Thank you Laurie. I needed to hear that.
Lynne
----- Original Message -----
From: laurieskatz
To: [email protected]
Sent: Monday, February 18, 2008 9:47 AM
Subject: Re: breathing difficulties
Vet isn't in same emotional space as you are...could be the explanation.
Prayers with you. I feel he is going to be fine.
L
----- Original Message -----
From: Lynne
To: [email protected]
Sent: Monday, February 18, 2008 8:28 AM
Subject: Re: breathing difficulties
No, he didn't aspirate. I gave the water immediately after the doxy so I
don't know which caused it. I think he was hyperventilating. I stayed with
him til he calmed down and went to sleep, and honestly I'm afraid to go
upstairs. I'm sure he does sense my anxiety. He does not like to be held or
confined in any manner. What bugs me though is when we go to the vet, the vet
can do anything to him, give him pills, take his temp and BooBoo will just go
limp, won't argue, fight, nothing, just scowel.
Better go upstairs and make sure he's just sleeping.
Lynne
----- Original Message -----
From: laurieskatz
To: [email protected]
Sent: Monday, February 18, 2008 9:02 AM
Subject: Re: breathing difficulties
Did he aspirate? Was the problem after the water or after the doxy? Maybe
the water isn't working with him. I would call the vet and ask about this. Our
vet told us we had to give the doxy directly (not mixed in food). Midas hated
it too.
It's really important thing is for YOU to be calm before you give him the
meds and don't think about it before you actually do it. This is how I got
Frankie, a formerly feral kitten, to take inhaled meds. I had to calm my own
mind. I also think they can sense if we are going to give them a med so I
didn't think about it before I sat down to do it. It did help. Our cats sense
our "mood"...I hope this makes sense. I just got up.
L
----- Original Message -----
From: Lynne
To: [email protected]
Sent: Monday, February 18, 2008 7:53 AM
Subject: breathing difficulties
I had a frightening event with BooBoo this morning. He hates being
given this Doxy and fights me. I gave him some water via syringe after it as
well. Suddenly he started gasping for air, breathing through his mouth for
about 10 minutes. He is anemic and breathes heavily under normal
circumstances. I can't imagine what kind of stress the Interferon shots are
going to cause him. Should I try mixing this Doxy with his wet food? It's
doubtful he would get the appropriate dosage if I did because he is a light
eater. I'm beginning to think that I'm fighting a losing battle here and
perhaps it would be best to just let nature take its course without
intervention. I hate this. One minute he seems perky and now he's just
exhausted. I spent the time with him while he was having problems breathing
comforting him, just to get him settled down and even his purring was
excessively loud. I don't know how much more this little guy can tolerate.
Lynne
