Just a thought--I have not seen the entire thread but if your most urgent
problem right now is getting him to eat anything... think about a couple of
ideas...
The inexpensive commercial cat food, generic, figaro, 9 lives,
Friskies, etc. while not always the best nutritionally tend to smell the
most & also contain the most water-- Heat it a little in micro--really, gets
the 'aroma' out and about!. I've used that to lure strays to eat when I've
brought them in--sometimes gets the old juices going & gives them some badly
needed fluids... 'Tuna water' (from can of tuna in water) always seems to
appeal to them--way to get fluids....
I don't know if Midnight eats 'people' food but most cats can't
resist ham, liverwurst, etc. Again, not as a staple diet but could get you
over the hump.
I have one cat that loves yogurt--all love cheese, particularly blue
cheese.
Bottom line, maybe think non health & throw in some supplements
until you can get him back into eating....
As I said, just some crazy ideas for your consideration...
-----Original Message-----
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf
Of Brenda Lyons
Sent: Saturday, February 28, 2004 10:03 PM
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: RE: Need advice about Midnight
Thanks for all the great advice. I, too, don't feel that my vet has a clue.
I think I need to find someone who has more experience. I will look for
some of the supplements you all mentioned. I was reading about the DMP.
That sounded like the most promising one. Is it available from a health
food store or is it best to get from the web site mentioned in the e-mail?
I will try to find another vet on Monday who might be willing to do more
extensive testing. Our current vets are very conservative & I think their
attitudes are that the FeLV+ cats will inevitably die, so there's no point
in spending good money to help them. That's just my opinion.
I just hope that I've not waited too long to give him supplements or to find
a better vet. I'm going to look again tonight for the holistic vet I seem
to remember finding near by.
I'm concerned about getting him to eat. What is a liver shake? Can you
force feed a cat? He's not interested in anything I've tried so far. How
many days can I wait before I need to start trying to make him eat?
Thanks for your support & I will keep you posted on his condition.
-----Original Message-----
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Behalf Of Gloria B. Lane
Sent: Saturday, February 28, 2004 9:03 PM
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: Need advice about Midnight
Mitts had rapid breathing. He had mediastinal lymphoma. So a swollen
lymph node was pressing on his esophagua and things in that area. He had
vincristine (chemotherapy). His breathing and eating got immediately
better. However, for the long term, I think the vincristine had some
negative side effects - tender skin, bruised and bled easily at one
point. I I used good quality food with him, too, and lots of
nutrients. I started Poly-MVA and think it's worth a try. think to get a
good practicioner to treat these diseases means a lot, who's open to not
only traditional treatments but also the "alternative" treatments.
Gloria
At 07:01 PM 2/28/2004, you wrote:
>In a message dated 2/28/2004 7:31:28 PM Eastern Standard Time,
>[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
>
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>>Did the vet give you anymore of a specific reason for the labored
>>breathing? I've never heard of it just being caused by the leukemia or a
>>swollen lymph gland.
>
>
>The labored breathing can come about due to the anemia the Leuk causes. It
>changes the blood volume, which effects the heart which will effect
>circulation, blood pressure and ultimately respiration. Our Errol had a
>fast respiratory rate and his heart was/is enlarged due to the anemia
>...his breathing is better now though :)
>
>Cherri
