Hi Julie- I wanted to respond to your comment about being psychologically accustomed to the outdoors - it's true, and it's another reason why we don't make him stay in all the time. We want his life to be as close to what he's used to as possible. I think he would be worse inside - although I'm sure he would like the extra attention:-)
It eases my mind about the Interferon being given by mouth. The vet we are going to see is 45 min. away and we were worried about having to take him every few days or so to get injections. Homer does great with his pills right now so the liquid shouldn't be a problem. We do have horses but they aren't usually kickers - not that they would never kick... I suppose anything couldn've happened in the barn and we wouldn't necessarily know about it. I hadn't thought of that - we will keep it in mind. Thank you for all your suggestions and comments:-) Amy --- Julie Johnson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > Hi Amy, > > As so many others have said, 'welcome', but I'm sorry you had to > find us. > > Homer sounds like a wonderful guy and he is surely lucky to have > you as a Mom! > > You've received wonderful suggestions; and I think all your > questions were answered except for the administration of the > Interferon. It does need to be administered orally (it's a tiny > amount) with a syringe and it is absorbed through the mucous > membraes; so, if Homer is cooperative, you just open his mouth and > squirt. With Chappy, I used to target the tonsils. If there is no > other way to get it into him, you can mix with wet food, but it is > not as effective. > > If you could dedicate a room to Homer, that would be best for all > the reasons that have been mentioned. If it can't be done, it > can't be. Everyone's situation is different. There is a farm near > me who will take FeLV+ cats for an adoption fee (it's a horse > rescue) and they live indoor/outdoor lives. They have access to > the house, barns, and the plain, old outdoors. I was actually kind > of shocked when I first heard about it a few years ago, but you > know what? Those cats seem to do pretty well. They get Interferon, > lots of attention and since so many were accustomed to being > outdoors, I think it's psychologically helpful to to them to > maintain that status. > > I would add extra protein to Homer's diet; my favorite is chicken. > Just cook it up, remove any bones, and let him have as much as he > wants. > > It would also be great if they could determine the cause of the > seizures; is kind of sounds like they came on quickly. Is there > any chance he could have been kicked by a horse? This happened to a > small dog at a stable I was at many years ago; the dog didn't > suffer permanent injury, but any blow to the had could bring on > seizures. > > Sending big hugs to you and to Homer! > > Julie __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! SiteBuilder - Free, easy-to-use web site design software http://sitebuilder.yahoo.com
