Hi, Wendy, thank you very much ---- I hope she will continue to eat -- she is my sweetest girl (though they are all so sweet!!) just my two cents..if you can give him the medicine enough time prior to your departure, so that you can make sure that he is not going to have any type of reactions from it --- everytime, they try something new, I always always get nervous about possible side effects.
Thank yoU! -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of wendy Sent: Friday, November 04, 2005 2:30 PM To: [email protected] Subject: RE: Need help with Cricket's diet Congratulations on Ginger eating! What a great victory for her and for you! I hope she bounces back like a little miracle. I will keep you posted on Cricket. I'm afraid I won't be able to get online much this weekend but will check back in with everyone Monday at the latest and give another report on Cricket. The vet is calling Walmart right now to call in a prescription for the Cyproheptadine (thank you Nina!). I will pick it up on my way home and give it to him before we leave. Have a great weekend! :) Wendy --- Hideyo Yamamoto <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > 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: [email protected] > 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: [email protected] > > 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 > === message truncated === __________________________________ Yahoo! Mail - PC Magazine Editors' Choice 2005 http://mail.yahoo.com
