Wendy, we all be praying for Cricket - please talk to him to get better and start eating! My Ginger listened to me - I stared at her and begged her to eat so that she will feel better - after two weeks not wanting to eat, she started eating a little bit yesterday. I am very proud of her.
Please keep us posted about what your mom says. Love and hugs... Hideyo -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of wendy Sent: Friday, November 04, 2005 1:30 PM To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org Subject: RE: Need help with Cricket's diet Hideyo- I definitely won't take Cricket to a vet for the weekend. I am going to see if my mom can go pet sit some with him. Thanks for your help and advice, especially about the V8- Wendy --- Hideyo Yamamoto <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Wendy, > Try to use carrot juice over V-8 as V-8 contains > onion and it's not good > for anemic cats at all. > > I am sorry that you are torn. But please somehow > get a permission from > you husband to stay with Cricket - I am sorry, since > Cricket can't ask > you verbally, I am asking you and your husband on > his behalf. He really > needs you right now and needs to say with him. He > is fighting for his > life so hard and he needs you to fight with him > right besides him. He > does not have that much time left with you. This is > probably the most > critical time for him ever in his life. Please > please stay with Cricket > not go away - if I lived in Dallas, I would take > care of him for you. > Even he stays at a clinic, he will be very stressed, > and won't eat and I > am afraid that stress will further weaken him. > Please consider staying with him. > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On > Behalf Of wendy > Sent: Friday, November 04, 2005 12:24 PM > To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org > Subject: Re: Need help with Cricket's diet > > Dear Nina, > > Thank you for all the suggestions. I wrote them all > down and will do my best before we leave to try some > of them. I am very torn about leaving to go out of > town and leaving Cricket. I keep hoping my husband > will tell me he doesn't mind if I stay with Cricket, > but I know he won't. He doesn't understand my love > for my cats, although now that he has this puppy, I > think it is helping. We have had this trip planned > for a long time. It's a ministry opportunity that > my > husband really wanted us to take advantage of. I > also > promised to take my nephew to see the Texas State > Aquarium while we are there. I keep telling myself > that I am going to make myself enjoy this trip, but > if > I had my druthers, I'd just say I'm not going. But > I > don't want to let my husband down. And, he's > already > feeling a bit left out because I have been giving so > much attention to Cricket lately. It's all I can do > to take care of Cricket, not neglect my husband, > take > care of my nephew and stay on top of him regarding > his > homework, keep the house up, love my other kitties, > make dinner, work 40 hours a week at my regular job, > take classes two nights a week, and everything else > in > between. I honestly don't know how working moms > (not > to mention single working moms) do it. I really > don't. I tried to find the liver shake recipe, but > all I could come up with was this: > > 1 cup raw liver (beef or chicken) > 1 raw egg yolk > 1 tsp. kelp or spirulina > 1/4 cup fresh filtered water > 1 cup fresh carrot juice, V8, or tomato juice > > Is this the right recipe??? > > Also, what types of deli meat do you think would be > most desired by a cat? > > Thanks again for listening and for your time and all > the wonderful suggestions. We are trying to hang in > there. > :) > Wendy > > --- Nina <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > Wendy, > > I'm very sorry to tell you this, but from what you > > describe, if you > > leave Cricket alone for 48 hours, there is a good > > chance that he won't > > be around when you get back, or he will > deteriorate > > considerably, (in 48 > > hours, he may do that even with you home to > > assist-feed him). His > > condition sounds grave to me and since he's not > > eating on his own and > > his anemia is so advanced, he really needs to be > > monitored and cared > > for. If you can't find someone trustworthy to > stay > > with him, I'd > > consider bringing him to a vet that will be able > to > > monitor him 24/7. > > Just boarding him at a regular vet that closes up > at > > night with no one > > in attendance won't be enough and will stress him > > out without giving you > > full benefit. > > > > As far as Cricket not eating... It's so > frustrating > > and upsetting > > dealing with a kitty that will not eat, > > unfortunately, I doubt very much > > that he's eating when you're not looking and > > refusing the tasty tid bits > > you put down in front of him. Usually when a > kitty > > doesn't want to eat, > > they will more readily lap at food. They start > that > > awful thing they do > > with picking up pieces of food and then spitting > > them out, like they've > > forgotten how to chew. Oh, it's so terrible, I > know > > it is. Have you > > tried the liver shake that has been posted on the > > list? My Gypsy will > > sometimes eat if I stay with her and encourage her > > with soft words and > > strokes. Try warming the goat milk and foods > you're > > offering, sometimes > > the added aroma and feel of warmth on their tongue > > helps. Also, if > > Cricket turns his nose up and walks away, follow > him > > and put the bowl > > down in front of him. I don't know why, but > > sometimes they seem to have > > to think about it and when they are immediately > > offered food again, > > they'll eat. For some reason they sometimes will > > prefer a bowl over a > > plate and visa versa, try switching what you are > > serving the food on. > > Offer the tiniest little bits of food, like a 1/4 > of > > a teaspoon at a > > time, I think the sight and smell of a full bowl > of > > food may be > > overwhelming for a kitty that doesn't feel good. > I > > think sick kitties > > sometimes blame their discomfort on the food they > > are eating. That may > > be why they will suddenly refuse a favorite food, > > but might try > > something they've never eaten before, have you > > offered Cricket lunch > > meat in tiny little pieces? Also, assist-feeding > > will usually cause an > > aversion to whatever you are using, for example, > if > > Cricket has always > > loved beef babyfood, he may not eat it after > you've > > been forcing him > > to. Just something else to keep in mind. > > > > I'm sorry, my dear, I do know how hard this is. I > > certainly don't want > > to cause you any more upset than what you are > > already going through. I > > just wanted you to know that leaving him right now > > could have > > consequences that I wanted you to be aware of. If > > it can't be helped, > > it can't be helped. Everyone on this list is well > > acquainted with the > > "what if" syndrome. We end up beating ourselves > up > > over things we had > > no way of controlling, we've gotten to be pretty > > good at avoiding > > anything that will later give us anymore guilt > than > > what we end up > > suffering anyway. > > > === message truncated === __________________________________ Yahoo! Mail - PC Magazine Editors' Choice 2005 http://mail.yahoo.com
