First of all, I just wanted to take a moment to send my condolences to
everyone that have lost their cherished little ones. They leave their
little tiny paw prints in every heart that they touch while here on this
Earth. So sorry to hear of each & every one of your losses.
I just wish I could do more for Smokey. When cats have this disease
they can be so fragile & unpredictable. They could live for only a few
days or years........they can tank in a matter of hours. You never know
what the future holds. Soon I am hoping to update our website to
include pictures of the little guy. If I can get this task completed
I'll add a link later for anyone who wants to visit our website.
_Update_: We took him back to the vet on Tuesday, 08/15/06 for a
recheck. The vet guesses he is between 2 to 3 years old. He is still
too weak to vacinate for rabies,etc. or get neutured. He weighed only 4
1/2 pounds when we took him into the vet on 08/01/06. As of his last
vet visit on Tuesday 08/15/06 he now weighs 7 1/2 pounds. He has gained
three pounds in the 14+ days we've taken care of him! He no longer has
a fever & his diarrhea has let up (except when he is taking his
antibiotics). I am no longer Sub-Qing him & his 2nd dose of wormer was
given to him this morning, 08/17/06. We were concerned about his fast
breathing. The vet said she was worried about fluid around the lungs or
in his chest. So we had blood work done & x-rays taken. The blood work
had to be sent away because our local vet's machines can't read his
blood properly. The vet said this can happen due to the feline
leukemia. The only reading they got on his blood is that one of his
liver function levels is very high, 245. I'm not sure which one but I
think the high end of normal was 111. The vet diagnosed him with a
slight pnuemonia due to the lungs having a fluffy cotton look to them,
not clear. He is now only on one, new antibiotic, beef flavored
Baytril, due to the slight pnuemonia. The vet is suppose to get back to
me with his blood work results and starting him on a regiment of
Interferone & L-Lysine. He is a little trooper.
Has anyone else ever used this Baytril & how did you get it into your
little one? I am having a heck of a time getting it into him. I'm
usually a "pro" at giving cats pills but not this time. I tried mixing
it in his food (canned cat food & tuna).....that only worked once. I
tried the old fashioned route of just popping it in his mouth. He acts
like he is choking, screams, & spits it out. My last resort & the way I
am getting it into him right now is: crushing the pill, putting it in a
syringe, adding liquid, & squirting it into his mouth. This causes him
to froth at the mouth horribly, works him up, & he runs around the room
drooling everywhere. He gets so mad at me.....I don't want him to feel
upset every time he sees me now. I just don't know any other way to get
it into him. Any ideas? I actually have to go into the vet & get more
pills because I've wasted three of them.
Do any of you have any suggestions on an immunity boosting regiment I
can start him on in addition to or instead of the Interferone &
L-Lysine, slowly at first?
This is new territory for me so I really can't tell if he is doing good
for his circumstances or if I should be preparing for the worst. Please
send all your good vibes to Smokey right now. He needs all he can get.
Thanks a bunch!
~Dee
- Smokey Update & Condolences Dee & Evan
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