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To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org
Sent: Monday, July 07, 2008 10:10 AM
Subject: Re: Smokey update
Hi Everyone,
I had a real scare with Smokey over the weekend. I thought I was loosing him
and I didn't even know if an emergency vet would treat him because of his
disease. Do
It sounds like herpes. The lysine would really help with that.
t
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Hi Everyone,
I had a real scare with Smokey over the weekend. I thought I was loosing him
and I didn't even know if an emergency vet would treat him because of his
disease. Do they?The good news is
Hi Everyone,
I had a real scare with Smokey over the weekend. I thought I was loosing him
and I didn't even know if an emergency vet would treat him because of his
disease. Do they?The good news is that I didn't need to find out, he's snapped
out of it. I've been treating him for an upper
!Debbie
(COL)You gotta bloom where you're planted!
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]: Re: Smokey updateDate: Mon, 7 Jul 2008 10:10:11
-0400From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Everyone,I had a real scare with Smokey over the
weekend. I thought I was loosing him and I didn't even know if an emergency vet
would treat him
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Sent: Monday, July 07, 2008 9:10 AM
To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org
Subject: Re: Smokey update
Hi Everyone,
I had a real scare with Smokey over the weekend. I thought I was loosing
him and I didn't even know
Ebony was an adult feral when he moved in with me. I bought a 6x6x12
chain link dog kennel, put a top (very securely) on it and attached it
to the house by way of a bathroom window. He went thru a dog/cat door
into duct work then onto a landing and into the kennel. He loved it
all his
Thanks, Tonya. I have a lot of cats...have lost 4
this year. It's never easy. There are some though,
that you have a very special place in your heart for.
Smokey was one of these. A short time after Smokey
died, my husband's favorite friend, Moon died
unexpectedly from a pancreatic tumor.
I am so glad that I found this site. All the info. I
got was so helpful. All the wonderful people on this
site saved Smokey's life. I remember one of his old
vets was talking to me about having Smokey euthanized
but I just couldn't do that. I was so discouraged
because I didn't know what to
Smokey is back to his old self now. He is waiting at
the door when it is time to be fed. I don't know if
the conjuctivitis in his left eye had anything to do
with his not eating but I am putting ointment in his
eye twice daily for 5 days. The eye is looking
better. I went and bought him a new
I'm glad Smokey seems to be feeling and eating better. It must be a big
relief for you!
Diane R.
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Sent: Wednesday, September 27, 2006 8:51 AM
To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org
Subject: Re
Those wonderful toy mice are under your stove and/or
refrigerator!!! LOL
:)
Wendy
--- cindy reasoner [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Smokey is back to his old self now. He is waiting
at
the door when it is time to be fed. I don't know if
the conjuctivitis in his left eye had anything to do
Hey Cindy,I'm sure you've had plenty of advice by now, but anytime my cats won't eat I'll pretty much let them eat whatever they WILL eat (except my cat with oxc. crystals...but he always eats!).tcindy reasoner [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hello to everybody I haven't been able to follow
I think I paid $9.99 for a bottle of like 100 or so
capsules at a health food store, but I know you can
get it cheaper per ounce online. I didn't need that
much. The lysine is GREAT for immune related stuff
like conjunctivitis. It cleared up a bad corneal
ulcer that my Smookie had when no other
I didn't know that you could get Innova Evo in can my
vet only has it in dry. I have been getting Smokey
the Fancy Feast medleys. At first he would clean his
dish but now he acts like he doesn't like it. He acts
fine other than his eating. I didn't know of any
other foods that were good for
Wysong is supposed to be good too.
:)
Wendy
--- cindy reasoner [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
I didn't know that you could get Innova Evo in can
my
vet only has it in dry. I have been getting Smokey
the Fancy Feast medleys. At first he would clean
his
dish but now he acts like he doesn't like
Cindy, I totally understand. I am so sensitive to eating habits, because to me it's the first sign of bigger things. My Satch has not approached his food with the gusto that he did before he got this cold. He's fine- he eats, but it's over a longer period and he'll leave a bite in the bowl, where
How do you get your cats to eat that stuff?! Mine turn their noses up as if I've put sprouts in front of them!
On 9/21/06, wendy [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Wysong is supposed to be good too.:)Wendy--- cindy reasoner
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I didn't know that you could get Innova Evo in can my vet
Mine don't eat it; mine eat Evo. I just know others
here have fed it to their furbabies, and it's supposed
to be good quality food.
:)
Wendy
--- Leslie Lawther [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
*How do you get your cats to eat that stuff?! Mine
turn their noses up as
if I've put sprouts in front of
My Sister had two dogs, but I would think this would apply equally to
cats.
If a cat/dog can't smell it's food, it probably won't eat it.
Therefore, if your cat/dog has a cold/stuffed nose or allergies with
stuffiness, there's always a possibly of a decline in the interest of
food.
[EMAIL
This seems to be a problem. My three cats will eat Fancy Feast - but
only certain limited flavors. They really don't care for the new
Medleys. They don't care for Friskie's or Iams. I bought $150 worth of
Wellness canned food in all of the flavors and they really aren't
interested. So they
What are the votes on Wellness canned??? My little fussies don't like
it. I bought every flavor - I wonder if they don't like the texture, as
it seems creamier than Fancy Feast. They will eat the Wellness dry,
though, so they're at least getting some very nutritious into their
systems.
I want
You can get Innova EVO canned at www.petdirect.com.Leslie Lawther [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: How do you get your cats to eat that stuff?! Mine turn their noses up as if I've put sprouts in front of them! On 9/21/06, wendy [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Wysong is supposed to be good too.:)Wendy---
Thanks. I called my vet and they sell Innova and
California Natural. They don't have the EVO or
California Natural in can though. Smokey has always
seemed to like the wet food the best. I guess I could
order the canned food over the internet.
Cindy
--- Leslie [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
You can go on their website and type in your zip code
and it will give you a list of dealers in your area.
:)
Wendy
--- cindy reasoner [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Thanks. I called my vet and they sell Innova and
California Natural. They don't have the EVO or
California Natural in can though.
I know if one of my cats aren't eating off I go to the
store to buy every variety of food they sell. It gets
very expensive. After I feed Smokey I will give him
about an hour. If he hasn't touched his food here I
go with a smorgasbord for him. I know he probably
thinks I am crazy.
Cindy
---
No.Smokey is probably thinking how well he's trained you!
[EMAIL PROTECTED] 9/21/06 1:56:59 PM
I know if one of my cats aren't eating off I go to the
store to buy every variety of food they sell. It gets
very expensive. After I feed Smokey I will give him
about an hour. If he
Hey Cindy,
I am not sure if anyone answered this email or not.
They might have thought it was regarding the other
Smokey and not even opened it. I am not sure what
test is the most definitive, but if you repost and ask
with that in the subject line, I know you will get
some answers if you
Cute pics!!Evan Dee [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: We've really enjoyed looking at some of the beautiful pics folks have been sharing so wanted to show off our family as well. Smokey, our newest addition, is the one who led us to this fine group. There are two pics (dated) that we took this evening -
You have a beautiful family!!!
:)
Wendy
--- Evan Dee [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
We've really enjoyed looking at some of the
beautiful pics folks have
been sharing so wanted to show off our family as
well. Smokey, our
newest addition, is the one who led us to this fine
group. There are
You have a gorgeous group too, everyone has such adorable furkids!!
--
Belinda
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What a great fur family! I love the pictures :) Your dogs are darling.Evan Dee [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: We've really enjoyed looking at some of the beautiful pics folks have been sharing so wanted to show off our family as well. Smokey, our newest addition, is the one who led us to this fine
Hi Dee,
I did a quick Google and found the following site that talks about
what's normal for cats.
http://vetmedicine.about.com/od/diseasesconditionsfaqs/tp/TP_catfacts.htm
It says the respiratory rate should be 16-40 breaths per minute. That's
a pretty wide range. If he's just had one of
http://www.alohapetservices.com/pet_cpr.html
Hi Dee
I did a quick net search and found this (see para below) from the
website above, but i don't know how authoritative it is.
I recall counting my healthy cat's rate and it being in the 30s or even
higher, I *think*. Do you have any other cats
I've never heard of coughing being related to either treatment. I really don't know. I hope Smokey is feeling better soon. tonyaDee Evan [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Smokey started his Doxy regiment last Wednesday for his Hemobart. I started him on his Interferon this morning (Sunday). The vet
I think any respiratory distress calls for a chest x-ray, personally.
Better safe than sorry.
Phaewryn
Please adopt a cat from Little Cheetah Cat Rescue!!! http://ucat.us/adopt.html Low cost
SpayNeuter services in VT, and Emergency Financial Assistance for cat
Miranda is 21 (asleep)
Tigger is 21 (resting and looking at me)
Tang is 49 (freaking about because I was hovering over him)
Mythic is 28 (resting, best I could count with him scratching and
wiggling)
Doobie is 51 (he associates me with food, so he was sniffing for food the
whole time and
Has he been x-rayed and/or ultrasoundedto see if there are any masses
near his lungs, i.e. lymphoma? Not to scare you, but it should probably be
checked.
Michelle
Michelle,
Yes, he had X-Rays done of his lungs about one week ago. The only
thing the vet told me is that it looked like fluffy cotton, which
indicated slight pnuemonia.
~Dee
Hi Dee,
I am stumped as to what could be causing Smokey's
coughing and labored breathing still. I have no idea
what the normal respiratory rate is for a kitty. Let
me know if you find out and I'll add it to the sick
kitty manual. Is he still coughing today? Do you
really feel that it's
Dee,
Wow! What an improvement in the weight! Bless you
for taking care of this little furbaby. I know he is
SOO thankful for you guys! You might consider
giving him probiotics to supply him with the good
bacteria that the Baytril will wipe out while he is on
it. I hope you get some good
I hate that frothing at the mouth you wrote about! No matter how
many times it happens, it always freaks me out!!!
Ugh. We had our Missy do that just last night, while she was still in
my arms from the pilling session. Sensitive-stomach housemate goes
running from the room, and I, who have
baytril comes in a flavored chewable form that some cats take
readily--talk to your vet about that
i have persians, who are a real pain to pill because of their tiny
little mouths--hard to even do the
pop-the-mouth-open-shove-pill-to-back-of-throat trick cuz there's no
ROOM in there
I'm not qualified to answer many of your questions - but I can't help but
think that the significant weight gain is a very good sign.
I always try to get liquid meds when I can since we have the technique down
here...but as to pills, in my view - the quicker you can get the business over
Dee,
I very, very strongly recommend giving him Immuno-Regulin (See
articles on www.felineleukemia.org
website). It helped my Patches recover from pneumonia quickly. I think I
only got her 1 shot. With Ginger it took 2 to get rid of a bad URI. Others have
had good results with it too. It
I took in a stray which I named Smokey too. I had him
tested before I brought him into the household. He
tested negative. He was in contact with 4 of my other
cats. They ate after one another and used the same
litter boxes. My other 4 cats had been vaccinated
against felv. After about 3
Hi Dee
For months, I was paranoid and did everything you're doing, too (except
showering post-visit--I never did that)--change of clothes, wearing
scrubs, and shoes (yup, kept high, behind closed closet door), wdn't let
my neg cats touch me till I'd changed clothes again, washing hands with
Hello! I don't know if I will be of much help to you as I am pretty new to this also. My Angel kitty tested positive for Felv on July 17 and the vet wanted me to euthanize her. Luckily, I found this support group and I also have spent countless nights searching the internet for information. From
First, it is not as contagious as they are leading you to believe.
Secondly, Dixie Louise was tested in June 2005 as an adult cat, and is the
picture of perfect health over a year later. My vets believe it is
contagious and urged me to use a lot of caution since I had a cat who had
been
The virus is very fragile and dies when it contacts the air. I give
my guys 30 units of interferon alpha daily, to support the immune
system and keep the viral load down. I personally don't worry about
the chlorox and lysol stuff, the virus is just not that hearty. I
mixed negatives and
Hi Dee,I'm new to the list. I found out that my kitten Pippin had a faint positive result on her FeLV test. (She has a second test coming up in September.)I will share what my vet said. As long as I keep her litter box and food/water bowls separate from my other cats, she can have contact
He's probably getting Winstrol to stimulate his
kidneys into making rbc's. It's great that he's
gained weight! I don't think the interferon can hurt;
in retrospect, I would have given it to Cricket had I
known what I know about it now. Glad he's a happy
kitty Cindy!
:)
Wendy
--- cindy
Smokey showed his improvement when I started the
immuno-regulin. He got a shot for 4 days in a row and
then he gets 2 shots a week. I am giving him the
shots subq. I give him pet tinic twice a day and they
took him off the baytril yesterday. I am keeping my
fingers crossed. It seems like he
Thanks Cindy, you are the second person that I've heard of using IR
subq. I'm glad to hear it was effective that way for you too. How much
does Smokey weigh, and what was the dosage? Isn't it wonderful to watch
them eat with gusto? Prayers that Smokey continues to do well for a
long, long
Thanks. I think I will go with IV for that reason even though subQ would be easier.catatonya [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:Susan,I have heard of people using it sub -q. If the cat is cooperative though I would go iv. That is a more proven protocol.tSusan Loesch [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Wow,
Susan,I only used it with one cat and that's when she was trying to throw a very bad uri and herpes. Both eyes were swollen, and she had to be put on viroptic for that as well.I pulled her through and she was good for at least 6 more years. When I did lose her it was to another uri.If
Susan,I have heard of people using it sub -q. If the cat is cooperative though I would go iv. That is a more proven protocol.tSusan Loesch [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Wow, it would be great to find out that I can give the IR subQ.cindy reasoner [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: The vet fixed the
was it acemannan?cindy reasoner [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: The vet fixed the shots for me and gave me enough for2 weeks. She doesn't call it immuno-regulin but Ican't think of the name of it but when I mentionedimmuno-regulin she said that it was the same thing. Ican look tonight and tell you
I don't recall dosage as it was YEARS ago, but 1 mL sounds right. My cat had no adverse reactions that I know of, but she was very sick already at the time we started the treatments, so I may not have known.Her worst adverse reaction was fear from going to the vet. :(tonya[EMAIL PROTECTED]
It helped Ginger get over a bad URI last spring, and Patches get over
pneumonia a few years ago.
Michelle
In a message dated 2/15/2006 10:54:01 A.M. Eastern Standard Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
Anybody
else have experience with immuno-regulan?
Are you giving these shots IV or sub-q? One person said she gave them
sub-q, but the bottle says it has to be IV...
Michelle
In a message dated 2/17/2006 9:59:25 A.M. Eastern Standard Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
He
hashad 2 shots now and she is letting me give him therest at
home.
I started Smokey on immuno-regulan last Wednesday. He
recieved shots for 4 days and then 2 shots per week.
His problem was a recurring fever. So far he is fever
free. He has been eating good and playing. He is
also taking Baytril and Clavamox but I think the
immuno-regulan has helped him with
The vet fixed the shots for me and gave me enough for
2 weeks. She doesn't call it immuno-regulin but I
can't think of the name of it but when I mentioned
immuno-regulin she said that it was the same thing. I
can look tonight and tell you tomorrow. She didn't
say anything about IV.
Cindy
Hey Cindy,
Equistim or something like that is probably what the
vet called it. It is the same thing as ImmunoRegulin.
Is your kitty getting the IR injected into a vein in
the arm/leg or are you just giving kitty the injection
in the skin (like sub-Q)?
:)
Wendy
--- cindy reasoner [EMAIL
Yes that is the name of it. I am just giving him an
injection in the skin. I have a diabetic cat (Katie)
that I have to give insulin shots. The needle sure
isn't as easy to get in the skin as an insulin needle
and I don't have much experience giving shots but I
get it done. The other vet I was
I've been going to ask the same question - if anyone has experience with this. I have a little 14mo old feleuk+ baby, Daisy, who is not only a joy to me but to all my kids at school. I want to go the extra mile with her from the beginning - there would be so many more people than just me to be
Wow, it would be great to find out that I can give the IR subQ.cindy reasoner [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: The vet fixed the shots for me and gave me enough for2 weeks. She doesn't call it immuno-regulin but Ican't think of the name of it but when I mentionedimmuno-regulin she said that it was the
Michelle - what dosage did you use to treat a URI with IR? Particularly if you can do it subQ that is something I really need to try.cindy reasoner [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I started Smokey on immuno-regulan last Wednesday. Herecieved shots for 4 days and then 2 shots per week. His problem was a
1 ml, but Ginger got a high fever for about an hour afterwards from that
dose. Patches did fine on it. You can do .5 ml instead. With a kitten, I
would think the dose would need to be less.
Michelle
In a message dated 2/23/2006 4:08:50 P.M. Eastern Standard Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
for how long?[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:1 ml, but Ginger got a high fever for about an hour afterwards from that dose. Patches did fine on it. You can do .5 ml instead. With a kitten, I would think the dose would need to be less. MichelleIn a message dated 2/23/2006 4:08:50 P.M. Eastern
I think I did two shots, 3 days apart, and then she got better and I
stopped.
The cat who is 10-- she has had FeLV her whole life and done ok? I have
never heard of giving I-R as a preventative immune booster. It's an
interesting idea. I get scared of doing things like that because of the
Thanks - I am going to try that with a couple of my cats who've gotten bad URI's.The 10-yr old -- that is really weird. Calico and her littermate WildOneTrixie belonged to an elderly lady who got them as kittens - they'd been born around her house. Once she got them they never went out again.
Hi Cindy, I have been going thru this with Bandy since last June when he was first diagnosed with a kidney infection..He would repsond to antibiotics then the fever would come back...We would do more meds then same over again and again...So we finally tested him and he was positive for FIV and
Thank you for all of the information on your Bandy.
Neither vet I have taken Smokey to has talked about
his diet. They haven't told me any supplements I
could give him. He is taking Pet Tinic but is there
anything else I could give him? I don't know to much
about it. Smokey is still eating
I have it if you haven't got it yet.tGloria Lane [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Who had the recipe for "liver shake" for anemia?GloriaOn Feb 16, 2006, at 5:59 PM, catatonya wrote: I wish I had some ideas for you. I think anemia seems to be the biggest enemy of our positive cats. I hope Smokey's
Hi I would like to have it for Smokey.
Thanks
Cindy
--- catatonya [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
I have it if you haven't got it yet.
t
Gloria Lane [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Who had the recipe for liver shake for anemia?
Gloria
On Feb 16, 2006, at 5:59 PM, catatonya wrote:
Hi, I have been dealing with Bandy's fever problem since last July. That is when I found out he was FIV and Felv+. It would and still does shoot to 105.6 or even 106...I now have some pill form of dexamethasone .75mg...I give him half of one of those and it will keep it down for about a week or
Your Brandy's fever sounds like how Smokey is doing.
I took him to his new vet yesterday his temp. was 105.
It has gotten as high as 107 before. She gave him
fluids under the skin, vitamin injection,
anti-inflammatory/steroid injection and immuno-regulin
injection. She wants to give him the
I am so sorry I called your kitty Brandy instead of
Bandy. Does he have any side effects with the
interferon? I tried a dose of interferon on Monday
with Smokey but he got a fever and quit eating so I
haven't given him anymore. I didn't know if it could
be the interferon or just his fever
I wish I had some ideas for you. I think anemia seems to be the biggest enemy of our positive cats. I hope Smokey's condition turns around. Prayers to you and Smokey.tonyacindy reasoner [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: The bloodwork showed he was anemic, red and whiteblood cell count low. The white
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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reasoner
Sent: Wednesday, February 15, 2006 10:12 AM
To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org
Subject: RE: Smokey
Did your vet give your Tucson the immuno-regulin in a
shot or through an IV? Did she have to stay at the
vet
Thank you for answering me. I live in Morristown, TN
and Smokey is now about 8 months old. He was a stray
in our neighborhood so before I brought him into my
house I took him to the vet and had him checked out
because I have several other cats. One of my cats is
diabetic. That is when I had
Why does your vet say that there's an infection somewhere? Does the bloodwork indicate it? I know that there have been a few people on-list who have had FeLV+ kitties with unexplained/idiopathic fevers. How very frustrating for you and your family! Am sending strength and calm for all of
The bloodwork showed he was anemic, red and white
blood cell count low. The white blood cell count was
at the border of low normal. He had been on Baytril
for awhile and the vet said she would of thought it
would not have been at that level after being on
antibiotics. His platelets were low too.
, February 15, 2006 9:19 AM
To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org
Subject: Re: Smokey
The bloodwork showed he was anemic, red and white
blood cell count low. The white blood cell count was
at the border of low normal. He had been on Baytril
for awhile and the vet said she would of thought it
would not have been
up.
Just a thought...
Chris
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Behalf Of cindy reasoner
Sent: Wednesday, February 15, 2006 9:19 AM
To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org
Subject: Re: Smokey
The bloodwork showed he was anemic
10:12 AM
To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org
Subject: RE: Smokey
Did your vet give your Tucson the immuno-regulin in a
shot or through an IV? Did she have to stay at the
vet or get to go home? I might need to go to another
vet because my conversation today the vet seemed like
we had done all we could
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of cindy
reasoner
Sent: Wednesday, February 15, 2006 10:12 AM
To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org
Subject: RE: Smokey
Did your vet give your Tucson the immuno-regulin in a
shot or through an IV? Did she have to stay at the
vet or get
Hi
I used it a couple of years ago on my fiv cat.
She was anemic and found it helped alot. But she was so far
gone by the time I used it she had the side effects of the ill
feelings but within a few hours she was like a new cat for a day.
There are different protocols.
One is 3x a week then
IMHO, that's an on interpretation, an infectionis indicated by a HIGH white blood cell count, not a low one. I don't have any experience with anemia or otherwise unexplained fevers, but I know that at least one other person here does, so hopefully s/he'll pop up soon w/some advice!cindy reasoner
Sorry your Smokey is positive. My Effie was 3 months old when I found her
behind a gas station dumped in the bushes .. she tested positive. During
the first few months she had periodic fevers but seemed to outgrow them.
Oddly, stress would bring on her fever, too. She delighted us for 3-1/2
Hi Cindy,
I'm sorry you had to find us but glad your asking for some help. This is a great and caring group of people here.
Some of us mix our negatives and positives together then some don't.
This isn't the end for him because he has a fever.
There will be others here that will give some
You're doing all the right things.
As for keeping them separated, that's totally up to you. I never
separated mine, and the negatives stayed negative. As long as you keep up
with their vaccinations they should be okay. FeLV isn't as easy to spread
as they once thought. The only additional
Hi, thanks again for your reply. Sorry about my abbreviations, i'm a Nurse. Yes Smokey has anaemia, her gums, pads and nose are very pale. The Vet did originally think she had a parasite, and Smokey has already taken a full course of Doxycyline. She has deffinately had increased drinking and trips
Hi thanks for your reply,we aren't sure exacly how old Smokey is but we / Vet think about 6. Full bloods have been done and im getting a copy of the results latter today to post to 'felvtalk' as Barb suggested. All i can remember from the Vet visit, after she told me about the Leukemia, is that
Has Smokey been checked for diabetes?
- Original Message -
From:
John Stafford
To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org
Sent: Friday, September 09, 2005 9:17
AM
Subject: Re: Smokey
Hi, thanks again for your reply. Sorry about my abbreviations, i'm
a Nurse. Yes
John,
Can you just post the numbers in an email to this list? Especailly the hematocrit?
Apparently hemobartonella sometimes takes more than a normal course of dox to get rid of it.
But it may not be hemobartonella. It could be lymphoma, and if it is, and if you want to, chemo really can
, September 09, 2005 9:17 AM
Subject: Re: Smokey
Hi, thanks again for your reply. Sorry about my abbreviations, i'm a Nurse. Yes Smokey has anaemia, her gums, pads and nose are very pale. The Vet did originally think she had a parasite, and Smokey has already taken a full course of Doxycyline. She has
Hello John, Julie and Smokey,
I'm sorry you had to find us, but I'm glad you did. What a lovely story
about how Smokey chose the two of you, some things are just meant to
be. I guess he knew what he was doing! I'm so pleased you didn't take
your vet's advise about having him put to sleep!
, 2005 11:31
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Subject: Re: Smokey
Hi, no i dont think she has been checked for diabetes. I have
posted all her other blood results on the site. Thanksmaimaipg
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Has Smokey been checked for diabetes?
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Hi, I am so sorry to hear about Smokey
I am glad that you found us,,, the group of people who are on this list are
just amazing,,, I am on several different support list, but I adore this group
so very much they are so many people with lots of experience not
judgemental and supportive I
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