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1. Re: Eye Problems and Prednisolone.... (Amani Oakley)
2. Re: Help Understanding Labs (Corinne Shank)
3. Re: Help Understanding Labs (Amani Oakley)
4. NO GARLIC!/Re: Eye Problems and Prednisolone.... (Margo)
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Date: Mon, 26 Sep 2016 03:47:06 +0000
From: Amani Oakley To: "[email protected]" Subject: Re:
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Robert
I recommend that you have the vet surgically remove the eye. You would
be surprised at how quickly a cat will adjust to this, and the pain
will stop immediately. I had this experience with one of my cats, who
also had severe uveitis when I got her, and there was just nothing
that worked, and the eye was really bad.
In the meantime, there are two techniques you might want to try to
help with pain and controlling infection:
1. Try putting contact lens saline in the eyes. This is soothing and
has a tiny bit of disinfectant which is obviously safe for the eyes;
2. Try putting a used tea bag (warm) on the eye. Only use it once
before discarding it.
Also, ask the vet for buprenorphine in a transdermal cream. This will
help tremendously with the pain. Get the vet to obtain it from a
compounding pharmacy.
Amani
-----Original Message-----
From: Felvtalk [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf
Of ROBERT CHAPEL
Sent: September-25-16 3:06 PM
To: [email protected]
Cc: [email protected]
Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] Eye Problems and Prednisolone....
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 f
or 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..
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1. Re: Hodor Declining (Sandy)
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Date: Sun, 25 Sep 2016 16:39:49 +0000 (UTC)
From: Sandy To: Margo , [email protected]
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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
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Date: Mon, 26 Sep 2016 04:54:13 +0000
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The creatinine was at 1.5 and the bun was at 26 so well within normal.
I was more concerned about the Lymphocytes which was at 18 and the
Absolute lymphocyte which was at 864.
I was wondering if I should go ahead and get the IFA test done. I
think I am hoping against hope as I think I know that she does have
Felv. I wish that I could treat her ear problems but it does not
seem that any treatment has worked.
On Sep 25, 2016, at 8:04 PM, Amani Oakley wrote:
If there were blood clots, then that takes the platelets out of the
blood. Clots are made up of platelets, so the platelets are no longer
"loose" and the machine can therefore not detect the platelets.
What was the creatinine and urea? I don't think I would be too
worried about the sodium and albumin (though you haven't given me
actual numbers) unless it is early renal signs, so if the creatinine
and urea are okay, and the sodium and albumin are just a bit out of
range, I wouldn't be too concerned.
Amani
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From: Felvtalk [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf
Of Corinne Shank
Sent: September-25-16 12:35 PM
To: [email protected]
Subject: [Felvtalk] Help Understanding Labs
My 7.5 Y/O cat tested positive (ELISA) for Felv about a month ago.
She had yeast ear infections that would not go away and had lost
weight so I had her tested to see if there was a problem with her
immune system and blood workup. When my vet told me that she tested
positive of FELV, she said that she also had some blood work issues.
I was just devastated by the news so I kind of blanked out what she
said (especially as the vet said it basically was a death sentence).
So this past week I asked for a copy of her blood work. When she had
her blood work she had just finished 2 weeks of Fluconazole
(systematic fungal medication) as the vet thought this would help
her yeast ear infection. What popped out of the blood work was
Albumin (high), Sodium (high), platelet count (really low),
lymphocytes (low), and Absolute Limphocy (low). A note at the
bottom of the test said that clots are detected in the sample and CBC
results may be affected. Does anyone know what this all
m
eans? The platelet count was so low that if it was accurate, I
thought she should would have bled to death by now. I am wondering
if the fungal medication had any effect on her blood work. I think
the medication was hard on her body. My cat has been more active
this past week but I have noticed that she goes in cycles of where
she wants to eat and does not want to eat.
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Date: Mon, 26 Sep 2016 04:55:41 +0000
From: Amani Oakley To: "[email protected]" Subject: Re:
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Normally, with FeLV, the lymphocytes go up, not down.
Amani
-----Original Message-----
From: Felvtalk [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf
Of Corinne Shank
Sent: September-26-16 12:54 AM
To: [email protected]
Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] Help Understanding Labs
The creatinine was at 1.5 and the bun was at 26 so well within normal.
I was more concerned about the Lymphocytes which was at 18 and the
Absolute lymphocyte which was at 864.
I was wondering if I should go ahead and get the IFA test done. I
think I am hoping against hope as I think I know that she does have
Felv. I wish that I could treat her ear problems but it does not
seem that any treatment has worked.
On Sep 25, 2016, at 8:04 PM, Amani Oakley wrote:
If there were blood clots, then that takes the platelets out of the
blood. Clots are made up of platelets, so the platelets are no longer
"loose" and the machine can therefore not detect the platelets.
What was the creatinine and urea? I don't think I would be too
worried about the sodium and albumin (though you haven't given me
actual numbers) unless it is early renal signs, so if the creatinine
and urea are okay, and the sodium and albumin are just a bit out of
range, I wouldn't be too concerned.
Amani
-----Original Message-----
From: Felvtalk [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf
Of Corinne Shank
Sent: September-25-16 12:35 PM
To: [email protected]
Subject: [Felvtalk] Help Understanding Labs
My 7.5 Y/O cat tested positive (ELISA) for Felv about a month ago.
She had yeast ear infections that would not go away and had lost
weight so I had her tested to see if there was a problem with her
immune system and blood workup. When my vet told me that she tested
positive of FELV, she said that she also had some blood work issues.
I was just devastated by the news so I kind of blanked out what she
said (especially as the vet said it basically was a death sentence).
So this past week I asked for a copy of her blood work. When she had
her blood work she had just finished 2 weeks of Fluconazole
(systematic fungal medication) as the vet thought this would help
her yeast ear infection. What popped out of the blood work was
Albumin (high), Sodium (high), platelet count (really low),
lymphocytes (low), and Absolute Limphocy (low). A note at the
bottom of the test said that clots are detected in the sample and CBC
results may be affected. Does anyone know what this all
m
eans? The platelet count was so low that if it was accurate, I
thought she should would have bled to death by now. I am wondering
if the fungal medication had any effect on her blood work. I think
the medication was hard on her body. My cat has been more active
this past week but I have noticed that she goes in cycles of where
she wants to eat and does not want to eat.
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