Kelly, have you heard anything from your vet in regards to getting this poor girl on meds yet. I can't believe any vet would keep her waiting while he "calculates" for this long. I am at a loss for words. Each day that goes by there could be more damage occurring. Please keep us posted. Tanya
--- On Tue, 6/23/09, Lorrie <[email protected]> wrote: > From: Lorrie <[email protected]> > Subject: [Felvtalk] Re OT- Tiffany, blind DUMPED cat > To: [email protected] > Date: Tuesday, June 23, 2009, 7:31 AM > Kelly, I'm alsp very concerned > about this cat. She should have > gotten her meds right away, and I also believe a vet who > has been > practicing for that long may not be up on current > treatments. All > physicians and vets have to continue to read, and learn > about new > treatments for as long as they are in practice. Some > do and others > don't. They just stick with whatever they learned in vet > school or > med school. > > Lorrie > > On 06-22, Sharyl wrote: > > > > Kelly, I know you are waiting to hear from your > primary vet but the > > longer the kitty goes without meds the less chance she > will ever > > regain any of her sight. To be honest it may be > to late to save > > her sight but the high BP needs to be addressed before > any other > > damage occurs. > > > > Here is a link to some general info on high BP. > > http://www.marvistavet.com/html/high_blood_pressure.html > > > > There is a Yahoo heart group that has may be able to > help with the meds and dose amounts. > > http://pets.groups.yahoo.com/group/feline-heart/ > > > > You should be able to purchase the meds at your local > pharmacy with > > a Rx from a vet. Usually the 1st choice for cats > is Amlodipine for > > high BP. > > > > A vet who has been practicing for over 40 yrs may not > be current on > > what is now available for special needs kitty. > If possible she > > needs to be seen by a specialist. > > > > Hugs to her. > > Sharyl > > > > _______________________________________________ > 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
