Lance: I would just say to keep a close eye on that panting. When I was in high school, we had an overweight, long haired older cat that started panting like a dog. Problem was, it was mid-July and a very hot one at that. My dad was still practicing veterinary medicine part-time at that point and I kept trying to get him to pay attention to it, but he kept blowing me off. Ultimately, the cat died on us within a few days. We found out later that he was having liver failure. Another vet told us that panting in a cat should never be "blown off" like that or blamed on heat, etc. Basically, sustained panting in a cat CAN be a very serious situation, so keep that in mind and be vigilant (which I already know you are with her). (Side note- yes, that cat's death caused an even bigger rift in our family due to what we all thought was my dad's veterinary malpractice on our own cat. I threw a fit. I know it seems that might be nice to have a vet in the family, but keep in mind that it depends on the vet! Since we weren't "paying customers" sometimes, horribly, we got ignored. Sigh). caroline > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: [email protected]> Subject: Re: Ember> Date: Fri, 25 Jan 2008 07:43:42 -0600> > Hi Jane,> > Thanks for thinking of us. Tests seemed> to indicate that it's an issue of> bacterial overgrowth in the GI tract.> Vet prescribed 10 days of metronidazole> for Ember. Ironically, Ember had a> formed bowel movement only a few hours> after we got home. I also discovered> that Ember likes to eat pumpkin without> it being stirred in to her food. That might> come in handy.> > My only concern is with something Ember> did last night, probably an hour or more> after her first dose. She made a strange> panting sound for about ten seconds. It> was a deep, breathy noise. I didn't hear> it at all the rest of the night, though> I was asleep for most of it, so I might> have missed a reoccurrence. I'm carbon> copying the list on my reply to you, in> case anyone else might have an idea.> > Lance> > On Fri, 25 Jan 2008 07:34:45 -0500, "Jane Lyons" said:> > Lance how is she ?> > I'm thinking of you, with fingers crossed.> > Jane> > -- > Lance Linimon> [EMAIL PROTECTED]> > _________________________________________________________________ Need to know the score, the latest news, or you need your Hotmail®-get your "fix". http://www.msnmobilefix.com/Default.aspx
