Thanks to everyone for the well wishes and suggestions on LG's chest fluid. Thankfully, he is not FeLV+. This fluid just seemed to come out of nowhere because he is so healthy otherwise. He is on prednisone and a diuretic (salix- 12.5mg). He is going to the litterbox about every three hours to pee now. He is eating, and I saw him drink some water just awhile ago.
I was worried about how to pill LG because he is so stubborn about such things. The vet gave (sold!) me these treats called LeanTreats from NutriSentials. I was skeptical since LG is so finicky. I put the pills in the treat and squished it up and put it front of him. He sniffed it for a bit, licked it once and then acted like he was going to walk away. Then, he came right back and wolfed it down in one bite! I was shocked! :) So, he's getting his pills. I guess the main questions I have are these. How long before the fluid builds up again? He's on seven days straight of the pred and diuretic.. then it goes to every other day. I was given 20 pills each. He's breathing SO MUCH better today- no heavy breaths at all. Even after they drained the fluid yesterday, he was still breathing a bit heavy. But, that could have been the stress of it all too. I just want the best for him- a good quality of life for as long as he wants it... Thanks again for everyone's assistance. Best wishes to all. James G. Wilson - phaed...@charter.net http://www.felineleukemia.org (FeLV Research & Support) http://www.facebook.com/crambone http://weather62025.com (Weather for Edwardsville, IL) _______________________________________________ Felvtalk mailing list Felvtalk@felineleukemia.org http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org
