I could be way out there, but worry if she could have a fluid accumulation in the chest impacting her breathing. An X-ray or ultrasound would probably be needed to determine that. I am very sorry for what you and little Cali are going through, I know it is both painful and frustrating...and as you said, very stressful. I hope you will have answers soon, I am not experienced with interferon but hopefully others will have some input. Sending best wishes for Cali, and you- Heather
Scent from my wireless handheld litterbox =^..^= On Jun 25, 2011, at 2:57 PM, <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi Everyone: > > I took Cali to Dr. Wright here in Dallas as Lakewood Vet Hospital. He is > very compassionate and took a lot of time trying to explain what was going > on. He agreed that it was highly unlikely that Sasha would get the virus > since Cali had probably had the virus from birth and they have always been > indoors. Sasha has been vaccinated and she also tested negative on Monday of > this week. > > He is doing a IFA test to be sure of Cali's situation. He drew blood on > Wednesday, but then his office called yesterday and said that I needed to > bring Cali back in because the lab (or someone) messed up the test, and it > had to be redone. So I still don't know the results. > > He wanted to start her on 1cc of Interferon Alpha 2B (1X a day for 7 days and > then 1 time a week for thereafter). > > She ate really well yesterday all day long but is still really tired and > basically wanted to eat, drink water, and sleep. > > Last night, before I started the Interferon, she started breathing with > short, fast, breaths. She was still eating and drinking well, just seemed to > be breathing more abruptly than normal. I went ahead and started her on the > medication, but now this morning, she doesn't really want to eat and isn't > drinking much water. She is still breathing kind of hard. I called the Vet > and told them I wasn't going to bring her in to draw more blood today because > she seemed nauseaed and she has been at a vet almost every day this week. > They tell you not to stress a cat the is FeLV+ and then you need to take them > to a stressful environment everyday. I don't understand. I told them they > would have to draw the blood on Monday morning. > > I guess my question is, can the Interferon give them nausea? She hasn't > thrown up, but she "smacks" her lips together, which I think is a sign that > she has an upset stomach. The Vet said that I needed to be concerned about > her not eating, but she was eating before I gave her the Interferon. > > It's just last night her breathing changed to quick short breaths, before I > started the medication, so I don't know if that is something I should be more > concerned about more than the not eating, or what. Too many things are > changing, and I don't know what to do first. > > Please give me some input. > > Thanks, > > Cathy > > _______________________________________________ > Felvtalk mailing list > [email protected] > http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org _______________________________________________ Felvtalk mailing list [email protected] http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org
