Positive thougts are on their way to Hideyo and her crew!! Please keep us updated! And Oh oh ought to be able to donate as long as Tsubomi has never had a transfusion before...crazy little fact, but for some reason, a cat can be given any blood type for its first transfusion...after that, you will need to give him the proper blood type or else you run the risk of a reaction!
**************************************************** "But if you tame me, then we shall need each other. To me, you will be unique in all the world. To you, I shall be unique in all the world; You become responsible, forever, for what you have tamed..." --Antoine de Saint-Exupéry "If you talk to the animals they will talk with you and you will know each other. If you do not talk to them you will not know them, and what you do not know you will fear. What one fears one destroys." -- Chief Dan George "The flame that burns twice as bright burns half as long..." --Blade Runner ----- Original Message ----- From: Nina <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Date: Friday, October 6, 2006 2:21 pm Subject: Hideyo's Tsubomi is in trouble - prayers and advice please To: Felvtalk@felineleukemia.org > Hideyo is calling me from the ER vet right now. She asked me to > write > to you guys because she needs your support. Tsubomi is the young > felv + > that shares her room with Ginger, (also felv +). For the last few > days > Tsubomi has been acting more and more lethargic, she's still > eating well > though. She decided to bring her to the ER vet and her blood test > shows > a PCV at 9.4 and RBC 1.7. She brought another of her kitties with > her > to donate blood, but she's not sure he's the same blood type. > First she > asks that you all please send prayers for Oh oh, the donor cat, > and for > Tsubomi to feel better after the transfusion. > > The xray shows, what they think is a small amount of fluid in her > stomach, making her breathing a little rapid. The WBC is very > high at > 52000. After the transfusion, she's going to try feline > interferon, > possibly Epogen, (not sure about this), and maybe steroid shots. > She > wants to ask the group if there are any other suggestions of what > she > might do, or if anyone suspects anything other than a diagnosis of > cancer. > Please pray and send healing, calming thoughts to Tsubomi, Oh oh > and > Hideyo. Hideyo is in an exam room right now trying to keep it > together > as she waits and waits for them to do the transfusion. Poor Oh Oh > is > very upset and little Tsubomi is listless in her arms. She will > write > to the group as soon as she can. > Nina > >
