Glenda, I think Procrit is the same as Epogen, but not completely sure, and it can still be purchased. Usually when people use Procrit for their animals, it is the only thing left that will help the anemia, so they choose to save their animal rather than just let them go, and deal with any after effects later, if any. I didn't want you to think it's not something you can use in the future if one of your kitties needs it. Usually Prednisolone is used for anemia and maybe Winstrol.
:) Wendy "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 ~~~ ----- Original Message ---- From: glenda Goodman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: [email protected] Sent: Friday, August 24, 2007 4:52:57 PM Subject: Re: Typical course of a dying FELV kitty? long letter- sorry butplease indulge Wow! Thanks! I had the animal medical suppy place trying to find this stuff for me under iron supplements...no wonder they could not pull it up. I guess if my vet does not hurry and get back to me in the next hour I will be off to buy some human iron supplement. My cat Dingo does not do pills well at all, so will have to give with a dropper. He also has always been a dainty eater...can't stick it in tuna...He has really been turning his nose up lately and I am realizing I have an emergency on my hands...If it were not for this list I might not have noticed... Thanks, Pat, for setting me straight as to Procrit...Glenda --- Pat Kachur <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I have seen a lot of ads for Procrit - it is a drug > used to help people > undergoing chemo and whose white cells have been > compromised. There are > some lawsuits filed against the manufacturer from > people who say they have > been hurt by the drug. > Come to think of it--haven't seen the ads for a > couple of months after > seeing them almost every day for a while. > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "glenda Goodman" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Friday, August 24, 2007 5:35 PM > Subject: Re: Typical course of a dying FELV kitty? > long letter- sorry > butplease indulge > > > > Beckie, You are such a bright little light here > and I > > feel so sad to know you are hurting and your sweet > > little Moeman might be fading away. You have > learned a > > lot for the time you have been here. I know I have > on > > just how to take care of our little guys better > and > > signs to look for. I have been checking all my > > kittie's gums this morning and just like I > suspected, > > my old guy, Dingo, he is 13 years old, and has > seemed > > out of sorts lately, has very pale gums. He is not > > FeLV+ or FIV+ that I know of ,but I will have him > > tested and for now am trying to get a good iron > > supplement. I wrote down :Procrit ? Who was it > that > > said they gave that to a kitty and it helped with > the > > anemia? It was just in a recent post... I am > asking my > > vet about what it is and can I have some right > now... > > I just left a message for my vet...Anyway, thanks > to > > these guys here, I know a lot more than I did a > couple > > months ago. > > Do not give up fighting, but I do not believe in > > stressing our guys out either.I think you probably > > have a good idea where Moeman is at this point and > if > > he is getting weaker and you have tried through > > supplements, etc. you have done all you can...just > > love him. > > I absolutely loved Jenna's letter to you. What a > > beautiful, thoughtful gift from her and her > husband to > > share their experience with you...I will be > keeping > > that letter for myself, for when I will be needing > > that precious support, that can only come from > people > > who really understand... > > My heart is with you and Moeman...Glenda > > --- Jenna <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > >> im so sorry beckie- i will keep you and moeman in > my > >> prayers. > >> > >> It feels odd to write about this now as my > husband > >> and i were crying remembering our beloved siamese > >> calico lady. This is my experience and I hope it > >> helps you. > >> > >> My baby died at home. That was important to me, > >> and i wanted it that way though my husband was > very > >> caucious about it. I wanted her to be comfortable > >> and not with people she was afraid of and being > >> stressed out. I have seen people go kicking and > >> screaming and while in trauma that might be more > >> beneficial, in the case of terminal illness it > makes > >> it harder. So after that experience (this was > with > >> my grandmother) I told myself that if this > happened > >> with my animals- i wanted it to be gentle and > >> peaceful. There is a line from the nbc show Heros > >> where Peter the hospice nurse says, "death can be > >> beautiful, if you let it be." Though most may > reject > >> this statement because it is not something most > want > >> to think about, I can say that I do agree with > it. > >> It doesn't make it hurt less, but it made it > easier > >> for me to deal with. > >> > >> She stopped eating, and slept all the time. She > >> didn't purr and did not want to be held. In her > >> prime she was very talkative and loved being held > >> and paraded around our apartment. Eventually she > >> stopped her toilet activiites- which actually was > a > >> relief because she had a lot of blood (stool was > a > >> dark tar color) in it and that was very tough. I > >> started having a feeling that it was going to be > on > >> sunday because i started getting a song in my > head > >> about a relationship ending that is from Aspects > of > >> love by Andrew Lloyd Weber. The song is "Tell me > on > >> a sunday." > >> > >> "Don't write a letter when you want to leave > >> Don't call me at 3 a.m. from a friend's apartment > >> I'd like to choose how I hear the news > >> Take me to a park that's covered with trees > >> Tell me on a Sunday please > >> > >> Don't leave in silence with no word at all > >> Don't get drunk and slam the door > >> That's no way to end this > >> I know how I want you to say goodbye > >> Find a circus ring with a flying trapeze > >> Tell me on a Sunday please" > >> > >> That day - on sunday- she was in the bathroom > and > >> she was breating very heavy. Her eyes were very > >> diated. I bent down around her and sang her > >> Complainte De La Butte from Moulin Rouge. For the > >> first time all weekend she raised her head and > >> looked at me. She purred so loud. I told her I > loved > >> her and if she wanted to go it was okay. I got a > >> feeling that she understood. > >> > >> The song goes: > >> "Petite mandigotte je sens ta menotte qui > cherche > >> ma main > >> Je sens ta poitrine et ta taille fine > >> J'oublie mon chagrin > >> Je sens sur tes lèvres une odeur de fièvre de > gosse > >> mal nourri > >> Et sous ta caresse je sens une ivresse qui > >> m'anéantit > >> The stairways up to la butte can make the > wretched > >> sigh > >> while windmill wings of the moulin shelter you > and > >> I" > >> > >> I sang to her for about 15 minutes and pet her, > >> even though I could feel each vertebrate of her > >> little back bone. She did not shy away that time. > >> > >> I went back to the living room and laid down, > but > >> didnt' sleep. It was exhausting. My husband went > >> into the bathroom and stayed a long time. I knew > he > >> was talking with her. When he was done, I could > see > >> he had been crying. > >> > >> When i woke up I sat at my computer. About 20 > >> minutes later my dog, Carmel got very whiney and > >> would not settle down. She was upset about > >> something. I went into the bathroom and found > that > >> satine had passed. She was stretched out like she > >> would when she was comfortable and when I said > kitty > >> and shook her she didn't move. > >> > >> I went out side and told my husband she was > gone. > >> He said he knew that he talked with her. He told > her > >> that she was surrounded by love and she would > always > >> be loved. He said she picked her head up and > meowed > >> at him. He said he thinks she knew what he was > >> saying and that she was waiting for him to be > okay > === message truncated === ____________________________________________________________________________________ Luggage? GPS? Comic books? Check out fitting gifts for grads at Yahoo! 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