They are going to use Buprenex for Frankie. I won't use metacam on my cats.
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From: Sharyl
To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org
Sent: Friday, April 25, 2008 3:43 AM
Subject: Re: spaying
Lynne,
I know it is scary. My Rocket was just spayed Tuesday and came thru with
flying colors. You can ask the vet what type of anesthesia they use. My vet
used isoflurane. Sevoflurane also puts less strain on the cat. Be sure to
tell the vet you do not want Metacam given as a pain med. Not the injection or
oral liquid. Even though a single Metacam injection is approved by the FDA for
use in cats it has caused chronic renal failure in some kitties. Buprenorphine
(Buprenex) has been used for kitties with no adverse affect.
There is always a risk with anesthesia but there are also risks not spaying
her. The incidence of mammary cancer is higher in kitties that have not been
spayed.
We'll keep our fingers and toes crossed for her.
Sharyl Sissy and Rocket
Lynne <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Hi all,
I haven't posted in a while but have been reading all the emails. I guess
this is a little off topic but I need some reassurance. This coming Thursday
we are taking our Snowy in to be spayed. It was part of the contract I signed
when we adopted her from the foster mom. She's the rescued girl we got after
BooBoo died. She's a 3 year old persian and I am scared to death about doing
this. We've had her for about a month and the vet thought it a good idea that
we wait til she adjusted to us, which took about a day. She had been neglected
in the past and had basically lived in a cage until she was rescued. She had
feline herpes and a respiratory infection when she was taken but recovered
nicely and was immunized when we got her. I just keep thinking that if we had
not had BooBoo neutered he may have fared better. I truly believe that it
hastened his demise. I hope I'm wrong about this and even though we have
always had our cats neutered, I realize spaying is a little more complicated.
The vet assured us she would be fine but if we lost her I don't think we'd ever
recover. She is an amazing precious little girl. We haven't had a younger cat
in the house for a long time and she is so playful and comes to bed with me
every night when I go upstairs. She talks to us all the time in these little
meows and you can tell she is really happy.
The field worker who investigated BooBoo's previous owners came by last
week to meet her and see how she was doing and was amazed at her too. He
commented that we were lucky to get her because hundreds of people applied.
She's kind of a poster child in this area for abused animals. He also said she
was very lucky to have got us, which was very nice of him.
Lynne
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