Re: Mama Kitty Update
Thank you, Wendy. I don't know if the Acemannan is specifically for anemia pe se but it seemed to help so much last time. I am cautiously optimistic. She had several good bites of salmon last night and this morning. elizabeth On 3/20/07, wendy <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Elizabeth, I am so glad you took Mama Kitty in to the vet too! Paying close attention to our furbabies can be the difference between life and death sometimes. Bless you for taking her in so quickly. I am sorry to hear that she is anemic. But since she bounced back last year so well, I don't see any reason why she can't this year. Did you say the Acemannan is for anemia? Aren't you glad the company that manufactures it isn't having the issues they had a few months ago, now?! I will keep her in my prayers. Please keep us posted on her progress. Thinking of you both... :) Wendy Don't pick lemons. See all the new 2007 cars at Yahoo! Autos. http://autos.yahoo.com/new_cars.html
Re: Mama Kitty Update
Elizabeth, I am so glad you took Mama Kitty in to the vet too! Paying close attention to our furbabies can be the difference between life and death sometimes. Bless you for taking her in so quickly. I am sorry to hear that she is anemic. But since she bounced back last year so well, I don't see any reason why she can't this year. Did you say the Acemannan is for anemia? Aren't you glad the company that manufactures it isn't having the issues they had a few months ago, now?! I will keep her in my prayers. Please keep us posted on her progress. Thinking of you both... :) Wendy Don't pick lemons. See all the new 2007 cars at Yahoo! Autos. http://autos.yahoo.com/new_cars.html
Re: Mama Kitty Update
Mama Kitty had a few good bites of Salmon a bit ago and she purred for the first time today just now when I petted her. I'm hoping that's a good sign. elizabeth On 3/20/07, elizabeth trent <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Thank you so much, Cassandra. You are right -- it is SO hard to tell when they are sick. I always feel guilty when someone gets sick since I work full time and have eight babies. I try very hard to stay in tune with each one but it is not easy. Mama is a lot more comfortable since the fluids and the meds. When I'm in the room with her - she watches my every move. Much more alert than she was. I've got a heating pad beside her covered in flannel and towels in case she wants it. She's resting her head on it now. I'm going to open up some wild Alaska Salmon for her in a bit...of coursethen ALL the kids will have to have some LOL I'm encouraged that she did eat a few bites this afternoon. I'm going to put on her Vivaldi CD...it's her favorite. elizabeth On 3/20/07, C & J <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Sounds like you caught this in time, so hopefully Mama Kitty will pull > through this rough spot. It's too bad our kitties don't show signs of being > sick until they are really sick. > > It sounds like Mama Kitty is in good hands, i'm sending prayers your > way. > > Cassandra > > - Original Message - > *From:* elizabeth trent <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > *To:* felvtalk@felineleukemia.org > *Sent:* Tuesday, March 20, 2007 6:39 PM > *Subject:* Mama Kitty Update > > > We are back from the vet's office. I am very glad we went. > > Last year, when I first took Mama Kitty in and found out that she was > FeVL+, she weighed about 7lbs. She was so anemic that they didn't want to > take her blood. She had no fever and so they thought this was a very grave > situation because her body wasn't even fighting and they recommended that we > say goodbye. After steroids, antibiotics, vitamin B12 and Acemannan, she > was like a new kitty...even playing with her toys and chasing the laser. > > Mama Kitty has had a bit of a crash today, however. She didn't even > protest when I put her in the pet taxi - so I know she did not feel well. > She had a temperature of 104. Weighed 9lbs. She was dehydrated. > > They did a full blood panel on her - she is very anemic. When they > picked her up to weigh her, she 'leaked' some very concentrated urine and so > they aspirated her bladder and did a urinalysis too. Her liver enzymes are > slighly elevated but they didn't seem to think that was serious. > > They gave her fluids, a Vitamin B12, a Benz-Dex shot, and an antibiotic > shot (all in one so she only got stuck once) and then they called the > compounding pharmacy and got them to make a transdermal gel of doxycycline > and prednison. They ordered the Acemannan while I was there and it should > be here in a couple of days. > > I have some conflicting stats here -- the vet told me that her > hematacrit(sp) was about 17 and a half - but this printout I have says HTC > is 10.6%. I sure hope this print-out is wrong. I know they ran the > test more than once. They also tested again for FeVL+ has she has a faint > positive. Her RBC is 2.35LR1 (normal is 5-11)...Hb is 4.6L (normal is > 8-15). Her white blood cell counts are moderately low. > > It isn't what you want to hear but I do think we are far better off than > we were when I took her in last summer. The fluids made her feel a little > better and she ate a few bites of chicken hearts and liver. The vet > recommended that I try to encourage her to eat. He wanted to give her Pet > Tinnic but there is just no way that Mama Kitty will tolerate that. > > I am very glad that my vet is willing to help in any way he can. He's > come a long way from recommending that Mama be PTS last summer. She's had a > wonderful quality of life since the Acemannan and I am hoping we can help > her through this rough spot. > > She's resting comfortably now and is perkier than when I took her in > this afternoon. She's getting love of love. > > Thank you for your kind thoughts and prayers. > elizabeth and Mama Kitty > > -- > > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG Free Edition. > Version: 7.5.446 / Virus Database: 268.18.15/728 - Release Date: > 3/20/2007 8:07 AM > >
Re: Mama Kitty Update
Thank you so much, Cassandra. You are right -- it is SO hard to tell when they are sick. I always feel guilty when someone gets sick since I work full time and have eight babies. I try very hard to stay in tune with each one but it is not easy. Mama is a lot more comfortable since the fluids and the meds. When I'm in the room with her - she watches my every move. Much more alert than she was. I've got a heating pad beside her covered in flannel and towels in case she wants it. She's resting her head on it now. I'm going to open up some wild Alaska Salmon for her in a bit...of coursethen ALL the kids will have to have some LOL I'm encouraged that she did eat a few bites this afternoon. I'm going to put on her Vivaldi CD...it's her favorite. elizabeth On 3/20/07, C & J <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Sounds like you caught this in time, so hopefully Mama Kitty will pull through this rough spot. It's too bad our kitties don't show signs of being sick until they are really sick. It sounds like Mama Kitty is in good hands, i'm sending prayers your way. Cassandra - Original Message - *From:* elizabeth trent <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> *To:* felvtalk@felineleukemia.org *Sent:* Tuesday, March 20, 2007 6:39 PM *Subject:* Mama Kitty Update We are back from the vet's office. I am very glad we went. Last year, when I first took Mama Kitty in and found out that she was FeVL+, she weighed about 7lbs. She was so anemic that they didn't want to take her blood. She had no fever and so they thought this was a very grave situation because her body wasn't even fighting and they recommended that we say goodbye. After steroids, antibiotics, vitamin B12 and Acemannan, she was like a new kitty...even playing with her toys and chasing the laser. Mama Kitty has had a bit of a crash today, however. She didn't even protest when I put her in the pet taxi - so I know she did not feel well. She had a temperature of 104. Weighed 9lbs. She was dehydrated. They did a full blood panel on her - she is very anemic. When they picked her up to weigh her, she 'leaked' some very concentrated urine and so they aspirated her bladder and did a urinalysis too. Her liver enzymes are slighly elevated but they didn't seem to think that was serious. They gave her fluids, a Vitamin B12, a Benz-Dex shot, and an antibiotic shot (all in one so she only got stuck once) and then they called the compounding pharmacy and got them to make a transdermal gel of doxycycline and prednison. They ordered the Acemannan while I was there and it should be here in a couple of days. I have some conflicting stats here -- the vet told me that her hematacrit(sp) was about 17 and a half - but this printout I have says HTC is 10.6%. I sure hope this print-out is wrong. I know they ran the test more than once. They also tested again for FeVL+ has she has a faint positive. Her RBC is 2.35LR1 (normal is 5-11)...Hb is 4.6L (normal is 8-15). Her white blood cell counts are moderately low. It isn't what you want to hear but I do think we are far better off than we were when I took her in last summer. The fluids made her feel a little better and she ate a few bites of chicken hearts and liver. The vet recommended that I try to encourage her to eat. He wanted to give her Pet Tinnic but there is just no way that Mama Kitty will tolerate that. I am very glad that my vet is willing to help in any way he can. He's come a long way from recommending that Mama be PTS last summer. She's had a wonderful quality of life since the Acemannan and I am hoping we can help her through this rough spot. She's resting comfortably now and is perkier than when I took her in this afternoon. She's getting love of love. Thank you for your kind thoughts and prayers. elizabeth and Mama Kitty -- No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.5.446 / Virus Database: 268.18.15/728 - Release Date: 3/20/2007 8:07 AM
Re: Mama Kitty Update
Sounds like you caught this in time, so hopefully Mama Kitty will pull through this rough spot. It's too bad our kitties don't show signs of being sick until they are really sick. It sounds like Mama Kitty is in good hands, i'm sending prayers your way. Cassandra - Original Message - From: elizabeth trent To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org Sent: Tuesday, March 20, 2007 6:39 PM Subject: Mama Kitty Update We are back from the vet's office. I am very glad we went. Last year, when I first took Mama Kitty in and found out that she was FeVL+, she weighed about 7lbs. She was so anemic that they didn't want to take her blood. She had no fever and so they thought this was a very grave situation because her body wasn't even fighting and they recommended that we say goodbye. After steroids, antibiotics, vitamin B12 and Acemannan, she was like a new kitty...even playing with her toys and chasing the laser. Mama Kitty has had a bit of a crash today, however. She didn't even protest when I put her in the pet taxi - so I know she did not feel well. She had a temperature of 104. Weighed 9lbs. She was dehydrated. They did a full blood panel on her - she is very anemic. When they picked her up to weigh her, she 'leaked' some very concentrated urine and so they aspirated her bladder and did a urinalysis too. Her liver enzymes are slighly elevated but they didn't seem to think that was serious. They gave her fluids, a Vitamin B12, a Benz-Dex shot, and an antibiotic shot (all in one so she only got stuck once) and then they called the compounding pharmacy and got them to make a transdermal gel of doxycycline and prednison. They ordered the Acemannan while I was there and it should be here in a couple of days. I have some conflicting stats here -- the vet told me that her hematacrit(sp) was about 17 and a half - but this printout I have says HTC is 10.6%. I sure hope this print-out is wrong. I know they ran the test more than once. They also tested again for FeVL+ has she has a faint positive. Her RBC is 2.35LR1 (normal is 5-11)...Hb is 4.6L (normal is 8-15). Her white blood cell counts are moderately low. It isn't what you want to hear but I do think we are far better off than we were when I took her in last summer. The fluids made her feel a little better and she ate a few bites of chicken hearts and liver. The vet recommended that I try to encourage her to eat. He wanted to give her Pet Tinnic but there is just no way that Mama Kitty will tolerate that. I am very glad that my vet is willing to help in any way he can. He's come a long way from recommending that Mama be PTS last summer. She's had a wonderful quality of life since the Acemannan and I am hoping we can help her through this rough spot. She's resting comfortably now and is perkier than when I took her in this afternoon. She's getting love of love. Thank you for your kind thoughts and prayers. elizabeth and Mama Kitty -- No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.5.446 / Virus Database: 268.18.15/728 - Release Date: 3/20/2007 8:07 AM
Re: Mama Kitty Update
MC, I'm so grateful for my vet. Even if we do live in the middle of nowhere in Alabama, I think it was very insightful for him to order the transdermal antibiotics with prednisone. A little extra expense and trouble but I think it was worth it. Mama Kitty wasn't exactly what I would have called feral - but she lived outside on her own roaming around for a good while before she chose this as her home and she's not at all comfortable with taking medicine. With this transdermal gel, while I'm rubbing her I just massage the medicine into her ear (with one of those finger cots so that I'm not the one absorbing it) - and it is totally stress-free for her. I figured she was a bit chilly with that fever so I warmed up some towels in the dryer and covered her. She seems to like that. She seems a lot more alert since I brought her home - I know those fluids really helped. I would never have guessed that she was so dehydrated because I saw her drinking water. I also got some rescue rememdy for her since we're going to be making weekly trips with the treatment and I'm have some lavender scented oil going in there to help make her calm. According to our best guess, Mama Kitty should be 4 years old this summer. We are totally guessing though. When she decided to live here -- she just wander up, took residence and then had 12 (count them - TWELVE) babies. (that's how she got her name). She was the BEST mommy -- she took excellent care of those babies. I have the little runt of the litter now -- Tori...and they do not get along. Isn't that just like a mother and daughter? :0) Trying to take deep breaths here. I'm going to call the vet tomorrow to see if I can get some clarification on these HCT numbers. 10.6 is scary low. Her gums weren't nearly as pale as they were the first time I brought her in though. I am hanging on to the hope that we have caught this early and that she has time and good nutrition on her side. Oh - one thing I did ask about today was if they did transfusions and if they had success doing that with cats. The vet tech's eyes lit up (I think she is tops) and said that she is an expert with that and that this has saved a lot of lives. She said something I didn't realize -- that with cats - you only get one chance to transfuse before you have to have a perfect match (this is not the case with dogs)...but they have this product they use (can't remember the name but it begins with 'oxy')..and with this product, they don't have to have an exact match and that it does an excellent job of transferring oxygen through the blood, etc. I was very glad to hear this. I don't know if we will ever resort to such measures but it is very comforting to know that they are set up to do it and that they have a high success rate. Sorry - this is such a long book - but the vet tech today told me that at least in this area - one in every seven cats has FeVL+. That seems like a very high number. elizabeth On 3/20/07, TenHouseCats <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: oh, i'm glad you went, too! keeping all the paws in the house crossed that she responds as quickly and as well as she did last year--and, with you, grateful that she's helped educate another group of vets MC -- Spay & Neuter Your Neighbors! Maybe That'll Make The Difference MaryChristine AIM / YAHOO: TenHouseCats MSN: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ICQ: 289856892
Re: Mama Kitty Update
oh, i'm glad you went, too! keeping all the paws in the house crossed that she responds as quickly and as well as she did last year--and, with you, grateful that she's helped educate another group of vets MC -- Spay & Neuter Your Neighbors! Maybe That'll Make The Difference MaryChristine AIM / YAHOO: TenHouseCats MSN: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ICQ: 289856892
Mama Kitty Update
We are back from the vet's office. I am very glad we went. Last year, when I first took Mama Kitty in and found out that she was FeVL+, she weighed about 7lbs. She was so anemic that they didn't want to take her blood. She had no fever and so they thought this was a very grave situation because her body wasn't even fighting and they recommended that we say goodbye. After steroids, antibiotics, vitamin B12 and Acemannan, she was like a new kitty...even playing with her toys and chasing the laser. Mama Kitty has had a bit of a crash today, however. She didn't even protest when I put her in the pet taxi - so I know she did not feel well. She had a temperature of 104. Weighed 9lbs. She was dehydrated. They did a full blood panel on her - she is very anemic. When they picked her up to weigh her, she 'leaked' some very concentrated urine and so they aspirated her bladder and did a urinalysis too. Her liver enzymes are slighly elevated but they didn't seem to think that was serious. They gave her fluids, a Vitamin B12, a Benz-Dex shot, and an antibiotic shot (all in one so she only got stuck once) and then they called the compounding pharmacy and got them to make a transdermal gel of doxycycline and prednison. They ordered the Acemannan while I was there and it should be here in a couple of days. I have some conflicting stats here -- the vet told me that her hematacrit(sp) was about 17 and a half - but this printout I have says HTC is 10.6%. I sure hope this print-out is wrong. I know they ran the test more than once. They also tested again for FeVL+ has she has a faint positive. Her RBC is 2.35LR1 (normal is 5-11)...Hb is 4.6L (normal is 8-15). Her white blood cell counts are moderately low. It isn't what you want to hear but I do think we are far better off than we were when I took her in last summer. The fluids made her feel a little better and she ate a few bites of chicken hearts and liver. The vet recommended that I try to encourage her to eat. He wanted to give her Pet Tinnic but there is just no way that Mama Kitty will tolerate that. I am very glad that my vet is willing to help in any way he can. He's come a long way from recommending that Mama be PTS last summer. She's had a wonderful quality of life since the Acemannan and I am hoping we can help her through this rough spot. She's resting comfortably now and is perkier than when I took her in this afternoon. She's getting love of love. Thank you for your kind thoughts and prayers. elizabeth and Mama Kitty
