Sheila did your vet seem concerned about the higher cholesterol? On Jul 21, 2017 7:44 AM, "Armstrong-Brown, Sheila DDS Timonium" < [email protected]> wrote:
> It was part of a blood panel I had done on him. I get bloodwork every 6 > months and I thought it was odd too. > > -----Original Message----- > From: Felvtalk [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of > [email protected] > Sent: Thursday, July 20, 2017 6:57 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] Checking in..... > > 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 > > _______________________________________________ > Felvtalk mailing list > [email protected] > http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org >
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