Jo, Prayers are being said for little Lucky. She is lucky to have such a caring mom!
Bonnie ----- Original Message ----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: Wednesday, November 26, 2003 8:27 pm Subject: Prayer Request for Lucky > I haven't posted lately as I have been doing research on CRF and > joined the > CRF list in conjunction with the diagnosis in another kitty. I > have been > reading all the posts, however, and am joyful for all the > victories and mourn all > the losses. > > You might remember our little Lucky, diagnosed FeLV+ early in 2003 > after not > responding properly to treatment for Haemobartonellosis. She > recovered over > the following months, with labs reporting her severe anemia had > resolved to > nearly normal levels, and we were able to cut back her meds to > only twice a > week....pred & Pet Tinic, and interferon (week on/week/off). Two > weeks ago I noticed > her gums were again pale and got her in to the vets ASAP, and the > Haemobart > is back...and so is the severe anemia. We put her on daily pred, > Pet Tinic and > liquid Doxy. Although the Doxy was raspberry flavored, you all > probably know > how bitter it is, and the profuse mouth foaming that goes with it, > and this > time she didn't want to eat....never a problem when we went thru > this before. By > the 3rd day (Monday) she was vomiting up ALL the meds, so we > switched to > pills. The pills went smoothly, but she's still not eating well > and when we went > for follow-up Monday she had lost 1/2 lb....a lot for a 5 lb kitty > in just a > week. We added Zeniquin to the daily routine, but my biggest > concern is her not > eating. I've always believed she came thru the last crisis because > of her > hearty appetite. I keep trying different foods (you all know the > routine) and > nothing is working. I don't know if she's terrified I'm going to > give her that > awful med again, or stomach is upset, or she just feels crummy. > The vet is off > Thurday/Friday (Thanksgiving) but said if she wasn't eating better > to bring her > in Saturday. We started talking about transfusions again, but > that's not > really a logical step unless we can resolve the Haemobart. > > So, dear friends, I'm asking for your prayers and glows to see us > thru yet > another crisis. Any thoughts or suggestions from the resident > experts is always > appreciated. > > Wishing you all a blessed and healthy Thanksgiving.. > Hugs, > Jo >
