Anytime...We have the best little network here. We are very lucky to have one another, since this virus is so hard to deal with sometimes. When I am able to help someone here, it makes me feel so good. I'll probably be typing posts here until I'm 90 years old. lol!
If the Acemannan was very helpful for Mama Kitty, I would go ahead and order it, especially if it helps anemia. I can't remember if it does. But the fact that she's lethargic AND demonstrating signs of Pica, she could be anemic. She's SO lucky to have you Elizabeth. :) Wendy --- elizabeth trent <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Thank you so much, Wendy. I remember when I first > joined too -- you were > one of the first people I talked to and you helped > me feel so much better > about everything. Thank you for being there. > > elizabeth > > > On 3/20/07, wendy <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > Elizabeth, > > > > Prayers going out for Mama Kitty. I can't believe > > it's been a whole year since you joined this list. > I > > remember when you did. And Mama Kitty has done > > wonderfully all that time. I hope your vet visit > goes > > well and it's nothing serious. Whatever the > problem > > is, hopefully you've caught in enough time to be > > effective in combating it. Let me know if there's > > anything I can do to help. > > > > :) > > Wendy > > > > > > --- elizabeth trent <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > I'm worried about Mama Kitty this morning. > > > > > > She was diagnosed almost a year ago - and > rebounded > > > very well with > > > Acemannan. She's had a wonderful year, is at a > > > healthy weight, and had > > > practically reverted to kittenhood! > > > > > > I noticed last night though that she didn't seem > to > > > be eating. This morning > > > she just seemed very lethargic to me - almost > like a > > > rag doll in my arms. > > > When I let her outside - she went straight to > some > > > red clay dirt I recently > > > dug and was eating that. Seems like I read here > on > > > the list that this is > > > called 'Pica'. My first thought was that red > clay > > > contains a lot of iron > > > and so perhaps she was trying to get a nutrient > she > > > needed. She ate some > > > grass too. She really started to stress when I > > > tried to look at her gums > > > and so I didn't push it. I suspect she may be > > > beginning to get anemic > > > though...I just have a feeling. > > > > > > Last time she crashed (when she was first > diagnosed) > > > - that nictating > > > membrane was showing in her eyes and she had > lost a > > > good bit of weight (down > > > to 7lbs). Her eyes look good now - she just > seems > > > sleepy - and her weight > > > seems good from what I can tell. It could be > that > > > she is just fighting a > > > URI or some kind of infection. It's so much > harder > > > for them to fight off > > > these things when they have FeVL+. > > > > > > I got her to eat a couple of bites of food > before I > > > left for work. I put > > > her in her favorite chair before I left too > because > > > as lethargic as she > > > seems, she would hardly be able to defend > herself if > > > a big dog came by and > > > wanted to harrass her. > > > > > > Called the vet a bit ago and they will see her > at > > > 4pm. Maybe I am just > > > being paranoid but with this disease I'm not > taking > > > any chances. Please > > > send prayers and good vibes our way. > > > > > > elizabeth and mama kitty > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ____________________________________________________________________________________ > > TV dinner still cooling? > > Check out "Tonight's Picks" on Yahoo! TV. > > http://tv.yahoo.com/ > > > > > ____________________________________________________________________________________ Looking for earth-friendly autos? Browse Top Cars by "Green Rating" at Yahoo! Autos' Green Center. http://autos.yahoo.com/green_center/
