Re: Lucy doesn't need surgery (probably)!
Michelle, Well that's great news! OMG you have a sick horse too? Your pets are lucky to have you looking out for them! I'll keep you posted on Brissle. -Kyle - Original Message - From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org; [EMAIL PROTECTED]; [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, March 07, 2005 10:19 AM Subject: Lucy doesn't need surgery (probably)! Lucy had her 30 day x-ray today, a little early, and her bladder stone is much, much smaller! So the plan is to keep her on the food (S/D) and the meds (Clavamox, pred, and some Chinese herbs) and re-xray her in another 30 days. She is urinating less frequently and with less blood, so I think she is more comfortable (though she never really acted uncomfortable), but I was not allowing myself to hope! The vet said well, you deserve some good news every once in a while. My horse Pepsi is doing worse, and I am still so grieved about Simon, so I am not feeling as elated as I should, but I am feeling somewhat elated and very grateful about Lucy. I was so scared that getting surgery would trigger her virus. There is still a small chance that the stone will not continue to dissolve all the way, because sometimes the outside is one kind of stone and the inside is another, but it dissolved so much that the vet thinks this is not the case with her. He thinks she had an infection and the stone built around it, which happens sometimes, and which would make sense in her case because she is positive and thus prone to infections and had never had crystals before. Michelle
Re: Lucy doesn't need surgery (probably)!
My horse is almost 29 and has bad leg problems that are age-related. Leg problems are serious in horses because if they can not stand and walk they can't live, unlike cats and dogs who can walk on 3 legs if necessary and/or use carts, be carried, etc. We have been dealing with a lot here though. My dog Nubi died of cancer 2 weeks before my cat Simon was diagnosed with it, and he died a month ago, and our remaining dog has cancer (doing well with it, but well beyond her prognosis at this point so still scary). So I am pretty wiped out. Please advice how Brissle is doing on the VO if you started it. Michelle In a message dated 3/8/05 1:22:37 PM Eastern Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Michelle,Well that's great news! OMG you have a sick horse too? Your pets are lucky tohave you looking out for them! I'll keep you posted on Brissle.-Kyle
Re: Lucy doesn't need surgery (probably)!
Michelle,You are one brave and kind mommy...I would have to say you should be wiped outkeep up your own strength your family needs you ;-)) Cherie[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: My horse is almost 29 and has bad leg problems that are age-related. Leg problems are serious in horses because if they can not stand and walk they can't live, unlike cats and dogs who can walk on 3 legs if necessary and/or use carts, be carried, etc. We have been dealing with a lot here though. My dog Nubi died of cancer 2 weeks before my cat Simon was diagnosed with it, and he died a month ago, and our remaining dog has cancer (doing well with it, but well beyond her prognosis at this point so still scary). So I am pretty wiped out. Please advice how Brissle is doing on the VO if you started it. Michelle In a message dated 3/8/05 1:22:37 PM Eastern Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Michelle,Well that's great news! OMG you have a sick horse too? Your pets are lucky tohave you looking out for them! I'll keep you posted on Brissle.-Kyle
Re: Lucy doesn't need surgery (probably)!
Dear Michelle, I'm happy to hear some good news about Lucy and hope she continues to improve. I'm sorry to hear Pepsi is not doing better. I know how you feel; one gets so numbed that it's hard for the good news to penetrate the seeming walls of bad news. Hang in there and give Lucy a smooch from me and my Lucy. Love, Julie [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Lucy had her 30 day x-ray today, a little early, and her bladder stone is much, much smaller! So the plan is to keep her on the food (S/D) and the meds (Clavamox, pred, and some Chinese herbs) and re-xray her in another 30 days. She is urinating less frequently and with less blood, so I think she is more comfortable (though she never really acted uncomfortable), but I was not allowing myself to hope! The vet said "well, you deserve some good news every once in a while." My horse Pepsi is doing worse, and I am still so grieved about Simon, so I am not feeling as elated as I should, but I am feeling somewhat elated and very grateful about Lucy. I was so scared that getting surgery would trigger her virus. There is still a small chance that the stone will not continue to dissolve all the way, because sometimes the outside is one kind of stone and the inside is another, but it dissolved so much that the vet thinks this is not the case with her. He thinks she had an infection and the stone built around it, which happens sometimes, and which would make sense in her case because she is positive and thus prone to infections and had never had crystals before.Michelle"I hold that, the more helpless a creature, the more entitled it is to protection by man from the cruelty of man. " "The greatness of a nation and its moral progress can be judged by the way its animals are treated." Mohandas Gandhi (1869-1948)Paws Come WITH Claws!!!If you're thinking about de-clawing your cat, you need to re-think your decision to acquire a pet. Celebrate Yahoo!'s 10th Birthday! Yahoo! Netrospective: 100 Moments of the Web
Re: Lucy doesn't need surgery (probably)!
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Re: Lucy doesn't need surgery (probably)!
That IS good news. I hope Pepsi gets better soon as well. tonya[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Lucy had her 30 day x-ray today, a little early, and her bladder stone is much, much smaller! So the plan is to keep her on the food (S/D) and the meds (Clavamox, pred, and some Chinese herbs) and re-xray her in another 30 days. She is urinating less frequently and with less blood, so I think she is more comfortable (though she never really acted uncomfortable), but I was not allowing myself to hope! The vet said "well, you deserve some good news every once in a while." My horse Pepsi is doing worse, and I am still so grieved about Simon, so I am not feeling as elated as I should, but I am feeling somewhat elated and very grateful about Lucy. I was so scared that getting surgery would trigger her virus. There is still a small chance that the stone will not continue to dissolve all the way, because sometimes the outside is one kind of stone and the inside is another, but it dissolved so much that the vet thinks this is not the case with her. He thinks she had an infection and the stone built around it, which happens sometimes, and which would make sense in her case because she is positive and thus prone to infections and had never had crystals before.Michelle
