RE: need prayers for my little Naomi

[Hideyo Yamamoto]

Hi, nina, thank you for your response… I am sorry that I haven’t called you back since Sunday.. I have been really struggling with what happened to Neal and Scubie.. and I am still upset about it..   Anyway, I took Naomi to my vet for now… the 4th time… We couldn’t get blood out from her.. she is very feisty and wouldn’t stay still and her blood vein is very small.. so we did not want to stress her out too much.. and the vet did not strongly believe that she has fluid retention in the tummy.. so we did not try to draw fluid out of her tummy either.. she has chronic URIS and can’t smell much… also one of her pupils size is not round … and seems that she has eye inflammation.. the vet thinks it may be something to do with Chlamydia.. (sp?).. but again, I am so afraid of it may being FIP… any little symptoms she has, I can’t help but attributing to FIP… but there is really no way to confirm it.. not without blood work at least anyway.. last time (a week ago or so) when we took her blood, her TP was 7.. so I did not think of her having FIP at all..  yep.. when I say she is so soft.. I meant to say.. she does not have any muscle tones… she is just so wobbly…I squeeze all other kittens.. and she is just soft.   My vet is optimistic.. and she thinks that she is just suffering from URIs.. but I just can’t help thinking that there is something more.. but don’t know for sure what it is..   Hey, I meant to ask.. if doxcyclin safe for kittens?  She has been on clavmox.. but the vet wants me to try doxcycline.. and I am a bit nervous about it.. since she is so small.. I think you have used on your kittens, right?   I hope everyone is doing okay at your house..   Hideyo From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Nina Sent: Tuesday, July 25, 2006 11:30 AM To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org Subject: Re: need prayers for my little Naomi   Hideyo, I haven't been able to keep up with the list the way I usually do.  I know that you've had concerns about Naomi and she is always in my prayers, as are you and all your babies, (how is Ayumi, btw?).  I'm so praying that her behavior is just part of her temperment, that she's just more laid back than most.  It's hard to believe that any kitten would just not feel like playing though.  I don't know what the heck the "soft body" means.  Do you mean that she doesn't have defined muscles?  Please let us know how she is doing and if you figure anything out.  You always have your hands so full of strife and worry.  You're a better woman than I Hideyo, I'm sure I would have caved under the stress you deal with daily.  I wonder if they allow internet access in the looney bin?  Try to keep optomistic, you are an incredible miracle worker, if anyone can help Naomi, you can. Nina Hideyo Yamamoto wrote: Hi, everyone, I would like to ask all of you to send healing energy and send prayers for my little 12 week old kitten, Naomi… she is one of the three kittens that I rescued from a hole in the crawl space in the abandoned house a couple of months ago.. she is turtleshel kitty and she is beautiful.. I am so worried about her…   She is just not acting normal.. she eats, but very very small portion and she does not play at all.. she walks around.. but does not play at all.. I have been syringe feed her and she hates so much… the vet did not think anything is wrong with her and may be she is starting a bit slow.. but I know that something is definitely wrong with her and don’t know why… her entire body is so soft and not firm like other kittens..and now I feel like.. she has fluid retention in her tummy and I am freaking out… I am so afraid that she might have FIP.. and my vet thinks that she is too young to have FIP (though I know that FIP could happen to any age kittens.. but it’s more common about kitties after 6 months and less than 2 year old or so…).. anyway, I will be taking her back.. she has got chronic nose discharge and it’s not helping her appetite.. I have raised many many kitten,,, but I have not seen anything like this and I am so worried.. I will be taking her back to the vet tomorrow…   Please pray that she will get out of this slump and gets better …. I need all your prayers for my baby, Naomi.. thank you!   Hideyo