Hang in there Dede. Ki's situation could go either way. It's not time to give up hope. Steriods can weaken an immune system, but your vet has to weigh the short term vs. the long term. The IR sounds good to me at this point.
:) Wendy --- dede hicken <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I had mentioned striods to her, but she said it > would > further weaken his immune system. > > On another note, you all know we live in rural NY. > I > cannot drive because of a visual problem. So my > neighbor has been helping me to increase his > Karma...no kidding. > > The down side is that if i have to listen to him > tell > me to "put him down" (Ki) one more time, I may make > the local news. This AM, I finally said to him, > "Mike, what about your dog in there?" He has an old > dog on 3 different pain meds, and is skin and bones. > > He said, "i know, i just can't do it." > > Don't people know about getting an animal THROUGH a > crisis? Geez, you don't just kill them because they > get sick, you do it when they are very very sick, > misserable, and can't get better. > > Dede and Ki > > > > --- cindy reasoner <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > It is a steroid. The vet gave Smokey this because > > she > > said it would help him to feel better and to feel > > like > > eating. He only got the Winstrol injections every > 2 > > weeks about 3 times. When Smokey first started on > > the > > IR he had a fever. We gave him 2 injections per > > week > > for about a month and gradually decreased it. > > > > Cindy Reasoner > > > > --- dede hicken <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > What is Winstrol? Is it for fever? BTW, I > have > > > him > > > down to 103 with sponging his coat, and being by > a > > > fan. He is also laying next to a cold pack. > > > He must be comfortable because he hasn't moved. > ( > > > and > > > he CAN move whenhe sees that thermometer) > > > > > > He just ate a piece of raw liver!!! (Uck, but to > > > each > > > his own) > > > > > > Dede > > > > > > > > > --- cindy reasoner <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > wrote: > > > > > > > Just from my own experience with Smokey. He > had > > > > high > > > > fevers like Ki and the vet started him on > > Winstrol > > > > to > > > > help him feel better and IR. I truly believe > the > > > IR > > > > helped him get over the fevers. I gave it to > > him > > > > subq. I know it says IV but subq has worked > so > > > far > > > > with him. > > > > > > > > Cindy Reasoner > > > > > > > > --- dede hicken <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > > > I am so frustrated. I can only give the > > metacan > > > > > 3x's > > > > > a week, and the stuff makes me jittery > anyway. > > > > > > His > > > > > fever goes up and down. I have him laying > > next > > > to > > > > a > > > > > cold pack right now, and i have sponged him > > off. > > > > > > > > His > > > > > temp is 105.3...again. We have been out of > > that > > > > > range > > > > > for a few days. > > > > > > > > > > He won't eat, and i am giving him fluids. > > Went > > > to > > > > > the > > > > > store this AM and will try the famous liver > > > shake. > > > > > > > > > He > > > > > doesn't look anemic, though, just sick. > > > > > > > > > > We are going back to the vets at 2 today, > and > > I > > > > told > > > > > them they need to do blood work...enough of > > this > > > > > crap. > > > > > Anybody know any other way to get a fever > > > down? > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Please think of us. > > > > > > > > > > Dede and Ki > > > > > > > > > > "When you are in the service of your fellow > > > > beings, > > > > > you are only in the service of your God" > > > > > Mosiah 2:17 > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ____________________________________________________________________________________ > > > > > Take the Internet to Go: Yahoo!Go puts the > > > > Internet > > > > > in your pocket: mail, news, photos & more. > > > > > http://mobile.yahoo.com/go?refer=1GNXIC > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ____________________________________________________________________________________ > > > > Yahoo! oneSearch: Finally, mobile search > > > > that gives answers, not web links. > > > > > > > > > > http://mobile.yahoo.com/mobileweb/onesearch?refer=1ONXIC > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > "When you are in the service of your fellow > > beings, > > > you are only in the service of your God" > > > Mosiah 2:17 > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ____________________________________________________________________________________ > > > Get the free Yahoo! toolbar and rest assured > with > > > the added security of spyware protection. > > > > > > http://new.toolbar.yahoo.com/toolbar/features/norton/index.php > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ____________________________________________________________________________________ > > Looking for a deal? 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