctor examine her and give 
her the acupuncture.  What a simple, yet brilliant idea!  I'm going to use 
it with all my babies when they're scared at the vets.  This is the first 
time Gypsy has been able to be examined without having to drug her.  I'm 
telling you, I love this vet!

Thanks again for all the support!
Nina