Lisa,
I would not give him flea medication while he is sick, unless
he is clearly infested. Interferon, while possibly prophylactic, has never, to
my knowledge, helped a cat get over anemia or anything serious like that.
Immuno-Regulin maybe, but not interferon. It has done more for mouth problems
and maybe preventing colds. Blood transfusions can help a lot while you
are figuring out what is wrong and how, or if, to treat it. My cat Simon got 3
transfusions while chemo was kicking in, and his blood count then rose to normal
(he died 2 months later from hemolytic anemia, which is fast and an immune
reponse to cancer sometimes). Others have had success with transfusions
too. A transfusion takes about 4 hours, and it is the same amount of
discomfort as getting IV fluids, i.e. not a big deal. Blood transfusions
are usually only done if the hematocrit is down in the low teens or lower,
though. I would definitely get the blood work done to see, whether or not you
get the other tests done.
michelle
In a message dated 6/22/2006 12:26:31 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
Hi
guys,
Took your advice and found an internist (I live in Cleveland, and
surprisingly it took me 3 hours to find the nearest one which was 1/2 hour
away). I was not impressed w/this doc at all. (Had all files
faxed to him
before appt). He looked at his gums and said he's
anemic (doc I saw last
week after reviewing blood work said that he was
not-but hasn't eaten much in
last few days so maybe that's why he is
paler). Listened to heart and said
that he had a murmur. First
time I heard this after seeing 3 docs now. Said
that he couldn't
tell me anything w/o running more tests. When asked a
question he
would go around in a big circle. Took Chester out of room and
said
that he wanted to get weight/temp. Doc came back in alone (w/o
weight/temp) and said he wanted to do more tests. I asked him about
Interferon "it might work it might not, I've had a few patients on
it". He
talked in all medical terms (I understood him but the
average patient might
not and he probably does this on purpose). I
asked him what he suggeted and
what it would cost. Here's what he
said
Exam $88
Films-2 views $121.35
Films-additional views
$76.40
Rads Films $44.52
PCV/PP Lab $13.48
CBC $51.72
SMAC/Profile
Lab $93.62
Felv $28.69
FIP $46
Toxoplasmosis $71.78
Urinalysis
$38.97
Ultrasound 2 Cavaties $238.50
Ultrasound PR Reg
$134.83
Hospitalization (outpatient) $25.84
Grand Total
$1073.70
And this is w/o saying he might want to do a blood
transfusion!
I think this doc is crazy, I wouldn't put him through a blood
transfusion.
Chester's appetite is still not great. But he was very
hungry yesterday
morning and ate dry food. Today I got him to eat a
very little bit of
applesauce. Have tried baby food and he doesn't
like it. I will try the
chicken broth. He is still drinking
water-and that is good. Are your
furbabies on flea meds or should I
not give him his next dose? I am going to
call the last 2 doc and
ask her to order Interferon. Prayers going out for
everyone.
Lisa
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