Re: Pepper died
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RE: cause of weak hind legs - help!
Thank you, Gina. _ From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Gina WN Sent: Wednesday, November 29, 2006 12:14 AM To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org Subject: Re: cause of weak hind legs - help! You and your babies are in my prayers Hideyo. Gina Hideyo Yamamoto [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi, I am worried about my 15 months old baby, Ghandi, whom I have seen some changes in his behavior -- since October or so, he started to behave a bit differently, he does not meow loud as he used to, and started to hang out at a different place.. and hides more..and he had lost about 1 lb or so for the past weeks, and got really nervous.. from 6.5 to 6.9 to 6.0 until a few days ago,, then i have been feeding more baby food and his weight is back up to 6.4 or 6.5 now-- he can eat entire baby food jar at a time... one thing I noticed that he seems to be a bit weak on hind legs.. he can walk with no problem I thinkbut let's say if i push him a little,, he can fall.. and I am really nerovous about this for obvious reasons.. I have not done any blood work except when I did early September, things were normal... I am thinking that him being young, neuropathy is not common?? Please let me know if you can think of other possibilities of causing this..--he is my bottle baby and I just love him so very much.. along with ghandi, a couple of other kitties have been FOI because of all the losses to dry FIP -also, please pray that my Ayumi, Ghandi and baby Lizzy are going to get better vfery soon (my Toni is doing much better now - thank you!) thank you.. Visit my Tigger Tales http://tiggerwiggins.com/ site! _ Check out the all-new Yahoo! Mail beta http://us.rd.yahoo.com/evt=43257/*http:/advision.webevents.yahoo.com/ma ilbeta - Fire up a more powerful email and get things done faster. image001.gif Description: image001.gif
Re: Pepper died
I'm so sorry, Candace Gloria At 05:18 PM 11/26/2006, you wrote: I just wanted to let you know that Pepper died a few hours ago. He started getting better with this current episode but was not so good earlier today. I was not expecting him to go so suddenly. I was not at home at the time so not sure what happened. I want to thank everyone for their advice and support. This group is great for those of us who want to take responsibility for the health care of our pets and give them the best chance possible for a good outcome. Thank you all Candace
Re: Innoculation protocol for adult cats with unknown healthhistories
Yes, well, it is sometimes difficult to figure out what rules to make. My old rescue did not vaccinate against FELV at all. Their reasoning was that since they adopt to indoor only homes, the cats should not be exposed. The problem with that is that adopters sometimes lie, and let the cats outside, and then they could be exposed. It muddies the waters further that the vaccine is apparently only 75-85% effective. But I mean if *I* could get a vaccine against, say, breast, lung or colon cancer, I'd take it even if it WERE only 75-85% effective. There also seems to be some dispute about when the natural immunity against FELV kicks in. I've seen stats that indicate that it isn't until the cat is 3-4 years old, and other stats that indicate it is when the cat is a year old. Then the studies I have heard indicate that the vaccine is 75-85% effective AND the cats have a natural immunity by1...or 3 or 4..or sometime. Is it the SAME 75-85%? In other words is there *any* added protection provided by the vaccines? If I had indoor only cats that were not being exposed to other cats, I wouldn't bother vaccinating for FELV, but I have a parade of cats in and out of my house, and as we all know FELV tests aren't always accurate. It is illegal to adopt out a cat that has no rabies shot here, so I have to provide rabies shots, even though I really don't fear rabies at all. The likelihood of one of my cats contracting rabies is nil, unless somehow a rabit bat or something was to get into my house. That UC Davis site seems to have different vaccination protocols for cats living in Shelter situations which I consider mine to be. I couldn't find them though. On 11/28/06, Jennifer Phaewryn O'Gwynn [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Perhaps the terminology is more correct, but if you do a search for Injection Site Sarcoma, you'll probably get far fewer pages about it than if you search for Vaccine Associated Sarcomas. And... it is the same condition. So, I'm more apt to use the name that is most common when referring people to do searches for educational purposes. I think it's awesome that your vet is so easy to work with, and I think it's even better that you are seeking the advice, and looking up the information. Like I said, don't take anyone's word as absolute truth, you really have to make your own decisions for what policies are best for you. That's what's so good about doing your OWN rescue work... you make the rules and policies, and those rules and policies reflect your ideals and goals, and so long as you stay true to what you believe in (but always keep an open mind to new studies and new discoveries), then you'll always know in your heart that you are doing the absolute best you can do for the cats in your care! Phaewryn Please save Whitey! http://ucat.us/Whitey.html VT low cost SpayNeuter, and Emergency Financial Assistance for cat owners: http://ucat.us/VermontLowCost.html Special Needs Cat Resources: http://ucat.us/domesticcatlinks.html -- Vist the Rescuties store and save a kitty life! http://astore.amazon.com/rescuties-20
cause of weak hind legs - my Ghandi had an ear infection!!! -- NOT FIP !!
Hi, thank you very much for all your response regarding possible cause of weak hind legs --- it was an ear infection! I should have known this as one of my kitties, Bella had the same problem, she did not have a good balance and kept falling and she had an ear infection.. when I took Ghandi to the vet, the vet ruled out any possibility of FIP to begin with.. she thought he is way too healthy and strong to have neurological symptoms of FIP, and his gums and tongue are so red We couldn't draw a blood as he was fighting against too much and I did not want to stress him out more. The vet did not see any symptoms to think that he has FIP at this time - A lesson learned - don't' ever assume the worst just because you have had many experience - you just never know - Again thank you so much for all your input - I wanted to share so that you can think of this as a possibility if your kitty may have a similar problem in the future. :-)
Re: cause of weak hind legs - my Ghandi had an ear infection!!! -- NOT FIP !!
At 01:36 PM 11/29/2006, you wrote: Wonderful Wonderful Kelly Hi, thank you very much for all your response regarding possible cause of weak hind legs --- it was an ear infection! I should have known this as one of my kitties, Bella had the same problem, she did not have a good balance and kept falling and she had an ear infection.. when I took Ghandi to the vet, the vet ruled out any possibility of FIP to begin with.. she thought he is way too healthy and strong to have neurological symptoms of FIP, and his gums and tongue are so red We couldnt draw a blood as he was fighting against too much and I did not want to stress him out more. The vet did not see any symptoms to think that he has FIP at this time A lesson learned dont ever assume the worst just because you have had many experience you just never know Again thank you so much for all your input I wanted to share so that you can think of this as a possibility if your kitty may have a similar problem in the future. J No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.1.409 / Virus Database: 268.15.0/557 - Release Date: 11/29/2006
Re: cause of weak hind legs - my Ghandi had an ear infection!!! -- NOT FIP !!
I hope Ghandi feels much better soon -- I know you must be so relieved! Thanks for letting us know elizabeth In a message dated 11/29/2006 3:40:09 P.M. Central Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Hi, thank you very much for all your response regarding possible cause of weak hind legs --- it was an ear infection! I should have known this as one of my kitties, Bella had the same problem, she did not have a good balance and kept falling and she had an ear infection.. when I took Ghandi to the vet, the vet ruled out any possibility of FIP to begin with.. she thought he is way too healthy and strong to have neurological symptoms of FIP, and his gums and tongue are so red We couldn’t draw a blood as he was fighting against too much and I did not want to stress him out more. The vet did not see any symptoms to think that he has FIP at this time – A lesson learned – don’t’ ever assume the worst just because you have had many experience – you just never know – Again thank you so much for all your input – I wanted to share so that you can think of this as a possibility if your kitty may have a similar problem in the future. J
Re: Hi again and Question
I'm sure you've got a lot of advice by now, but it sounds like maybe just a hairball. t Marissa Johnson [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hello everyone! I'm so sorry I've been out of touch for so long!!! I got behind in emails and never was able to get caught up...life has been so insane!!! I hate to even email when I haven't been able to read everyone's posts the last couple months. I send my love and thoughts to any who have lost furbabies and positive thoughts and prayers to any sick kitties. Slinky was neutered about 3 weeks ago and everything went well. They also retested him...and it was positive. :( I'm considering taking him to a holistic vet when I can afford it (which may be a while)...and also thinking about switching him to a raw diet as he doesn't seem terribly interested in his canned food lately. My question is about a couple things I've noticed lately. About a week or so ago, I came home and found vomit at the top of the stairs into my apartment. At least I think it was vomit...it looked like his canned food only slightly more watery. If I didn't know better, I'd have thought he dragged his dish over there and spilled it! lol But he seemed fine the rest of the night and I haven't seen any problems since. Now tonight, I was lying in bed and heard a strange noise in the living room...which turned out to be Slinky having a sneezing fit. He must've sneezed at least 20 times. Then it seemed to go away. But then a few minutes later I heard him hacking in the living room. I went in there, and again, he seems to be fine now. He has been acting a bit like 'psycho kitty lately...running around a lot, acting a bit ornery, and pouncing on me to wake me up at 6:30 every morning. But other than that he's been just fine. So far, in the last 15 minutes or so...no more sneezing or coughing. But we'll see how he does through the night. Should I be concerned? Do I need to take him in tomorrow? Or do you think he'll be okay and he just got into something or something? Any thoughts or advice would be most appreciated. I considered trying to take his temp, but I don't think he'd let me...though I'd obviously force him if it was really necessary. Please send positive thoughts! Thanks...and thanks again for this great group...i'll try to stay more on top of the emails! Love to all of you and your babies. MJ - Access over 1 million songs - Yahoo! Music Unlimited.
Re: Pepper died
My condolences as well, Candace. I'm so sorry for your loss. tonya G. Lane [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I'm so sorry, Candace Gloria At 05:18 PM 11/26/2006, you wrote: I just wanted to let you know that Pepper died a few hours ago. He started getting better with this current episode but was not so good earlier today. I was not expecting him to go so suddenly. I was not at home at the time so not sure what happened. I want to thank everyone for their advice and support. This group is great for those of us who want to take responsibility for the health care of our pets and give them the best chance possible for a good outcome. Thank you all Candace
