I'm happy to hear this :) Please keep us updated with any more news.
Gina
Nina [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Michelle,
I guess there are some benefits of not being able to stay as in touch with the
list as much as I'd like. It's nice to tune in just in time to have things
getting better
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Sent: Tuesday, January 16, 2007 10:29 PM
To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org
Subject: Re: urgent-- fever advice needed
At 09:21 PM 1/16/2007, you wrote:
Be nice...give her a break from temps. We only take patients temps every
4 hours at the most.
Look at the kitty
Hi Michelle,
I am sorry I couldn't respond to this sooner. If you remember, Bandy had
recurring fevers for well over a year...often as high as 106+.. After awhile
of taking him to the vet, I had a prescription of .75mg dex for use at home...I
would give him 1/2 pill at times and the temp
Michelle,
I guess there are some benefits of not being able to stay as in touch
with the list as much as I'd like. It's nice to tune in just in time to
have things getting better with our little Lucy out of danger. Someone
mentioned how her recovery points to the fact that she's able to fend
Lucy's temp was normal this morning (101.6) but is now back up to 104.2 and
climbing, even though I gave her fluids over an hour ago when it was 103.6.
I am bringing her to the vet at 5 for an IV I-R shot. she is eating and
grooming, but lethargic. I asked the vet about using dex and he
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Sent: Wednesday, January 17, 2007 1:18 PM
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Subject: Re: urgent-- fever advice needed
Lucy's temp was normal this morning (101.6) but is now back up to 104.2
and climbing, even though I gave her fluids over an hour ago when
I was taking them so frequently last night because it was so high and the ER
told me that if it stopped going down at any point I needed to bring her in.
I've taken it a total of 3 times since last night, once this am and twice
this afternoon. I will not take it again for a few hours.
I got home and Lucy felt warm. I took her temp about 20 minutes ago and it
was 105.7. I gave her doxicycline (she has been on amoxi) and fluids (150 ml)
and put some ice under her paws. I took her temp again and it was 105.6. I
am trying to figure out whether to take her to the ER or not.
*Personally, I think I would take her to the ER. My Sarah ended up with
vision problems from a fever that high. 99.5 - 102.5 are considered normal
range.*
*Leslie =^..^=*
On 1/16/07, [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
I got home and Lucy felt warm. I took her temp about 20 minutes
Take her to the ER. That's too high and it could get even higher as the night
wears on.
Leslie Lawther [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:Personally, I think I would take
her to the ER. My Sarah ended up with vision problems from a fever that high.
99.5 - 102.5 are considered normal range.
*Michelle, I looked up a few things and found this on *
http://cats.about.com/library/howto/httaketemp.htm:
*Tips:*
1. This project will be much easier if you have someone to hold the
cat and pet it while you lift her tail and insert the thermometer.
2. A temperature of 105°F is a
I just took her temp again and it is down from 105.7 to 105.3 in about half
an hour. I also just gave her 1/4 baby aspirin. I have been prepared to
take her to the ER, waiting for Gray to get home from work to go with me (he
is
on way). Now that it is going down some on its own and fluids
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Sent: Tuesday, January 16, 2007 5:04 PM
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Subject: Re: urgent-- fever advice needed
Personally, I think I would take her to the ER. My Sarah ended up with
vision problems from a fever that high. 99.5 - 102.5
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Sent: Tuesday, January 16, 2007 5:11 PM
To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org
Subject: Re: urgent-- fever advice needed
I just took her temp again and it is down from 105.7 to 105.3 in about
half an hour. I also just gave her 1/4 baby aspirin. I have been
prepared to take her to the ER, waiting
I took her temp again and it is down to 105.0 (was 105.7, then 105.3) and
she fought me this time, then ate some of her raw food afterwards (I brought it
to her, she still is just laying curled up). At this point I am going to
wait a half hour and take it again and see if it is down
At 03:57 PM 1/16/2007, you wrote:
Cats can easily go up to 106.5 their normal is much higher than ours,
I do the fluids it helps so muchBe careful about the
Asprin..there are other meds to reduce the fever should it be
necessary , Fluids as you have been doing are the best, The fever
Do you have a home sub-q fluids set up? If so, some cool fluids might help
bring it down more. You can also wipe the foot pads with rubbing alcohol and
blow on them, the evaporation lowers the body temperature (rinse them well
with cold water after you're done, as the alcohol shouldn't be
I gave her fluids about an hour ago and assume that is part of what is
bringing it down. I also have had an ice pack under her (she is on a sleeping
bag
and I have it under the sleeping bag under her) for the last hour or so. I
have not tried the alcohol yet.
How is calici treated?
Her fever is now down to 104.5, and I realized that the ice was not cold
through the sleeping bag so moved it above the sleeping bag next to her wrapped
in a t-shirt. She ate more and seems more alert. I am actually surprised how
alert she is given that her temp is still so high, though
Usually just by antibiotics to kill secondary bacterial infections and any
number of things for the oral ulcers... it's the lesser of the two main
causes of URI. It usually doesn't have life-long respiratory effects like
Herpes often does. Like I said, if you can get the Feline Interferon OMEGA
Yeah, you can actually put the ice right under her chest/belly, with only a
hand towel or a sweatshirt between her and the ice. I once brought a kitten
back from unconsciousness from a high fever by putting him DIRECTLY on a bag
of frozen peas. (I rotated him often though)
Phaewryn
Thanks. I don't want to stress her by looking in her mouth right now (am
already taking temps hourly, has been half hourly), but she has not had any
discomfort eating so I don't think she has oral ulcers. I hope not, anyway!
She is having a slightly odd other symptom, though, and I can't
pupils contracting with heartbeat? humm... well, glaucoma comes to mind, and
high blood pressure. But that's just my first thoughts, not based on
anything I've heard of specifically.. let me see what I can come up with...
I went to take a shower, that's why I was gone for a while..
Phaewryn
Well, her temp just read 102.5, and she ate more and is rubbing her head
against me and purring, got up and used the litter box. her nose is cold an
wet,
and one ear has cooled down to normal, but the other ear, oddly enough, is
still very hot. not sure what is going on, but am relieved
Rhythmic pupil dilation is called hippus, and everyone that has an eye has
it to an extent. The are conditions where it's off balance or too fast or
too slow... here's what I found online:
A good understanding of what affects pupil size is important in those
unusual cases. First, the pupil is not
At 07:26 PM 1/16/2007, you wrote:
great...great..remember that a fever is natures way of killing
unwanted guests, Certain bacteria and virus's have a narrow temp
range so was the body heats up many little bugs die, Fevers in them
selves are not dangerous unless they are outrageously
Good, glad she is better! High fevers can be really miserable! Especially
when you feel bad to begin with!
Phaewryn
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Thanks, Phaerwyn. That sounds scary. I am not sure what to think. It is not
very exaggerated, but it does seem to happen with her pulse.
In a message dated 1/16/2007 10:34:23 P.M. Eastern Standard Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
Rhythmic pupil dilation is called hippus, and everyone
Kelly is absolutely right, you should see her body's temperature as a sign
that her body is functioning as designed, as we were just discussing the
possibility of secondary bacterial infections... perhaps she just killed it
all herself! The only bad thing about fever is when it gets too high, it
Phaerwyn, given what you found about rhythmic pupil dilation, do you think I
should be worried about that? If her fever is down in the morning do you
think I should take her in to the vet to check that out?
Well, some of the websites I read say it's normal for everyone with an eye
to have some degree of hippus, it's when it goes out of whack that it's a
problem, you may just be noticing her normal hippus for the first time.
Phaewryn
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No, I don't think it's anything to worry about. Just watch her for other
signs of seizures, or for other eye symptoms. Sorry I disappeared again, was
doing dishes. Try touching the outside of her eyelid, just put your thumb
over it and put a very light pressure on her eyeball through her eyelid
Thanks everyone. I think I did not have the thermometer in far enough the
last time, because her temp is now 103.6, and she seems better not worse, so I
think the lower reading was wrong. But she is acting almost normal now. ate a
lot, came to lay with me, purring etc. Sorry for all the
At 09:21 PM 1/16/2007, you wrote:
Be nice...give her a break from temps. We only take patients temps
every 4 hours at the most.
Look at the kitty...not the numbers.. Sort of like we say at work,
Look at the patient not the machines,
So glad she is feeling better, Eating is a much better
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