Michelle, I agree with Nina - I know it's not an easy thing to do, but try to relax and don't think of the worse case scenario - I also have a cat who is felV positive, whose name is Ginger - when stops eating which has happened in the past, I just freak out and think of the worst case scenario - but sometimes they just need a little time to deal with whatever is going on -
Michelle, I have suggested this to other people - why don't you consider talking to Ginger through an animal communicator to find out what's going on - and why she is not eating and how she is feeling - you might be surprised what they can do for you - I was able to find a problem with no vets could with my animal communicator for my cat, Simon and OB - Also, if you want to try homeopathic remedy, I have some recommendations as well - does she not have a high fever at all? -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Nina Sent: Friday, May 06, 2005 3:54 PM To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org Subject: Re: Need prayers and advice for Ginger Michelle, Try not to freak out. - She could be dealing with something that with the help of your good care and the VO, she'll fight off. No one is hungry when they don't feel well. - Don't automatically assume that the "little something" with her lymph node is anything more than fat. Your radiologist said fat "frequently collects there, didn't he? - Her gums being inflamed is not unusual if she's not feeling well, when my cats are not feeling well it's the first symptom to flare up. - My animals are almost always uncharacteristically nasty to anyone who comes home smelling like the dreaded vet's office, Lucy was probably reacting to the way Ginger smelled and to Ginger's stress. - Give her some space and let her recover from her ordeal. She may be more willing to let you give her fluids when she's calmer. I wouldn't put her through it, unless you think it's critical. I have complete confidence in your doing whatever is necessary to administer to Ginger. Try very hard to RELAX. I understand completely why you're so upset, there isn't a caring human alive that would not be anxious given what you've been through. It will however, not help you, or any of your family to lose it now. Please think positively. Write to me off list with your address so I can send you 'Kyle's box' of VO. Hang in there, we're with you. Sending you, Ginger and everyone else love and support. Please keep us informed. Much love, Nina [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: >Ginger, my 6 year old positive, did not seem to want to eat last night and >this morning at 6 am licked her lips when I gave her baby food and only ate a >few licks-- she would normally go crazy for it. I took her in to the emergency >room. Her blood work was all normal except her protein was a little high. Her >xrays were normal except there was a little something showing where the lymph >node in the chest is. The radiologist said it is either fat, which frequently >collects there and Ginger is fat, or the beginnings of an enlarged lymph node >there which could indicate lymphoma. Her gums are super-inflamed and her >teeth in terrible shape. They gave me antibiotics for her mouth, gave her Pepcid >before we left, and said to give her fluids. They chipped some of the stuff >off her teeth. She was very stressed while there. > >Upon coming home she ate a jar of baby food. My cat Lucy then started >viciously attacking her-- which she has never done, and Ginger has been hiding from >her. I gave her a vial of feline interferon for the first time, have an >ultrasound scheduled for Monday if she does not get better, and am praying. I tried >to give her fluids and she turned into a wildebeast-- I have given many cats >fluids in my life, and Gray was helping, and we could not get more than 10 ml >or so into her. I tried giving her more food, including more baby food, and >she would not eat it. Actually, she tried a few licks of baby food and then >started moving her mouth and throat funny like it was stuck in her mouth or >throat, which of course is impossible with baby food, and then she walked away. >She played with me a little, but is not herself at all. She does not have >diarrhea. She is a little dehydrated, which I guess I will try to fix by getting >more baby food in her since I can not get fluids into her. > >If anyone thinks this sounds familiar and has any idea what is going on, >please tell me. I hope it is not lymphoma, and to tell the truth it seems odd to >me that beginning stages of lymphoma in the chest would make her not want to >eat. Please send prayers and energy. > >Thanks, >Michelle > > > > >
