Michael,
I'm glad your vet was receptive to the referral. That's great! I don't have
any help with the thermometer. I try to use our ear one on our cats without
much success.
:)
Wendy
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Sent: Friday, August 24, 2007 5:57:16 PM
Subject: Update 08/24/07
Update for the day:
I spoke with my vet today at Creekside, and surprisingly enough he was very
receptive and wrote the referrals for UT. They have an appointment on Tuesday,
September 11 for, as Dr. Dolen wrote, FeLV workup and medical supportive
therapy. It gives me some hope. We'll see. Ideally, I'll be able to consult
with UT at least twice a year, and use the very close vet for emergent
situations and maintenance. The girls continue to eat the fancy feast with the
Lysine and Missing Link supplements in it. They actually didn't seem to mind
it at all. They're working on the conversion to the Innova EVO dry food.
Right now it's about 80% Purina naturals and 20% EVO. They're eating it, but a
bit slower than they were the Purina Naturals alone, but this is normal from
what I read?
I'm also looking into buying a thermometer, as a temperature is one of the
early warning signs of infection. I've done my research, and found the WNL
temperature for a cat is 100.5 to 102.5 degrees Fahrenheit, and the heart rate
is 140-220. (This site has great information on it:
http://www.cathelp-online.com/emergency/vitals.php). I really am hoping I can
give them many more years with very careful care and attention. Do you guys
have any thoughts on thermometers? I've found this one
(http://www.pet-temp.com/pet_temp.htm) , any of you own one or have a better
recommendation for an ear canal thermometer? I am really 95% positive they
absolutely would not tolerate a rectal thermometer.
Also, I just wanted to mention that I recently looked over the FeLV Fund store,
and just loved the Feline Leukemia is NOT a death sentence and There is LIFE
with Feline Leukemia messages. It provides hope. You all know I've had a
rough time with this, and that's a message I needed. I'm going to order the
license plate frame! Thanks for everything guys, and I'll email again when I
have an update.
Michael
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