Well, He was lethargic, but there are so many reasons for that. Particularly with an elder owner surrendered cat. He was fine at first but went downhill. That's common though....could be URI, I was afraid of fatty liver..but I took him to the vet. If I had known him well, I expect I would have taken him sooner.
If he is not feeling well soon I expect I can make the decision to euthanize him. Right now he can walk around, eat and drink on his own, though. I think he would like to try to fight. On 3/21/07, [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
I've never had or dealt w/ [that I can remember now anyway.....] a cat w/ this disease... But I DO remember when my first Rottie was diagnosed with it...... What had me concerned was his lethargy, not common for him. Just laying around, sleeping alot. So, I took him to my vet. Was devastated when I got results!!! Mind you, I WAS thinking positive, after all, he was my baby. It's a nasty disease...... (Very prevalent for his breed as I learned doing my research) We tried everything as it progressed....... PCV's every three days, transfusions, epoeitin [sp?], an oncologist, chemo (THREE diff. prescriptions!), etc., etc......... Needless to say, and I'm sorry, but after TOO long, I finally had my boy PTS...... He could no longer walk, even get up. And, the chemo drugs made him so sick..... He couldn't even eat on his own, something he LOVED to do!!! I ended up "hand-feeding" him. He developed ulcerations in his mouth because of all he *had* to take. It got to the point where I was hand-feeding him a diet of cottage cheese!!!! (NOT a great diet for a big boy......) In the end, my "former" big boy weighed only around 60 lbs. (And I do remember my vet always getting on me about his weight....) It broke my heart, but I'm even more heartbroken about all I put him through. I did it for me - I didn't want to lose him. But, after all I put him thru, I did lose him. We humans can be so selfish..... After losing Bear [in a HORRIBLE way- treatment was probably worse than the disease!], I made a promise to ALL my babies, I would never let them suffer. Found out, the hard way, that in loving the most important thing is *knowing* when to let go...... Sorry this wasn't about Feline AIHA, but I just had to share what I know [sadly, only TOO well] about the disease..... Best wishes for your baby..... Hugs, Patti & her gang (Which DOES include another Rottie!) ------------------------------ AOL now offers free email to everyone. Find out more about what's free from AOL at *AOL.com* <http://www.aol.com/?ncid=AOLAOF00020000000339>.
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