Thanks for that Nina. Flavia is having a blood transfusion at the emergency services clinic right now. My neg cat Katyis donated the blood. To back up, Flavia's symptoms last night were lack of energy, eating litter (and very little appetite for food), defecating outside box, rapid breathing and of course letting me handle her--she's feral. After Flav and I left the bad clinic, we went home and I called to see if the nice vet, Dr Dodin, who treated her in the past was at her clinic today (I had pulled all the records from there last week as all the vets are leaving that clinic). She was in today and is there till June 30. She did bloodwork and sent it off. Then she did her own test for hematocrit. It was 6. She said it may vary a little from the result that comes back, but either way, not good. I'm amazed my little furball was so alert. She needed a transfusion, fast. (I have a feeling it will be nonregen anemia. I've been trying to take in all the good info you sent, but I can't quite get a handle on what works best AND is currently available for nonregen anemia in FeLV POS cats. Feedback very welcome before I talk to the vet again. ) Then it turned out Higgins don't do transfusions. (I was shocked.) The emergency clinic opens at 12 noon on Wed (and only Wed--what would have happened if it was any other day I dread to think.) So we went there. They didn't have blood! Dr Dodin is calling me and the emergency place with full result tonight. Only then will we know what type it is. So I left poor Flavia there and went home to get Katyis to give blood. Now, I'm thinking, Dr Dodin would have been better just to have done the hematocrit test. Because the clinic could have run the full test and got results immediately. (They did with Caramel and Levi) As it is, we have to wait till 7pm tonight. This is such a carbon copy of Caramel and Levi. Perhaps the outcome will be better. But I realize that's probably unrealistic. I feel so bad for that poor baby, strung up to a transfusion in a strange place. I was told it will give her only 2 days of recovery--enough time to figure out the cause and next step. Thanks again for that, Nina. I hope your brood are doing well. Kerry
----- Original Message ----- From: "Nina" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <felvtalk@felineleukemia.org> Sent: Wednesday, June 22, 2005 12:05 PM Subject: Re: Flavia not well, please send good wishes > How frustrating for you! So, poor Flavia made a trip to the vet for > nothing? Wasn't that amazing that she went in the carrier by herself? > At least the experience, although I'm sure scary, wasn't too traumatic > for her. You must be exhausted. Flavia and you are in my prayers that > she feels better soon. I'll send you my doc of all the suggestions for > anemia that I've pasted from the list. > Nina > > Kerry MacKenzie wrote: > > > Hi all > > I've been up most of night with Flavia. I noticed she wasn't moving > > much last night, and didn't appear to want to eat. When I tried > > coaxing her with a treat, she went into the box and ate some litter > > instead. Not good. Then she defecated outside the box 2 or 3 times. I > > stayed with her all night, fell asleep for a couple of hours and when > > i woke up, she had already jumped into the new carrier (only the top > > door was open--not the front door). So I gently closed it, and took > > her to a place i haven't used but has a good reputation, when they > > opened at 8am. I got the impression from their website last night that > > they could do bloodwork tests in situ and I could walk out with the > > result -- I then planned to take the result to my old vet who has > > always treated Flavia (but I know for a fact does have to send out for > > results and also didn't open until 9am). However this is not nec the > > case it turned out (that they can do all bloodwork tests in-house). I > > said I would clarify it with the vet i saw. > > The receptionist/vibe at the new place was obnoxious! However I waited > > for the promised vet. They weren't busy. At 8.45 when nothing had > > happened I decided Flavia deserved much better than that and so I told > > them politely that I was leaving and taking her elsewhere. > > Now I'm waiting for my old vet to call me back.... > > Please send lots of good wishes for Flavia. > > Kerry > > >
