I have never had anyone tell me my cats needed cholesterol tested. i was beginning to wonder if the list was still there, had not heard anything.
---- Amani Oakley <[email protected]> wrote: > It if were me, I would ignore the cholesterol. It is nonsensical in cats (and > being called into question in humans too). > > Amani > > From: Felvtalk [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of > Armstrong-Brown, Sheila DDS Timonium > Sent: July-20-17 10:37 AM > To: '[email protected]' > Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] Checking in..... > > My son Skylar is doing well and his 6 month bloodwork came back great. High > cholesterol is all. No idea why that would be. He is now 2 1/2 years old, I > hope he is around a long time. > > From: Felvtalk [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of > ROBERT CHAPEL > Sent: Thursday, July 20, 2017 10:28 AM > To: [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> > Subject: [Felvtalk] Checking in..... > > Things have been very quiet on the group lately...OR... I am once again not > getting group mail.... > Has there been activity I've missed?? > My Hospice Boy ( Gilbert) is doing quite well for the moment but ( as we all > know with such things it could change any minute...so I'll just enjoy it > while it's happening).... Wondering if any of you have experience with > Higher dose Prednisolone administered chronically ( say above 7.5 mg QD)... > When I agreed to Foster Gilbert it came with the proviso that I would follow > their directions ( Which I will hold to unless I feel they are killing him > unnecessarily quickly) His Tumor does not appear to have gotten any larger > and his pain appears to be pretty well controlled.... Just wish I knew > specifically what is helping the most so I could cut down on superfluous > drugs....currently he's on Gabapentin( .4 cc BID if pain is up.. QD if doing > OK).. for pain, prednisolone ( 10 mg QD administered via syringe dissolved in > milk, Venus Fly Trap SubQ BID ( interesting substance... bears closer > scrutiny... supposed to have anti tumor activity) Two other " alternative " > medications which I h ave suspended only because the poor boy screams bloody murder every time I have to give him something..... with a tumor invading his oral cavity I want to keep anything PO to a minimum.... > Seems that the cats I've had that are _ supposed_ to ( clincally) die don't > and the ones that that aren't ..do > Hope everyones buddies are doing reasonably well ( as reasonably well as FeLV > Kitties can do)... Gilbert, as I mentioned, had a traumatic brain injury > which has left him with poor balance... but lately he's been insistent on > expanding his range and even tried running this AM... Wasn't in anything > resembling a straight line but the spirit in this guy is enough to make you > weep... Guess that's part of why I am such a fan of animals.... they simply > do what they have to and do it without complaint ( Sure glad they can't > speak...perhaps I'd like them less if their inner thoughts were more like ( > Why ME?? I'm a more thoughtful caring cat than Mittens over there; why did _ > I_ have to get hit by a car and THEN get cancer!!... and there's that jerk > Mittens running around all carefree and happy...where's the Justice I ask > you!!!!)... > > Bob > > Bob > _______________________________________________ Felvtalk mailing list [email protected] http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org
