Of course she is frightened. She knows what power he has. Ask Dixie. When
there is something serious going on she trembles. When I am thinking about
taking her to the vets' and she is fine (or is dead set again going) she spends
lots of time showing me how healthy she is. Ebony did the same thing. Is
there anything to culture and test or is he using/trying to use a broad
spectrum antibiotic in hopes of getting whatever is causing the fever? Just
curious..........is compounding the doxy an option?
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: laurieskatz
To: [email protected]
Sent: Tuesday, July 03, 2007 5:30 PM
Subject: Isabella update
Isabella saw the vet today. Her weight is 8.9 (it was this high one other
time) and her HCT was up to 22 from 20. Her other red counts were slightly
elevated as well. We cannot kick the fever. She was up to 104.9 from 104.2 a
week ago. Her 7 days "on" interferon ended last night. She was very quiet at
the vet's and shivering the entire time. The vet said she looked worse than
last week to him.
We started prednisone, gave fluids and a Vitamin B shot. When we got home she
ate a good serving of canned food. Vet wants to touch base on Thursday for next
steps. I decided agst doxy at this time because it can cause appetite issues
and I don't want to risk that.
Thanks for all the suggestions which I have shared with my vet.
Laurie
