Neil,
Kerry's cat Bandy went from a fairly low HCT back up to
32 from being on a combination of meds and supplements. If no one has forwarded
you one of the emails describing Bandy's regimen I can forward it to you, since
I saved it.
It kind of depends on the cause of the anemia. I
It sounds like her anemia is nonregenerative. Which to me means one of two
things-- that it is lymphoma in her bone marrow, or that it is kidney-related
and epogen might help.
My Simon had lymphoma in his bone marrow, and chemotherapy along with some
heavy steroids when he first went out o
I was wrong in one of the things I said in my last email, then. I hope it
is hemo.
Michelle
In a message dated 1/18/2006 3:31:56 P.M. Eastern Standard Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
Neil, Hemo can be non-regenerative as well as
regenerative.
I doubt he has seroconverted, especially if he is still having anemia and
other problems. I would not do another FeLV test, at least not now. I
think that cats who seroconvert usually do so a little while after contracting
the virus, but I am not sure.
Michelle
In a message dated 1/19/2
I have been following this thread and wanted to say something, but I can
not figure out what it is that I want to say. I have longed for a sign
from mine also, and fear that the lack of a sign means either that there is
nothing after death or that they are mad at me for what I did or did no
Nina, you must think I am such a basket case. While I do get very
worried, I am not sure I keep my cool any less than most of us on this list. I
just love my babies and have been through a lot in the last few years, so I get
nervous at signs of illness.
Michelle
In a message dated 1/17/20
Wendy, I didn't mean that I wonder if animals don't have a spirit and
humans do. I meant I wonder if there is anything for any of us after
death. If there is something for humans I am sure it is there for animals
too.
Michelle
In a message dated 1/20/2006 12:08:19 P.M. Eastern Standard Ti
Hi. Lucy, who had loose stools for a few months until putting her on raw,
now has not moved her bowels for 3 days. I am not sure if it is
constipation or not. She had a vomiting episode on Sunday and Monday morning,
and on Sunday and Monday had two very very long solid bowel movements. I
f
Well, I guess she is not constipated, because she had a normal size bowel
movement a little while ago. It was solid, and had more blood on it than
she has ever had-- it sort of coated one end of it. I don't know if that
means colitis, or just irritation from having a solid bowel after days
Thanks, Hideyo!
In a message dated 1/20/2006 6:34:25 P.M. Eastern Standard Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
Michelle
L, Gloria, Kerry, and Kat, if you haven't read it, don't buythem, I am
sending you as a gift to you guys as an appreciation from myfurry babies
for your donation to "H
I'm feeding her the Feline Futures Instincts TC supplement mix with ground
turkey from the health food store and ground turkey organs from Oma's. I
have to partially cook half of it now, and then mix in the raw, because since I
fed her cooked turkey after her fast she does not want totally
Lucy had loose stool for over 2 months, which was helped by pred but only
went away completely on a raw diet. She then got constipated this week, about 3
or 4 weeks into the raw diet. I gave her olive oil, which helped. But now
she is refusing to eat her turkey diet, raw or cooked. She seem
Lucy actually does really well with turkey, which is why I picked turkey
for her raw diet. She does not do as well with other meats. She is
not doing badly from the turkey diet either, just decided she is through with it
and won't touch it now.
I am glad your cat does so well on EVO. It
Thanks for the long post, Nina. Lucy now will not eat the EVO or the
canned food. She ate some baby food, probably half a jar. Just to see if it is
pickiness or nausea, I offered her two pieces of a dry food she used to eat, and
she did eat them right away. I am afraid to give her more of t
Marlene,
My Patches, who is positive, just had 3 teeth out. I had the
same concerns you have, and so refused to get the teeth out when the vet first
told me to about 4 months ago. But then she started having trouble eating,
so I did it. I went to an actual veterinary dentist, and I reco
Oh my God, Belinda, that is so amazing about his HCT! Knock on wood!
So, so amazing! Please keep us updated!
Slippery elm sometimes helps with diarrhea too, and is good for nausea as
well.
Michelle
In a message dated 1/23/2006 5:50:26 P.M. Eastern Standard Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] w
You know, I seem to remember seeing somewhere, when I was researching
dental problems in cats, that it can cause pica, which is the licking concrete
thing. I am not sure, though-- I have researched so many things lately
that it could have said IBD or something else other than dental problem
Actually, Simon only ate yogurt once and then decided he didn't like it.
What he was crazy for was sour cream, but that does not have the probiotics in
it that help diarrhea the way yogurt does. It also depends, though, how
Bailey does with milk products-- when Lucy first got loose stools i
Interferon should not hurt-- no reported side effects-- and I think most
people give it to try to prevent problems, so yes, go ahead!
Michelle
In a message dated 1/23/2006 7:07:24 P.M. Eastern Standard Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
my
question is this... should a person try the inter
I actually did try sauteeing it in some water and giving her the broth. She
has liked that the past few weeks but would not touch it today. But I
think there may be something wrong with this batch of turkey as it was less red
than the last batches.
I had not thought to add salt. That is a
No. I have thought of it, but would have to take her to vet to get
it. I am in-between vets with her right now-- the one I was using
basically did not want to treat her anymore until I get her an endoscapy (scope
of her intestines) which I did not want to do at this point. I switched
Quin
Ah, I wish I could drink taquila, but I have gastritis (raw stomach lining)
and so can not drink any alcohol. Would be nice though! (though i
think taquila tastes horrible, actually!)
Lucy never eats as much as the other cats. But when she was eating
the raw food she ate about 4 bowls f
No, never heard of it. What is it?
Michelle
In a message dated 1/23/2006 7:24:45 P.M. Eastern Standard Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
Michelle, Anyone. Do your vets use a 'bearhugger' device with surgery
and charge you extra for it??? It's supposed to be something so much better
That's good to know! Thanks!
In a message dated 1/23/2006 7:53:17 P.M. Eastern Standard Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
EVO is a
lot more concentrated and filling (according to Kitty) than a lot of other
foods.
You should see the way that Ginger scratches and paws next to any food she
does not feel like eating, as if to say it is so repulsive she can not bear
seeing it and would I PLEASE dispose of it and give her something edible.
Ginger stayed at my mom's for a month when we were moving (I had b
I know, I have thought of that. But if I give her something that she
actually wants to eat, she eats it and does not cover it. If I cater to
her and keep opening things until I hit what she wants, she covers everything up
until I hit the right thing and then digs into that one. The fact th
Interferon alpha, the one that is available in the U.S., is something that
you give at home, orally (in a syringe). Your vet does not administer it.
There are different protocols. Most people do 1 ml a day for seven days, then
seven days off, then repeat. Some people, myself included, do 1
It is true that I don't think I would give a lot of dex long-term. But
I have seen it help short-term, like giving one or two dex shots and then
just continuing with the pred-- the oncologist started simon off with one dex
shot and then did pred for a while, e.g. And i have seen it help fo
Yes. Combo shots of dex and depo. Depo is long-term and sort of instead of pred, can last about a month. I am not sure I would even ask about Depo though at this point. If he is improving on low doses of pred I think I would try the higher doses. The thing about Depo is that it stays in the sy
misaddressed this the first time...
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I gave Lucy 1 mg of Periactin (half the normal dose) yesterday at about 5 pm to see if it would make her more interested in eating the foods that are good for her. I had never given it to her before. Starting a few hours later she began
I think it is mostly common in large dogs, not small ones, and I have never
heard of it with a cat.
Michelle
In a message dated 1/24/2006 9:40:24 P.M. Eastern Standard Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
I have never heard of this except in horses Has anyone
else? If horses and dogs
Sending prayers for Ruby E!
Michelle
I did respond to one of the emails about her. She was better by
the next afternoon, so it was the Periactin. However, all that other food she
ate after refusing her turkey eventually gave her diarrhea again, which is
frustrating. I actually gave her a pred this morning (please don't tell
I did try Lyprinol, and that is the night that she started throwing up
every meal, which she only got over through fasting. I have no idea if it
was the lyprinol or not, and kind of think it wasn't, but am not willing to find
out.
I do intend to go to 2.5 mg either tomorrow or the next da
Thanks, Nina. But of course she threw up the turkey that she ate so
voraciously last night, so back to the drawing board! I gave her turkey
baby food this morning and am waiting to see how she does on it. The pred
makes her voracious, and she thinks it is very mean of me to give it to her
Wendy, I am exactly the same way. Thank God you did NOT take Stretch
for further testing, as I probably would have given my own paranoias-- besides
the money, it would have put her through a lot of unnecessary stress while she
was already sick. I don't think you are silly at all for having
I think you meant pat on the back,and yes she does deserve one. If it
is IBD or inflammation, Nina and I both found that raw turkey diet helps.
Does she have loose stools? I am not sure why that would make her wobbly
though.
Anyway, you must feel somewhat relieved. Good jon, Hideyo!
M
Of those, I have only tried Felidae (chicken and rice flavor), Wellness
(all kinds), and Innova. The cats would only eat Innova every once in a
while, so even though I liked the ingredients best they do not get it very often
(Ginger is the only one on normal food right now anyway, and she is
Not stupid at all. Kind of cute actually. English has so many bizarre
idioms that I do not know how anyone who did not grow up speaking it can ever
figure them all out.
By the way, I used to speak Spanish at work and while I was
very proficient and could communicate anything I needed to
Good ideas, Nina. Will I have the energy to implement them? That remains to
be seen.
I might go buy a tray and try that, though, since that seems like the most
promising idea. Maybe I will carry her bowl up to her on it with a vase with a
flower in it, so she can feel like a real princess.
Hideyo,
I don't have the contact info, or know for sure what
their opinion is, but here are a few:
1. Alley Cat Allies in DC
2. Kitty Angels in New Hampshire/MA (let me know if you can't find it on
the web)
3. Little Big Cats (state?)
4. try Best Friends of course
5. Delta Anim
I was just thinking of the two of you and wondering how he is doing
today.
Michelle
Amy,
A lot of cats get sick with fevers, etc. when they first
contract FeLV, and some get sick on and off afterwards too. Kerry who has
Bandy on this list serve has been dealing with, and effectively controlling,
fevers and other symptoms for a while now, and you can find her posts in
Hi, Kerry. My positive Buddy got that when he got really sick, and my
horse Pepsi had it the last few years of her life. The cloudiness usually means
uveitis, which is a swelling in the cornea, I think, and is treated with
steroids, either in ointment or prednisolone drops if needed. BUT I
I thought he had a little more energy after his last vet visit? I am sorry
he is so tired, but glad that he does not seem to be in discomfort. What
is the plan for treating him? Is he on a lot of pred now?
Michelle
In a message dated 1/30/2006 10:14:12 A.M. Eastern Standard Time,
[EMAIL P
Kerry, I did not see this when I sent the other email. I am glad you got
him in to the vet. It sounds just like uveitis, which steroids do help.
Uveitis can be kept under control with steroids if caught early enough. I
unfortunately did not get it properly diagnosed with my horse Pepsi at f
Give him Lysine and wipe it with a moist tissue or cotton ball.
Michelle
In a message dated 1/30/2006 4:48:04 P.M. Eastern Standard Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
Hi
Everyone-I think that Brooklyn AKA Wowie has an eye infection. I noticed
he was squinting with his right eye this mo
Amy, my mom's cat Arthur had something similar happen, as did my Snowball.
With both of them it was a blood clot due to heart problems. Arthur was old and
Snowball was FIV+, but I do not think that either factor necessarily had
anything to do with it. Some heart conditions just cause this to
Hideyo, did you have problems with this woman when she lived near you? What
do you think is motivating her to do this?
Are you going to write her a letter? In some ways it would be better to
have your lawyer write it, but she might not be able to do so due to ethics
rules (for instance, la
Oh, I see. I understand now. She is a nut who hates
animals.
Why do you think the neighborhood association guy weighed in?
Michelle
In a message dated 1/31/2006 3:37:59 P.M. Eastern Standard Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
I know.. Greg thinks
it should come from a lawyer – one
Ask your lawyer to do it and see what she says. Since she is representing
you in a criminal case rather than a civil case, the ethical rule I am referring
to might not apply even if it does exist in NM.
Michelle
In a message dated 1/31/2006 4:51:32 P.M. Eastern Standard Time,
[EMAIL PROT
Hideyo, I have only heard of American Humane Association, and I think the
person who referred you must have meant that one if she referred to it as a big
organization.
Michelle
In a message dated 1/31/2006 6:07:31 P.M. Eastern Standard Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
Could some one se
Marlene,
If it is possible it is lymphoma in the bone marrow, I would suggest doing the bone marrow biopsy. I did it with Simon-- they knocked him out for a few minutes and it was never painful-- he had a very tiny scab from it and that was it. It showed lymphoma and then he was able to get c
Hideyo, I hate to even suggest this but your comment about the neighbor not wanting people with certain ethnicities in his neighborhood made me wonder-- do you think that any of his animosity, or the animosity of the other guy, could be racism against you because you are Japanese? New Mexico is
prayers, of course. Having just been through this with Patches, and with
Ginger last spring, I know it is nerve-wracking. I hope it all comes out
ok!
Michelle
Hideyo,
Merry just called me to update me on your case, and she seems very positive about the moratorium on the 10% rule getting passed soon and you getting a permit and the city dropping the criminal charge and civil case. We all need to keep our fingers crossed, of course, because it's not
Kerry,
The hazy spot does sound like uveitis to me, but that is
the only eye condition I have experience with so it is possible that it is
a symptom of other things that I don't know about too. So who knows if I
am right or not.
Buddy was on oral pred also, but that was because h
Do you mix it with chicken baby food? That's how I get mine to take
supplements, and they will take almost anything that way, knock on wood.
But you can also pill lysine -- the pills are so big that I could not believe
this was possible when someone told me, but I have coated lysine in baby
God, Belinda, I am so sorry to hear this. I have thought about him
often. It does sound like there is cancer somewhere in him. Lymphoma
can be hard to find, though. They can do a full-body x-ray, or they can try the
first drug in the chemo series (starts with an E and is a shot with no sid
Belinda, a bunch of people have said maybe it is time for Bailey to
go. I did not get the impression from your post that you are there yet,
but I have my own feelings about such things which might make me interpret
things differently. I just want to say that if you are there, I hope you will
I am so sorry, Tad. My god, you have been through so much.
Michelle
HIdeyo, I wrote you an email offlist about this too. If the new
ordinance passes, your argument about the old ordinance will not apply anyway,
because the language will be different. I would take the permit if they
give it to you and then continue fighting in the city council to get an
or
If they revoked a permit you could challenge that in court, and have the
fight be about that.
I understand your fear based on what happened to your friend. That is truly
horrible. I wonder if, based on this having happened, you can get
something in writing with the permit, like they can s
Belinda,
Dexamethasone and Depomedrol are much more powerful than
prednisolone. Buddy, Josephine, and Simon were all on pred initially (Jo
and Buddy at 20 mg/day for a while), but it did not make anywhere near the kind
of difference as the dex/depo shots did. I believe the same was t
I totally understand how you are feeling and I completely agree with you,
but you can not let that feeling dictate how you act right now. The point
right now is not to show them what jerks they are, but to protect your
cats. Your decisions about what to do need to be based on what is least
Yes, that's it! It is a rescue drug, but it is also the first drug that
they use in the normal protocol (Wisconsin?) for large cell lymphoma. It's what
they started Simon on. I think he got it twice or three times. I don't know
about it crossing the blood brain barrier, but was told that, un
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Hi. Lucy had loose stool/diarrhea for about 2 months, which mostly
cleared up when she went on 10 mg/day of prednisone, then cleared up entirely
when she went to a raw turkey diet. I slowly tapered her off the pred
over a few weeks. When she had been off the pred for a week she
stopped w
Dry food can, but does not always, increase the risk of urinary tract
problems (the grain in it raises the ph, as does having more concentrated urine
from no water content in the food, and the acidifiers they put in to try to
reverse this sometimes cause the opposite problem of oxylate cryst
Tonya, I really know what you mean. I have a bunch of health problems
myself (endometriosis, polycystic ovaries syndrome, gastritis, depression, had
anemia last year which I hope is better...). I seem to only be able to
medicate myself properly and get myself to the doctor when the animals
Just to be clear, I am not very good at staying calm myself and do feel
quite angry about what people have been putting Hideyo and other rescuers
through. But as a lawyer I know I have to evaluate all the options in
terms of chances of success and amounts of risk, and that is alI I was
adv
Yes, I know-- I know more about cancer than my two friends who have it
do. Fortunately none of my cats have endometriosis though!
Michelle
In a message dated 2/4/2006 7:02:19 P.M. Eastern Standard Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
Yes, my doctors always chide me because my cats go to ever
I have no idea about putting lysine in the water. It seems like they might
be able to taste it, as it does have a taste.
Michelle
Actually a veterinary oncologist told us to use that on our dog Nubi when
she was raw from diarrhea and anal gland tumors, and it did help.
Michelle
In a message dated 2/4/2006 10:29:49 P.M. Eastern Standard Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
Belinda,I know it may sound stupid but what about A
I actually do think you would be a good lawyer. You have a knack for
research and understanding arguments and arguing. I think you should think about
it.
Michelle
In a message dated 2/6/2006 12:47:12 P.M. Eastern Standard Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
One time, I mentioned
to Greg
Belinda, my Buddy's blood work was normal for a long time even though he
was wasting and was tired all the time. Eventually he got anemic and his
kidneys started failing. We never got a diagnosis, but I assumed lymphoma. The
vet thought possibly dry form of FIP. Corticosteroids (dex, depo)
I don't. But mine all had it about 3.5 to 4 years ago before I
adopted them.
Michelle
In a message dated 2/6/2006 4:00:45 P.M. Eastern Standard Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
I am trying to take a quick poll to see how many of you give the rabies
vaccine to your Felv+ kittens and ca
Sending prayers, Hideyo!
Michelle
Got it!
Thanks,
Michelle
In a message dated 2/8/2006 1:15:11 P.M. Eastern Standard Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
Hey
guys,Let me know if you received the sick kitty manual sothat I
can mark you off the list. I just want to makesure that you did get
it.Thanks,Wendy
Sherry,
When a positive acts like that I get nervous. I would have her
checked out, if that is a possibility. It sounds like it could be anemia
or something else serious, though hopefully it's not.
Michelle
In a message dated 2/9/2006 6:41:44 A.M. Eastern Standard Time,
[EMAIL PROTEC
The vaccine is a yearly shot (does not stay in the system as long as the
rabies or distemper shots do, which last at least 3 years), and it is also not a
shot that is 100% effective (I think it is like 80% or so effective)...
I hope Buster is ok, and am rooting for him. The fact that he is
I may be wrong, but I don't think that's true. I think you can stop it if
they recover the ability to make red blood cells on their own.
Michelle
In a message dated 2/9/2006 7:25:09 P.M. Eastern Standard Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
understand that I can't stop using epogen once start
I am glad to hear Ms. Clyde is responding to chemo. What protocol are they
using? Is it the same as for lymphoma?
Thanks,
Michelle
In a message dated 2/9/2006 7:25:00 P.M. Eastern Standard Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
She is back from
her Oncology chemo re-check and her blood test r
I don't know for sure if titers have shown it. But I have been told by
several vets that rabies and distemper definitely last at least 3 years but that
the FeLV vaccine only lasts one year.
I get the FeLV vaccine for my negative, Quincy. I called around until I
found a vet who carries the
Nina,
Do you know which company sells B12 injections and syringes
without a prescription? I couldn't find one when I just tried searching. Lucy is
doing well, but is still on 2.5 mg of pred/day. I was told to keep her on that
for at least 10 days, which is Sunday, and then go to 5 mg ever
I was just thinking about the two of you and wondering what is going
on.
Best wishes,
Michelle
Thanks, Karen! I have bought from revival, actually, and thought I
went to their website, but I thought it was www.revivalanimalhealth.com, which
is in fact a website but brought up something other than the company and I was
confused. Thanks!
Michelle
In a message dated 2/10/2006 10:04:1
Kerry, when I tried to give Simon milk thistle he threw it up too, and so
did another cat (Hideyo's?). I would stop giving it to him and see if that
helps.
Michelle
In a message dated 2/12/2006 11:55:47 A.M. Eastern Standard Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
...Yesterday morning when he thre
Yes, I would do the Denasyl and forget the milk thistle given the
vomiting.
Michelle
In a message dated 2/12/2006 12:30:58 P.M. Eastern Standard Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
Actigal is what I think we used. And the sam-e was called denesyl?
or something like that?
t
Did you try the liver shake? If he does not want it, put some on his lips--
that usually gets them eating it. The other thing my Simon ate when he would not
eat anything else was sour cream. He would lick gobs of it off my fingers.
Michelle
In a message dated 2/12/2006 7:09:50 P.M. Eastern
I am so sorry.
Michelle
Sheila, can you take her to an internist? My Patches had something
like that which went away on its own, but it lasted only a day or so.
Michelle
In a message dated 2/14/2006 4:59:16 A.M. Eastern Standard Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
Please pray for my Rudy. She is felv+ but has alway
Keeping the two of you in my thoughts and prayers, Sheila. How long
has Rudy had felv?
Michelle
Sheila,
I am so sorry. I am glad she had an easy passing. I am
shocked to hear that she had FeLV from kittenhood and lived to be 13. I know it
seems too short, and it is, but my hope for my positive cats, which I never
dared to hope before, is now that they too will live to 13, and tha
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Belinda, how is Bailey?
Michelle
oh my God, I am so sorry.
Michelle
This is not true. My cat Quincy has been vaccinated almost every year for
FeLV, and I test him before each vaccination and, thank god, he has remained
negative on the tests.
Michelle
In a message dated 2/18/2006 4:39:03 P.M. Eastern Standard Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
I
learned som
Ginger did not seem right when I got home last night-- she did not come
down to greet me as usual or ask for food. She did eat her dinner, though not
all of it, so I thought I would wait until morning and see how she was. This
morning she would not eat. She did chase a string, but afterwards
No, but I gave her fluids as soon as we got home. She did just eat a
little A/D-- maybe 1/5 of a can. On top of the dry food she ate it is at
least a normal sized meal. But she looks terrible. Given how she looks, I
was very surprised she ate, both times. Glad, of course. But now she is l
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