RE: Auto Immune Hemolytic Anemia

At 09:53 PM 3/22/2007, you wrote: When my dog was diagnosed they did not do a combs,,,there are places to get the meds cheaper when it becomes necessary, My dog lived a year, but part of that was because dogs do not do as well on the steroids as cats do and she developed thrombocytopenia

RE: Question: Interferon (Alpha, Omega, etc.) Now? Others?

Each pack comes with 5 vials of 10 MU - just that the minimum order is 2 pack - and each pack costs appx $500 with the shipping cost - your vet can order from AbbyVet in UK -- _ From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Marissa Johnson Sent: Wednesday, March 21,

RE: Auto Immune Hemolytic Anemia

There is a liquid form of doxy - which is easier to give him than pills. How did they diagnosis AIHA for him? _ From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Kelley Saveika Sent: Wednesday, March 21, 2007 4:12 PM To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org Subject: Re: Auto Immun

RE: Auto Immune Hemolytic Anemia

What is the medication? _ From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Kelley Saveika Sent: Wednesday, March 21, 2007 4:19 PM To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org Subject: Re: Auto Immune Hemolytic Anemia Thank you Marylyn. He actually seems much better today than

Re: Another Update: Today's Vet Visit

At 09:11 PM 3/22/2007, you wrote: It is so wonderful to have found someone to work with you! Yeah,,, I used the I.R and Inerferon and Feline Omega Interferon,,I am sending so many good hopes to both of you and will watch for posts, Kelly Lane Love and hugs to you and Slinky, elizabeth

Re: Hammy

At 07:06 PM 3/22/2007, you wrote: Lots of good energy to HAMMY,,and please keep us updated. Kelly L Hi all could you please send prayers and good vibes to one of our newest Sids kids,he is having a difficult time and is at Dr Jens house where her 11 year old son is helping taking extra care

Re: Brady Add to CLS please

At 07:10 PM 3/22/2007, you wrote: Oh Sherry I am so sorry. I so admire all you do and all the hurt you take in just to help these little guys, I do not know where you get your strength, Thanks so very much Kelly Lane THis sweet handsome gray tiger boy won me over at Crashs,on Sunday I noti

Re: Another Update: Today's Vet Visit

Love and hugs to you and Slinky, elizabeth On 3/21/07, Marissa Johnson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Hi all! Thanks so much for being such a fabulous support network! I have many families in my life...and I feel like now I have a new one: my "feleuk family"! lol Took Slink to a new vet tonight

Re: Mama Kitty - back from the vet's just now

Oh Honey, go ahead and get excited!! Such a wonderful progress report! I agree with you completely about granting her as many wishes as you can. Such a nice image; picturing her out on the porch in the fading light grooming her kitty self. These are the images we hold in our hearts, no matt

Re: Brady Add to CLS please

Sherry, I'm sorry about Brady. I have a soft spot for gray tabbies too. Hell, like you, I've got so many soft spots, they cover 95% of me. It doesn't matter how many we lose, it still hurts. I'm trying to picture you purposely not getting attached to a special kitty... Nope, can't do it.

Re: Mama Kitty - back from the vet's just now

wonderful, wonderful! i love the comment about the litter box some of mine are now gonna use that excuse for their poor performance... "i'm sorry, i just don't accept it" GLOW continues on. On 3/22/07, elizabeth trent <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Nina, Thank you with all our hearts. I

Brady Add to CLS please

THis sweet handsome gray tiger boy won me over at Crashs,on Sunday I noticed he didn't look well and we lost him today to FIP.He was a shy boy but I helped get him to trust.THe power of Temptations treats. :) This one really hurts.Well they all do,I don't usually get too attached to the ones tha

Hammy

Hi all could you please send prayers and good vibes to one of our newest Sids kids,he is having a difficult time and is at Dr Jens house where her 11 year old son is helping taking extra care of him.He is felv+.Thanks everyone. Sherry - We won't tell. Get more

Re: Auto Immune Hemolytic Anemia

Kelley, Love and prayers from our house to yours. elizabeth On 3/22/07, Kelley Saveika <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Thanks Wendy, It is VERY scary. I did not ask him about Epogen. I asked him about transfusions. He said that they are no longer recommended becuase those red blood cells get a

Re: Mama Kitty - back from the vet's just now

Nina, Thank you with all our hearts. I have nothing but good things to report today. Mama Kitty *almost* seems back to normal! Not quite -- but she's getting there. I am so afraid to get excited knowing how this disease can be -- but today she has more stamina and she is very alert. Yesterday

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Re: Fred - Crisis, prayers needed please

Hi Belinda I just got home from work. I will be praying for Fred and crossing finger. You are such and angel and support fir me and Junior. Thanks for all your help. Sally On 3/22/07, Belinda <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Hi All, Fred my CRF furkid is having some problems, I took him in to t

Re: Fred - Crisis, prayers needed please

Hi Wendy, Yes high BP is a natural progression, if her head twitches she may already have high BP. Fred been on the norvasc for a few months and he started the twitching about 2 months ago, not all the time but once in a while I noticed it. Yesterday though he went into crisis and all I c

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Susan Hoffman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:Maybe she should try petting him and comforting him, if this seems like a really distressed crying sort of thing. Is there dry food and water down at night, so he knows he isn't going to go hungry? A bedtime snack could help too -- canned food, a l

Re: Fred - Crisis, prayers needed please

Hi Belinda, I'm so sorry to hear about Fred's troubles. I have a CRF furbaby too, and she'll be 18 in a few months. She has head twitching. The only thing she's being treated for really is hyperT with Tapazole, and she gets 200 cc of fluids every week for the CRF. My vet never mentioned anythi

RE: Mama Kitty - back from the vet's just now

Dear Elizabeth, So glad to hear Mama Kitty has got relief and is feeling well enough to eat salmon! It's just great that her fever has gone! Keep us posted when you get time, and big hugs to you both, Kerry >Mama Kitty and I just got home from the vet's office. The Acemannan >came in (less than

RE: Fred - Crisis, prayers needed please

Sending prayers and healing vibes for Fred, Belinda. I'm hugely impressed by your vet opening at 6.30am. It makes a difference when you're trying to help a sick furbabe through the night. I hope Fred has been diagnosed and helped by now. Please let us know when you get time. hugs, Kerry -Origi

RE: Another Update: Today's Vet Visit

Marissa, it's so good you've found such a great vet! It's so comforting when that happens, I know. You are so upbeat and have such a positive attitude Slinky is surely benefiting hugely from your vibes. Keep doing that happy dance--and remember, we're all dancin' with you both! Big hugs to you both

Re: Fred - Crisis, prayers needed please

Oh Belinda, prayers that Fred starts feeling better soon. I was thinking of him yesterday after you briefly mentioned him, so pleased that he was hanging in there. Please keep us updated as best you can. There's a knot in my solar plexus imagining that twitching. Nina Belinda wrote: Hi

Re: Mama Kitty - back from the vet's just now

Elizabeth, I wish I could reach out and give you and Mama Kitty hugs and kisses, (hugs for you, kisses for Mama Kitty :-) ). I'm so glad she's feeling better and that her temp is down! Now that she's getting her Acemannan shots, I'm hoping she'll bounce back quickly. You two must have such a

Re: Another Update: Today's Vet Visit

Marissa, It's good news that you've found a vet you feel you can trust, that's no small thing. I know exactly what you mean about doing SOMETHING. So many things have come together to give you and Slinky a fighting chance, he just has to pull through! Prayers and healing thoughts that Slinky

Re: Mama Kitty - back from the vet's just now

YAYAYAYAYAY!!! So glad she's feeling better! And I might steal that tip about freezing chicken stock. Great idea! :) Give Mama Kitty some kisses for me. MJ Kelly L <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: At 03:32 PM 3/21/2007, you wrote: wonderful! >Mama Kitty and I just

Re: Fred - Crisis, prayers needed please

sending lots of loving GLOW to both of you to find the right path through this one hopefully it is just the meds needing adjustment and he'll be back to his own self very soon! MC On 3/22/07, Belinda <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Hi All, Fred my CRF furkid is having some problems, I t

Re: [FIVCats2] good follow-up info on pet-food recall

what was scary to me, because it could have just been typical tv carelessness--or not--was that the nightline story last night was showing DRY FOOD--and supposedly only wet and semi-moist food is affected... the implication in the story was that was the exact food that sickened the dog. i kno

Re: Fred - Crisis, prayers needed please

Oh Belinda! So sorry to hear this. I will definitely be praying for Fred...and for you and the dr. Give him head buts for me! GLOW to you! MJ Belinda <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Hi All, Fred my CRF furkid is having some problems, I took him in to the vet last night because he gav

Re: pics added

At 05:46 AM 3/22/2007, you wrote: What beautiful babies!!! Kelly Awww, Frodo and Arwen...so cute! On 3/21/07, Sherry DeHaan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: VERY CUTE!!! :) Debbie <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: added some more pics of our 14 ba

Re: Fred - Crisis, prayers needed please

Belinda, Both you & Fred are in mt thoughts & prayers!! It must be close to 6:30 your time - good luck!! Kat (Mew Jersey) On Thu, 22 Mar 2007, Belinda wrote: > Date: Thu, 22 Mar 2007 05:58:36 -0800 > From: Belinda <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Reply-To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org > To: felvtalk@feline

RE: Fred - Crisis, prayers needed please

Belinda, Here are big vibes that the problem is just Fred's BP, that it will stabilize and that he feels better fast! And comfort hugs to you. Diane R. -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Belinda Sent: Thursday, March 22, 2007 8:59 AM To:

Fred - Crisis, prayers needed please

Hi All, Fred my CRF furkid is having some problems, I took him in to the vet last night because he gave out a meow that sounded like nothing he has ever done before and when he tried to stand and walk he did about a half turn and then plopped back to the rug and his front feet were twitchi

Re: pics added

Awww, Frodo and Arwen...so cute! On 3/21/07, Sherry DeHaan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: VERY CUTE!!! :) *Debbie <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>* wrote: added some more pics of our 14 babies if anyone cares to look. Let me know what everyone thinks. Debbie http://picasaweb.google.com/justadreamer1021/MyP

Re: Mama Kitty - back from the vet's just now

Yes - I know what both terms mean...I just can't spell :0) elizabeth On 3/22/07, gary <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: I think you are confusing 2 words, necrotized and necropsied. Necrotized means dead, necrotized tissue is dead tissue. Necropsied means to have performed a necropsy, which, is th

Re: Auto Immune Hemolytic Anemia

Thanks Wendy, It is VERY scary. I did not ask him about Epogen. I asked him about transfusions. He said that they are no longer recommended becuase those red blood cells get attacked too, but he would do one for me if I wanted. Right now, for a sick cat, Joey is acting pretty good. He grooms

Re: Another Update: Today's Vet Visit

Marissa, I'm so glad you got Slink to a good vet! You are right, this list is like family to me too:) On 3/21/07, Marissa Johnson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Hi all! Thanks so much for being such a fabulous support network! I have many families in my life...and I feel like now I have a new