Hey Robert, you almost gave this poor old lady a heart attack :-) Lorrie
On 03-08, ROBERT CHAPEL wrote: > Funny you should mention that Jen because I DID have several recordings > last season when the problem was substantially worse... Of course I > couldn't locate them when I brought him to the vet...but that is the > best answer to my dilemna... The Sound is definitely pronounced enough > to record well... The other day I stuck a large knife in his side to see > if the fluid would come out but all I got was blood.....my bad... really > did little to help the problem.... > ( I AM JUST KIDDING FOLKS!!!!!..HONEST !!!!! : ).... Looks like I have > some homework to do again on Airway issues in Kitties... > > > On Tue, Mar 07, 2017 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. My Charlie (Tina Terrell) > > 2. Re: Fluid in Lungs or Airway... (Jennifer Olson) > > 3. Re: My Charlie (Amani Oakley) > > > > > >---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > > >Message: 1 > >Date: Mon, 6 Mar 2017 20:42:26 -0600 > >From: Tina Terrell To: [email protected] > >Subject: [Felvtalk] My Charlie > >Message-ID: > > > >Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" > > > >Hello, > > What antibiotics seem to help FELV cats the most?Also, my Charlie > >seems to > >respond well to Predisolone. Longterm ? > >Thank you in advance > >Blessings > >Tina > >-------------- next part -------------- > >An HTML attachment was scrubbed... > >URL: > >------------------------------ > > > >Message: 2 > >Date: Mon, 6 Mar 2017 21:57:21 -0600 > >From: Jennifer Olson To: [email protected] > >Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] Fluid in Lungs or Airway... > >Message-ID: > > > >Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" > > > >Bob, > >Have you tried to record the sounds of his breathing to replay for a > >vet? > >Suppose you told them about past episodes & effects of thorough > >cleaning? > >Jen > > > >On Mar 6, 2017 8:33 PM, "ROBERT CHAPEL" wrote: > > > >> > >> > >>Hello All: > >> > >>My remaining boy ( Magellin aka " Jelly " ) has some kind of fluid > >>either > >>in his lungs or in his trachea... The oddest thing is that despite my > >>hearing it ALL the time ( and even frequently cupping him to get him > >>to > >>cough and clear it a bit) 2 Vets have failed to hear it ( and... in > >>fact... > >>it seems to disappear when I've taken him somewhere to "show" them > >>what I'm > >>talking about)... possibly adrenaline from being anxious about being > >>in the > >>car and a new environment dries it up temporarily.. just like we get > >>dry > >>mouths when we are scared?? It concerns me even though it's not > >>currently > >>causing him a lot of distress.... it's just very disconcerting when I > >>hear > >>him gurgling as he eats his dinner or as he sleeps because I simply > >>don't > >>know what it is and if there is something I should be addressing > >>before it > >>gets worse... When I first got him he appeared to have an asthma > >>like > >>condition with multiple attacks of a kind of " hacking" each day.... > >>Interestingly that was last March as well ( when I first got him.... > >>almost > >>to the day today..... along his little but older "brother" who lasted > >>just > >>under a year with me despite many many trips to vets and multiple > >>meds > >>nearly the entire time I had him.... I call him little because he > >>failed > >>to thrive from the get go...a poster cat for bad FeLV) I still > >>feel his > >>loss and I will be devastated if I were to lose this guy over > >>something I > >>could have done something about..... The asthma like condition went > >>away > >>after I gave the rugs a thorough cleaning, moved all the furniture > >>away > >>from the walls and vacuumed and cleaned... got rid of as much dust as > >>I > >>could.... I did so many damn things I'd be hard pressed to know which > >>( if > >>any) were the most useful...could have been simply that when I was > >>finally > >>able to open the windows THAT did it... All that said.... just > >>wondering > >>if anyone has had such symptoms with a cat ( sounds like one of us > >>might > >>sound after a bad chest cold just as the mucuus is loosening up... > >>but > >>instead of getting better it simply stays at the same level.... > >>Anyone > >>have experience with using nebulizers with cats ( and yes I've done > >>the > >>bathroom shower thing... thats a bit wasteful....).... I'm > >>actually > >>wondering about these new " Vape things... ie... if I were to add a > >>small > >>dose of medication to it.... they produce a HUGE amount of vapor and > >>could > >>be a LOT cheaper than a nebulizer..... Wondering also if anyone has > >>ever > >>given a cat a small dose of a mucolytic medication with what > >>result.??? > >>Ultimately I'll do a chest Xray but... these are rather pricey and > >>it's > >>spring "wedding" time now.... another cash outlay.... Though I won't > >>hold > >>off if it gets worse... I've just been home a LOT lately and have > >>been > >>hearing it all day long many days.... > >>The little guy is still playful , energetic, eats well ,poops and > >>pees > >>normally and is his same ultra sociable self... I just don't want to > >>ignore > >>something I really should possible be paying more attention to..... > >> > >>thanks for any suggestions and experience... > >> > >>Bob > >> > >>_______________________________________________ > >>Felvtalk mailing list > >>[email protected] > >> > >>http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org > >> > >-------------- next part -------------- > >An HTML attachment was scrubbed... > >URL: > >------------------------------ > > > >Message: 3 > >Date: Tue, 7 Mar 2017 17:26:29 +0000 > >From: Amani Oakley To: "[email protected]" Subject: Re: > >[Felvtalk] My Charlie > >Message-ID: > > > >Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" > > > >Hi Tina > > > >I would recommend Doxycyline as an antibiotic for FeLV cats. > > > >Amani > > > >From: Felvtalk [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf > >Of Tina Terrell > >Sent: March-06-17 9:42 PM > >To: [email protected] > >Subject: [Felvtalk] My Charlie > > > >Hello, > > What antibiotics seem to help FELV cats the most?Also, my Charlie > >seems to respond well to Predisolone. 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