Hi Sue,
Thanks for sharing the story about the good vet. We're bombarded with
negative human stories way too often, it's nice to know there are plenty
of good ones out there too. When we run across the vets or
organizations that recommend immediate pts upon diagnosis, we should all
report back to them with our successes. These people need to be
educated, (as frustrating as that is), in order to save lives and
heartache in the future. Years ago, before felv touched my life in such
a personal way, I was told by a trusted rescuer that all Felv kitties
should be pts, (so they don't suffer agonizing deaths). Now I know how
terribly wrong that is. I wish this person and I hadn't lost touch so I
could share our stories of love and hope with her.
Do tell Mary that the oral interferon has been known to help mouth sores
and send her my blessings,
N
Sue Taft wrote:
I've just spoken to my friend Mary who's just got back from the vets
for the re-test. She hadn't told me another of the cats that she'd
rescued from the same house was ill. She'd had her to a different vet
yesterday because she had a terrible mouth ulcer and was running a
temperature. The FeLV test came back positive and the vet was all set
to kill poor Daisy. Anyway, Mary decided she couldn't do it as Daisy
was still eating and was happy in herself, and so took her home.
She took Daisy to our usual vet, Sonia, today. Mary told her what had
been said, so Sonia checked her mouth, said she'd seen worse and that
if Daisy was still eating and enjoyed having her tummy tickled so much
she thought it was worth a bash! Out came the interferon, poor Mary
has gone home armed with antibiotics, more needles and more
interferon, but a living cat! It may not work but it has to be worth
trying and I so admire Sonia for wanting to give it a go. Makes me
realize why I choose her to treat all my own cats when they're ill
(including my FIV boy Eric who has an interferon injection every 3
weeks and is as fit as can be).
Sorry to go on, but I wanted to sing the praises of this vet to people
who know what we're going through.
Sue
- Re: Another one - fantastic vet! Nina
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