P.s.: Also, try garlic and apple cider viniger. Make sure you cook the garlic though. These products help kill pathogens/antibacterial and help reduce inflamation.
On Sep 25, 2016 12:06 PM, "ROBERT CHAPEL" <[email protected]> wrote: > > I'm really at my wits end as to how much more to put my little guy ( Yogi) > through.... I adopted him 7 months ago and he has had something causing > him pain at least 5 of them...... I put him on high doses of ocular > Prednisolone to try to spare his vision after a severe Uveitis( bilateral > but worse in the right eye) and the Vet said it would likely have to be > given chronically....VERY unfortunately he developed a huge corneal > abrasion ( Green dye uptake involved almost his etire eye)... Now I've > got the poor little guy on atropine and two antibiotics three times a day > in hopes of keeping the eye from rupturing..... This on top of his > continuing to lose weight despite healthy appetite and still with some > blood in the stool..... The BIG problem in the moment is that I really > can't put him back on topical corticosteroids if it is going to do this to > him..... but.....when I tried to back off them before his Uveitis > returned..... There is a good chance it will return again..... Has > anyone ever heard of anything that might be used for a cats eye > inflammation that is not a corticosteroid?? I'll be frank.... this > little guy is using up every single dime and then some of my retirement " > disposable" income and I simply won't be able to afford him pretty soon if > I don't figure something out..... beyond that... it is just too sad seeing > him constantly suffering with one malady after another.... Winstrol is > not going to happen unless I go from Vet to Vet and hope I can find one > that will work with me but.... I honestly don't hold out a lot of hope for > this guy.... He started getting sick very young and it's not gotten any > better..... My other guy is holding his own and I haven't had him to the > vet more than once for an upper respiratory infection..... I'm not just > going to wait for the little guy to pass..... I'm thinking that if the > Uveitis returns and there is nothing that will control it besides > corticosteroids I'm going to let him go..... He's just always hurting.... > Hasn't been able to be a kitten for more than a few weeks since I brought > him home .... Add to this that my quality of life is pretty crappy at this > point as I can take very little time away from home.... I'd spend > thousands that I don't have if I had any assurance that it would make a > difference but not just to keep him " functional" until he fades away while > his life becomes enduring constant medication... being nearly blind.... > sleeping and eating and avoiding the advances of his house mate who still > wants to play.... His " better" eye does not appear to be very functional > which leaves him at risk if the other guy decides to jump him..... I > sometimes separate them when I am out of the house but it appears that he > prefers being out in the entire house even with the risk of the other > guy.... Figure for the time he has I'll let him do as he prefers as long as > it's not too dangerous...... > But back to the original question..... any thought or experiences with > anti Inflammatory medications that can used ocularly that are not > Corticosteroids....... > > thanks for any thoughts.. > On Sun, Sep 25, 2016 at 01:00 PM, [email protected] > wrote: > > Send Felvtalk mailing list submissions to >> [email protected] >> >> To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit >> http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felinel >> eukemia.org >> >> or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to >> [email protected] >> >> You can reach the person managing the list at >> [email protected] >> >> When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific >> than "Re: Contents of Felvtalk digest..." >> >> >> Today's Topics: >> >> 1. Re: Hodor Declining (Sandy) >> >> >> ---------------------------------------------------------------------- >> >> Message: 1 >> Date: Sun, 25 Sep 2016 16:39:49 +0000 (UTC) >> From: Sandy To: Margo , [email protected] >> Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] Hodor Declining >> Message-ID: >> <[email protected]> >> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" >> >> >> listen to Amani!! Sandy W ----- Original Message ----- >> >> From: "Margo" To: [email protected] Sent: Sunday, September >> 25, 2016 6:58:34 AM Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] Hodor Declining >> >> >> >> >> I never had expected the Interferon to cause red cell or hematocrit >> changes. Where can I find information about that? >> >> >> Thanks, >> >> >> Margo >> >> >> >> >> -----Original Message----- From: Amani Oakley Sent: Sep 25, 2016 12:25 AM >> To: "[email protected]" Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] Hodor Declining >> >> >> Elizabeth >> >> >> My experience was that the interferon did absolutely nothing for my >> Zander. I checked his blood work weekly to track what was happening, and >> even though I left him on it for several months (with blood transfusions, >> to ensure there was a chance for it to work), there was no effect at all on >> the red blood cells or haematocrit. >> >> >> Do not wait if you don?t see improvement. My strong suggestion is to put >> him back on the doxycycline and try again for some Winstrol. >> >> >> Amani >> >> >> From: Felvtalk [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of >> Liz McCarty Sent: September-25-16 12:20 AM To: >> [email protected] Subject: [Felvtalk] Hodor Declining >> >> >> >> Hey... Hodor was pretty steady and eating well, good energy... Until >> Wednesday. Since then be seems to not have enough energy to move very far. >> Not eating well, or drinking well. One of his eyes started tearing >> occasionally. He still gets excited about treats and a water bottle we >> freeze for him that he likes to lick. He has been on interferon for 2 >> weeks... This past week was his 7 days off. He started back last night. Has >> anyone had interferon experience and seen their cats drop on the week off? >> Any suggestions? I don't want to lose him. We are also giving him >> prednisone, Pet Tinic and Dmg. >> I don't think the URI cleared before they stopped his doxycycline... Even >> though I expressed concern they said stop for now... I want to start him >> again....any thoughts? I don't think his immune system needs this extra >> stress! He was doing so well when he had the doxycycline. >> Thank you. >> Elizabeth McCarty, ASW #36438 >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ Felvtalk mailing list >> [email protected] http://felineleukemia.org/mail >> man/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org >> -------------- next part -------------- >> An HTML attachment was scrubbed... >> URL: >> ------------------------------ >> >> Subject: Digest Footer >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Felvtalk mailing list >> [email protected] >> http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org >> >> >> ------------------------------ >> >> End of Felvtalk Digest, Vol 29, Issue 27 >> **************************************** >> >> > _______________________________________________ > Felvtalk mailing list > [email protected] > http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org >
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