Hi Robert, I'm so sorry it might be coming to the end for your little sweetie. When I lost my Tigger, I could not decide what to do either. By the time I was ready to call the vet to put him down, they were closed, and their emergency answering service said they were all over an hour away, so they were not available, and in the end - it ended up being the best solution. We held Tigger and he felt comfortable with us. He hated going to the vet and was afraid, and I did not like putting him through it at this most critical time. He passed within a few minutes, and was comfortable and not afraid with us talking to him, telling him how much we loved him. Of course it was horrible for us, but in this situation, it turned out to be better for him to be at home. But whatever decision you make, it will be the best one because you have done so much for your fur-babies, they love and appreciate you. Ardy
-----Original Message----- From: Felvtalk [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of ROBERT CHAPEL Sent: Saturday, December 24, 2016 1:54 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] Felvtalk Digest, Vol 32, Issue 58 Amani et al.... Any idea of the life expectancy of untreated non regenerative anemia in a FeLV cat....Got a call on Yogi's Most Recent Bloodwork and the vet states HCT of 14 and non regenerative anemia.... I was taken aback and didn't ask nearly enough questions but it was VERY clear that she felt it was time to put the little guy down..... I am at the end of my money at this point and cannot take him to a bunch of other vets hoping one will be willing to prescribe the cocktail that is showing itself to be effective with others cats...( I don't think I am going to get a lot of cooperation from the Vet I was using after I gave her my opinion of her unwillingness to help me through unconventional means).....Nor can I afford Bone Marrow Biopsies and more definitive narrowing of the parameters of his drop in blood values ( it's Xmas eve and they are all gone from the office).... As much as I would like to save this little guy... He has so many other things wrong with him that I don't know that I a m doing him any favors..... Temp is 104...weight has dropped a full pound in the last 6 months.... If it weren't for the fact that he is still eating heartily I'd put him down.... Without further treatment is it kinder to put him down or allow nature to take it's course??.....The idea of him suffering from an inability to get enough O2 is unacceptable.... any suggestions are welcome.... but... please... no admonitions re: what I _ should_ do..... I have learned an immense amount from this experience and will NOT repeat it... My other boy is still doing OK and I WILL find someone eventually that is willing to work with me.. On Sat, Dec 24, 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. FW: FW: Questioning FELV diagnosis (Amani Oakley) > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Message: 1 > Date: Fri, 23 Dec 2016 18:16:02 +0000 > From: Amani Oakley To: "[email protected]" Subject: > [Felvtalk] FW: FW: Questioning FELV diagnosis > Message-ID: > > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" > > Randy > > The news is good. Whatever works. I am a big believer in keeping close > tabs on the bloodwork and adjusting the medication, depending on what > the lab results show. > > Given that Curley is eating and you are getting an improvement on the > red cells already, I agree that the Winstrol and Doxy should help even > more. Keep track of the blood work and adjust accordingly. > > Amani > > From: Felvtalk [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf > Of Randy Henke > Sent: December-23-16 11:02 AM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] FW: Questioning FELV diagnosis > > The situation with Curly is getting a bit more complicated but in a > good way. Her blood work a week ago showed an RBC of 9 which is > critically low. White cell count was 3.1. After one week of Prednisone > her white cell count is 3.7 which is the low end of normal and her red > blood cell count is up to 13 which is still very low but a very > significant increase in just one week. So the Prednisone alone is > making a big difference. We've now had two positive ELISA tests, a > negative IFA and severe anemia that is responding well to just > Prednisone. I am very confused. Even our vet seems surprised by the > sudden improvement in her numbers. He thinks we should do a bone > marrow biopsy for a definitive FELV diagnosis but I don't really want > to put her through that procedure. > We did start the Winstrol a day ago so I would think that could only > help more. We should be tapering down the Prednisone dose at this time > but our vet now wants to continue the full dosage for another two > weeks before running another CBC. And the Doxy will be started on > Monday. I'm beginning to think she might pull out of this crisis and > we might have a little more time with her. > > On Tue, Dec 20, 2016 at 9:46 PM, Ardy Robertson > wrote: > Best of luck to you with Curly ---- just wanted to mention there are > appetite stimulant pills available. One that I remember that I used > with Tigger was Mirtazapine and I only had to give a small part of a > pill every 3 days. Amani knows of another one but I can?t remember the > name of it. > > Ardy > -------------- 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 32, Issue 58 > **************************************** > _______________________________________________ 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
