Jane, Your bliss therapy does not sound nuts at all! When Buzz was so sick in the summer time I used to take him out on my deck and give him Reiki treatments. Then I would just pet him and love him. I am SURE that is part of what helped him so much at that time. Unfortunately the deck is not such a pleasant place right now. He probably would not have been able to relax if we were sitting out there in the middle of the sleet/rain/snow and wind storm we had last night. I'm glad MeMe was able to be so happy after being so abused. I just can't believe what some people will do. Buzzy was abused by some inner city Cleveland gangs before my brothers wife saved him. He is still a very nervous cat. The only times he will completely relax and purr are out on the deck and in bed at night. Every time I pass him I reach down and give him a caress which he seems to enjoy, but he really dislikes being held. I will look forward to hearing from Hideyo. Thank you for all your help. Sue
---- Jane Lyons <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi Sue > I can ask Hideyo ...hopefully I can get an answer for you tomorrow. > I hope it is something that can be put into remission, but I am not > sure. > > I know how much you care for Buzz and I am sure that he knows that ... > a great immune system booster. When Me Me was in the throes of > fighting > a terrible upper respiratory, we used to do 15 minute intervals of > bliss therapy > throughout the day. She loved being combed and she would roll and > around and purr > deeply.... almost vibrate. I know this sounds nuts, but I am sure the > sheer pleasure > of being loved and cared for (she had been thrown from a car window > onto the porch of > a 'shelter' as a kitten) helped her immune system. > > We do everything we can to help them fight this virus. We know that > ultimately they are on their > own path, and that they will let us know when they want to let go. > > Hopefully Hideyo will be able to answer your questions. > Give Buzz a buzz from us. > > Jane > > > > > On Oct 28, 2008, at 8:02 PM, Sue & Frank Koren wrote: > > > Jane, > > Thank you for your help. Buzz is not doing too badly, we caught it > > when his > > blood levels were in the twenties this time. Last time he was down to > > eight. We have been testing his blood every other week and I > > purchased a pet > > scale to monitor his weight more closely. > > I guess it is Leukeran that he will be on. That is what the > > pharmacies > > had. The Chlorambucil must be the generic. Dr. Tom gives me the > > name of > > the medication and the dosage and lets me call around to the > > pharmacies to > > find the best price. For 15 2mg tablets of Leuctra the price > > ranged from > > $49.44 to $77.99. > > Do you know if they can ever go off of the Leukeran once they are > > on it? > > Is hemolytic anemia something they can beat for good or will it > > keep coming > > back? > > Thanks again for your help, > > Sue > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Jane Lyons" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > To: <[email protected]> > > Sent: Tuesday, October 28, 2008 5:29 PM > > Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] Buzzy still has hemolytic anemia > > > > > >> Sue > >> I talked with Hideyo (former list member) who said that she has heard > >> of people who have had good results > >> with Leukeran. She also said to caution you to be patient when going > >> back on the full strength Predinisole. It sometimes > >> does not work right away. > >> Something is wrong with her computer but if she gets up and running > >> I'll try to connect you. > >> > >> Hope Buzz is having a good day. > >> > >> Jane _______________________________________________ Felvtalk mailing list [email protected] http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org
