Hello everyone,
I haven't commented on Tigger for a while, and now I have some questions
so
I am seeking advice. My 5-1/2 year old male kitty - Tigger - has FeLV and
last fall had a serious bout of fevers, weight loss, dehydration and all
of
that..he pulled through with syringe feedings, fluids, Convenia (14-day
antibiotic) shots, several series of "Interferon" along with lots of
prayers
and love. He returned to eating, drinking, etc. and was doing fine,
playing
- nearly back to normal.
He later had a blown out anal gland from constipation, which was remedied
with pumpkin in his diet, along with antibiotic site injections.
Bowel/bladder habits returned to normal and he healed.
Then, a re-test in December confirmed that he is still FeLV positive, but
at
that time symptom free.
Two weeks ago he seemed to be in pain, a bit feverish and not eating
much.
It turned out he had a "raging" urinary tract infection. I feel very bad
that I did not know it. Two more Convenia shots, urinalysis with culture
etc., x-ray to see if there were stones was negative, however I believe
they
said he has crystals - of magnesium and a couple other things. We
switched
him to Hills prescription food - C/D for urinary tract health, and
surprisingly he likes it. I also got him a water fountain which
encourages
him to drink more water. However after two weeks and all of that he is
still
in some pain - they had given him Buprenorphine for the pain and that
does
take it away for about 18 hours (actually makes him a bit loopy!!). Now I
have it in a bottle to give as needed, so I cut the dose in thirds and
only
give when necessary. When he is pain free he eats, otherwise, not so
much.
His healthy weight was a little over 11 lbs., and he had gained back to
10.7
lbs. Two weeks ago at the vet he was 10.2 and now he is 9.5 lbs. They are
suggesting a Convenia shot every two weeks for a while and pain meds as
needed. The pain seems to be brought on by eating/drinking, or by jumping
down from something.
Amani - if you are reading...do you feel this is the time to ask for
Winstrol? They say the UTI is over with, urine is fine, but that it is
the
Lukemia that is making him feel like this. One of the vets there is a vet
chiropractor and she gave him a spinal manipulation which seemed to keep
the
pain at bay for over 24 hours.
One of my questions is - what can I give him for pro-biotics? I bought
some
Vetri-Science UT Strength Feline treats that have pro-biotics in them,
and
he will not eat them. I even tried chopping them to bits and putting with
his fish oil and he refuses. I don't want to force feed these to him. He
hates yogurt but I could syringe a little of it if necessary.
Any ideas are appreciated!!
Thank you,
Ardy Robertson
Osseo, Wisconsin
