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Allie,
what is wrong with your kitten?
Sincerely
Carrie
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Sent: Thursday, November 24, 2005 3:13
PM
Subject: Re: New Member
That's amazing, Carrie! I'm hoping for similar results for my
kitten, now that I have some advice other than 'Put her to sleep' thanks to
this wonderful group!
Allie
On 11/24/05, carrie
chance <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
wrote:
okay
thanks to a few of your members and the hard work and knowledge
we have
assumed it was toxoplasmosis and started her on the meds
AND TODAY AFTER
3 DOSES MY KITTEN IS UP PLAYING AND
ABLE TO WALK FURTHER THAN SHE HAS ALL
MONTH! IT BRINGS TEARS TO MY EYES
AND I CANT BELEIVE WHAT IM SEEING, so
hopefully with continued use she will
be on her way
THANK YOU
ALL!!!!!!!!!!!!
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From: "carrie chance"
< [EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To:
<>
Sent: Wednesday, November 23, 2005 2:59 PM
Subject: Re: New
Member
> Okay here are the results
> this is long and
took me forever to type
>
> ALK 30
> ALT 50
> AST
42
> ALBUMIN 3
3
> TOTAL PROTEIN 85
>
GLOBULIN 5 2
> TOTAL
BILIIRUBIN 0 1
>
DIRECT BILIRUBIN 0 0
>
BUN 18
>
CREATININE 0 9
>
CHOLESTEROL 168
>
GLUCOSE 88
>
CALCIUM 12.1
>
PHOSPHORUS 8.0
>
CHLORIDE 107
>
POTASSIUM 5.8
>
SODIUM 153
> A/G
RATIO 06
> B/C
RATIO 20 0
> INDIRECT
BILIRUBIN 0 1
> NA/K
RATIO 26
> HEMOLYSIS
INDEX 25
> LIPEMIA
INDEX 43
>
WBC 15.6
>
RBC 6.51
>
HGB 10.2
>
HCT 31.7
>
MCV 49
>
MCH 15.7
>
MCHC 32.2
> NEUTROPHIL
SEG 79
>
LYMPHOCYTES 12
>
MONOCYTES 6
>
EOSINOPHIL 3
> AUTO
PLATELET 276
> SLIDE
REVIEWED MICROSCOPICALLY
> NO HEMOBARTONELLA (NOW CALLED MYCOPASMA)
SEEN
> PLATELETS-CLUMPED
>
> ABSOLUTE NEUTROPHIL
SEG 12324
> ABSOLUTE
LYMPHOCYTE 1872 ABSOLUTE
MONOCYTE 936
> ABSOLUTE
EOSINOPHIL 468
>
>
FIP ADD ON TEST: NO ANTIBODY PRESENT @ 1:100
> ----- Original Message
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> From: "Hideyo Yamamoto" <
[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> To: <[email protected]>
>
Sent: Wednesday, November 23, 2005 11:03 AM
> Subject: RE: New Member
>
>
> You can send a blood work to Dr. Addie at
University of Glasgow and they
> can do a profile test for FIP - it's
the closest diagnostic tool around,
> she has dedicated her last two
decades on treatment/diagnosis of FIP -
> every time, I suspect FIP
on my kitties, I consider using them ---
>
> Again, we will see
what the blood work say when you post it.
>
> -----Original
Message-----
> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>
[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
On Behalf Of carrie chance
> Sent: Tuesday, November 22, 2005 6:22 PM
> To: [email protected]
>
Subject: Re: New Member
>
> I have her on pedialite, took her
off antibiotics (they werent helping)
> and
> have taken her to
3 vets, one suspects FIP, the other say its not FIP,
> and the 3rd
gave her the pennicilan shot that she had the reaction to. So
>
no
> one knows whats wrong...its really weird
>
> I will
let you know this blood work tomarrow I will get it. Also you
> asked
about a fever, no fever, just warm
> and her tummy though it looks
like an fip tummy, it is not, but it fools
>
> vets into
thinking so, because its bloaty looking, but it has always
> looked
like this, I think just a shubby baby, thats all
>
> -----
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> From: < [EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> To:
<[email protected]>
>
Sent: Tuesday, November 22, 2005 5:21 PM
> Subject: RE: New
Member
>
>
>> Hi Carrie - Again, welcome to the
list. That really is difficult, and
>
>> tugs at
my heart. My Lancelot just died, and seemed like he
never
>> thrived, poor baby. When he was sick, his 3rd
eyelids would come out
> . He
>> was less than a year when I
got him, and maybe going on 2 when he
> died.
>>
>>
I agree with the suggestions about interferon, also might try Lysine
>
for
>> the URI. 250 mg Lysine twice a day, with vitamin
C mixed in. I use
>> powder, mixed with wet food, or
sometimes mix with water and use oral
>> syringe to squirt it in
the mouth.
>>
>> Sometimes the blood tests don't show
much, or they don't get
> interpreted
>>
fully. For example, kitties can have kidney problems but it
doesn't
> show
>> up on the blood
test.
>>
>> You might ask your vet about other kinds of
antibiotics also - I've
> used
>> Zeniquin, and it's helped
enormously in some cases. Someone suggested
>
>>
Zithromax.
>>
>> I'd suggest being watchful when giving
any drugs that kitty doesn't
> become
>> dehydrated, that
plenty of water is consumed or given as sub-q
fluids.
>>
>> Someone elsewhere also mentioned blood
parasites, and there's a
> test(s)
>> for that.
>>
>> I really think about and wonder about these babies that just
don't
> thrive,
>> that don't get meat on their bones, and
would like to know more about
>> helping them thrive.
>>
>> Best of luck,
>>
>>
Gloria
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> At 04:29
PM 11/22/2005, you wrote:
>>>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!
>>>
>>>-----Original
Message-----
>>>
>>>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/
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>-----Original
Message-----
>>>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
>>>
>>>-----
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>>>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."
>>>
>
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