Nina, No, Nina still has IBD. She's had it since she was a kitten and is now 12 years old. She also has CRF. I use a pill popper with Nina as she is pretty fractious.
Bonnie ----- Original Message ----- From: Nina <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Date: Monday, January 24, 2005 8:13 pm Subject: Re: I'm losing my Gypsy > Hi Bonnie, > Pilling my Gypsy is pretty much out of the question, that's why I > was > trying the injections. Did your Nina get over her IBD? > Nina > > BONNIE J KALMBACH wrote: > > >Nina, > > My muted tortie Nina has IBD. She has been taking half a > >dexamethasone tablet every other day for it, and for asthma, for > a > >couple of years. She was on pred for but became allergic to it. > > > >best to you and your Gypsy, > >Bonnie > > > > > >----- Original Message ----- > >From: Nina <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >Date: Monday, January 24, 2005 4:41 pm > >Subject: I'm losing my Gypsy > > > > > > > >>Hello Everyone, > >>I'm so distraught about my Gypsy. She's the "feral turned house > >>cat" > >>that I've written to you about before. She's had Inflammatory > >>Bowel > >>Disease since Aug of '04, and nothing I've tried has helped her. > > >>I > >>given her Prozyme, Probiotics, Pred shots, Flagil, Benefiber, > I've > >>even > >>started adding Colloidal Silver to her food. She has wasted > away > >>to a > >>walking skeleton and hasn't played in months. The problem is > >>compounded > >>by not being able to put her in a carrier and take her to the > vet, > >>it's > >>just too stressful for her (and at this point the sedative > needed > >>to > >>allow her to be handled, could kill her). Even the house vet > that > >>came > >>out wasn't able to examine her. He prescribed Methyprednisone > >>shots > >>(every 2 weeks), along with Metronidazole liquid that she took > in > >>her > >>food for about 15 days before she started to refuse it. I've > >>called a > >>highly recommended East/West vet that I hope will be able to > give > >>me > >>more ideas. I had tried putting her on a novel protein diet, > but > >>she > >>stopped eating. When I began giving her the foods she loves > >>again, she > >>seemed to gain a little weight, but this morning she refused her > >>favorites (salmon and liver). I'm afraid I'm on death watch at > >>this > >>point and it's killing me. > >> > >>One of the most disheartening things about her condition, is > that > >>I > >>think I'm responsible. I didn't know the dangers at the time, > and > >>I was > >>doing my best to protect her, but I think I inadvertently gave > her > >>this > >>condition when I had her vaccinated. She had been vaccinated > >>once, when > >>I first trapped her, and then spent months with my FeLV kittens > >>(before > >>I knew their status). She was negative when I tested her, and I > >>had > >>them give her two more series of shots afterward. The vet > >>(someone I > >>won't use again), mistakenly gave her a total of 3 rabies shots > >>along > >>with all the other vaccines and it was only a month later that > she > >>started showing her symptoms. I took a healthy, vibrant kitten > >>off the > >>street, exposed her to FeLV and then gave her IBD with too many > >>vaccines! I can't tell you how miserable I feel. > >> > >>Thank you for letting me vent. I'm so frustrated and heartsick. > > >>I > >>don't think I even have the option of helping her cross. How > >>peaceful > >>could it be for her to have a strange person trying to give her > a > >>shot? > >>Not to mention, trying to find a vein to put it in. I feel like > >>I'm > >>going to vomit. > >> > >>Nina > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > > > > > > > > > > >
