That is great news, that everything is negative. Is he drinking normally? Is he dehydrated? If he is not dehydrated....I would not see any need for fluids (but I'm not a vet, this is not to be construed as veterinary advice, yadda yadda)
Kelley On Dec 27, 2007 8:39 PM, Caroline Kaufmann <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Okay, the results are not all in, but I finally talked to the Vet about > the blood tests from the sick kitten I took in- which he suspect FIP in. > The cat was NEGATIVE for Felv (so that's the second time he's tested neg.- > first at approx. 2 mths old, now at 6 mths). He NEGATIVE for FIV (which he > had not yet been tested for ever). The vet also says that so far, it looks > like it's not FIP and he talked about how there is no conclusive test, etc., > so for now, he has to go by the presence of antibodies- which he says are > usually higher if the cat has "dry" FIP and then even higher if it's "wet" > FIP. He says the antibodies are just not high enough to for it to be FIP- > either the dry or wet form. So he remains concerned tho that it's a an > infectious (i.e., contagious) disease. *What he is waiting on now is the > toxoplasmosis test b/c now he is suspecting that.* He said the results of > that test will be in tomorrow. He also said the blood is showing high > globulin levels and high white blood cells- both of which indicate some kind > of an infection, but he just doesn't know what kind yet. > I do have a phone consultation appointment tomorrow at 5:00 with the > holistic vet (Marylyn-- Dr. Maier) who treated Monkee at the end of his life > and whom Monkee loved- at a time when he was utterly miserable and fed up > with vets! We are consulting on this kitten and then also to discuss > general care of fosters and things I can do holistically to help them rehab > faster. I may end up taking Yoda to her anyway b/c of the diarrhea that I > can't get traditional vets to address. Hopefully, I will have the blood > tests results on my sick kitten emailed to me before then, so I can forward > them to her for her review and "second" opinion. I feel better because I am > finally getting some freaking vets lined up so that I can finally take care > of these fosters without always feeling like I'm supposed to do so without > ever having veterinary access unless a cat is pretty much dying in my arms. > Monkee died in my arms despite all the things we did to save him and there > is NO WAY I'm going to allow another cat to die in my arms- especially these > fosters who seem to have totally treatable (possibly preventable) things > going on with them! Urg. So we continue to forge ahead. > Poor kitty feels so much better and I'm worried about continuing to give > him fluids. Dr. Maier said in an email that if he is doing that much better > and has had 3 treatments of subcu fluids, it's probably not necessary to do > them today. But when I talked to the conventional vet that saw the cat on > Monday, he said to continue them b/c "extra fluids are extra fluids," "it > can't really hurt him" (I beg to differ- it's very traumatic b/c it's just > me and him in a contest of wills and strength and it's pretty horrible- he > gets that huge needle out everytime and I have to re-stick him-- which is > hell for me and him), and "without really seeing the cat, he can't tell me > to discontinue fluids." Well, my mom and I have discussed it and I'm doing > them tonight. It's too much on him and me. He's feeling too "good" now so > that he really fights the fluid giving. I always recall that Dr. Maier- in > all her holistic wisdom- said (when I first took Monkee to her), that "you > don't want the treatment to be worse than the disease." I think that solves > my dilemma for now. > Caroline > > > > ------------------------------ > The best games are on Xbox 360. Click here for a special offer on an Xbox > 360 Console. Get it now! <http://www.xbox.com/en-US/hardware/wheretobuy/> > -- Rescuties - Saving the world, one cat at a time. http://www.rescuties.org Vist the Rescuties store and save a kitty life! http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/redirect-home?tag=rescuties-20 http://www.zazzle.com/rescuties* Please help Clarissa! http://rescuties.chipin.com/clarissasheart
