On 3/15/07, Gussies mom <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
My first FeLV kitty we treated with Doxy just in case it was Hemobart. She collapsed and threw up after I gave her her meds one day and we rushed her to the Emergency vet to have her PTS. She was in great pain. We think she got a clot in her leg. This is why I am hesitant to medicate these cats a lot. I wish I hadn't done it, because I realize now she was never going to get better and I tortured her by medicating her and force feeding her so much right to the end. Since Stamp is eating I am more willing to try things. I will try to get some Doxy at the shelter tonight. I am worried now that it is FIP. He eats fine, but his belly sags and that may be why I feel the bones in his back even tough he is eating fine - his belly is pulling his skin. I remember seeing this in a rash of kittens I had a few years ago with FIP. It would also explain the rapid breathing even though he is not severly anemic. I appreciate the comments about Science Diet. I know it is not the best, but certainly not the worst and Stamp does get other food besides, including canned Nutro kitten and baby food. Unfortunately, I have 6 cats of my own, about 6 ferals, and Stamp is my 6th foster. So that makes 18 cats (and 1 dog) I am feeding. I would prefer to feed Nutro, but I am doing the best I can on my budget. The canned food all comes out of my pocket. I tried Innova and Wellnes canned and nobody would eat it. His coat was full and shiny until a couple weeks ago, so it is not the food. Beth
Boy, I hope it isn't FIP. I think that sometimes you can torture cats by medicating them and force feeding them when they don't have a chance to get better. But often they DO get better, if not "cured" then better enough to live for quite a while longer. I know it is a hard decision to make. I do rescue myself, and have so far resisted the lure of the Science Diet program. The bad thing about this program, IMHO, is that you have to promote Science Diet food to your adopters and I refuse to do that. It is such a mixed bag, because it IS better food than what a lot of shelters have to feed, which is Wal Mart food and the like. I just don't want to have to promote it. Anyway, that's getting off the subject now. Good luck with little Stamp. Kelley --
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