I like this decision. It happened this way with several of my babies and my 20 year old poodle. It hurt us, but for them was so much easier.
---- Ardy Robertson <[email protected]> wrote: > 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 _______________________________________________ Felvtalk mailing list [email protected] http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org
