You have two wonderful holist doctors/vets in your area. I know personally
and have been to both. Betty Boswell (listed as E. A. Boswell) and Susan Meirs
(Simpsonville.) The vets at Middletown Animal Clinic (Drs. Koehler and Bishop)
will shoot very straight with you too. I have dealt with them for 25 years or
more and bring my pets from 120 miles away (one way) to be seen by them. The
key question with MAC and the holistic vets (both are licensed vets) is "what
would you do if this was you?"
Please give these vets an opportunity to help you. Susan is a lot easier to
get into see than Betty (usually same or next day).
Good luck and all the blessings of the angels.
If you have men who will
exclude any of God's creatures
from the shelter of compassion
and pity, you will have men who
will deal likewise with their
fellow man.
St. Francis
----- Original Message -----
From: Caroline Kaufmann
To: [email protected]
Sent: Sunday, June 24, 2007 1:30 PM
Subject: just beginning
I just joined this list. My 6 year old cat, Monkee, he was a stray that I
took in 4 years ago, knowing he had FeLv- and now he's not doing good. I
discovered a swollen lymph node in April and he was diagnosed with
Lymphosarcoma. So we started chemotherapy. Everything is complicated by the
fact that I lost my job in January and got a new one in May, but the expense of
caring for him is becoming increasingly difficult. Wth paying up front for his
treatment, I just can't get back on my feet financially and I don't know how
much longer we can keep this up. I thought he was doing really well, but the
initial chemo didn't shrink the node enough, so his Doctor wanted it surgically
removed. So we did that. He did wonderful in the two weeks of recovery, but
last weekend he became lethargic and I knew something was wrong. He went back
the doctor and now she says his "feline leukemia is acting up" because his red
blood cells are down significantly. In all the time I have had him, he never
showed any signs of having FeLv, so this all new to me. He's on a new
medication to try to boost his RB cell count before we maybe try a new,
stronger chemo. I guess I just wanted to know if anyone has gone through a
similar experience? I want to know about life expectancy and I can't seem to
get straight answers from my vet. I also want to know about how long this
could go on with him languishing in this sick state? He's just so much not
like himself and my heart is breaking. Is there any hope for us?
Thanks,
Caroline in Louisville, Kentucky
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