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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On Behalf Of MacKenzie, Kerry
N.
Sent: Monday, January
24, 2005 5:26 PM
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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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Sent: Monday, January 24, 2005 4:20
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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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On Behalf Of MacKenzie, Kerry
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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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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
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