Sent: Monday,
January 24, 2005 11:16 PM
Subject: RE: Kerry,
how is Levi today?
Its Ace
Promazine-10mg. You could check doseage as I used 1 pill (they’re
small) that I put in Pill Pocket. First time I gave it to him about 1 �
hours before we were to leave & though it helped me get him in big crate
that I had, it wasn’t too much help at vet. By the time I got
home, however, he really was very mellow & it turned out to be the first
time I could clip his nails. Next time, I gave it to him about 3 hours
before we were to leave. By this point, he had taken to sleeping on my
bed & I put this soft sided carrier I have up there next to him, and he
sort of went in to sleep by himself. Once I knew he was asleep, I just
quietly & quickly zipped up the opening. He wasn’t happy but so
mellow that he just went back to sleep, Vet visit was a whole lot
easier. Big Boy will let me do just about anything to him except pick him
up to hold him or trim his nails so the Ace really came in handy. Vet
gave me a small supply so I have in case of emergency. After effects were
just that he was staggering a little but he ate, went to the box when we got
home & then just slept thru the night. Its not a drug that will knock
him out, just sort of makes him a little groggy & mellow. Wish I had
some of that when he goes to the vet!
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Of MacKenzie, Kerry N.
Sent: Monday, January 24, 2005
5:26 PM
To: [email protected]
Subject: RE: Kerry, how is Levi
today?
Yes,
that would be great Chris, if you could check the name/dosage. Maybe I'll do a
trial run tonight with Levi and if it's impossible I'll ask vet about picking
up the 'ace' meds. I have got to get him to the vet somehow. Thanks!
Kerry
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Of Chris
Sent: Monday, January 24, 2005
4:20 PM
To: [email protected]
Subject: RE: Kerry, how is Levi
today?
It is
virtually impossible for me to get BB in carrier so vet gave me some pills,
“ace” something or other—I give him � a pill about 3 yours
before & put the carrier on the bed where he generally sleeps—I think
that because the pill makes him a little groggy & he curls up inside the
carrier & falls asleep. The doseage is never enough to knock him out
or anything, just sort of mellows him out to get more hands on for things he
doesn’t like to do (like the carrier—which of course, he knows
means the vet!). Maybe you can ask your vet about it…. I can
look up the name & doseage if it will help…
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[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf
Of MacKenzie, Kerry N.
Sent: Monday, January 24, 2005
12:38 PM
To: [email protected]
Subject: RE: Kerry, how is Levi
today?
On the
basis of your very helpful and specific email Michelle I've made an apptment
on Wed morning with the best doctor I've found so far for my ferals. I'm
going to take the blood report that the housecall vet faxed and your email with
me.
I just
hope I can get him into the carrier, and without too much stress. (I guess if
he is feisty tho, then that's a good sign.)
The housecall
vet did mention steroids when pressed by me, but she added they take 6-8 weeks
to kick in?
I wish
I had a tape of our conversation. So much of it is over my head. It feels
like wading thru glue sometimes, just to get a clear picture of what's
possible/viable.
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Sent: Monday, January 24, 2005
10:26 AM
To: [email protected]
Subject: Re: Kerry, how is Levi
today?
First, in terms of the sour cream-- Simon went a few days where that was basically
all her ate too, so I would not worry about that. It's very fatty, if it
is whole milk sour cream, which is good. The most important thing short-term, I
think, is getting calories into him.
In terms of his anemia and how bad he feels... is there any way to get him a
diagnosis? Sue on this list said that her cat had anemia from teh FeLV
and depomedrol (steroid) shots completely resolved it. The anemia was
from her cat killing her own red blood cells, and the depomedrol stopped
that. If the anemia is from lymphoma, then steroids, or chemo if you are
up to it, can also help enormously. Simon's hematocrit was down that low
for a while, and still could be though I think he looks pinker now and is
definitely more energetic. If it is from hemobartenella (sp?) then
antibiotics could completely resolve it. If it has anything to do with his
kidneys, Procrit or Epogen could help. There is also the chance, of
course, that nothing can be done and it is just degenerative from the FeLV, but
it is impossible to know this based on the information you currently have from
your vet. If he is feral, then I know that makes any diagnosis or
treatment challenging, but if it is possible to get more information from your
vet or another (did the vet check for hemobartanella? is lymphoma possible? is
it possible he is killing his own rbc's?) If it really seems like he is
plummeting, and especially if you are considering euthanasia, I would highly
recommend you try a steroid shot or two first to see if they help. I would
give a dexamethasone shot, which is fast-acting, along with a longer-acting and
slower-to-set-in shot of Depomedrol. I think it is the combination of
these shots that brought Simon back, at least temporarily, from the Precipice.
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