Re: [Felvtalk] Gilbert...

2017-06-25 Thread Pam Doore
I have been a foster failure 4 times. Once I saw how well the foster's did with the the other cats and I fell in love, they had to stay :-D. As far as treating shelter pets, I know that at my shelter there is a set amount per pet and anything above that comes from a special account which has

Re: [Felvtalk] Gilbert...

2017-06-25 Thread dlgegg
They do get under our skin and become a necessary to our lives. I have 3 15 pounders who think I am a mattress for them to sleep on. Thank God they take turns. Does Gilbert like to KNEED a lot? Homey gets into a trance and digs deeply so I have had to explain to doctors what all those

Re: [Felvtalk] Gilbert...

2017-06-25 Thread ROBERT CHAPEL
Amani... As always... thank you for the advice and all the other references to research ( Doxy, Cannabinol) that can be helpful down the road...   In the case of Gilbert it is perplexing that they are so withholding re: drugs.  Gilbert is a favorite of everyone and no one wants to see him

Re: [Felvtalk] Gilbert

2017-06-25 Thread Amani Oakley
Bob I know you have had trouble with the clinic in terms of offering you medications, but if it were me, I would also want to try dexamethasone by injection if possible. It is much more powerful than the prednisone in reducing swelling and helping in reducing pain and neurological symptoms in

Re: [Felvtalk] Gilbert

2017-06-13 Thread dlgegg
ilto:felvtalk-boun...@felineleukemia.org] On Behalf Of > Sheri Burbridge > Sent: Thursday, June 8, 2017 1:15 PM > To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org > Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] Gilbert > > > > Thank you for loving him so hard during his last days. It will undoubtedly be &

Re: [Felvtalk] Gilbert

2017-06-12 Thread Ardy Robertson
:15 PM To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] Gilbert Thank you for loving him so hard during his last days. It will undoubtedly be difficult to see him go but it's the price we pay to give them the quality of life they deserve. My Mo was on buprenorphine in his last week

Re: [Felvtalk] Gilbert and Pain Meds..

2017-06-11 Thread dlgegg
Amani > > -Original Message- > From: Felvtalk [mailto:felvtalk-boun...@felineleukemia.org] On Behalf Of Margo > Sent: June-08-17 7:27 PM > To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org > Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] Gilbert and Pain Meds.. > > > > For my girl with the oral cancer,

Re: [Felvtalk] Gilbert and Pain Meds..

2017-06-11 Thread Amani Oakley
;felvtalk@felineleukemia.org> >Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] Gilbert and Pain Meds.. > >Bob - my vets get buprenorphine in a transdermal cream which gets applied to >the inner ear. The cream is specially compounded by a vet compounding pharmacy >they use. I find it very effective and certa

Re: [Felvtalk] Gilbert...

2017-06-09 Thread ROBERT CHAPEL
Amani, Margo et al Thank you for the input  I am quite familiar with oral buprenorphine having dosed my boys more times than I care to recall...  was hoping there might be something else as well but after doing my due diligence on the Web it does appear that cats pose significant

Re: [Felvtalk] Gilbert and Pain Meds..

2017-06-08 Thread Margo
. But every cat and situation is different. I hope you find something that works for Gilbert Margo -Original Message- >From: Amani Oakley <aoak...@oakleylegal.com> >Sent: Jun 8, 2017 5:53 PM >To: "felvtalk@felineleukemia.org" <felvtalk@felineleukemia.org> &

Re: [Felvtalk] Gilbert

2017-06-08 Thread Margo
difference in a small, but very important, life. Margo -Original Message- >From: ROBERT CHAPEL <bcha...@optonline.net> >Sent: Jun 8, 2017 12:20 PM >To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org >Cc: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org >Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] Gilbert > >My latest boy

Re: [Felvtalk] Gilbert and Pain Meds..

2017-06-08 Thread Amani Oakley
- From: Felvtalk [mailto:felvtalk-boun...@felineleukemia.org] On Behalf Of ROBERT CHAPEL Sent: June-08-17 2:28 PM To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] Gilbert and Pain Meds.. Thanks Sheri... The medication I mentioned ( Suboxone) is the brand name for Buphenorphine ( which I

Re: [Felvtalk] Gilbert and Pain Meds..

2017-06-08 Thread Amani Oakley
: Felvtalk [mailto:felvtalk-boun...@felineleukemia.org] On Behalf Of ROBERT CHAPEL Sent: June-08-17 2:28 PM To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] Gilbert and Pain Meds.. Thanks Sheri... The medication I mentioned ( Suboxone) is the brand name for Buphenorphine ( which I could

Re: [Felvtalk] Gilbert and Pain Meds..

2017-06-08 Thread ROBERT CHAPEL
Thanks Sheri... The medication I mentioned ( Suboxone) is the brand name for Buphenorphine ( which I could not recollect at the time of my note) I have a LOT of experience with  _ Buphenorphine_ from my months with my Little Yogi who was plagued with Uveitis... He was on it quite a while...  

Re: [Felvtalk] Gilbert

2017-06-08 Thread Sheri Burbridge
Thank you for loving him so hard during his last days. It will undoubtedly be difficult to see him go but it's the price we pay to give them the quality of life they deserve. My Mo was on buprenorphine in his last week. It was in little syringes that went right on the gums/tongue, maybe it would

Re: [Felvtalk] Gilbert

2017-06-08 Thread dlgegg
While you are away from home, you could place pillows or soft mats around his favorite up high places in case he falls and block off stairs. This way he could still be free to roam. I hope you will find some meds for him and he can be close to you when the time comes. As for not getting

Re: [Felvtalk] Gilbert

2017-06-08 Thread ROBERT CHAPEL
My latest boy Gilbert... who is not FeLV but does have a Cancerous Tumor behind his Right eye that is extending into his jaw and mouth, is beginning to show signs of pain ( periodically bats at his jaw with his paw and rubs his eye and jaw repeatedly against objects...eating is off and he