RE: ot: Update on Antonio

[Rosenfeldt, Diane]

Elizabeth --   Here are vibes that your poor not-so-little dude gets some relief from his sore butt, and that surgery isn't needed once the swelling goes down.  He sounds like a real sweetie.   Diane R. From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Nina Sent: Tuesday, November 14, 2006 12:12 PM To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org Subject: Re: ot: Update on Antonio Oh Elizabeth, that poor big sugar boy!  I'm hoping the steroid shot will ease the inflammation long enough to allow his poor bum to heal!  How about some soothing ointments or salves?  I did some research about anal gland removal surgery when I first found out my dog Vladimir suffers with impactions.  The things that can go wrong were pretty scary.  If that's the way you decide to go, I'd look for someone that has experience with this particular surgery.  I'm sure your regular vet won't be offended.  Anyone that gets that sort of reaction from Antonio has to be a very good human! I hope his poor little hinney feels better soon, Nina [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Poor little big Antonio.   Took him back today for his checkup - he looks like he's been hit in the butt by a missile.  Those glands are just so inflamed and his backside looks awful.  So red and irritated...draining -- we never missed a single dose of antibiotics but he looks so much worse than when I took him in last week  (although he seems to be feeling much better).   The vet didn't dare try to even express his glands or take his temp -- apparently Antonio has been scooting around in his spare time and that hasn't helped.  He gave Antonio a long-acting steroid shot and since we finished a week on Clavamox we're starting a week of Cefa-drops.    I asked the vet what I could do to make him more comfortable...told him I wanted to keep him clean but I don't want to irritate his already sensitive backside.  He said to just apply a cold compress from time to time.   We may have to have surgery.  They won't evaluate, however, until the inflammation calms down.   Antonio is such a big boy.  He's too big for any known cat carrier...and even though I bought him a dog carrier good for 35lbs - the handle broke off the first time I put him in and picked it up.  I just sling him over my shoulder and go.  So funny at the vet's today...typical comments from other patients are -- "OMG!  That's the biggest cat I've ever SEEN!"  yeah...he's a big baby....he's bigger than some people's children.  He's my baby though and I'm doing everything I can to take care of him.   Please say a prayer for my big boy, elizabeth This electronic mail transmission and any attachments are confidential and may be privileged. They should be read or retained only by the intended recipient. If you have received this transmission in error, please notify the sender immediately and delete the transmission from your system. In addition, in order to comply with Treasury Circular 230, we are required to inform you that unless we have specifically stated to the contrary in writing, any advice we provide in this email or any attachment concerning federal tax issues or submissions is not intended or written to be used, and cannot be used, to avoid federal tax penalties.