I hope Ginger feels better soon. It is so hard when you know something isn't right but you can't seem to get an answer to what is wrong. I will be praying that Ginger starts feeling better.
Cindy --- [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > I am so worried, though the vets do not seem to be. > We took her to a > different emergency room at 5 am, one with a > veterinary referral center during the > day with internists, because she got almost > completely limp. They put her on > IV fluids and by the time the internist came in at 8 > he apparently thought > she looked fine. The ultrasounded her and did not > see anything wrong or any > objects in her, only thing was her bile looked thick > around her gall bladder, > which is apparently common in some healthy cats as > well. They x-rayed her and > did not see the white circles anywhere. They gave > her a shot of pepcid and an > antibiotic shot, and fed her half a can of fancy > feast salmon which they > said she ate hungrily. The internist said he could > keep her another night on IV > fluids but that it was ok to take her home. He said > three things could be the > case: 1) that she ingested something that is making > its way out of her > system now through her intestines and that it gave > her a stomach ache and she just > still does not feel great, 2) she has some kind of > virus or low-grade > bacterial infection that did not raise her wbc, or > 3) she has some sort of cancer > that they can not see, but he did not think it was > this because there were no > clinical signs and because she perked up and ate > just from pepcid and IV > fluids. He did not do blood work again, but went by > the blood work from > yesterday morning. We went to get her, and she did > not look right, but was brighter > and trying to get her bandage off and walked around > the room a little, so we > took her home. Upon getting in the car, she climbed > on my lap and bascially > passed out asleep. When she got home, I put her on a > bed, and she fell asleep > stretched out flat on her belly with her face down > in the covers. She has > been like that ever since. We called the internist > after a couple of hours, and > he said to give her more time, that she is probably > just tired and finally > able to sleep now that she is home, and to call back > if she seems weaker. Well, > about an hour ago I tried to give her food and she > gave one lick, then stood > up and fell over sideways. She got up again a minute > or so later and went to > jump off the bed, so I took her and put her in the > litter box, where she > immediately sunk into a laying down position and > peed, and then just continued > to lay there. I picked her up and put her back on > the bed, but she got up and > wanted down, so I put her on the floor. She took two > steps and collapsed on my > jacket, and has been sleeping there ever since, > again flat on her belly with > her face in front of her in my jacket. Her > breathing is a little fast, but > not much (36 breaths per minute, normal is listed > as 20-30 per minute). I > called and tried to talk to the internist again to > ask him if this is what he > meant by weaker, but he would not get on the phone > with me and told them to > tell me that if I think she is worse and am not > comfortable having her at home > to bring her in. I don't know what to do. They > seem to think there is nothing > wrong because there are no clinical signs and she > ate while there, and I > think all they will do if I bring her back in is > give her IV fluids, which the > internist said can not have been the difference > between her being alert at the > vet and collapsing in the car because she would > take a few hours for the > effects of IV fluids to wear off. > > I did give her periactin yesterday morning trying > to get her to eat, and > I gave her a full dose (because she had taken it in > the past without problem, > but I am not sure if it was a full dose or half > dose, as I am usually very > cautious with periactin), and Gray thinks that > perhaps the Periactin combined > with her not feeling good from something and > exhaustion of going to 2 > emergency vets in 24 hours and having blood drawn, 2 > sets of x-rays and an > ultrasound just might be making her feel completely > exhausted and weak. > > What do you think I should do? If she really is > just totally exhausted, I > do not want to cart her an hour back there and have > her put in a cage and > hooked up again. They also were really bad at > keeping me updated or returning > my calls. But I am scared, too, because she looks > like she is dying. Except > she is not throwing up, having diarrhea, panting or > gasping, and she ate half > a can of food before leaving the vet this morning... > But Gray just printed > some things out, which even yesterday afternoon made > her jump off the bed and > run to the printer to play with it, and she did not > even register that she > heard it. > > Please say lots of prayers for her. She is > almost 7, which makes me > anxious as she has been positive most if not all her > life. The internist said > there was no evidence that was is going on has > anything to do with her FeLV, > but I am scared. > > Thanks, > Michelle > > In a message dated 2/20/2006 3:02:11 P.M. Eastern > Standard Time, > [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: > > Michelle, > > Please let us know how Ginger's visit to the vet > turned out today. She and you are in my prayers. I > hope she gets to feeling better soon! > > :) > Wendy > > > > __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com
