i know the vets have to go with what they are trained to do, but has anyone thought of holistic meds. i have done some research on this and one thing i know is using aromatic oils is tricky with cats. maleucca is especially deadly. one whiff and your cat is dead. which leads to use of aromatic oils to make house smell nice, etc. we who have cats have to be especially careful. ASPCA has some good info on it. mostly, i was thinking of vitamins and minerals. first, you have to locate a holistic vet to advise you on doses, etc. worked for me with my cancer. Prayer is our first line of defense, but using the plants, etc. that God has given us is next. i was on 3 different chemos and when last one almost wiped out my red cells, dr. stopped it and we went back to "you have 3 - 4 months". after a year of no chemo, lots of vitamins, i was suddenly in remission. now i have been in remission for 5 years. i trust my vet, he has already prescribed some herbals for Snuggles. things to help even out his ph and help his kidneys, but would really like to find holistic vet nearby to work with along side my vet. dorlis ---- Laurieskatz <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Oh! Thanks for clarifying. Anxious to hear about biopsy results. > Laurie > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Viky Digangi > Sent: Monday, October 13, 2008 12:22 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] Help my Mickey > > It's not a steroid. It's immuno regulen. He has been doing really well on > it. Thank you for your prayers. > > > > Viky Digangi > Support Enforcement Officer II > Monroe Regional Office > 318-362-5280 ext 297 > Fax 318-362-3363 > > > > >>> "Laurieskatz" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> 10/12/08 9:56 PM >>> > What shot are you taking him in for? > Please be careful if it is a steroid injection. Injections put more > medication into a cat than the cat can process and if the cat has a bad > reaction to steroids, there is no way to cut back like you can with pills. > My Cooper had a bad reaction to his first prednisilone pill so I > discontinued them. Just my 2 cents. Prayers still coming your way.... > Laurie > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Viky Digangi > Sent: Sunday, October 12, 2008 9:53 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] Help my Mickey > > He had a complete blood work up a couple of months ago and nothing was > extremely high or low. I will suggest a biopsy tomorrow when I take him for > his shot. Thanks > > Viky Digangi > Support Enforcement Officer II > Monroe Regional Office > 318-362-5280 ext 297 > Fax 318-362-3363 > > > > >>> <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> 10/12/08 9:07 PM >>> > Hi, > > Have you had bloodwork done on Mickey lately to make sure that he's not > anemic and to make sure there's not something else going on? I would suggest > that you have your vet do a small biopsy of the growth to get an exact > diagnosis and to rule out cancer. I think adenomas are common in older pets > and are usually benign. I don't think it is common for them to bleed so > extensively though. I've never seen any reference to adenomas being cause by > Felv. > > I am not sure if prednisone would be helpful; I think you would need to know > if the growth is cancerous or not. > > Good luck! > Michele > > -------------- Original message -------------- > From: "Viky Digangi" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > I adopted Mickey when he was about 5 months old and found out he was > positive > > for felv. For 8 years he displayed no signs of the virus until last > December > > when he fell in the garage about 8 feet and did not land on his feet. > Although > > he was not seriously hurt this apparently triggered something with the > virus. > > He became lethargic and would not eat. My vet at the time began a series > of the > > immuno regulen shots and after about 3 months began giving them to him > every two > > weeks. > > > > Last week I awoke to find flood all over my bed and followed the trail of > blood > > drops through the house to Mickey. He had an adenoma on his back leg > (which I > > had not noticed) which burst open. I took him to the vet I currently have > and > > he said normally he would perform surgery to remove it but in Mickey's > condition > > surgery would be dangerous for him. The adenoma had stopped bleeding by > now so > > I said ok. It was fine all week until yesterday and it burst open again. > He > > cannot keep losing blood this way and I was wondering if anyone else had > > encountered a situation like this. I thought of asking my vet if he would > > switch Mickey to prednisone to see if that would promote healing. > > > > Any suggestions? > > > > > > Viky Digangi > > > > Viky Digangi > > Support Enforcement Officer II > > Monroe Regional Office > > 318-362-5280 ext 297 > > Fax 318-362-3363 > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > 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 > > > _______________________________________________ > 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 > > > _______________________________________________ > 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
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