thanks, Tally. I'm forwarding this to her as well.
I didn't think about the cardiomyopathy :(
She's working on making sure there's no dehydration.
tonya
tally <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> cat (sailor) is barely a year old. started running fever, cloudy eyes,
> losing weight 2 weeks ago.
Are the actual eye lenses cloudy or are the eyes full of a cloudy white
goop in the inside corners? Cloudy eye lenses sounds like a Herpes
Ulcer. White goop in the inside corners is an eye infection. Any other
symptoms of an Upper Respiratory Infection?
Losing weight could be from not eating. If the cat is congested
Chlorpheniramine might help. What about dehydration - did the vet
mention anything about fluids? If the cat is having difficulty
breathing and not being able to smell his food that could be causing the
weight loss. Try a heavy smelling fish flavored food warmed in the
microwave for a couple of seconds. Be sure it isn't HOT. The warmth
enhances the odor. A humidifier works great to break up congestion
also. Or 20 minutes in a! closed bathroom with the hot water running.
Make sure the cat continues to eat or it could trigger liver problems.
> vet says she has no idea and might need to treat for anthrax????? has
> cat on clindamycin, baytril and eye drops. didn't vets quit giving
> baytril to cats?
Anthrax? Give me a break. Two antibiotics - Baytril is a pretty strong
antibiotic and Clindamycin is for anaerobic bacteria. It sounds as if
the vet is treating for both aerobic and anaerobic bacteria, which is
pretty much covering all the bases for any possible bacterial or
protozoan infection. What kind of eyedrops - with or without steroids?
> vet said sailor had 'double heartbeat'?? when i asked what that meant,
> Lorine said the vet told her it sounded like fluid 'in the heart'.
This could be Cardiomyopathy, or chest congestion from a URI - hard to
tell. The symptoms are too vague. If it's Cardiomyopathy and not too
far advance! d it can be treated with medication. Congestion from a URI
could indicate potential pneumonia. We went through this with Sammy,
one of our Herpes carriers, the first winter we brought him inside. He
was so sick we almost lost him. He was on Baytril, daily Interferon,
Chlorpheniramine and I had a humidifier going in his favorite room 24
hours a day. The vet took chest X-rays to watch for pneumonia.
A link with more info on Cardiomyopathy:
http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Pointe/9352/alphalinks2.html
> The vet told Lorine to continue eyedrops and come back in 2 weeks!
> Lorine said she was not told about any bloodwork being done besides
> the combo test.
Sorry I have more questions than answers, but I really think your friend
needs to see another vet, preferably not one in the same clinic. If the
cat is losing weight there's a possibility of Hepatic Lipidosis and you
don't need that on top of everything else.! I wouldn't wait two weeks
for a second or third opinion, although the vet does seem to be treating
the symptoms appropriately. I don't like the idea of not taking
additional bloodwork or chest X-rays though. There are several feline
specialists in Tennessee. Here's a link to the Association of Feline
Practioner's member directory. If you do a search on the state, you'll
find a whole page of listings and phone numbers:
http://www.aafponline.org/directory/directory.html
>
> 3 other cats in house show no symptoms. fip? herpes? those were my
> thoughts? any others?
I think FIP involves fluid in the abdomen, not the chest cavity. I'm
also thinking Herpes and possibly Cardiomyopathy, maybe an eye infection
or eye ulcer depending on what is cloudy. If it's Herpes, there's not
much more you can do but what the vet has already done, and to get the
cat on Interferon and lysine immediately. You just have to be
suppor! tive and ride out the URI. However, if the eye *lenses* are
cloudy and the vet is treating with an eyedrop that contains steroids
you run the risk of triggering a serious Herpes eye ulcer if this is in
fact a Herpes eye thing.
The symptoms are too vague to really know how serious this is. Please
suggest your friend get another opinion, and tell her not to be hesitant
about asking the vet to be more specific in their answers, diagnostic
results and possible diagnosis. She has a right to know and shouldn't
be satisfied with vague answers and a maybe Anthrax comment thrown in
for good measure. A vet that is thinking anthrax is clearing fishing.
That doesn't inspire a great deal of confidence.
>
>
> thanks all!
>
> notice my specific subject line! [Image]
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> tonya
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> catatonya <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>wrote:
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> ok...James,
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> I just recalled that it seems anyti! me I have an emergency
> the list doesn't seem to get it. I just recalled it's
> because i put h-e-l-p in the subject line!!!! sorry [Image]
>
> can you please forward my message to the list when you get a
> chance?
>
> meanwhile, i'll rewrite.
>
> tonya, the computer nerd (in the real sense of the word!)
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