Yes Tomi is on doxocycline for the parasite hemobartonella. They gave me a
small container of pills to give 2, once a day, but there's not enough there
for 4-6 weeks. As well, he's on prednosone for the week to keep him from
destroying his new blood cells. His red blood count is at 16 right now.
The vet also gave me a tube of paste, called Nutri-Cal that is high in
vitamin B12, iron, etc. Its supposed to be palatable, but Tomi doesn't like
it, so I have to stick it to the roof of his mouth to get him to eat it.
I went out and bought the Innovo Evo food, as well as some litter made out
of recycled paper, so that hopefully he won't try to eat it.
I tried giving him some Noni juice, but I started thinking that maybe he
shouldn't be taking a supplement that boosts the immune system while he's on
the prednosone to suppress the immune system. Also maybe the Transfer
factor plus advanced would be better than the Noni since it comes in pill
form. My cats seem to actually gag a bit on the Noni since it tastes so
bad. It might take awhile to ship the Transfer factor to Canada though.
This whole process is a little overwhelming and expensive, but worth it if I
can give my little guy (and girl if she starts getting sick) a chance.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Belinda" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <felvtalk@felineleukemia.org>
Sent: Monday, March 12, 2007 10:07 AM
Subject: Re: Hello, I am new to this form of discussion
Hi,
Sorry you have had to find us but Tomi is in good hands. Is he on
doxocycline and is the parasite hemobartonella? If the anemia is due to
that the doxy should get his blood count back up once the hemobartonella
is under control, he should be on the doxy for a minimum of 4 to 6 weeks.
You can give him Nutrived in the mean time to help him build red cells, it
has vitamin B, folic acid and iron ALL are needed to build blood. I buy
it here:
http://www.calvetsupply.com/index.asp?PageAction=VIEWPROD&ProdID=33
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