Hm. I am not getting all the emails. Sharyl, only saw yours within Lynne's.
Anyhoo, Sharyl, thanks for good wishes for Frankie. He has four biopsy spots on
his chin and I am hanging out where he is today to make sure he doesn't
scratch. Unfortunately, I am having a mild surgical procedure tomorrow that
will take me out of the house midday. I am not sure what I will do about
Frankie. If he just sleeps, he will be fine. May have someone check on him or
stay with him....
ps for meds...we use transdermal and medicated treats. They work GREAT. You
need a prescription.
L
----- Original Message -----
From: Lynne
To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org
Sent: Sunday, April 27, 2008 9:07 AM
Subject: Re: my poor snowy
Sharyl, BooBoo was given a prescription for Clindamycin liquid when he was
alive, chicken flavored. He almost choked on it. I tasted it and it was
disgusting. Snowball is even worse when it comes to fighting, so I just did as
our vet showed us. Back her up against me, between my legs, gently pull her
upper jaw up and throw the capsules down her throat. Sounds kind of brutal but
even though she shook her head like crazy, they went down. She's a really
messy eater so If I put the capsule contents in her food, it would probably be
missed. As nerve wracking as just giving her the pills is, at least I know she
gets them.
Lynne
----- Original Message -----
From: Sharyl
To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org
Sent: Sunday, April 27, 2008 10:40 AM
Subject: Re: my poor snowy
Sorry Snowy is having such a rough time. I can't imagine any of mine
putting up with a hood. Clindamycin is also available as a liquid if that
would be easier to admin but it is nasty tasting stuff. Mine get hysterical
with any pill. But I can crush the pills, mix with 1-2 cc of water and a tsp
or 2 of meat baby food (no onions or garlic). Mine will lick this mixture off
a spoon or you could syringe it.
I hope Frankie leaves the stitch es alone so you don't have to get another
collar.
Hugs to Snowy and Frankie
Sharyl Sissy and Stormie
Lynne <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
We can't keep the hood on her. She became hysterical. She can be a very
high strung little girl and fight like a lion when she has to do something she
doesn't want to. I did manage to get the Clindamycin capsules down her this
morning with only one scratch. She is on this for a couple weeks so we're in
for a stressful time. I just called the vet and told them the story about the
hood and the technician said occasional licking is ok, it's just constant
licking that can present a problem. When Bob picked her up last night the vet
told him he had washed her eyes AGAIN. I had to take my dad back home so
wasn't able to go. I think I would have given him a real lashing if I had been
there. Whatever he put in her eyes stained her fur horribly, not that I care
what she looks like, but when we tried washing her face with a warm cloth it
smeared all over. Fortunately we won't have to go back there. The vet did say
to absolutely cancel her spaying though which certainly makes sense.
I can't imagine Frankie or any animal wearing one of those things for 2
weeks especially if the poor dear is blind. There has to be a better way. I
hope Frankie's biopsy turns out ok.
Lynne
----- Original Message -----
From: laurieskatz
To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org
Sent: Sunday, April 27, 2008 9:00 AM
Subject: Re: my poor snowy
Poor baby. At least you found it! Frankie wa sent home with a hood
yesterday after his biopsy. He promptly removed it. He is blind so needs those
whiskers to navigate. I am not sure what I will do as he is supposed to thave
the hood on for 2 weeks!
BTW, that vet had no business washing her eyes without your permission,
imo.
L
----- Original Message -----
From: Lynne
To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org
Sent: Saturday, April 26, 2008 6:32 PM
Subject: my poor snowy
Well I won't be taking Snowy in for spaying this coming week. I went
to clip her nails tonight and noticed that there was a big lump on her right
paw. When I touched it she meowed so I go t her into the emergency vet. They
told me I did nothing wrong that this had happened to her over a very long
period of time. Her nail had grown into her skin, along with hair and they had
to put her under and remove it. It had grown far into her pad and couldn't be
removed easily. I don't get this. She had seen 2 vets prior to our getting
her and no one noticed this. Now the poor little thing has to be on
antibiotics (Clindamycin) and wear one of those horrible hood things so she
won't lick her paw. She had a piece taken out of it and cauterized. I am so
sorry for what this poor little dear has been through in her short life. I
just hope all this trauma doesn't cause her herpes virus to resurface. The
first thing the vet did when we got her there was to squirt eye wash into her
eyes and she got all upset. I kind of yelled at him for doing that and asked
why. He said she looks like she has allergies an d I said "she's a persian
their eyes tear". Fortunately there was a very knowledgeable technician
present who seemed to know a lot more than this guy did.
Lynne
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