Alice, a couple of thoughts. Decreasing the pred has to be done gradually. Instead of going to 5 mg 1x/day maybe 2.5 mg 2x/day could be easier on Murphy. You could talk to your vet.
The L-lysine powder is tasteless but if Murphy won't eat it mixed in his food then maybe adding 1/4 tsp to his water would help. I add l-lysine to the water for mine and the 2 feral colonies I feed to help prevent URIs. I enjoy your Murphy updates. Hope he is breathing easier soon. Sharyl --- On Sun, 10/10/10, Alice Flowers <aliceflow...@sbcglobal.net> wrote: > From: Alice Flowers <aliceflow...@sbcglobal.net> > Subject: [Felvtalk] Another Murphy relapse-now URI > To: "felvtalk@felineleukemia.org" <felvtalk@felineleukemia.org> > Date: Sunday, October 10, 2010, 4:41 PM > Another Murphy relapse...poor boy is > all congested and sneezy with a URI, he > began with light sneezing earlier this week, I gave him a > PennG shot Friday > night because he had sneezed so much that he was getting > bloody droplets. Now > he's really getting plugged up. I called the vet to see > about reducing his > prednisolone dose because steroids suppress the immune > system. He's been on > Lasix and Pred for 3 weeks since his diagnosis of Lymphoma. > We are cutting him > down to 1/2 from 5mg 2x a day to once a day. I have put > some L-Lysine powder > into gel caps because he will not eat it in his food nor > eat the very expensive > Lysine treats we tried in the past. Seems the Lysine is > supposed to help keep > the herpes virus (viruses in general) from replicating. > This flares up every > time his immune system is low and he ends up with upper > respiratory problems. I > know he's not feeling well because I've waken up with him > snuggled with me on > the bed for the last 2 mornings. He normally doesn't get on > the bed, he likes to > sleep by the open slider screen door. I am still optimistic > because his > breathing is still better, hopefully the fluid is still > gone from his chest > area, he was in for his check up a week ago and the vet was > impressed with how > clear his lungs sounded. Maybe he picked up a bug from the > exam room-he was > wandering on the floor, my fault for letting him move > around. He's such a people > person, he likes all the people at the vet clinic and wants > to see what they are > doing. I hope the Lysine helps soon. They said if he's > still congested, we can > try a mild Afrin nasal decongestant. He's not that bad yet, > I don't think, just > somewhat depressed. Not eating as much, but still eating > the AD and all the > gravy from the fancy feast plus some dry food. I know some > may be tired of > hearing about Murphy, but I think it may help to keep hope > alive, he keeps > bouncing back since the end of July when he became so > anemic that by the first > of August I had to syringe feed him for a few days. He is > on Procrit now just > once a week instead of 3x a week. Please, purrayers > help!! Alice > _______________________________________________ > 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
