i'm in NY-Long Island to be exact. problem is I am leaving today til monday and will offline til then. the vet hospital is The center for Specialized Veterinary Care in Westbury Long Island New York. 516-420-0000. the results from cornell univer. should come back today hopefully to say whether he really is that rare AB blood. Thank you, though for your thoughts. Barbara and Jelly R. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Nina" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Wednesday, November 03, 2004 11:13 PM Subject: Re: Jelly Roll
> Barbara, > Where are you? Maybe we can find a healthy AB kitty to donate blood in > your area. Did Jelly get to see his sister today? It must be torture > to have to leave him at the vet's, but you certainly couldn't provide > him with an oxygen cage.. Thank you for letting us know what's happening. > Much love, > Nina > > Barbara Lowe wrote: > > > I got to visit him today for an hour while his sister was getting her > > blood typed to see if she is a match. Unfortunately not. She is B and > > he is AB. There is also a blood shortage so don't even know if he will > > be able to get real blood. He did recognize me and the little bugger > > stole the comfortable chair in the office when I got up to get > > something. He seemed to be laughing at me because he stretched out on > > the warm spot I left and rolled over to get his belly scratched. The > > techs say he ate last night but would not eat anything for them today. > > I got him to eat some baby food maybe 3 spoonfuls. His breathing is > > more labored so they are putting him in an oxygen cage while he is on > > 24 hr drip of chemo. I told them take no extraordinary measures if he > > goes into cardiac arrest. Again I told him I know he's the biggest > > fighter there is but if he wants to go, I will understand and that > > it's okay. I felt terrible when he saw the carrier I brought his > > sister in because he ran over to it and wanted "IN!" but settled for > > hanging out on top of it til he stole the chair again from me. I have > > to go upstate to finish some estate business so I told him I couldn't > > come visit til Sunday evening. For such a sick kitty with such > > terribly low numbers, he sure is hanging in there and enjoyed his ears > > being scritched. His sister who loved him all his life and slept next > > to him and gave mutual baths is still negative. She is quieter since > > we got home and has been climbing on my lap every time I sit down. I > > hate this disease. I hate this disease. > > Barbara and the Jelly Roll > > > >
