Re: Kerry, how is Levi today?

[Kerry MacKenzie]

Thanks Tonya. He's hardly had any sour cream tonight--only 2 fingerfuls. I also tried freshly broiled chicken, salmon, cottage cheese, 3 different kinds of cheese, chicken broth, tuna, yogurt and liver shake but no go. He didn't want anything. (I wasn't able to get Odwalla carrot juice in the 2 stores I tried but am hoping to get it in Wholefoods tomorrow.) Cdn't get Pet Tinic or Nutrical either--I tried Petsmart and our local health food store--I'm figuring I have to order online? I'm going to try and get him to eat some more now. Then it's bedtime. I'm whacked. What i will say is that when I got home he was lurking around outside the file cabinet. It gave me a chance to change the pillow case again. Then he hopped back in again. I'm praying he'll make it till Wed morning when the vet I like is available. I think right now he has a good chance -- but then again, I'm a novice at this. I could be totally wrong. I don't want to take him to the other vets that were available tomorrow. But if he seems very poorly tomorrow morning, I will. Kerry ----- Original Message ----- From: catatonya To: felvtalk@vlists.net Sent: Monday, January 24, 2005 9:00 PM Subject: Re: Kerry, how is Levi today? You and Levi are in my thoughts Kerry.   t Kerry MacKenzie <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Thanks for the thought, Michelle, and the suggestion re Tender Vittles. I'm trying every suggestion, and some of them did work on Fri evening as i think I said--liver shake, roast beef, sour cream. Since then all he's wanted to eat is sour cream--and only if it's off my finger. He's eaten quite a lot of it each time--maybe 2-3 tablespoons, and I'm glad about that. But it can't be doing much for him nutritionwise, can it? I have a Q--I've noticed little clumps of hair appeared on the towel he sat on. And I noticed a bald patch about the size of a quarter on his side today. It seems like his hair is falling out. Does that ring bells with anyone? Anyone know what that means? In answer to, I think Sally's earlier Q, his hemocrit is 10.5, the vet said, but she added she was speaking from memory........his anemia is not nonregenerative she said.He won't take the Cipro compound chews. He continues to isolate himself. He's moved back into the file cabinet so he's facing away from the others. He seems to want to be on his own, which means he's not getting any grooming or comfort from the others (as Caramel on the other hand did). I did get another whiff of the odor that Caramel had, and I personally feel the end is near, even tho I want to think otherwise, after watching Caramel go down a similar route so recently. As long as I can get him to eat something, I feel he's getting some quality of life, but it's a far cry from what he had--he was always the 'fearless leader' ready to play the Cat dancer and bat me when he felt I got out of line with any of the cats by trying to stroke them or whatever. Now he's pretty well motionless. I feel very bad for the little soul. Please keep Levi in your thoughts. It's not been a good weekend for him, and I'm very afraid for him. Thanks for a! ll your support. It means such a lot. Kerry ----- Original Message ----- From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Sent: Sunday, January 23, 2005 11:11 AM Subject: Kerry, how is Levi today? > I have been thinking about him and wondering what is happening. I also > wanted to tell you that Tender Vittles is also something that piques Simon's > appetite when he is not eating much. > Michelle >