You've got a lot going on Jen! I'm glad most of it is good news. (I have always loved the name Sleepypants!) I hope Chatty responds to treatment and will keep him in my prayers.
Congratulations on your new job as well. When I retire from teaching I plan to work part time at a vet's office for the discount. lol!
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Hi All!
I'm so sorry I haven't been able to keep up with the list very well
these past several weeks...as always, you guys aren't far from my
thoughts...I consider ya'll a little piece of family and always try to
check subject headers in what little time I've had to get on the
computer! My thoughts are with those who have lost a little one
recently and I'm pulling for those who are aren't feeling up to par! :(
Recent happenings on this end: Our FIV guy, Chatty, was diagnosed with
lymphoma somewhere around his sinuses...he's currently on Leukeran which
has given him the ability to smell his food...but the cancer is far from
remission. We'll probably give Elspar a shot here in the near future to
see if that helps...the next step would be radiation treatments, but I
hear they can be pretty pricey. :( Despite it all, Chatty's still a
pretty upbeat little guy...I hope he'll be around for a little while!!
And the last guy from the litter of kittens who were born with FeLV
(Chinney, Pips, Charlie, Fuss-fuss), Sleepypants, just turned 4 years
old on the 22nd!! He's doing well, demanding his Fancy Feast twice a
day! :)
Also, I just started my NEW job! I'm now a vet assistant at a local
clinic and will be taking online classes in the fall with my old school
to become a certified vet tech! I love the job! SO much to learn! And
the discount is nice... ;) I was able to assist on our cat's (Marvin's,
FeLV+) surgery! He had an aural hematoma (what I just referred to as a
"balloon ear") as the result of a bacterial infection in his ear.
Marvin's not too happy about the "cone" he has to wear for the next 3
weeks...but his ear looks much better!
Anyhoo! To the point of my email! Can anyone direct me to a good
support group for dogs with diabetes? My mom-in-law just found out that
her dog has diabetes! She used to be a nurse, so she's familiar with
the treatment for humans...but she's a little lost when it comes to
Sammie (the dog) as the hospital/doctor care just isn't on the same
level as it is for people w/ diabetes! Any help would be greatly
appreciated!!
Oh! And as an aside, the vet clinic I work at just started implementing
VetJet...it's a transdermal vaccine method that kinda "shoots" the
vaccine under the skin as opposed to using a needle to inject it...it's
very cool to use and is supposed to prevent the sarcomas associated with
traditional "needle" vaccine sites! The only reason I mention it is
because the only vaccine that you can use with VetJet is the FeLV
vaccine...I'm sure many of you have heard of this method to give
vaccines, you only use a fraction of the actual vaccine that you would
normally give with a needle. It's really neat to watch if you have the
opportunity! :)
Take care!
Jen
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become responsible, forever, for what you have tamed..." --Antoine de
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