Rebecca, I am so happy to hear the Wowie is eating and doing better. Sounds like you have a great new vet on your hands!!!
:) Wendy --- veggiepugs <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Thank you everyone for your kind words and words of > advice on Wowie's situation. Update...I spoke with > another vet who was so helpful and knowledgable and > asked him about the medications some had mentioned > on the list and also asked him to explain things I > didn't understand. I went to see him for a second > opinion. He knew and was familiar with all that was > recommended. I found out that the steroids my vet > had given me for wowie were Prenisolone as Kris had > mentioned NOT Prednisone. She did not give him an > injection of this, but instead gave him the chewable > bites which he took happily. > > This new doctor said not to think in terms of how > long Wowie has but rather to take it day by day and > help him best we can. He also said he has seen FLV > cats in worse condition that have bounced back so > always to have hope. I liked his attitude about the > whole thing and felt more comfortable talking to him > and asking him everything and anything and really > felt he was so helpful so I'm sticking with him. > He's going to take a look at his blood test results > and he wants to do a IFA test because only an ELISA > was done which I don't understand because the first > thing that the first vet said to me when i told her > an elisa was done was that she thought an IFA would > be more helpful. So why did she do an ELISA again? > > I'm hoping for WOwie. He is eating again and he is > more talkative and more active. Not yet back to his > old self, but better than he was. Thank you so much > everyone for everything and let me know anything, > any input, advice, thoughts etc you may have as it > has thus far been SO helpful! > > Hugs, > Rebecca > > Yesterday, Wowie was eating. He was also meowing > again and more active. This means the > > __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com
