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. I guess we'll just have to wait and
see
>>> how she does over the next couple of days. If
she's
>>> trying to get better, she has an awful lot to
>>> overcome yet in order to do so.
>>>
>>> I've got a full IV bag of sub-q fluids to keep
her
>>> hydrated at least. Just a question on that, how
>>> much fluid should she get in a day? I gave her
>>> about 100ml, six hours ago, and it still hasn't
all
>>> soaked in from under the skin at the back of her
>>> neck.
>>>
>>> Cassandra
>>>
>>
>>
>> "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 ~~~
>>
>>
>>
>>
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