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Has Smokey been checked for diabetes?
----- Original Message -----
Sent: Friday, September 09, 2005 9:17
AM
Subject: Re: Smokey....
Hi, thanks again for your reply. Sorry about my abbreviations, i'm
a Nurse. Yes Smokey has anaemia, her gums, pads and nose are very
pale. The Vet did originally think she had a parasite, and Smokey has
already taken a full course of Doxycyline. She has deffinately had
increased drinking and trips to the litter tray. What is the postal
address for yourselves so i can send on her results.
Thanks, John
Barb Moermond
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John,
I would definitely get a copy of all the results whenever you have
anything done. You can post them here for feedback from people who've
had similar problems and/or use them to get a second opinion from another
vet. I'm not sure what your abbreviations are, they can vary, but are
there any spots on Smoky that were usually pink and now are very
pale/white? Like, nose, gums, pads etc? That would indicate
anemia and would explain the fatigue. There are a number of causes for
anemia and different types of anemia, so you would need to find out which
and if it's regenerative or non-regenerative. Hemobartinella is a
blood born parasite that causes anemia and usually doesn't show up in the
test for it. An antibiotic like Doxycycline is usually used for
that. Along with the increased thirst, are there increased trips to
the litter box?
John Stafford
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Hi,
Thanks for your reply. Full blood tests were done on Smokey,
but all i can remember the Vet telling me, after she told me about the
Leukemia, was that her Hb level was very low, way way below acceptable
levels. And that 2 other levels were way low, but i cant recall what
they were. It sounds like Vets in the UK are not as thorough as yours in
the US when it comes to Feline Leukemia. Do you reccommend i get a copy of
the results from the Vet? And if so, what can i do with them?
Thanks,
John.
Barb Moermond <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
wrote:
Hi John,
Sorry you had to find us, but glad it's US you found:) What
other work was done/ tests run etc Saturday as well as the FeLV
test? With the dramatically increased thirst, I would think
diabetes and would want a full blood chemistry panel run. FeLV is
more like human AIDS than anything else as most of the time
it's something secondary that causes death. I would get more
information about your Smokey's overall health/condition before getting
too worried.
John Stafford
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Hi there,
My name is John, i'm from Newcastle, England. Me and my
partner Julie discovered on Saturday that our lovely cat Smokey has
Leukemia. Needless to say we are both totally devastated with
the news. Smokey is very special to us because she just decided
to come and live with us about 3 year ago. We would never
normally have got a cat, but one day Smokey just came through our
homes window, and the rest is history. Since then she has been
the center of all our attention.
She is taking Predisalone steroids 5mg twice daily. Our vet
just suggested we put her to sleep, but we declined, because she
doesn't seem too poorley at present. She is very sleepy all the
time (but then again she always has been) but just a bit more than
usual. She has lost alot of weight. She is still eating, but
very little, and she seems to be drinking loads. We take her out the
back a couple of times a day and she has a little run about, but gets
tired very quickly.
Can you reccommend any supplement or anything else we could give
her too help her along the way??
Thanks,
John, Julie, Smokey.
PS. it's really good to read everyones emails,
thanks.
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