you need to treat the anemia. yes the breathing could be related. I don't have time to elaborate.
Sally On Thu, Feb 14, 2008 at 8:03 AM, Lynne <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Thank you Wendy. > > I will call my vet today about the Doxycycline and Hemobartanella. > > Here are the results of BooBoo's blood work. This is a Canadian lab so I > don't know if the values are the same as in the US. > > WBC 9.9 MCV 57 WBC FLAG > EOS (8.9) > RBC 3.95 MCH 20.0 % LYM > 29.1 LYM 2.8 > HGB 7.9 MCHC 35.2 % MON 6.5 > MONO .6 > HCT 22.4 RDW 17.5 % GRA > 64.4 6.5 > PLT 81 MPV 11.0 > > He wasn't doing very well last night, extremely fatigued. I did hear him > eating some crunchy food this morning, drink either the water or milk I put > down for him last night. I know you aren't supposed to give cats milk but > I'm desparate here to get some fluids into him. He did wake me up by > jumping on the bed this morning and purring in my face. My husband thought > he felt really warm last night and actually I did too. He's cool this > momrning. What I have noticed that kind of concerns me is that when he's > sleeping his chest seems to rise unusually high with each breath, like he > has to try extra hard to breath. This could be the anemia right? He does > have a bit of a runny nose too. Calling the vet today. I did manage to get > the previous owners to give me his birthday. He will be 5 in July. This > makes me think that he got infected by a neighborhood cat when he was > allowed to roam. If that's the case, statistically he's on his last leg. I > was also wondering if he could be depressed. As bad as his previous > environment was, maybe he misses those people and his original home. Could > hormonal changes after his neutering be a reason for his lack of interest in > anything? He was just neutered last Friday. > > Gotta get moving here and go to work, although BooBoo is my real full time > job these days. > > Lynne > > ----- Original Message ----- > *From:* Tad Burnett <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > *To:* [email protected] > *Sent:* Thursday, February 14, 2008 12:26 AM > *Subject:* Re: CLS > > Hill's A/D is a good tasting recovery food loaded with vitamins > and minerals... I buy it by the case for my guys... You probably > have to buy it from your vet but it could help... > In the archives or files for this group there are directions for liver > shake which is about the same thing... > Tad > > Marylyn wrote: > > Something that may have already been addressed: Feed the absolute best > you can.......no grains if possible. Dixie eats organic and Primal Raw + > finely chopped carrots, spinach etc. One of my holistic vets recommends > vitamin C. There are lots of good supplements. Dr. Susan Maier at the > Horizon Vet Services in Simpsonville Ky does phone consultations and has had > good luck with FELV+. Dr. E A Boswell in Louisville Ky has also had good > luck. I see both of them and think the world of them. They compliment and > do not replace my regular vets. If you decide you need > phone consultations I'll get you phone numbers or you can Google them. > On Feb 13, 2008, at 9:14 PM, wendy wrote: > > Hey Lynne, > > My name is Wendy. I've been active on this site for over 2 years now, > although not as active lately. There are lots of good people here and it > looks like you've been given some great advice. I just wanted to say a few > things that came to mind as I read the posts regarding Boo Boo, some of > which might have already been touched on. First, if you don't find a vet > that will work to save Boo Boo, find one who will. It means all the > difference in you and Boo Boo being supported at this trying time. Second, > absolutely get the prescrip for doxycycline and treat for hemobartaenella > regardless of the test. It's extremely difficult to see the parasites on a > slide; one minute they're there, the next they're not. The treatment > is three weeks minimum. Third, prednisone (or prednisolone) is a > good treatment for anemia. Also, depending on how dire the anemia is, > Epogen might also be good. There is lots of information on both of these > treatments in the archives. Fourth, what is the anemia diagnosis? Is it > regenerative or non-regenerative anemia? What is Boo Boo's HCT/RBC/PCV > count exactly? If you don't have a copy of his bloodwork, call the vet and > get it so that you know exactly what you're dealing with. You can post > those numbers here and there will be people who know what they mean who can > help you and Boo Boo. > > Please keep us posted on Boo Boo's progress and if you need anything at > all, just ask! > :) > Wendy > Dallas, TX > > "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: Lynne <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: [email protected] > Sent: Wednesday, February 13, 2008 3:00:58 PM > Subject: CLS > > I'm sorry for not being knowledgeable of this, but what is CLS and the > bridge you folks refer to? > > I've been busy trying to find some ray of hope for my BooBoo. I showed > his blood work to the doc next door at work, who is a dog lover, not a cat > but he interpreted it as being pretty bad. He said he has no platelets. He > then got on the phone to a Vet friend who takes care of his dogs and gave > him a brief history of Boo and his blood work. The vet said there was > nothing I could do about the situation and that most cats after being > diagnosed lived for 2 years at a max. I don't even know when BooBoo > contracted the disease so who knows how long he has. This vet though kept > saying, it doesn't mean he's going to die, whatever the H that means. I > also have a pharmacist friend who is meeting with a vet friend of his in > Detroit tomorrow and he too is running Boo's history by him to see if there > is anything at all to help him. Apparently Immuno Regulin is not available > here in Canada so he's going to talk to this man about it tomorrow. People > have been very kind and honest but I just am finding this impossible to > accept. I can't wait to get home from work to see him and almost start > bawling when I am with him. I totally hate this. I just hope he isn't > feeling any pain. He mostly sleeps but does purr a lot and seems to love > having us around him. I just don't know what else to do. > > Lynne > > > ------------------------------ > Never miss a thing. Make Yahoo your > homepage.<http://us.rd.yahoo.com/evt=51438/*http://www.yahoo.com/r/hs> > > > > -- Sally, Eric (not a cat),Junior, Speedy, Grey and White, Ittle Bitty, Little Black, Lily, Daisy, Pewter, Junior Junior (newest) , Silver, and Spike Please Visit my Message board for some pictures. You are welcome to sign up. http://www.k6az.com/ki4spk/index.php?sid=c57c00cf5804ef13853ed6e77a68eed3
