Just remember too those depo shots can cause diabetes. My can Tabby got
diabetes after getting one depo shot for an asthma attack.
-----Original Message-----
From: Stacy Zacher
Sent: 11/7/2010 4:11:49 PM
To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org
Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] Eosinophilic granuloma in Spanky's nasal passage
Hi:
I have been giving him unscented salmon oil daily to see if it helps. I am
trying to get him into a dermatologist at the ER vet clinic. I have to wait
for them to call me back tomorrow. My vet said I should see what they say and
then we have to treat him with the steroids or whatever the recommendation is.
I don't want to give the steroids - only as a last resort.
I will look into the welactin also - I saw it has vit. e as well.
Thanks for everyone's help.
Stacy
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Date: Fri, 5 Nov 2010 18:28:27 +0000
From: "Michelle Brockman " <teals...@hotmail.com>
To: "felvtalk@felineleukemia.org " <felvtalk@felineleukemia.org>
Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] Eosinophilic granuloma in Spanky's nasal
passage
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One
of my cats has this on his hind legs. I refused to give him steroids
and instead opted for an alternative which is fish oil daily. My cat is
fine as long as he gets it daily. I give him Feline Welactin twist
caps. Of course not all animals react the same but its worth trying. It
took a week or so before I started to see any improvement in my Oscar.
-----Original Message-----
From: Stacy Zacher
Sent: 11/5/2010 3:59:05 PM
To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org
Subject: [Felvtalk] Eosinophilic granuloma in Spanky's nasal passage
This week I noticed Spanky's nasal passage looked swollen and red. At
first I thought it was bleeding. It seemed that it just happened
overnight! I took Spanky to the vet on Wed morning and she said it
looks like he now has an the eosinophilic granuloma in his nose and it
is swollen and half blocking the nasal passage. He has this also
between his eyes and in his whiskers so it is migrating to other parts
of his face. It started out as a white dot, then as his immune system
became more depressed it turned into the granulomas and
they keep
getting larger. I started him on a topical steroid 3x a day. The cream
they gave me to put on the granulomas is called tritop (neomycin
sulfate isoflupredone acetate, tetracaine hydrochloride ointment.)
However,
I'm not sure how long we can wait to see if it works - next steps would
be the steroid injection which will be dangerous for him given his lack
of an immune system. Not sure if pred pill form should be tried first.
I can't have his breathing blocked and do nothing. At this point he
can breathe and is eating/drinking.
I started him on
cyproheptadine for his appetite. He's lost about 1.5 lbs since May and
keeps steadily losing though he is eating. Spanky's last blood results
were better or the same as before. He's FELV pos and was anemic. I
have been giving him Pet-tinic 2x per day and it was able to raise his
HCT to 32%. I know there is a risk if I have to give him the oral
steroids ultimately on his already non-existent immune system but I
have to do
something as they can turn into cancer. If anyone gives
oral steroids or if your kitty has had these granulomas I'd like to
hear how your kitties handle it. Spanky's WBC was only 2400 last test
(low of 996). It is all such a delicate balance/juggling act with the
FELV/anemia/ beginning of CRF/etc. The standard treatment for the
granulomas is steroids (usually the depo steroid injection). I'm just
looking for any advice or recommendations - do I see a dermatologist or
risk surgery (laser surgery to remove these if I can find a laser
surgeon in my area)? Sorry for rambling but I'm so upset that this has
to be inside his nose now!
Cindi on the anemia list gave me some good links I will send to my vet as well.
http://www.veterinarypartner.com/Content.plx?P=A&C=189&A=656&S=2
http://www.vin.com/proceedings/Proceedings.plx?CID=WSAVA2002&PID=2544
http://www.vin.com/proceedings/Proceedings.plx?CID=WSAVA2003&PID=6694&O=Generic
Thanks. Stacy and Spanky
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