Hideyo is the BEST to look at blood tests. I would send it to her. On Dec 28, 2007 6:22 PM, Caroline Kaufmann <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Okay, lots of developments. Anyone who's looked at blood tests more than > me and wants to have a go at it, fine by me! The vet did call me around > 4:00 today to talk about the results and we did talk about them in detail, > and I do think he's a good vet, but at the same time, he might not be > looking at the whole picture- he's really "stuck" on Brumley's eye issue and > I don't think he realizes how fragile this group of Metro AC rescued > orphaned June babies have been (as far as I know, there were 8 originally > and not all from a litter- some maybe, maybe none were related- I just don't > know- I didn't "pull" them and actually didn't foster any until Labor Day > when I thought the first one-Yoda, would die of a URI at the store on > display if I didn't take him home; then all the other ones (the other > remaining 5) ended up as my fosters at some point due to chronic URIs, > underweight, failure to thrive, etc.). 2 died before I even came along as a > vol and I haven't been able to obtain clarification on why/what caused the > deaths, etc. and it's not like we would know anyway if it was FIP b/c I can > tell you for sure, there's no way a necropsy will get "approved"!! ugh. > When I talk to him- the "conventional" vet- about my sick kitten Brumley, > I get scared and depressed because he says, based on the blood results, *he's > now back to leaning towards to FIP. * But thank god, I had my scheduled > phone interview with my Holistic vet at 5:00 so I only had 1 hour of > freaking out, being totally depressed and wanting to cry, until I had her to > ease my worries and give me her opinion. I only just now forwarded the > results to her, so I don't know if that will change her opinon any. I have > an office appt with her tomorrow, but I am not taking Brumley (these are his > results), but my Possum (aka Possee) who is mingled with my two other > fosters and is my little failure to thrive/slow to improve/just not right > lil guy who I think needs more attention (but I can't seem to get him > "approved" to go to a vet b/c he's just not "sick enough"- I know, I know, I > know...it's totally messed up. He "looks like" Brumley as far as relation > and actual physical condition (altho Brumley's eye makes him a tad "worse), > so they could be the only bros out of this "rejected" group of orphans?; I > don't know, but both Possee and Brumley are definitely underweight and > struggling. Possee would have been dead already if I hadn't taken him home > a month ago- there's been definite improvement, it is just and HE is just > s-l-o-w........He the BEST tho- best behaved, wonderful little thing; he is > the only one allowed to sleep on the bed with me at night and he's a teeny > tiny little cuddler! It's great. He licks me too- that's new- he didn't > have the energy to do that at first. > > But I have been "approved" now in general to take my fosters to Dr. Maier > and even if it turns out to be something the group I vol for won't pay for, > she will give me 30%. Whoo hoo! Anyway, so that's the status. Dr. Maier > said she just doesn't think Brumley has "dry" FIP (which is basically all > the conventional vet can think of right now, even tho the blood results > don't totally bare it out) b/c she said she has "never seen th dry form in a > kitten" and it's always the wet form (the fluid filled belly) in kittens. > She says it's only in the older cats where she's seen the dry form. > > lab results follow in separate email b/c it kept bouncing due to size. > caroline > > ------------------------------ > Get the power of Windows + Web with the new Windows Live. Get it > now!<http://www.windowslive.com?ocid=TXT_TAGHM_Wave2_powerofwindows_122007> > -- 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
