Thank you Robert. It is a roller coaster of emotions. I sleep very well when I hear her playing with her wad of paper in the hall in the middle of the night.
Cute story about the your cats and the mystery leaves. :-) I have decided that cat toys are a complete waste of money anymore. A cotton ball, qtip, bubble wrap, feather earring all are more interesting to Bogey. I am starting to see that her good days are not as good as they were a month ago. No butt wiggles or jumping out to surprise the pups. She is just a tiny little 6.2 pound cat and had such a big personality. She does seem content like you described. Purrs and guards the bird feeders through the window from her condo. She probably sick of all the attention I give her, especially at pill time. I do hope she can bounce back. This is such a terrible, awful disease. Thanks for tips on what your cat will eat. I am writing them all down so I can try them with Bogey. She had her first KFC today. She wanted more but I thought I better offer it to her in small meals. I agree about the blood tests. It just really affirmed what I already knew. Thank you for writing! On 10/27/16, 2:46 PM, "Felvtalk on behalf of ROBERT CHAPEL" <[email protected] on behalf of [email protected]> wrote: >Sherri... >My heart goes out to you... I KNOW very firsthand how difficult it is to >have no idea which way it will go. >I've thought my little guy was on his way out too many times to count >already and he just keeps bouncing back... Not always as well as before >but he still eats well, purrs a lot despite the 7 meds I have to give >him for his eyes and manages to stay out of reach of his Heavier, insane >1 yr old " brother" ( also FeLV+ but mercifully still healthy and >currently engaged in bringing leaves from the porch, individually in his >mouth, into the kitchen to play with.... I couldn't figure out where all >the leaves were coming from until I saw him do this, meticulously, over >15 minutes.... it was "cute overload"!! >I went to the ends of the earth to find things that Yogi would eat when >he was at his worst and the ONLY thing that worked for me was to grind >temptations chicken treats very finely and sprinkle them over all meat >baby food ( I tried a variety of meats I cooked myself and ground but he >preferred the baby food)... Sometimes Chicken Broth on a plate inspired >him to drink a bit more....worked better than a bowel as kitties do not >see straight down and his nose was, at times , a bit stuffed... Don't >know if this is useful but my experience here is that the cumulative >experience of everyone usually nets some good useable ideas....Please >try not to stress too much over the blood results.... there was a time >before we had the ability to know whats going on inside bodies that we >just judged how well we ( or our creatures) were doing by their >functioning... and he appears to be functioning reasonably well... Heck >... people run marathons with heart conditions.. > > >On Thu, Oct 27, 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_felineleukemia.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: Bogey's checkup today - bad results (Ardy Robertson) >> 2. Re: Bogey's checkup today - bad results (Amani Oakley) >> >> >> ---------------------------------------------------------------------- >> >> Message: 1 >> Date: Wed, 26 Oct 2016 22:34:17 -0500 >> From: "Ardy Robertson" To: Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] Bogey's checkup >> today - bad results >> Message-ID: <[email protected]> >> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" >> >> I'll be praying the Doxy helps!! >> Ardy >> >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: Felvtalk [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf >> Of >> Sherri Godschalk >> Sent: Wednesday, October 26, 2016 10:38 PM >> To: [email protected] >> Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] Bogey's checkup today - bad results >> >> Ardy, >> She has been on the prednisolone since August 1. The Stanzolol about 2 >> weeks >> after that. Today was first day of Doxy. Thanks for the well wishes. >> I think we are going to need them. >> >> SHerri >> >> On 10/26/16, 10:54 PM, "Felvtalk on behalf of Ardy Robertson" >> >> wrote: >> >>> Can I ask how long she has been on the Stanozolol? And you just >>> started the Prednisolone and Doxy, correct? My best wishes to Bogey >>> to improve soon!! >>> >>> Ardy >>> >>> >>> -----Original Message----- >>> From: Felvtalk [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf >>> Of Amani Oakley >>> Sent: Wednesday, October 26, 2016 12:59 PM >>> To: [email protected] >>> Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] Bogey's checkup today - bad results >>> >>> Hi Sherri >>> >>> Yes, some of the results are worse (especially the platelets) but the >>> retic count is actually up a bit. I hope that adding the Doxycycline >>> might help. >>> The haematocrit and red cells are down, but nowhere as low as I have >>> seen them in cats with FeLV, so there is a lot of cushion still >>> there. The best piece of news is that she is eating and drinking and >>> gaining >> weight. >>> >>> Amani >>> >>> >>> >>> -----Original Message----- >>> From: Felvtalk [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf >>> Of Sherri Godschalk >>> Sent: October-26-16 12:59 PM >>> To: [email protected] >>> Subject: [Felvtalk] Bogey's checkup today - bad results >>> >>> Just a bit of information regarding Bogey?s last lab results. She had >>> been sleeping a lot and not as active so this really didn?t surprise >>> me. >>> Everything has taken a down turn. >>> >>> >>> Range 26-Oct 30-Sep >>> RBC 6.54 12.2 2.54 2.9 >>> HCT 30.3 52.3 14.8 17.9 >>> HGB 9.8 16.2 5.2 6.2 >>> MCV 35.9 53.1 58.3 61.7 >>> MCH 11.8 17.3 20.5 21.4 >>> MCHC 28.1 35.8 35.1 34.6 >>> RDW 15 27 24.5 25.2 >>> RETIC 3 50 89.9 82.1 >>> WBC 2.87 17.02 13.05 12.01 >>> NEU 1.48 1.029 3.97 3.96 >>> LYM 0.92 6.88 7.8 6.81 >>> MONO 0.05 0.67 1.16 1.17 >>> EOS 0.17 1.57 0.11 0.06 >>> BASO 0.01 0.26 0.01 0.01 >>> PLT 151 800 28 53 >>> >>> >>> The only bit of good news is the doc did start her on Doxycycline >>> twice a day. So she is going to be on that and Prednisolone and >>> Stanzolol. I also give her Petinic twice a day and am going to add >>> Lysine. I hope that the Doxy isn?t arriving too late to help. >>> >>> Bogey is not suffering. She is eating, drinking and gaining weight, >>> although just a little, playing once in awhile. She is hiding now >>> which she never did before. My heart hurts today. >>> >>> Thanks for listening. >>> >>> Sherri >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> 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 >> >> >> >> >> ------------------------------ >> >> Message: 2 >> Date: Thu, 27 Oct 2016 03:40:53 +0000 >> From: Amani Oakley To: "[email protected]" Subject: Re: >> [Felvtalk] Bogey's checkup today - bad results >> Message-ID: >> >> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" >> >> It is an old wives' tale. It will not thin the blood. >> >> Amani >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: Felvtalk [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf >> Of Sherri Godschalk >> Sent: October-26-16 11:41 PM >> To: [email protected] >> Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] Bogey's checkup today - bad results >> >> Great ideas on the KFC, tuna and such. I will get some tomorrow for >> her. I am trying to find something with not much salt as I was always >> told that thins the blood. Is that an old wive's tale? >> >> On 10/26/16, 7:29 PM, "[email protected] on behalf >> of [email protected]" wrote: >> >>> RE: APPETITE, TRY A CAN OF MACKEREL, THE STINKIER THE BETTER THEY >>> SEEM TO LIKE IT. >>> >>> ---- Amani Oakley wrote: >>>> Sherri, half the battle is keeping her eating. As long as she is >>>> eating, you are ahead of the curve. I really don't like the low >>>> platelet count but nothing else in the bloodwork is very alarming >>>> right now. Were there clots in the sample? Did they do a slide >>>> count? See if your results have anything at the bottom about the >>>> recheck they did for the low platelets. >>>> >>>> Keep Bogey eating, as much as possible. Use things like tuna water >>>> or tuna juice from tuna cans, to keep her hungry. Get Kentucky Fried >>>> Chicken for her (without the covering!). >>>> >>>> You are doing very well for your little girl. I'm glad your vet >>>> isn't giving up, and neither should you or Bogey. >>>> >>>> I'm crossing my fingers for you that the Doxycycline helps. Frankly, >>>> though, he shouldn't have waited to get bad news. At least he is >>>> willing to try it now. >>>> >>>> Amani >>>> >>>> -----Original Message----- >>>> From: Felvtalk [mailto:[email protected]] On >>>> Behalf Of Sherri Godschalk >>>> Sent: October-26-16 6:44 PM >>>> To: [email protected] >>>> Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] Bogey's checkup today - bad results >>>> >>>> Hi Amani. I did feel very happy that he agreed to the Doxy. Maybe >>>> the fact that the current regiment was clearly becoming ineffective >>>> made him think we needed to add something. He is going to look into >>>> Interferon for her and I am going to research that this evening as I >>>> have only seen it mentioned here and there. He isn't giving up and I >>>> am awfully glad about that because I am nowhere near ready. I don't >>>> think Bogey is ready either. >>>> >>>> Sherri >>>> >>>> On 10/26/16, 1:59 PM, "Felvtalk on behalf of Amani Oakley" >>>> > >_______________________________________________ >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
