Heather,
Give me a call at 740-992-5782. I am a graduate of Ohio State University. An
Animal Scientist with over 34 years of experience. I will help you with any
information I possibly can.
Karen Griffith
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From: Heather Wienker
To:
Heather,
I forgot to mention I have myself pulled over 15 cats successfully through
crashes and helped many other individuals through multiple crisis.
Karen
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From: Heather Wienker
To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org
Sent: Monday, April 28, 2008 2:15 PM
Bailey had bad stomastisis and also ended up with pancreatitis,
his symptoms started with lethargy and not eating very much, he didn't
cry out but was very uncomfortable when I fed him (he had a feeding tube
because he ate nothing on his own). He even ran from me one time when
it was
Did Hobbs have his teeth pulled?? If the dental didn't work with
some cats the only relief is having all *but* their canines and the tiny
teeth in between them pulled. This is what we ended up doing with
Bailey, he was fine after that and got to be a little pudgy even until
the anemia and
Here is a link on how to Texas AM GI lab on how to handle the blood sample if
the vet is not familiar with the protocol for a fPLI test.
http://www.cvm.tamu.edu/gilab/assays/sampleguidelines.shtml
As I understand it the test costs approx $100, the cat must fast for 12 hrs
before the test and
Hi everyone,
I thank you all so much for your caring insightful replies!
It appears the problem is Hobbs' liver, his bilirubin is very high. They
are suggesting a regimen of meds including Denocil, baytril, amox.,
Cartinine Arginine, and fluids. BW suggested an infection which may be
the
If the bilirubin is high, could this be fatty liver disease (hepatic
lipidosis)? I've been through this with my Luc and it is very
reversible with proper treatment. The treatment is simple -- feed,
feed, feed, and quick, quick, quick! The problem is that the cat may
not feel like eating, in
Heather,
Here is what Broadwater Vet Hospital says about high bilirubin.
Broadwater Vet BW Explanations
http://tinyurl.com/2ex549
The total bilirubin level is high. Bilirubin is a product in red blood
cells (RBC). When it is released from natural or diseased destruction of red
blood
Why can't she do the fluids? I did them for Ebony and there was no
real problem. Not fun but doable. She may have very good reasons but
have her check it out with the vet. Mine showed me exactly what to do
and it works.
On Apr 29, 2008, at 1:41 PM, Heather Wienker wrote:
Hi everyone,
Are they talking IV fluids where he will be hooked up to an infusion
pump?
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YES. My friend's' Lucie was in liver failure because she was not eating her
normal amount of food. Her blood count numbers were off the charts. The
internal med doc did ultrasound to make sure it wasn't cancer and placed an E
tube. They kept her (24/7 clinic) for a few days to get her started.
I ask because as Marylyn said subq fluids are easy to do, I am doing
two of my cats now, Joey very early CRF and Fred CRF for 2 years now.
Fred has been getting fluids for almost the whole 2 years and Joey for
about 3 or so months. Her vet can show her how and I'd be happy to help:
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