Sue and Frank, where do you get Wellness Core canned food? do you have an email or phone number? never heard of this before. ---- Sue & Frank Koren <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi Amy, I am so sorry you are going through this. It is hard to want to care > for a beloved kitty when they want no part of it. My sweet gentle Tucker > used to go absolutely ballistic whenever I tried to give him a pill. > Sometimes I think it is kinder to choose the least threatening or invasive > ways to help a sick kitty. Some would much rather be gently let go in their > own time with dignity then to have procedures forced upon them that might > lengthen their lives but would make them extremely unhappy. Your best choice > may be feeding him the highest quality food you can find. (I like Wellness > Core canned food.) And making sure there is little or no stress in his life. > Best wishes for as much quality time as possible with Grrr. You picked such a great name for a feisty cat! Sue ---- Amy Ackerman <[email protected]> wrote: > > Thanks for the welcome & kind words, Gary & Laurie. My vet > believes Grrr has lymphosarcoma, but for the time being the diagnostic tools > recommended to locate the suspected spinal tumor are simply out of reach > financially. Times are lean for everyone, I know; this was a very difficult > day, deciding courses of treatment for this very cool, loved cat based on our > credit lines. He's having a rough time getting around. Grrr is also, as you > may be able to gather from his name, not a terribly good patient. That may > be the understatement of the month. He is slightly anemic as well, but > his... attitude doesn't make him a terribly good candidate for, say, daily > pills, etc. He's getting a cortisol shot to see if it improves his > mobility/comfort & an injectable, long term antibiotic (I need to get the > drug name) to counter the immune suppressive effects of the cortisol. He > eats like a horse, so we're going to try some of the suggested dietary > modifications as well. Any one with suggestions for minimally invasive > treatments (minimally invasive by this cat's standards is, say, tossing a > tasty tidbit gently from across the room, careful not to let it land too > close), please share as I continue to dredge through the archives. My other > two are keenly looking around for Grrr tonight- should be a fun car ride home > tomorrow with all three, plus the mastiff going along to get her rabies vax. > I'll check back in tomorrow- good night, all, and thanks again for the > support! > > _________________________________________________________________ > Hotmail® is up to 70% faster. Now good news travels really fast. > http://windowslive.com/online/hotmail?ocid=TXT_TAGLM_WL_HM_70faster_032009 > _______________________________________________ > Felvtalk mailing list > [email protected] > http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org
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