Re: OT: please pray for Oreo

[Nina]

79% chance of a full recovery is a very reassuring prognosis!  All doctors are hesitant to give patients "false" hope, so his chances seem very good indeed.  Being in rescue, I'm sure you know how important a positive state of mind is, and you've already seen JoJo through even worse.  Do you use flax seed oil in their food?  You get it at the health food store, (the oil, not the pills) and add it to their food.  For somebody Oreo's size, I think about a tablespoon would be enough.  I think the Omega oils help with inflammation and joint mobility.  I used it for my Vixen, (she had arthritis) and it really helped her.  It's good for their coat too, and it can't hurt. Thanks for the advise about the trap.  I have been feeding them in an airline crate while I waited for the trap to arrive so they are already getting used to eating in a confined space.  You're right though, I might as well use the trap itself.  My husband is away on business, when he gets back I'll ask him to help me set it up.  Did I tell you I've got an extra month or two breathing room for them?  Virginia's son isn't going to rent her house for at least 30 days, maybe 60.  I don't want to trap and confine them until I have to.  Pray whoever he rents to likes cats.  Wouldn't it be wonderful if they didn't mind them being there?  Better yet, why don't we pray for cat lovers who would take care of them! Nina Hideyo Yamamoto wrote: Thank you, Nina. The one comforting factor is that, the surgeon (who did surgery on Oreo and JoJo) was very confident about his full recovery (he said something like 79%), the prognosis is good, whereas it as not so for JoJo, he had a pretty good chance that he might be paralyzed for the rest of his life (the prognosis was fair) - but he did indeed recover and can walk again) - but regardless, you are right, this is not the worst thing could happened. The next to Oreo, there was a really sweet kitty whose legs got amputated - he went home the next day - but again there are always wheel chair, right? Nina, I meant to talk to you about the trap - even if you are not trapping them right now, please take the trap to the yard where they eat and start feeding in the trap without setting it. You can keep the flap door stay open using a big pot or put a stick or something like that and make sure that it's open sturdy. So, by the time you are ready to trap, they are already used to be eating in the trap - and more likely to get every one in there. Since the trap is pretty big, sometime cats get afraid to go in there until they feel that they are safe. Does it make sense? -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] On Behalf Of Nina Sent: Friday, March 04, 2005 10:10 AM To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org Subject: Re: OT: please pray for Oreo Hideyo, I'm sure that Oreo will be much happier at home under your care. Thank goodness your vet didn't argue with you! I am certain that bringing him home is the right decision, no one will be more diligent attending to his needs than you. I'll be thinking of you guys and sending lots of healing energy and prayers for a speedy recovery. Even in the worse case scenario, I'm sure you're aware of doggie wheel chairs. I've known dogs that have had to use them and their quality of life was barely diminished. I saw a program once about a woman with two therapy assistance dogs in wheel chairs. She brought them to children's hospitals and the kids gained strength witnessing how happy and unconcerned the dogs were about their disabilities. Nina Hideyo Yamamoto wrote: Our little Shitsu dog is coming home today from the disc surgery - they wanted to keep him at the hospital over the weekend because he does not have the bladder control right now. But I begged them to release him today as originally scheduled, as he was so depressed and scared there and he wouldn't eat there (he did eat steak when we visited him there last night). We will just have to be able to express his bladder on our own, which we had to do with the other dog, JoJo when he was paralyzed. The surgeon did tell me that it's common to lose the bladder control for 5 to 14 days from the trauma from the surgery. But he did have the control prior to the surgery, and I am really hoping that this is just a temporary thing - please pray for Oreo that he can walk again, and his bladder control will come back very soon!! Thank you!! Hideyo