Michelle,
I'm behind, and I hope this message finds Ginger feeling better. I wanted to mention something about Ginger's mouth. I wrote a while back about 2 of my negatives who were having mouth problems. They had dentals, and within a month their breath was just awful again.
When I took them to the vet they had infected gums. The vet said she wanted to test them for bartonella (not hemobartonella). They tested positive and she put them on 21 days of azithromycin. Now their gums have healed up and are not inflamed or infected.... I can absolutely not even smell their breath at all!
The doctor said that they are finding more and more that chronic mouth problems are helped by this. The test took about a week. I don't know where they had to send it. From what I understand it's kind of like hemobart in that the antibiotic doesn't completely rid their bodies of the bartonella, but decreases the amount present.
She mentioned other infections that have reacted well to this, but I really didn't pay attention as we were not dealing with anything else.
Just an idea.
tonya
Hideyo Yamamoto <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Hideyo Yamamoto <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
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?
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Nina
Sent: Friday, May 06, 2005 3:54 PM
To: [email protected]
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
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