Hi guys,
Well, this morning was a tough one. I took Cricket in
to another vet because I wasn't totally comfortable
with the one I took him to on Monday. He sedated
Cricket and took his blood, etc. His initial count
(before labs come back) of rbc came to 13, which he
said is pretty bad. He said he is deathly anemic. He
also tested positive for FeLV, which I pretty much
already knew, but was hoping the diagnosis two years
ago was wrong. I felt like an idiot bursting into
tears in front of this person I had never met before.
He recommended staying on the Prednisone (Cricket
seemed much more energetic this morning and ate more,
so I am hopeful). He also tested his reticulocytes
(sp?), which are what he needs to make red blood
cells, and said that he has 1%, which if he had had
none, then there would be no hope. So I am trying to
remain hopeful. The vet said to keep him on the
steroids and check back in two weeks, plus when his
labs come back today or tomorrow, we'll know more and
the prognosis may change. This vet is an older
gentleman, and does not believe in ImmunoRegulin use.
But I have heard too many stories on the net, some
from articles from vets which I have verified, and I
can't sit back and watch to see if Cricket makes it on
his own or not without doing everything I can to help
him. So I ordered the ImmunoRegulin online and have
no idea how to administer it. Does anyone here have
any idea on how to do this, where to administer it,
and how much? Or is this something that has to be put
in a vein (which I won't do). I am wondering how in
the world to approach the vet. "Hey Doc, I know you
are trying to help my cat, but I just feel you aren't
doing everything possible, so I went ahead and bought
these drugs online. Can you administer them for me
please?" Doesn't sound quite right, you know? Any
thoughts or info. is greatly appreciated!!!
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