So what are you going to do with him Caroline??? Keep him?? That's such good news. I think his adoptive parents just couldn't handle his activity. I hate when people adopt and haven't given it any thought. My father did that with a beagle. He was 85 when he adopted Toby. I told dad the dog would outlive him and I wouldn't be taking him. As it was, mom got really ill he couldn't handle Toby, a person took him, got rid of him because he howelled and I have no idea where Toby ended up. It makes me angry when I think of it. No thought of the consequences whatsoever.
Lynne ----- Original Message ----- From: "Caroline Kaufmann" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <felvtalk@felineleukemia.org> Sent: Tuesday, August 19, 2008 11:16 AM Subject: [Felvtalk] Seizures Update > > 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 > Felvtalk@felineleukemia.org > http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org > > __________ NOD32 3366 (20080819) Information __________ > > This message was checked by NOD32 antivirus system. > http://www.eset.com > > _______________________________________________ Felvtalk mailing list Felvtalk@felineleukemia.org http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org
