Some of this makes no sense to me (only in light of experiences with my own
critters--not saying he is wrong). Dixie got hot spots that were raw, not
abscessed, and they caused a bunch of problems.
I wish you had a holistic vet close by..........just to have another style
practitioner take a look.
I am so sorry you both are going thru this. I know how totally frustrating it
is and how helpless you feel.
You can give probiotics without causing harm. I don't know if they would do
any good but they might with the lethargy.
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 9:40 PM
Subject: Re: Isabella update
Marylyn, yes he can get the doxy compounded. I am reluctant to use it because
it can cause anorexia.I am so afraid of her stopping eating...I asked him to
look at her blood for hemobart but he neglected to tell me if he saw something
(and I forgot to ask). Isa started shivering when he took her temp and shivered
in my lap for the rest of our time there. She was crying when they were giving
her fluids. Broke my heart.
He is trying to treat the fever and does not know why she has it. He says the
low RBC is part of the leukemia and pred might stop the body from attacking red
cells IF that is what is going on. She has no symptoms other than the fever and
lethargy. Normal stools, normal appetite, normal urine output. No runny nose or
eyes. She did have a healing wound on the top of her head when rescued. He said
she'd have an abscess if this was the cause of the fever. I suspect it is the
reason for the feline leukemia.
One thing that strikes me is she will often cry out for no apparent reason.
She rolled onto her back today and cried out. Sometimes she will cry out if you
just touch her. I told the vet but he could find nothing on exam.....her foster
mom reports that she stretches her rear legs alot. I suspect it could be
stiffness from inactivity but who knows. When she first came, she seemed to lay
down clumsily, favroing one rear leg. The vet checked out her rear legs and
found nothing wrong.
L
----- Original Message -----
From: Marylyn
To: [email protected]
Sent: Tuesday, July 03, 2007 5:22 PM
Subject: Re: Isabella update
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
