That's wonderful, Caroline!! Gloria
On Aug 19, 2008, at 10:16 AM, Caroline Kaufmann wrote: > > Here's an update on my adopted/returned foster cat with alleged > seizures: > By the time his appt rolled around yesterday with the vet of my > choice, >> I knew it was going to go well. The more people I talked to about >> it, the >> more people said there was something wrong with those people at >> that house >> and having him out of there was the most important thing. But he's >> just >> gotten better and better. I have no trouble medicating him at >> all. Just >> those first few times. He's actually one of the easiest I've ever >> medicated >> now!!!!!! I haven't had a scratch or a bite yet and it goes super >> fast-- >> he's a good boy! The odd aggressive behavior is lessened. He >> totally >> trusts me already and is a complete love-bug. He is just a quirky, >> willful >> little thing and that's just his personality-- he wants to run >> around and be >> hyper and get into everything and so sometimes when I scoop him up, >> he does >> that growling, but it's funny/harmless. Most importantly, no >> seizures-- no >> signs of seizures. I've had him since Thursday and you'd think he >> never >> left me with the way he responds to me! >> >> So the vet saw a totally healthy, friendly, bright, Curious George >> Cat >> yesterday! He just walks all over the exam room, jumps in the >> doctor's lap >> and rolls around!, purrs, tries to get into everything! It's great >> to >> watch. Dr. said we have a very healthy cat and he can't believe >> those people said they were going to put him down! He said this is >> not a >> cat you even consider that with! He agrees there was possible >> abuse. But >> he also suggested that-- upon watching the cat's behavior in the >> exam room- >> that he is a cat who wants to get into everything so he thinks it's >> very >> possible the cat got into something- like a chemical- and the >> people- since >> they are so weird- just didn't know and overreacted. He said >> that's very >> possible and with the way that cats metabolize things so slowly, it >> might >> just take a while for him to work it out of his system and that >> could be why >> he maybe had continuing seizures (if he even had them). He said >> since >> there's been so seizures and the cat is happy, he doesn't want to >> change >> anything. Stay on the same dose of phenobarb for 1 mth. Then he >> wants to >> see him again in a month and they will take blood and get a >> phenobarb level >> at that time. Then we will work on taking him off it slowly and >> monitoring >> the level. He said if we start taking him off and he has a >> seizure- then we >> know he was having them, but at least we know that the phenobarb will >> control it. But Dr. said no signs of a neurological defect-- none at >> all. No need to even consider a catscan b/c there's just no >> signs-- totally >> alert and bright. He said if it was FIP, there'd be other >> neurological >> signs, like ataxia. But also, I don't know if I told you that?- >> adoptive >> parents vet called on sat- and everything negative- fip, toxo, >> felv, fiv- >> neg. Dr. confirmed too that blood work "looks great." Good news all >> around! He's a happy, healthy, bouncing boy and I'm glad to have >> him back >> in my care! > Thanks for everyone's input, care and concern! >> Caroline > > _________________________________________________________________ > See what people are saying about Windows Live. Check out featured > posts. > http://www.windowslive.com/connect?ocid=TXT_TAGLM_WL_connect2_082008 > _______________________________________________ > Felvtalk mailing list > [email protected] > http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org > _______________________________________________ Felvtalk mailing list [email protected] http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org
