The first time I took Big Boy to the vet
was without anything and he totally freaked out! The vet tech somehow let
him go & he literally climbed the wall to get himself wedged behind a
bookcase. It was the one and only time he ever bit me & that was
because I was stupid enough to slide my hand behind the bookcase to try &
nudge him out. Now go from that to a cat who was frightened but stayed
calm & the difference was the ace promazine (may not be spelling
right). I’ve used it 3 times with him and while he is completely
alert and awake, knows what’s going on, he is just mellow enough to let
the vet do whatever is needed including drawing blood. I give him the
pill and put the carrier out next to him and he just pops in & goes to
sleep. He’s not thrilled when I sneak up to zipper it shut but he
doesn’t thrash around either… I’m not big on giving
unecessary meds but it made all the difference in the world for him…
Just my experience….
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Sent: Tuesday, March 22, 2005 6:24
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To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org
Subject: RE: OT:anethesia
I am so very sorry to
hear what happened to Snowball - it's so sad - I know there is always such a
concern for anethesia and surgery - I go back and forth every time.
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Sent: Tuesday, March 22, 2005 3:23
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To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org
Subject: RE: OT:anethesia
I am sorry I meant if the cat is already positive. I
was not aware that Snowball was positive, since all his test came back normal,
but once he was put under to be fixed, a week or so later he bled to death, and
I was informed that he was FeLV positive at that point.
Hideyo Yamamoto
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Do you mean, if the cat
is FeLV positive already, it might cause the virus to be activated? Or do
you mean, even if they are negative prior to, it can cause it to be positive
after the ahethsia?
(I am sorry for not being
clear, but I don't have any reasons to beleive that Buddah is FeLV positive -
but i need to make sure before I merge her with the rest)
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Sent: Tuesday, March 22, 2005 3:10
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To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org
Subject: Re: OT:anethesia
I have always thought that using the anethesia,
sometimes that will trigger the FeLV virus. That is what happed to
my Snowball.
Hideyo Yamamoto
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As much as I hate the idea of having
Buddah (Squeekie) go though it, after discussing it with my friend, who is in
the rescue group, I was going to have her anethetize her with ISO gas to draw
the blood - because of what happenen to my baby Suzi (she died right after
spaying surgery, I really hate the idea of doing so, but at the same time, she
felt that it might be least traumatic to her considering other options, she
also offered to take the blood herself since she is so used to do so with feral
cats (she is a vet tech as well) - but it might be for a while before she can
help me, and I really want to be able to get her interact with my other kitties
- let me know if I should re-consider anethesia -
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