Agreed...we actually just talked about this being a "hospice situation" yesterday! I'm hoping that she will just do up the shot for me and let me go pick it up and I'll do it myself (I imagine she will). How far apart can the combo shots be given, again?
**************************************************** "But if you tame me, then we shall need each other. To me, you will be unique in all the world. To you, I shall be unique in all the world; You become responsible, forever, for what you have tamed..." --Antoine de Saint-Exupéry "If you talk to the animals they will talk with you and you will know each other. If you do not talk to them you will not know them, and what you do not know you will fear. What one fears one destroys." --Chief Dan George ----- Original Message ----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: Tuesday, January 10, 2006 9:04 am Subject: Re: What to do next for Ewok > > Yes, 1/2 cc of each. That is what the vet who taught me about it > does. But I > think the oncologist gave Simon 1 cc of each, since 1 cc is the > normal dose > for giving each individually, and it certainly did not hurt him. > But I think I > would try 1/2 cc of each first, especially since he just got dex > yesterday. > You can always do another shot of 1/2 cc each later if he needs > more. > It seems like you have a good relationship with your vet. I would > talk to > her about this being hospice care at this point, that others have > had success > with giving a lot of steroids near the end, and ask her if, when he > needs > another, she will give it to you to give him sub-q at home rather > than having to > keep bringing him in, in order to keep him as happy and stress-free > as > possible. > > Michelle > > In a message dated 1/10/2006 10:01:54 A.M. Eastern Standard Time, > [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: > > Thanks, Michelle...I had the same reservations about the cypro as I > haven't had much luck with it in the past...I, too, thought that > steroids would be enough to stimulate his appetite (and they did, > he ate > well before the cypro kicked in)! Okay...I'll give my vet a call and > ask for the combo shot and see where that takes us! It's 1/2 cc of > each, right? Thanks, again... > > Jen > > > > >
