Hey Laurie, Did your vet say anything about treating Isabella with doxy in case of hemobartanella? Did he say what type of anemia it is? What did he propose to treat the anemia?
Thanks, :) Wendy --- laurieskatz <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Hi ~ I am resending this in hopes for some feed > back. (I will read the info > about meds as suggested). I know of a human on > interferon who is very > lethargic. Do people see this with cats on > interferon? I ask because > Isabella is most active after we give fluids but > generally pretty laid > back....would appreciate any input ...thanks! > Laurie > > > Hello and many thanks to all who responded (what a > knowledgable and > > supportive group). > > Q: Is the immunoregulin something I would use > **instead** of interferon? > > > For those who responded about Revolution ~ we > won't use this again. One of > > my cats with allergies responded very negatively > to Advantage. So, I just > > have to hope we keep fleas at bay. We are 100% > indoors but I work in my > > wildlife friendly yard and understand I could > bring one inside..... > > What is IM, please? > > > > Isabella's counts were as follows: (numbers in > parens are normal ranges) > > WBC 3.65 (5.5-19.5) > > HCT 20.6 (30-45) > > RBC 3.72 (5-10) > > HGB 8.1 (9-15.1) > > GLOB (globulin?) 6.2 (2.8-5.1) > > Total protein 9.1 (5.7-8.9) > > Her Neut(?), Eosiniphils and PLT were all below > normal > > MCHC and MCH were above normal > > > > The numbers that were desginated as being most > dramatically off were: > > Glob, Neut,HCT, RBC. MCHC and MCH > > > > Any input greatly appreciated....thanks! > > Laurie > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "cindy reasoner" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > To: <[email protected]> > > Sent: Friday, June 29, 2007 7:38 AM > > Subject: Re: new here ~ feleuk+ cat with high temp > > > > > >> Laurie, > >> > >> My cat Smokey had the same problem with fevers. > After > >> many different stays in the hospital and 1 doctor > at > >> my vet's office that didn't really seem like she > >> wanted to help Smokey I changed the vet he goes > to. > >> The new vet started him on the immunoregulin. > She had > >> me give it to him subq. It says IV but Smokey > would > >> have never let her or me do that. We started > giving > >> him injections 2 times a week for a month or so > then > >> gradually decreased the dosage. Now I give it to > him > >> once a month. It has been well over a year since > he > >> has had a fever. I hope this might help you with > >> Isabella. > >> > >> I won't use Revolution anymore. Back in May we > went > >> camping and I took my diabetic cat (Katie) with > us. I > >> used it because I was worried about mosquitoes > getting > >> into the camper. This was the first time I had > ever > >> used it. I know Katie had a reaction to it > because > >> she developed diarrhea. She didn't have it > before I > >> put it on her. Her skin became really flaky too. > >> > >> I hope your Isabella starts feeling better soon. > >> > >> Cindy Reasoner > >> > >> > > > > > > > "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 ~~~ ____________________________________________________________________________________ Luggage? GPS? Comic books? Check out fitting gifts for grads at Yahoo! Search http://search.yahoo.com/search?fr=oni_on_mail&p=graduation+gifts&cs=bz
