This is concerning your safety and not the well-being of your
wonderful cat who is having an awful time:
Be very careful about those bites. Perhaps you can get some heavy
leather gloves? I had a feral that I was taking to be spayed bite my
little finger. She broke it and I had to have two surgeries, one to
fix the finger and another to fix the infection that developed despite
a lot of high powered antibiotics. The cat was defending herself and
not at fault at all. However, had this been reported as is required
in a lot of places, I know she would have been killed. Put this in
the back of your mind when dealing with your little one.
I wish I had some answers for her problems and hope you find some
here. Blessings to you for loving her and trying to help her. She
really can't help her behavior.
On Nov 1, 2009, at 8:44 PM, Kim wrote:
Jenny and other forum members, too,
I have a young cat with CH, lymphoid hypoplasia and now severe
asthma. She
has weakened greatly in her hind legs and back. My vet has not been
able to
get her asthma under control. She has "spells" or "fits" and will
get very
very violent with us. She does this while wheezing but she also has
those
"fits" when I put her in her potty or when I put her in her cat
carrier to
take her to the vet. She has had several very bad "fits" where she
will
bite me, anything she can get a hold of. She has bitten me so badly,
down to
the bone, on two of my fingers. They are now swollen and very
painful. She
has done this to my husband too. These "fits" she keeps having is
NOT a
behavior my precious cat is known for. She is the sweetest most
loving cat
ever!
My vet mentioned that she might have fluid on her brain. I don't
understand
this but I hate seeing my baby like this. Most of the time I am
unable to
help her. She "fits" worse if I put her in her carrier to take her
to the
vet. If I carry her she bites me badly. I am also unable, in most
cases to
get a prednisone pill down her when she is starts out having a
"fit". All I
am able to do is cry and stay beside her until she gets over it.
Even though she is only one year and four months old I am thinking
about
allowing her to pass. My question to you is; is it easier for the
cat to be
put to sleep at the vet or to die at home? I really need to know
what to
expect. I love her so much and if I see her having a painful death
I will
go even more crazy! Currently she eats very little and I have been
syringe
feeding her. I know that if she doesn't eat she will get liver
disease. I
have a cat with liver disease before and it is a very hard thing to
watch
when they cannot stand up and when they are feeling so sick. I was
able to
save my cat who suffered from the liver disease but I don't know if
I can
knowing let my cat get the disease and pass away in that manner.
Jenny, I am so sorry for your loss. It is one of the hardest things
we, as
pet owners, go through in life. Did your cat pass away peacefully
once you
stopped feeding her?
Thanks for your answers. I know this is such a hard time for you and
so
sorry for asking you these questions at this time.
I had written to this group about a month or so ago about her not
being able
to get in the litter box any more and fighting me when I put her in
it. I
had her urine checked and she was fine. I truly do think something
has gone
wrong in her mind but this is something totally new that I am going
through
and I don't know what to expect.
Kim
"...Saving just one pet won't change the world....but surely the
world will
change for that one pet..."
"One small cat changes coming home to an empty house to coming home."
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From: felvtalk-boun...@felineleukemia.org
[mailto:felvtalk-boun...@felineleukemia.org] On Behalf Of jbero
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Sent: Sunday, November 01, 2009 5:32 PM
To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org
Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] Jenny-How is Autumn??
Hey Alice,
Thanks for asking. Actually, Autumn stopped eating again last week
and I
found a large (3-4 inch) mass in her abdomen. I knew it was a large
lymphoma so I let her stop eating and she died two days ago. I miss
her
deeply. She was so young and vital so full of life and love.
I sincerely believe the Imulan and ambrotose could have save her
life if I
had started it earlier. I wish someone had told me about it before
she was
knocking at death's door. It is likely she had the lymphoma at the
time I
started treating her. Her bone marrow was resonding and so I am
devastated
I didn't start earlier, but I did the best with the knowledge I had
at the
time.
I am so glad yours are doing well. It sounds like you have started
early
enough and they have a chance. I am so grateful for that. It seems
that
this is an illness that needs to be treated when there are few or no
signs
or symptoms only a positive test. When we wait, it is too late. It
is a
shame most vets tell you to do nothing or put them down.
Have their CBCs improved? I believe their energy was improving,
right? If
it were me, I would continue the treatment and have them retested
for the
virus in a few months. Maybe they'll turn negative.
Thanks for asking, Alice and may God bless you and your little ones.
Jenny
On Sat, Oct 31, 2009 at 7:22 PM, Alice Flowers
<aliceflow...@sbcglobal.net>wrote:
Just wondering how she's doing-We are into our 2nd month with the
treatments and all is great with our 2. Alice
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