Ardy...
I too had a blind cat and he did rather well....... I simply am NOT willing to put this guy through 2 major operations so he can be blind AND have no eyes and still be susceptible ( due to FeLV) to a host of other ills.... Plus..he would be a sitting duck for his housemate who is still acting like a kitten and attacks him several times a day.... Fortunately he doesn't keep it up after Yogi makes it clear that he is not interested in playing and runs away and hides but it's still stressful for him.... Honestly.... it's simply the sheer amount of things that have plagued my boy in the 7 short months he has been with me.... URI,Diarrhea, Blood in his stool, weight loss, hair loss, constant fever, Uveitis, Corneal Ulcer....... It's just too much for such a young cat.... His entire life is medications several times a day and hiding from his housemate at most times..... I won't put him down as long as he is still functional and doesn't appear to be in too much pain( right now he still has a good appetite and still shows curiosity about his environment.... but..... if the time comes that he loses his appetite and begins to appear to be quite uncomfortable I will put him down simply because it is wholly unlikely that this WON"T be the path the remainer of his life will take.......I won't keep him around just because " I " will miss him... On Tue, Sep 27, 2016 at 10:48 PM, felvtalk-requ...@felineleukemia.org wrote:

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I had a blind cat (Dodsie) who lived to be 19. Since she already knew our house, she adjusted to being blind so well. She walked around rooms close to the outer walls, almost touching them. She was able to go downstairs to use the litter box and come back up with no problem. I of course kept her bed close to the wall so no one would step on her. I think we felt sorrier for her than she did...she adjusted so well and it really didn't seem to bother her and we knew she was totally blind in both eyes. She responded to our voice just like before. She was an only cat so that probably helped her feel secure. And thankfully when she left us, she just went to sleep one afternoon and did not wake up.

Ardy


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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

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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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listen to Amani!! Sandy W ----- Original Message -----

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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: "felvtalk@felineleukemia.org" 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


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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.
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Date: Tue, 27 Sep 2016 21:42:10 -0500
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Buprenorphine really helped Tigger when he was in pain, but we actually cut the dose down to the smallest amount that would work. I think we used about 1/3 of the prescribed dose.
Ardy


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Amani,

Is there an advantage to transdermal buprenorphine? I thought it was best/quickest absorbed muscosally?
Margo


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From: Amani Oakley Sent: Sep 25, 2016 11:47 PM
To: "felvtalk@felineleukemia.org" Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] Eye Problems and Prednisolone....

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

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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 cat
s 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..
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listen to Amani!! Sandy W ----- Original Message -----

From: "Margo" To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org 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: "felvtalk@felineleukemia.org" 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


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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.
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I spoke with the vet this evening and she said Winstrol doesn't work and
actually can have negative side effects. I also didn't tell her I had
already started him back on the doxycycline but she said she would prefer instead he see the regular vet to see what's going on with his eye. Since the doxycycline his eyes look normal again! I don't sense the same urgency that I have in this vet, although she is better than the first who just said to euthanize. Any ideas how to search FeLV specialists? I've Googled
for my area but nothing comes up. I live in San Jose Ca

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I posted a few days ago about my cat Hodor. He's still not doing very well. I went ahead and started the doxycycline again even though I haven't spoken with the vet - she was off Sunday and Monday. Still haven't heard. His eye is looking a lot better with the doxycycline. I'm worried about him though. I want to ask about Winstrol. I'm looking for advice though, I'm not sure
about his blood count or what it will look like at our appointment
scheduled for 10/4.  He's on his 3rd week of interferon... Alternating
weeks on and weeks off. I'm worried when we take him for the appointment they will ask us to euthanize him. Would any of you try another transfusion to see if the interferon can work? Or if we get Winstrol to give that a shot? Or should we accept that it might be his time to go. I don't want him to suffer, and I don't want to put him through another round of this if
it's inhumane, but I don't want to lose him. Thanks.

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Hi Elizabeth

Only you can say what is right for your little guy. However, I personally would try the Winstrol and see what response you get with that. You already had a better response with the Doxycycline, so there is still some hope. Absolutely steel yourself though, because it is quite likely that your vet will start pushing for euthanasia if that hasn?t already been suggested. We?ve all had to deal with that pressure from the vets, on this chatline. Resist taking him off the doxycycline and get him on the Winstrol if at all possible. Winstrol has the potential of a quick effect, so you won?t have to wait weeks and weeks to see if there is a positive effect, especially if you draw bloodwork before he starts on the Winstrol. You can often see some
quick changes in the haematology profile.

Giving him another transfusion will also give some time for different
things to work, but again, if you aren?t seeing a discernable boost from the Interferon alone, don?t put all your eggs in that basket. Keep him on it if you like, but try to get the vet to give you the Winstrol as well.

Amani

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Sent: September-27-16 2:34 PM
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Subject: [Felvtalk] Looking for advice


I posted a few days ago about my cat Hodor. He's still not doing very well. I went ahead and started the doxycycline again even though I haven't spoken with the vet - she was off Sunday and Monday. Still haven't heard. His eye is looking a lot better with the doxycycline. I'm worried about him though. I want to ask about Winstrol. I'm looking for advice though, I'm not sure
about his blood count or what it will look like at our appointment
scheduled for 10/4.  He's on his 3rd week of interferon... Alternating
weeks on and weeks off. I'm worried when we take him for the appointment they will ask us to euthanize him. Would any of you try another transfusion to see if the interferon can work? Or if we get Winstrol to give that a shot? Or should we accept that it might be his time to go. I don't want him to suffer, and I don't want to put him through another round of this if
it's inhumane, but I don't want to lose him. Thanks.

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Liz, I don't really have anything to add but just want to say I'm so sorry you and Hodor are having to go through this. I will be keeping Hodor in my
thoughts and prayers!

Sent from my iPhone

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I posted a few days ago about my cat Hodor. He's still not doing very
well. I went ahead and started the doxycycline again even though I haven't spoken with the vet - she was off Sunday and Monday. Still haven't heard. His eye is looking a lot better with the doxycycline. I'm worried about him though. I want to ask about Winstrol. I'm looking for advice though, I'm not sure about his blood count or what it will look like at our appointment
scheduled for 10/4.  He's on his 3rd week of interferon... Alternating
weeks on and weeks off. I'm worried when we take him for the appointment they will ask us to euthanize him. Would any of you try another transfusion to see if the interferon can work? Or if we get Winstrol to give that a shot? Or should we accept that it might be his time to go. I don't want him to suffer, and I don't want to put him through another round of this if
it's inhumane, but I don't want to lose him. Thanks.

Elizabeth McCarty, ASW #36438

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Hi Ashley,



If it isn?t too late for him the Winstrol is fabulous at helping build up his blood. My Tigger?s blood work got so much better the pathologist reran the testing process because he couldn?t believe what he was seeing in the results. I did lose Tigg but I feel it was because I started the Winstrol too late. Tigger had the one week on / one week off of the interferon for about 2 months, and his blood declined while on it. But I suppose all cats
are different. I just wish I had started the Winstrol and Prednisolone
along with the Doxy much earlier. I too didn?t want him to suffer but I don?t feel he suffered. Whatever you decide, you are doing your best for
him.



Best of luck to you and Hodor.

Ardy





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Liz, I don't really have anything to add but just want to say I'm so sorry you and Hodor are having to go through this. I will be keeping Hodor in my
thoughts and prayers!

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