It was part of a blood panel I had done on him. I get bloodwork every 6 months and I thought it was odd too.
-----Original Message----- From: Felvtalk [mailto:felvtalk-boun...@felineleukemia.org] On Behalf Of dlg...@windstream.net Sent: Thursday, July 20, 2017 6:57 PM To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] Checking in..... I have never had anyone tell me my cats needed cholesterol tested. i was beginning to wonder if the list was still there, had not heard anything. ---- Amani Oakley <aoak...@oakleylegal.com> wrote: > It if were me, I would ignore the cholesterol. It is nonsensical in cats (and > being called into question in humans too). > > Amani > > From: Felvtalk [mailto:felvtalk-boun...@felineleukemia.org] On Behalf > Of Armstrong-Brown, Sheila DDS Timonium > Sent: July-20-17 10:37 AM > To: 'felvtalk@felineleukemia.org' > Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] Checking in..... > > My son Skylar is doing well and his 6 month bloodwork came back great. High > cholesterol is all. No idea why that would be. He is now 2 1/2 years old, I > hope he is around a long time. > > From: Felvtalk [mailto:felvtalk-boun...@felineleukemia.org] On Behalf > Of ROBERT CHAPEL > Sent: Thursday, July 20, 2017 10:28 AM > To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org<mailto:felvtalk@felineleukemia.org> > Subject: [Felvtalk] Checking in..... > > Things have been very quiet on the group lately...OR... I am once again not > getting group mail.... > Has there been activity I've missed?? > My Hospice Boy ( Gilbert) is doing quite well for the moment but ( as we all > know with such things it could change any minute...so I'll just enjoy it > while it's happening).... Wondering if any of you have experience with > Higher dose Prednisolone administered chronically ( say above 7.5 mg QD)... > When I agreed to Foster Gilbert it came with the proviso that I would follow > their directions ( Which I will hold to unless I feel they are killing him > unnecessarily quickly) His Tumor does not appear to have gotten any larger > and his pain appears to be pretty well controlled.... Just wish I knew > specifically what is helping the most so I could cut down on superfluous > drugs....currently he's on Gabapentin( .4 cc BID if pain is up.. QD if doing > OK).. for pain, prednisolone ( 10 mg QD administered via syringe dissolved in > milk, Venus Fly Trap SubQ BID ( interesting substance... bears closer > scrutiny... supposed to have anti tumor activity) Two other " alternative " > medications ! which I h ave suspended only because the poor boy screams bloody murder every time I have to give him something..... with a tumor invading his oral cavity I want to keep anything PO to a minimum.... > Seems that the cats I've had that are _ supposed_ to ( clincally) die > don't and the ones that that aren't ..do Hope everyones buddies are doing > reasonably well ( as reasonably well as FeLV Kitties can do)... Gilbert, as > I mentioned, had a traumatic brain injury which has left him with poor > balance... but lately he's been insistent on expanding his range and even > tried running this AM... Wasn't in anything resembling a straight line but > the spirit in this guy is enough to make you weep... Guess that's part of > why I am such a fan of animals.... they simply do what they have to and do it > without complaint ( Sure glad they can't speak...perhaps I'd like them less > if their inner thoughts were more like ( Why ME?? I'm a more thoughtful > caring cat than Mittens over there; why did _ I_ have to get hit by a car and > THEN get cancer!!... and there's that jerk Mittens running around all > carefree and happy...where's the Justice I ask you!!!!)... > > Bob > > Bob > _______________________________________________ Felvtalk mailing list Felvtalk@felineleukemia.org http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org _______________________________________________ Felvtalk mailing list Felvtalk@felineleukemia.org http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org
