Just to start with the simplest first, what is Casey eating?Margo -----Original Message----- >From: [email protected] >Sent: Jun 26, 2013 11:30 PM >To: [email protected] >Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] Please keep Polli in your thoughts > >My problem isn't URI but on and off diarrhea. Casey is 15 and most of the 5 >years I have had her, she has had this problem. It goes away for 6 months and >then comes back again. The vet didn't find parasites in her stool, but did >find a bacterial thing. He gave her a shot of Covina and we brought home >Orbax to give her orally. It seems to have quieted down a bit and is no >longer full blown diahhrea, but not really formed stools. Any one have any >suggestions. we are at our wits end. Nothing we do seems to stop it for >good. I don't know her background as she came from a rescuer who passed >suddenly and her 23 cats were taken to Pals, a no kill rescue. All were >adopted but Casey and Lil Bit who were 9 years old then. They were strays >when the rescuer got them. We have used Covenia before for Homie and Lil Bit >and so far no one has had a bad reaction. > > >---- Lance <[email protected]> wrote: >> Margo, >> >> That's a very good point to make about Convenia. My vet was very reluctant >> to use it on Ember because it stays around so long. It ended up happening >> anyway (I was out of state, and my dad was panicking about a URI Ember was >> dealing with). Fortunately, she had no problems tolerating it. >> >> There's a lot of info online about Convenia. Some people avoid it, but I >> would use it on Ember again, knowing that she did well on it. >> >> Lance >> >> On Jun 26, 2013, at 12:28 PM, Margo <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> > >> > Two drawbacks for Convenia. If the cat reacts badly, there's no way to >> > discontinue the drug, it's in the system for two weeks (more or less). >> > Two, it is generally prescribed for skin infections, and sometimes FLUTD. >> > Doesn't seem to be considered effective for secondary bacterial infections >> > often concurrent with a URI. In most common URIs , only an anti-viral will >> > actually affect the primary disease. Clavamox, clindamycin, baytril, and >> > sometimes doxycycline can help with the possible bacterial component(s). >> > >> > I used Naxcel and Zenequin for Gribble when he >> > was so ill, but I don't really know if it helped, or he got better in >> > spite of my efforts. Famciclovir seemed very helpful with both my boys >> > recently, but there's no literature on using it with an FeLV positive cat, >> > and it's basically only effective against herpes. >> > >> > HTH >> > >> > Margo >> > >> > >> > -----Original Message----- >> > From: ance >> > Sent: Jun 26, 2013 11:45 AM >> > To: [email protected] >> > Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] Please keep Polli in your thoughts >> > >> > I'm glad that Polli has your boyfriend. I really feel that love (which is, >> > in a way, the flipside of stress) helps fight the disease and gives cats a >> > reason to fight and live. I wonder if Convenia would help the URI (it's >> > just another abx). I've only used it once, so I can't vouch for it too >> > much, but it seemed ot help. Maybe another vet would be more willing to >> > try something different. >> > >> > You and Polli are in my thoughts and prayers. >> > >> > Lance >> > >> > >> > On Wed, Jun 26, 2013, at 01:02 AM, Amanda K. Payne wrote: >> >> Thank you everyone!! As you can imagine, I'm a wreck over it. I'm also >> >> housesitting at the moment and can't be with her at night. Though she's >> >> with my boyfriend who loves her dearly, I feel awful that I'm not there >> >> to comfort her. Over the last ten years, I've had my cats die from FeLV, >> >> FIP and now Polli is also deathly ill with FeLV. None of the cats ever >> >> met one another but it seems I'm a sucker for sick kitties. The cats I >> >> rescue and I just can't seem to catch a break. >> >> >> >> >> >> Lance, I haven't had the vet give her a transfusion. The vet we went to >> >> (whom I don't care for) diagnosed her with non regenerative anemia back >> >> in March. FeLV is wreaking havoc on her bone marrow and it's just not >> >> producing enough red and white blood cells. A transfusion would maybe >> >> give her a few more weeks, if that. >> >> >> >> Margo, I'm not sure if there is anything I can do. She was doing okay >> >> before I brought home a nasty URI (I volunteer with several rescues and >> >> must have somehow exposed her to it). She of course caught it. I gave >> >> her Clavamox for two days before she just crashed. The Clavamox caused >> >> her to poo herself for hours on end and she deteriorated after that. I >> >> took her off Clavamox and decided to look for a better vet. My vet >> >> doesn't seem interested in helping what she thinks is a lost cause. >> >> >> >> Watching her get sick just makes me start to doubt all my decisions. >> >> Could I have done something better? Did I bring something home from the >> >> shelters I volunteer at that may eventually kill her? I know it is what >> >> it is but like many of you, I just can't help from wondering if I could >> >> have done something differently that would prolong her time. >> >> >> >> I'll keep you all updated and thank you again for the support. >> >> >> >> Best, >> >> -Amanda >> >> >> >> >> >> On Tue, Jun 25, 2013 at 2:06 PM, Margo <[email protected]> >> >> wrote: >> >> >> >> >> >> We're here, Amanda. >> >> >> >> Please know that Polli is getting LOTS of positive >> >> energy and hope sent her way. Are you able to do anything for her, at >> >> this point? >> >> >> >> I know everyone wishes her (and you) the very best, >> >> >> >> Margo >> >> >> >> -----Original Message----- >> >> From: "Amanda K. Payne" >> >> >> >> >> >> Sent: Jun 25, 2013 2:09 PM >> >> To: [email protected] >> >> Subject: [Felvtalk] Please keep Polli in your thoughts >> >> >> >> Hi everyone! >> >> >> >> Please send some good energy to my Polli. She's have a rough few days >> >> and I'm not sure she'll come out of this. She was diagnosed with severe >> >> anemia back at the beginning of March. She rebounded but not completely. >> >> Recently, her breathing has become a bit more labored. We also noticed >> >> she's pulling out her own fur andsome strange lumps on her stomach. I'm >> >> really worried that the end is near for her and feel so guilty that I >> >> couldn't do more. Please keep us in your thoughts. It's going to be a >> >> tough few days. >> >> >> >> Best, >> >> -Amanda >> >> >> >> >> >> -- >> >> "There is much pleasure to be gained from useless knowledge" Bertrand >> >> Russell >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> >> Felvtalk mailing list >> >> [email protected] >> >> http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> -- >> >> "There is much pleasure to be gained from useless knowledge" Bertrand >> >> Russell >> >> _______________________________________________ >> >> 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 > >_______________________________________________ >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
