Bonnie,
I agree with Gloria maybe a homepathic vet or holistic. Or maybe try another vet? Sounds like the crying is from the pain of the crystals. Some cats cry when they have crystals. Solid Gold has a cranberry powder that helps with crystals. I use it on one cat that has crystals. I am sorry about Jezebel. Sending healing vibes in the meantime. Carla Date sent: Sun, 08 Jun 2003 07:27:33 -0500 To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] From: "Gloria B. Lane" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: Need Idea's for Jezebel Send reply to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > I don't recall how old you said she was. I'd take her off any fish > food, and off any dry, and start her on a good quality (Wellness, etc) > wet food of home made food with no additives, and make SURE she's > pooping and peeing regularly - daily. If not, I'd give her something > for that or get her off to a vet. If she's older, over 10, I'd give > her a little Pet Tinic and Vit C. > > Crystals in the urine is a big deal, of course, and there are special > diets for that, that the vet may have mentioned. > > I'd probably take her to another vet, cat vet if possible or holistic > vet, and just get another perspective - not that those vets didn't do > well, just get another take on it. > > Wish I had more to offer! Prayers going out forJezebel. > > Gloria > > At 12:12 AM 6/8/2003 -0500, you wrote: > >My brother, Marty's green-eyed tortie cat Jezebel > >is very ill and in a lot of pain. When he first found her > >as a tiny kitten, she tested a faint positive. He asked > >me to ask the list what they thought about her condition. > >Jez has been at two different vets this week: her regular vet > >and had an ultrasound at another's. > > > >She has symptoms consistent with an urinary tract infection, > >which she had once before. Marty found her straining in the > >litter box early this week and she didn't want to be touched, > >which is quite unusual for her. She was found to find crystals > >in her urine and given fluids and very strong anti-biotics by > >injection and pills to take home. > > > >X-rays at the first vet's showed a large mass of undigested > >food in her stomach, which she later passed . > > > >Her ultrasound that showed she doesn't have a mass but > >the entire length of her intestine is displaced, pushed way > >over to one side. It could be caused by a tumor, > >peritonitis (an extreme swelling caused by a virus), or a > >foreign object, like string. Marty's never known Jezebel > >to eat a foreign object. The vets, (a father-son team) who > >did the ultrasound think that her intestine appeared to be > >off to the side because Jezebel has so much fatty tissue. > >They both felt her all over and said there is no indication > >of any masses or tumors in her stomach. > > > >However, there were several dark spots in Jez' left kidney > >which could be cysts, tumors, or infection. They could be > >"ascending" or moving toward her stomach. Her urinalysis > >was normal. She does have a temperature. They ran several > >batteries of tests. Jezebel purred all through the ultrasound > >and blood draws - The vets said "her behavior was exemplary" > > > >The tests indicated that her kidneys were not concentrating her > >urine The vets said the count was very low and the feline leukemia > >might be trying to take over her tissues, and that they hadn't been > >very successful in preventing that. They said that the heavy doses of > >antibiotics are to try to get her fever down. They called her high > >temperature pyrexia. > > > >They gave her A/D to take home and some valium to get her to > >eat, which worked. Jezebel's regular food is tuna or some other fish > >Fancy Feast, but she likes the dry Deli-Cat better. I told my > >brother to stop with the Fancy Feast fish food! > > > > > >Yesterday, my brother wrote: "the doctors are perplexed. She was > >diagnosed with either renal cysts or renal lymphosarcoma. We just got > >back from the vet's where she received her IV - fluid therapy. Her > >belly is very sore. She does not want to be touched there. The > >regular vet said along with the lethargy she is showing, that would > >be signs of the leukemia spreading. However, he said, since she's not > >throwing up and eating some, that's inconsistent with leukemia. > > > >He said if it was a virus, with the strong antibiotics she is > >getting, that she should be getting better by now. This vet didn't > >say anything about the cysts, however. She drank a very little milk > >today, but no water that I saw. She ate quite a bit of her Deli Cat > >when she came home. I had to help her get up on the kitty condo. She > >was too sore to jump up. She's in a lot of pain". > > > >The regular vet said that if she isn't better by Monday, that he > >recommends exploratory surgery He said that the surgery and > >anesthetic could be a problem because of the felk. But would that > >explain the dark spots in her kidneys on the ultrasound? He did say > >that many cats live with cysts on or in their kidneys and do fine. > >Her red blood cell count is normal and her white blood cell count > >slightly high - also inconsistent with leukemia. They said that her > >urine has crystals in it. Her temperature was 102.5, which he said > >was above normal and is probably a cause of Jezebel's lethargy and > >crankiness. She had a protein-creatinine ratio done. I thought the > >father-son team said it was showed that it was in the low range but > >then the regular said it was in the normal range > > > >My brother wrote to me tonight that "she is moaning in pain. > >My little baby is in so much pain it makes me cry for her. > >I think I'm going to let the vet do the surgery and maybe he'll find > >something. She can't go on this way". > > > >I'm sorry this is so long - I'm just repeating my brother's posts > >second hand. What could it be - it seems like kidney disease. Does > >any one have any ideas? What can he do for her? > > > >Thanks very much, > >Bonnie in WI > > > >_________________________________________________________________ MSN > >8 helps eliminate e-mail viruses. Get 2 months FREE*. > >http://join.msn.com/?page=features/virus > > >
