Thanks! Learn something new every day! Gloria
At 10:19 AM 8/18/2005, you wrote:
Hi Gloria!
It's lymphocytic plasmacytic gingivitis; it's the full name of the evil
stomatitis
(what a lazy girl; just typing abbreviations!).
Julie
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Hey Julie, lots of good wishes for Tater and for his cousin Mandy! What's LPG?
Gloria
At 09:14 AM 8/18/2005, you wrote:
>Hi Everyone,
>
>Tater's belly is big again. We consulted two internists and both feel
>that a CAT scan would not be helpful (apparently you need some idea of the
>area you're trying to zero in on) and we have another split decision on
>doing an exploratory. Wendy did some more research on VIN and there is a
>medication used for treatment of vascular disease in people that some vets
>are using experimentally in FIP cats. Evidently, vaculitis is one
>hallmark of FIP (when the vessels swell they leak protein hence the high
>protein count that shows in bloodwork) and Trental is supposed to make the
>blood thinner and make it flow more easily and thereby deliver more oxygen
>to the organs. The correct dosage is being compounded for Tater
>now. He's also on prednisone and human interferon. He's still eating and
>was verrrry interested in what Maurice was doing on the other side of the
>FIV+ kitties door this morning. I'm trying to decide how to proceed with
>him; the evidence now seems overwhelming that it is FIP we're dealing with.
>
>On Tuesday morning I noticed his cousin Mandy (also no teeth due to severe
>LPG) had a big bloody drool on the side of her face. She went into the
>vet on Tuesday night and she has a large mass under her tongue. There is
>also extreme irritation on the roof of her mouth above the tongue. She
>goes in for a biopsy next week and I've been told it could be an
>eosinophilic granuloma, a tumor (canerous or not), or a severe manifestion
>of LPG, even though her teeth are gone.
>
>I so appreciate everyone's good wishes for Tater; will you keep Mandy in
>your thoughts, too? I'm really stunned; somewhere in the back of my mind,
>I knew these kittens would likely all have health problems (that's why I
>never adopted them out) throughout their lives, and most of them do have
>chronic herpes outbreaks, or skin problems, etc., but they are so young (6
>years of age); it's just breaking my heart.
>
>Mandy is happily eating (stoic little thing; it HAS to hurt) so I guess
>that's my one bit of positive news.
>
>Thanks for being here.
>
>Love, Julie
>
>
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>to protection by man from the cruelty of man. "
>
>"The greatness of a nation and its moral progress can be judged
>by the way its animals are treated."
>
>Mohandas Gandhi (1869-1948)
>
>
>Paws Come WITH Claws!!!
>
>If you're thinking about de-clawing your cat, you need to re-think your
>decision to acquire a pet.
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"I hold that, the more helpless a creature, the more entitled it is
to protection by man from the cruelty of man. "
"The greatness of a nation and its moral progress can be judged
by the way its animals are treated."
Mohandas Gandhi (1869-1948)
Paws Come WITH Claws!!!
If you're thinking about de-clawing your cat, you need to re-think your
decision to acquire a pet.
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