Thanks for the info Kelley! I should look into that, and ask my financial advisor, well, my cousin, for some help with setting one up. Melissa
-----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Kelley Saveika Sent: Thursday, April 12, 2007 9:49 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: More info on Joey Hey Melissa, We are going to be getting off the topic a bit, but I don't think we need to be independently wealthy to have shelters. That's why I started a 501(c)(3) so that I can take donations.....:) (If I had to wait until I was independently wealthy I'd never make it!) Kelley On 4/12/07, Melissa Lind <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Kelly, I hope your dreams come true! I can only hope to be independently > wealthy someday so I can have a beautiful shelter! Good luck with your > seniors! Yes, we'll have to have "old folks" wings on our shelters! Good > idea! Best wishes! Melissa > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Kelley Saveika > Sent: Thursday, April 12, 2007 7:56 AM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: More info on Joey > > Hi Wendy, > > He has it written down on Kitty's bloodwork (sorry, there was a pair > of senior owner surrenders turned in to me at the same time. Both are > now pretty gravely ill). I am thinking of not taking in any more > seniors. They do not do well in my home. It is really hard, but > young cats seem to adjust much better and with much less stress. I am > trying to find a foster w/fewer cats so that she could have less > stress, but no one who does rescue has few cats. > > When all my dreams come true and I have a full-fledged > sanctuary/adoption center, perhaps I can dedicate a room to seniors > and adjust it to their special needs. > > Though I did get Caroline fully adjusted to my home...it took 5 > months..and she is only 5.5 years.. > > On 4/11/07, wendy <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Lipidosis is the same thing as fatty liver disease, if > > I'm not mistaken. Is the vet saying Joey has this??? > > This is very serious if so; it's related to the lack > > of food. I hope Joey is ok Kelley. > > > > :) > > Wendy > > > > --- Kelley Saveika <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > Yes, Kitty's bloodwork (they called her Kitty for 12 > > > years so who am I > > > to change it). > > > > > > ALB 3.0 > > > ALKP 294 > > > ALT 78 > > > AMYL 849 > > > BUN 39 > > > CA 10.6 > > > CHOL 155 > > > CREA 1.1 > > > GLOB 6.0 > > > GLU 171 > > > PHOS 5.6 > > > TBIL 0.3 > > > TP 9.0 > > > > > > He has written hypothyroidism, chronic hepatitis, > > > lipiodosis, and some > > > other stuf I can't read. > > > > > > WBC 16.09 > > > LYM 0.93 > > > MONO 2.39 > > > NEU 12.28 > > > EOS 0.40 > > > BASO 0.10 > > > HCT 35.4 > > > RBC 7.43 > > > HGB 14.7 > > > HGH 14.7 > > > RETIC 26.9 > > > MCV 47.6 > > > RDW 20.1 > > > MCH 19.79 > > > PLT 517 > > > MPV 11.26 > > > > > > PCT 0.6 > > > PDW 23.0 > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On 4/11/07, Hideyo Yamamoto > > > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > Could you post your female kitty's blood work > > > anyway? > > > > > > > > Your vet may not have much experience with FIP if > > > he did not say > > > > anything about it by looking at the blood work - > > > and lots of vets don't > > > > know how to look at the blood result for FIP > > > illness. > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On > > > Behalf Of Hideyo > > > > Yamamoto > > > > Sent: Wednesday, April 11, 2007 4:15 PM > > > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > Subject: RE: More info on Joey > > > > > > > > You might also want to start giving him a sub Q > > > fluid (may be every > > > > other day - like 100 cc??) as some of his kidney > > > values are high normal > > > > range - > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On > > > Behalf Of Hideyo > > > > Yamamoto > > > > Sent: Wednesday, April 11, 2007 4:10 PM > > > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > Subject: RE: More info on Joey > > > > > > > > Do you have bilburin values? Did THL mean TBL? > > > > His TP/Gloub is very high? Did he get tested for > > > the corona virus > > > > titers? I am a bit concerned that this mimics > > > some of the blood work > > > > from the kitties I lost to FIP (anemia, high > > > globulin and low ALB and > > > > high AMYL), but he is not a young kitty -but I > > > would ask for the corona > > > > virus titer just to see what it is though there is > > > no definitive answers > > > > on it either -- I have lots of kitties with high > > > corona titer who don't > > > > have FIP, and lower titer and have had FIP.. but > > > trying to eliminate > > > > what we can eliminate. > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On > > > Behalf Of Kelley Saveika > > > > Sent: Wednesday, April 11, 2007 3:49 PM > > > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > Subject: Re: More info on Joey > > > > > > > > Ok, here is his other bloodwork. > > > > > > > > ALB 2.5 > > > > ALKP 25 > > > > ALT 43 > > > > AMYL 1743 > > > > BUN 48 > > > > CA 9.8 > > > > CHOL 209 > > > > CREA 1.5 > > > > GLOB 7.5 > > > > GLU 146 > > > > PHOS 5.4 > > > > THL 0.7 > > > > TP 10.1 > > > > > > > > I had Blood Chemistry and CBC on his female buddy > > > done...I have the > > > > result in the car but they are inconclusive. So > > > we are waiting for > > > > urine to see if it is diabetes or not. > > > > > > > > On 4/11/07, Hideyo Yamamoto > > > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > I am sorry, I did not minimize your concerns by > > > any means --- since my > > > > > household is always lots of kaos, my standard is > > > probably off -- Lots > > > > of > > > > > my kitties have had anemia problems and it can > > > be a life threatening, > > > > I > > > > > lost 6 kitties to anemia during the past several > > > months already, so I > > > > > know that it's not to be taken light.. but I > > > also wanted you to > > > > remember > > > > > his clinical behavioral conditions as it's most > > > important thing of all > > > > > to consider. > > > > > > > > > > I really do suggest thought, Kelley, have the > > > blood work done for > > > > > everything, and also female buddy kitty to run > > > all the blood work as > > > > > well -- urine samples will tell lots of stuff, > > > but not as much as the > > > > > blood work can tell and to what degree (i.e. > > > kidney problems.. etc) -- > > > > > please keep me posted. > > > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On > > > Behalf Of Kelley > > > > Saveika > > > > > Sent: Wednesday, April 11, 2007 3:31 PM > > > > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > Subject: Re: More info on Joey > > > > > > > > > > Hi Hideyo, > > > > > > > > > > He for sure has anemia. He may have cancer - we > > > cant' tell until I > > > > > save $ for sonogram. He has an ulcerated area > > > on his tongue that has > > > > > my vet concerned. He is worried about the > > > possibility of FELV.That is > > > > > a lot of stuff for one cat to have wrong. > > > > > > > > > > The female buddy he came in with may have > > > diabetes. He is keeping her > > > > > overnight to get a urine sample. She is not > > > eating at all. Most of > > > > > her blood values are WNL. She's very sick, I > > > know that. She's lost 7 > > > > > lb in 2 month out of 17.2 lbs. She had URI so I > > > treated that and she > > > > > got better from that..but she kept not eating. > > > I syringe her but > > > > > sometimes she throws it back up. > > > > > > > > > > On 4/11/07, Hideyo Yamamoto > > > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > > He looks sooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo cute!! > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > > > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > On Behalf Of Kelley > > > > > Saveika > > > > > > Sent: Wednesday, April 11, 2007 11:26 AM > > > > > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > > Subject: Re: More info on Joey > > > > > === message truncated === > > > > > > "Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful committed citizens can > change the world: Indeed it is the only thing that ever has!" > > > ~~~ Margaret Meade ~~~ > > > > > > > > > > > ____________________________________________________________________________ > ________ > > We won't tell. Get more on shows you hate to love > > (and love to hate): Yahoo! TV's Guilty Pleasures list. > > http://tv.yahoo.com/collections/265 > > > > > > > -- > Rescuties - Saving the world, one cat at a time. > > http://www.rescuties.org > > Vist the Rescuties store and save a kitty life! > > http://astore.amazon.com/rescuties-20 > > Please help Joey! > http://rescuties.chipin.com/joey-autoimmune-hemolytic-anemia > > > > > -- Rescuties - Saving the world, one cat at a time. http://www.rescuties.org Vist the Rescuties store and save a kitty life! http://astore.amazon.com/rescuties-20 Please help Joey! http://rescuties.chipin.com/joey-autoimmune-hemolytic-anemia
