Sally, Hi, this is Jenny. I tried calling but you weren't home. Maybe you will get this first.
There's a couple of issues here. Number one depending on how anemic he is, I would likely do a blood transfusion simply to buy him enough time for the injection to work. Please know that I am still waiting to see if the injection will truely work for Autumn. I am optimistic but don't know for sure. As for the more immediate issues. The fever may be due to an infection, possible upper respiratory, urinary tract or the dreaded hemobartonella. These would require antibiotic treatment. The fever may, however, be due to a dehydrated state. If he is not eating and drinking you will have to force feed and/or give subcutaneous fluid. If nothing else you can take pedialyte in a syringe (no needles) and give it to him. This at least provides glucose and electrolytes temporarily. A/D food is the best for force feeding. I would steer away from baby food as many of them can worsen the anemia. I have tried mixing pedialyte with a soft canned food (helps get the food into and out of the syringe and provides more fluid). Here's the challenge - you want to get in at least around 90-100 mL a day and you don't want them to throw up. This is tough, but it should get through until tomorrow. I think it is important to say that I generally have not done the force feeding and blood transfusions before because this is a fatal virus that always ends the same. Now, however, with the possibility of this Imulan shot working, there may be hope. It may be a long shot, but I'm willing to try. It is a lot of intensive care that requires subcutaneous fluids, sometimes forced feedings, possibly antibiotics and a lot of patience, love and prayer. Let me know if I can help further. Jenny On 9/6/09, S. Jewell <ssjew...@bellsouth.net> wrote: > > Hi, All, > > > > I'm new to this and not exactly sure how it works, but I > desperately need to speak personally to Jenny, who recently > posted about her FeLV kitty Autumn and her improvement with > the transfusion, Ambrotose and the Imulan injection (I > presume that's what it was). I am treating one of my FeLV > boys right now who is not eating and has been hospitalized > for a few days with low lymphocyte count and mild anemia. > He came home yesterday after being on fluids for his fever > for several days at the vet. He got his first LTCI > injection yesterday before he came home and he's a bit > feverish again and not eating. My vet doesn't open again > until Tuesday and I am worried. I am preparing to buy the > Acemannan, which I presume is a similar product to > Ambrotose, but I would really love to speak with Jenny about > the transfusion process and what Autumn's state was before > the transfusion and how she responded. > > > > I apologize if this is the wrong way to go about this but > again, this is all new to me. My Lukey boy is my first FeLV > cat to become sick and it came up so suddenly that it has > thrown us for a loop. We are beyond heart sick and > desperate to help me in any additional ways such as > transfusion, etc. > > > > Thanks. > > > > Sally Jewell > > 502-363-1002 > > _______________________________________________ > Felvtalk mailing list > Felvtalk@felineleukemia.org > http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org > _______________________________________________ Felvtalk mailing list Felvtalk@felineleukemia.org http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org
