I agree with Pam, the doxy is important for the hemobart. IF all of this is due to hemobart, AND you can kick it, you might just have your kitty back. I so hope this is the case.
:) Wendy --- Pam Norman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > 200 ml IS too much for her. Stay with 100 but be > sure the prior > "watering" is absorbed. > > Also she should still be on doxy. That is > absolutely CRITICAL! For > hemobart, she needs to be on it for a good 6 weeks. > If she is not, then > her HCT will keep dropping & she will be in > emergency need of a transfusion. > > Pasm > > C & J wrote: > > My guess, is her rapid breathing is caused by > anemia. She is very > > pale, her feet and gums are much paler than > normal. I am wondering if > > the hemobart is possibly causing her immune system > to attack its own > > red blood cells, and the Dex is slowling that > down. It could be > > lymphoma too though, its hard to say. > > > > Basically the vets aren't very helpful for me > anymore. The one vet I > > was dealing with that was actually being helpful > is gone for a few > > weeks now, and all the other vets want to do is > put her to sleep. I > > hate even consulting them, because they just try > to talk me into > > putting her to sleep. > > > > When I got the IV bag, the vet I talked to said to > give her like 200ml > > per day. I think that's way too much right > now...when it took her > > like 12 hours to absorb 100ml. > > > > Cassandra > > > > ----- Original Message ----- From: "wendy" > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > To: <[email protected]> > > Sent: Saturday, June 02, 2007 11:09 AM > > Subject: Re: Update on Kisa > > > > > >> Hey Cassandra, > >> > >> Wow, I am surprised and so happy that Kisa is > >> rallying! I hope she can pull through. The dex > can > >> make a difference. I think the combo shot I > mentioned > >> early on shrinks lymphoma, according to Michelle, > the > >> girl who used to be here who knows a lot about > it. If > >> that's the case, and she does have lymphoma, it > might > >> explain the easier breathing. Maybe something is > >> growing quickly and pressing on her lungs or > throat. > >> > >> My cat with CRF gets 200 CC a week of subQ > fluids, but > >> she is not in grave danger as Kisa is. She walks > >> around with a little sac of fluid hanging off her > >> little bony body for a few hours before it > absorbs. > >> She feels so much better after it's done. How > much > >> did the vet say you should give Kisa? I would > ask > >> them so that you don't overdo it. > >> > >> Keeping my fingers crossed for you guys. > >> > >> :) > >> Wendy > >> > >> --- C & J <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> > >>> A small update on Kisa. > >>> > >>> I didn't think she would make it through the > night, > >>> and at one point I checked on her and thought > she > >>> was gone, because I didn't see the heavy > breathing. > >>> > >>> She did make it through the night, and I was > >>> seriously considering taking her in to the vet > for > >>> euthanasia. I asked her if I should, and was > very > >>> upset I wasn't strong enough to make that > decision. > >>> > >>> Well, now she actually looks a little bit > better. > >>> She's very weak, but she seems more alert and > her > >>> breathing, while still fast, isn't quite as > labored > >>> and she's not breathing through her mouth. It > could > >>> be the dexamethasone making some sort of > difference. > >>> > >>> And then the strangest thing of all happened, > she > >>> ate about 1 and a half tablespoons of pureed > liver, > >>> by licking it off the back of a spoon. This is > the > >>> first time in two weeks since this started, that > she > >>> didn't gag at the very sight/smell of food. I > >>> couldn't believe she actually ate. She must not > be > >>> feeling as nauseous, and so far she hasn't > vomited > >>> today. > >>> > >>> I'm trying not to get my hopes up, but this is > the > >>> first positive thing that has happened for her > in > >>> two weeks. 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