Hello all:
It is with great sorrow that I had to make the ultimate sacrifice and allow
my sweet, precious little Ziggy Mo go over the bridge at noon today. He
had not eaten in two days and his breathing became shallow, almost non-existent
and he was barely able to get his head off of the bed. My husband and I
rushed him to the University of Pennsylvania Vet Hospital (the best in our area)
early this morning and had to make the heart wrenching decision to let him go
after he was in considerable pain and his PCV's were down right below 5, even
after the vet took significant measures to try and bring them back up.
Basically he was fading fast even in their exam room. I wanted to thank
all of you for all of your kind words and support and advice in helping me with
Ziggy. I am sitting here in disbelief that my precious little boy of only
13 months was taken so quickly by the evil and vicious disease. I am just
hoping that knowing he is in a place where there is no longer any pain or
suffering that I can ease my sorrow a bit. I never thought it would happen
so quickly and that I would have had more time with him. My heart is
aching with saddness and pain right now but I did want to let all of you and
thank you for your kindness. I do not know how all of you do this, some
more than once but I say prayers every night for you and your furkids and all of
the little angels, God Bless You All....
Niki
----- Original Message -----
Sent: Tuesday, May 23, 2006 12:45
PM
Subject: Re: Anemia
Niki,
When my Cricket was first diagnosed with anemia,
I
felt the same way you did. This ominous feeling just
ate away at
me the whole time he was ill. It was
horrible. But luckily,
Ziggy is moderately anemic.
Cricket was severely anemic. You have
some time and
might be able to turn him around with the
right
information and some help from above. First, ask your
vet if
he will consider Epogen, which has worked for
many kitties. It
stimulates the body into making red
blood cells. Prednisone and
ImmunoRegulin are also
right on track in helping to treat anemia.
Interferon
may also help, but definitely ask him about the
Epogen.
I would call the vet and ask what his exact
numbers are and let us know so
we can better help
Ziggy. You need to know if he has regenerative
or
non-regenerative anemia. Take care of yourself Niki.
If you
get too stressed out, Ziggy will pick up on it,
and it will stress him out
more, which will not help
him recover. Get some sleep even if you
have to drink
some wine or take a sleep aid to get there. Eat
to
keep your strength up. If you aren't rested or taken
care of,
your mind won't be in good enough shape to
make good decisions for
Ziggy. Don't be afraid to ask
for help or come her to vent or with
questions. We
have all been in the same position and know
how
devastated you feel. I hope this helps a little. Do
you
have the kitty manual that we send out?
:)
Wendy
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Nicholena Rushton <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
wrote:
> Hello all:
>
> I am not sure if my previous
post went out correctly
> but if it did I have an update on Ziggy and
really
> need some help on what to do. Went to the vet
>
yesterday who ran Ziggy's blood work which showed
> him to be
"moderately" anemic. Vet immediately gave
> him a shot of immon
regulin (I believe) and then
> gave me predisone and and antibiotic
along with a
> liquid appetite stimulant. What his exact
numbers
> were I am not sure as I was devastated by what the
> vet
said. Ziggy is still eating but is lethargic at
> times and shows
no interest in playing with any of
> his toys. Additionally, he
licks the interior walls
> of my house intermittently and the marble
threshold
> b/w my hall and bath. I know I am in a daily
fight
> for his life but I just can not seem to stop
> thinking
that he is losing his battle. My vet has
> also ordered Interferon
for me so that I can start a
> regime of that. I don't know what
else to do and I
> do not know if there is any advice anyone can
give
> me to try and ease my fears. I have lost sleep over
>
this for the past four nights (three when I didn't
> know what was going
on and now tonight). Will
> someone PLEASE help me?
Thanks....
>
>
Niki
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