It's on dr. addies' website, but interferon might be also depending on
what the kitty has - I will be praying that your kitty would get better
soon!
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Hi, Carrie, welcome to the list, and I am so sorry that your baby kitty
is having a difficult time. One thing I would like to ask is that,
could you post the blood work on the post? I really would like to take
a look at it myself and read it. Especially TP and A/G ratio. If TP is
high, and A/G ration is less than 0.2 - I might want to talk to you
about another viral disease. If you haven't done already, you might
want to send it to IDexx fro corona virus titer to see what it shows.
Your kitty's condition reminds me of Henry so very much. Henry died
after I gave him a couple of dosages of antibiotics called Baytrill -
baytril is considered to be one of the safest drug and you would never
hear that a cat dies from it, but Henry unfortunately did from the
reaction from it. Not that the drug killed him directly, but somehow
his immune system was already weak (he was thin, had chronic URIs, rough
coat), and it further suppressed his immune system and killed him within
72 hours. They think he died of FIP which is considered to be very
fatal.
One thing I have to tell you is that, no matter what, please please be
careful as to what drug you give to your kitty no matter what a vet
says. You have to know the risks/benefits of each drug you give to your
kitty no matter how safe they say it is. Otherwise you would be paying
for it. A human could get a serious reaction from pennicilian so I am
not surprised if your kitty has it, too.
Does she have a fever? The only concern I have is that she may have dry
form of FIP - I suggested that you also write to FIP yahoo group and ask
for help. They have many many educated people also who is expert in
symptoms of FIP, and they can tell you also what they think.
Regardless, if your kitty is eating, and you feel that she is not in
pain, don't listen to your vet to put her down. I recently had a
situation where my kitty was very close to death, and did not give up
and a miracle happened and he came back. Regardless whatever she has
(whether it's FIP or not). Don't' ever give up a hope. Everyday is a
gift you have with her. Please treasure and fight with her (looks like
you have the attitude already - :) - at FIP yahoo list, there are
hundreds of people who live with FIP cats and continue to fight with
their furry babies. And, regardless whatever it is, we are here for
you. I am hoping that it's not FIP. But I would really like to get a
copy of the blood work. Ask your vet to fax to you. Also if the blood
work was sent to idexx before, they can just make a phone call to add
FIP/corona virus IFA titer test so that they won't have to draw another
sample of blood. The meantime, I am forwarding the link to dr. addie's
website http://www.dr-addie.com/
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of hd cc
Sent: Tuesday, November 22, 2005 2:53 PM
To: [email protected]
Subject: New Member
I have tested my kitty and no FIV or FELV or anything like that, but I
was
told you guys are the smartest people around when
it comes to cats and kittens with problems. Heres mine!
Sasha is 3 months old, she was fine, but then never really looked right,
straggly and just not a healthy kitty, thin hair but did play and run
and
was alot of fun. Now she has URI, which is getting better and better,
but
since getting it she has really gone down hill, She is always warm, when
you
touch her she feels warm, and now sometimes her 3rd eyelids cover her
eyes
for a second or 2 and she acts like she is not there, and then comes
back,
and also her legs are giving out on her, they stiffen up and she cant
move,
and she is very twitchy, her whole body twitches/tremors, something is
wrong, I did a blood panel and the vet said it was fine.
a few weeks ago she was given a shot of pennicillian,. and had an
allergic
reaction to it, her head swelled up and when the vet noticed it gave her
something to counter act it, i took her in originally cause she looked
poor,
sick and URI, could this shot have done it? Its almost like what ever is
wrong its in the nervous system or in the brain. Anyone ever hear
anything
similar to this. the vet thinks in one manner to put her down, but I
WONT,
she is eating and she has a nice stool, just everything else is wrong. I
love her so much, I just dont know what to do for her, she loves to come
out
and we walk up one side of the house and back, and thats it she stiffens
up
and goes down and cant walk anymore, i am in fear she may be in
pain,,,,i
just dont know what to do for her, she loves me and she loves to
eat,,,,,anyone please tell me something......
Sincerely
Carrie
www.arlingtonkittensandcats.petfinder.com
www.alleycatangels.org
www.adoptacat53.com
----- Original Message -----
From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[email protected]>
Sent: Tuesday, November 22, 2005 12:31 PM
Subject: Re: Welcome Rebecca
> LOL, yeah ask Michelle how gross opening a cat of meat based cat food
or
tuna is for
> her! She's very descriptive about how much meat grosses her out. :-)~
>
> I used to be vegetarian for a while, but got lazy, and hamburg helper
is
about all we
> eat these days unless it come in a microwavable carton. They don't
make
easy quick
> vegetarian foods out of a box... which is too bad, because that makes
me
continue to
> be a meat eater. If it involves more than one pot... I'm not cooking
it.
>
> Anyways, we're all very tolerate of the vegans here, and try to
understand
their
> point of view. I think you'll feel very welcomed here!
>
> Jenn
> http://ucat.us
> http://ucat.us/domesticcatlinks.html
> Adopt a cat from UCAT rescue:
> http://ucat.us/adopt.html
> Adopt a FIV+ cat:
> http://ucat.us/AWrescue/FIV/
> Adopt a FELV+ cat:
> http://ucat.us/FELVadopt.html
> "Saving one animal won't make a difference in the world, but it will
make
a world of
> difference for that one animal."
>
