We are back from the vet's office. I am very glad we went.
Last year, when I first took Mama Kitty in and found out that she was FeVL+, she weighed about 7lbs. She was so anemic that they didn't want to take her blood. She had no fever and so they thought this was a very grave situation because her body wasn't even fighting and they recommended that we say goodbye. After steroids, antibiotics, vitamin B12 and Acemannan, she was like a new kitty...even playing with her toys and chasing the laser. Mama Kitty has had a bit of a crash today, however. She didn't even protest when I put her in the pet taxi - so I know she did not feel well. She had a temperature of 104. Weighed 9lbs. She was dehydrated. They did a full blood panel on her - she is very anemic. When they picked her up to weigh her, she 'leaked' some very concentrated urine and so they aspirated her bladder and did a urinalysis too. Her liver enzymes are slighly elevated but they didn't seem to think that was serious. They gave her fluids, a Vitamin B12, a Benz-Dex shot, and an antibiotic shot (all in one so she only got stuck once) and then they called the compounding pharmacy and got them to make a transdermal gel of doxycycline and prednison. They ordered the Acemannan while I was there and it should be here in a couple of days. I have some conflicting stats here -- the vet told me that her hematacrit(sp) was about 17 and a half - but this printout I have says HTC is 10.6%. I sure hope this print-out is wrong. I know they ran the test more than once. They also tested again for FeVL+ has she has a faint positive. Her RBC is 2.35LR1 (normal is 5-11)...Hb is 4.6L (normal is 8-15). Her white blood cell counts are moderately low. It isn't what you want to hear but I do think we are far better off than we were when I took her in last summer. The fluids made her feel a little better and she ate a few bites of chicken hearts and liver. The vet recommended that I try to encourage her to eat. He wanted to give her Pet Tinnic but there is just no way that Mama Kitty will tolerate that. I am very glad that my vet is willing to help in any way he can. He's come a long way from recommending that Mama be PTS last summer. She's had a wonderful quality of life since the Acemannan and I am hoping we can help her through this rough spot. She's resting comfortably now and is perkier than when I took her in this afternoon. She's getting love of love. Thank you for your kind thoughts and prayers. elizabeth and Mama Kitty
