yes, and I brought up demodex too, but they said it wasn't that.
I brought my gentian violet to show the vet and she said 'why not'
- she's
a great dr, because she is open to new ideas.
he is a survivior :) and it's an honor to care for him:)
--- On Thu, 4/15/10, Laurieskatz <lauriesk...@mchsi.com> wrote:
From: Laurieskatz <lauriesk...@mchsi.com>
Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] update on Whimsy
To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org
Date: Thursday, April 15, 2010, 6:50 PM
This sounds very good. Did the vet ever suggest demodex mite as the
cause
of
the itching and fur loss?
My vet says it's almost impossible to test for ringworm. He doesn't
even
test anymore. He tends to treat small patches with human fungal
cream and
larger patches with an oral medication.
Whimsy sounds like a survivor!
Thanks for taking care of him!
L
-----Original Message-----
From: felvtalk-boun...@felineleukemia.org
[mailto:felvtalk-boun...@felineleukemia.org] On Behalf Of
Emeraldkittee
Sent: Thursday, April 15, 2010 6:35 PM
To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org
Subject: [Felvtalk] update on Whimsy
Whimsy - (the outdoor, "used to be feral" FeLV little boy who had a
scary
jerking/twitching episode a few weeks back you might recall) - had
his
check
up and everything was normal. His bloodwork and stool came back
normal
too. His skin has been his only issue - he was bald on the left
side, then
the right, now it's down to his tail. This is the 8th week of
this, and I
had figured it was ringworm. He has no fleas nor mites, and the
clinic
didn't think it was ringworm, but of course tested him (it's
ongoing, for
those who aren't familiar - they put it in a jar, and see if it
grows) It
may have been self limiting and somehow he cleared it. Or, it
could be
severe allergies. He is a long hair (so hard to be an outside baby
with
long
fur!) and matted so severely in the winter (before I could touch
him) that
it's also possible this is why there was hair loss. His itching is
severe
but the skin now is normal (used to have lesions) He hates fish
oil, I
was hoping he would take it to soothe the inflamation.
My vet was surprised that everything was normal, since his IFA was
positive,
too. Or, can it be that if the immune system is just so out of
whack it
can't even register in the bloodwork? His heart/lungs/lymph nodes,
etc are
all normal too. We think he is just under 2 years old. He lost 7
ounces,
but that was since the neutering in Jan, and could be normal.
He's got a set up in the shed, but likes to sleep right on the
patio and
back door stoop; I am also showing him the sunroom, and he's slowly
checking
it out, so I hope he can stay in there. He's no longer terrified of
ceilings, but only cautious, and is understanding that 'inside is
good'.
Every time I take him to the vet, he gets more loving, like he
knows we are
trying to help him. I guess I will take his results as good news
for now,
and try to be as preventative as we can.
thanks for everyone's help. He's such an adorable character, with
a high
pitched meeew and jade green eyes. And he knows his daddy now too,
and made
sure he fell in love with him too (he seemed to know that was the
ticket to
getting 'in')
Shannon
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