Hey Elizabeth, I just read your posts about Antonio-poor baby! I'm glad you now know what you are dealing with. Does the vet think the crystals will dissolve over time with the special food? I know Antonio is so glad to be home with his mommy. And kudos to you for quitting smoking! What a tough one you are!!! It's a hard habit to kick, but one you'll be glad you did over time. I smoked when I was younger, and I coughed up gross, ammonia-smelling stuff for a year after I quit. Now, I can't stand to be around smoke because of my old habit. But I feel a lot better. You go girl!
:) Wendy --- elizabeth trent <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Thank you, Kerry. > > ***RANT ALERT (from a crazy nicotine addict in > withdrawel)*** > I've always been very happy with my vet's > office....but I came very close to > opening up a can of [EMAIL PROTECTED] a bit ago. Those > slap-happy receptionist > people are USELESS. If I had not asked a stream of > questions I would have > left there not knowing a d*mn thing about his > condition or how serious it > is. The [EMAIL PROTECTED] technician brought poor 22lb > Antonio out ON HIS BACK (he > NEVER likes to be carried that way)...and he was in > SO much pain. He just > peed everywhere, bless his little heart. He was > screaming. This they did > before I even had time to check out or talk to the > vet or do anything. Once > they finally put him down and let me hold him - he > was a perfect angel and > didn't even pee on my silk shirt. He loves his > mommy. > > Then they forgot to give me the medicine he needs so > I had to go back and > get it. They wouldn't have given me the special > food if I had not said -- > doesn't he need some special prescription food > too????? > > The whole time they are just as slaphappy as they > can be yapping up a storm > about how somebody did their hair or how cute some > guy is or who did their > nails. Little do they know just how close they were > to a big can opening. > I did my best to be gracious - but I am telling you > - I STILL feel like > going back down there! That's my BABY! > > It's serious because there are so many crystals in > his urine that he could > have a complete blockage at any time....so I have to > watch him carefully and > make sure he only eats HIS food and nobody else eats > his food. Maybe it's > just the 8 days without nicotine but I honestly > wanted to shake all of them > and just pop their heads together. Plus, it didn't > help that my regular vet > wasn't there. The one who was there is very > competent...but refused to give > Antonio anything for pain saying that the > "anti-inflammatory was enough for > his pain". I hope he gets this same condition and > only gets a steriod shot. > > *** END RANT ALERT *** > Sorry -- it's going to take a few minutes before I > can be nice again. I > promise, I'll try very hard. > > elizabeth > > > > > On 1/8/07, MacKenzie, Kerry N. > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > Sending positive vibes for your little > Antonio--what a great and noble > > name!-- to start to feel better now he's had the > steroid and antibiotics. > > hugs Kerryx > > -----Original Message----- > > *From:* [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto: > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] *On Behalf Of > *elizabeth trent > > *Sent:* Monday, January 08, 2007 3:46 PM > > *To:* felvtalk@felineleukemia.org > > *Subject:* Re: Antonio > > > > Thank you, Phaewryn. > > > > I just talked to the vet. Antonio has a lot of > struvite crystals in his > > urine...and a lot of red and white blood cells as > well. No blockage - thank > > goodness -- but I need to be on the lookout for > that. They gave him a > > steroid for the inflammation and a shot of > antibiotics -- I think we'll be > > doing antibiotics for at least 14 days. Wants me > to change his diet to > > prescription c/d....but it bothers me that the 3rd > ingredient in this > > catfood is corn gluten meal. > > > > Anyway - it's going to take some logistical > ingenuity to figure out how to > > feed one cat one thing -- and seven others > something else. We had recently > > switched to the chicken soup light formula...but > the vet really does not > > think that is what caused it. > > > > I'm getting ready to go get the boy - just can't > focus here at work > > without him. Dr. Jones saw him today and said > that Antonio is SUCH a good > > kitty. and he is. > > > > elizabeth > > > > > > On 1/8/07, [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > > Sending healing vibes and positive energy for > Antonio! > > > > > > Phaewryn > > > > > > http://ucat.us > > > > > > The easy way out has a bad reputation. > > > Why would anyone take the hard way out? > > > "The door? No thanks, that would be the easy way > out. I'm jumping out > > > the window." > > > > > > Quote by: Les U. Knight > > > > > > > > > IRS CIRCULAR 230 NOTICE. Any advice expressed > above as to tax matters was > > neither written nor intended by the sender or > Mayer, Brown, Rowe & Maw LLP > > to be used and cannot be used by any taxpayer for > the purpose of avoiding > > tax penalties that may be imposed under U.S. tax > law. 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