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Sent: Saturday, January 26, 2008 8:34 AM
Subject: Re: Ember and the Scary Mistake
Computer error??? It sounds as though the vet made a 'scary mistake' and
rather than honesty and responsibility,
she is playing defense, which is equally scary.
I would stop the Metronidazole
Computer error??? It sounds as though the vet made a 'scary mistake'
and rather than honesty and responsibility,
she is playing defense, which is equally scary.
I would stop the Metronidazole. It seems that Ember had a violent
reaction to the overdose and needs time to
process that
Lance,
I hope this message finds Ember feeling better. Sometimes cats just get
diarrhea from something they ate and it takes a while to get their system back
on track.
t
Lance [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Hi everyone,
Last Saturday night, I came home to find a very large, very odorous,
I had a call in to the same vet late yesterday afternoon, and she got
back to me earlier this morning. I wanted to clarify the doses, after
doing some reading that alarmed me about Metronidazole. I don't want
to give Ember more than she needs (or any, if it can be helped). I'm
mostly okay
Lance I am so happy to hear Ember ( I love her name) is feeling a bit better.
My Tristan who is not felv+ had a problem with loose stool and he gets a fiber
capsule every night and it is normal now.Dr. Jen said it it IBS irritable bowel
syndrome.Take care of your baby girl and I will keep
a fit. I know it seems that might be nice to have
a vet in the family, but keep in mind that it depends on the vet! Since
we weren't paying customers sometimes, horribly, we got ignored.
Sigh).
caroline From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To:
felvtalk@felineleukemia.org Subject: Re: Ember Date: Fri
Subject: Re: Ember Date: Fri, 25 Jan
2008
07:43:42 -0600 Hi Jane, Thanks for thinking of us. Tests
seemed to
indicate that it's an issue of bacterial overgrowth in the GI
tract.
Vet prescribed 10 days of metronidazole for Ember. Ironically,
Ember had
a formed bowel movement only a few
cat. I
threw a fit. I know it seems that might be nice to have a vet in the family,
but keep in mind that it depends on the vet! Since we weren't paying
customers sometimes, horribly, we got ignored. Sigh).
caroline From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org
Subject: Re
Hi Jane,
Thanks for thinking of us. Tests seemed
to indicate that it's an issue of
bacterial overgrowth in the GI tract.
Vet prescribed 10 days of metronidazole
for Ember. Ironically, Ember had a
formed bowel movement only a few hours
after we got home. I also discovered
that Ember likes to
I feed mine Wellness wet--- have two who just put on the pounds if they so
much look at food. But I also have 3 who must have some dry food and I did
try the Wellness dry. None of them really liked it--and I tried twice. I
feed wet primarily but give them a bit of dry in the late evening.
I LOOOVE the Wellness! All my cats are on it- personal cats and
fosters. I have some foster kittens under 1 year old, so they are on Wellness
canned kitten (at night) and the Wellness chicken dry that is for kittens and
adults. They love love love it. I have one cat that is 1 year
Hi Lance
Glad that Ember is gaining weight ...that is really good news.
The Whole Dog Journal does a yearly evaluation of commercial
pet food and they always rate Wellness very highly.
I discovered Petguard (wet) which is the Whole Foods label. It is the
first food that MeMe really loves and it
Thank you Jane, MC, Marylyn, Caroline, Tonya, Belinda and Wendy for
your thoughts and advice. I wanted to wait for a week or so in order
to report back what I hoped would be a uptick in Ember's weight.
Unfortunately, she's still hanging around the general 9 1/12 pounds
area. Probably
Yes, if you go this route ask for a full thyroid panel. There is a 'basic'
test. I don't remember which one.. which can come out negative when
your cat really does have a thyroid problem.
t
wendy [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Hey Lance,
Checking the thyroid is a good idea because cats
FreeT4 is the test you want to do if there is any possibility of the T4
being incorrect. Fred's T4 was normal but his FreeT4 showed he was in
the early stages of hyperthyroid, so we caught it early and he only
needed a very low dose of iodine when he had the treatment and I got to
bring him
Hey Lance,
Checking the thyroid is a good idea because cats with thyroid issues often
can't gain weight no matter how much they eat. Let us know how the test goes.
The test is called a T4, and some vets also take a free T4. I don't know what
else to tell you about the weight loss. Did your
What were his creatinine, BUN, phosphorus, potassium and HCT, those
are the big numbers concerning CRF? What lab were they sent to?
--
Belinda
happiness is being owned by cats ...
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http://bemikitties.com
Post Adoptable FeLV/FIV/FIP Cats/Kittens
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I don't know. I was floored recently to get two totally different reads on
Bob's cbc's when I took him to a new vet.
You might try going for a second opinion.
My 'old' vet said cbc looked fine. My 'new' vet said the values showed the
beginnings of crf and wants to start fluids and
there are a couple of websites you can find with just normal searches that
explain what all the test values should be, so you can help evaluate your
vet's evaluation. i think i found them through a, feline blood test
results search. (i'm still not back on my main computer, so can't find half
my
Hi Lance,
Nina suggested I try feeding dry 'kitten' food (any decent brand)
because the caloric value is much higher. I did, and MeMe has been
eating it and steadily gaining weight.
If Ember likes Sheba, I would bump it up. If she needs to gain weight
I'd offer her anything (again, decent
i think that many of us have found, no matter what WE might have thought,
that sometimes the best diet for a cat--especially one with an underlying
problem--is whatever the heck they'll eat we all know 20-year-old cats
who've never seen anything but meowmix, after all. sigh.
wondering if you
normal-
non-Felv cats- will live to be 30!
-Caroline
Date: Thu, 27 Sep 2007 19:32:59 -0400From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]: [EMAIL
PROTECTED]: Re: Ember and weight lossi think that many of us have found, no
matter what WE might have thought, that sometimes the best diet for a
cat--especially one
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Sent: Thursday, September 27, 2007 6:22 PM
Subject: Re: Ember and weight loss
Hi Lance,
Nina suggested I try feeding dry 'kitten' food (any decent brand)
because the caloric value is much higher. I did, and MeMe has been
eating it and steadily gaining weight.
If Ember likes Sheba
Hi Lance,
It sounds like you had some mixed news at the vets,
some good, some bad. I think it's fantastic that
Ember is not anemic. I would much rather be dealing
with WBC issues than RBC issues, since low WBC could
be so many different things, some easily corrected. I
don't know of any vets
Lance,
All my prayers and good wishes that whatever is causing Ember's weight
loss and lowered wbc is transitory and that she continues to be her
perfect little self in every way.
I really respect my Internist and her office did help me get my VO, but
I don't think I'd call them experts on
Lance,
Thank you for keeping us posted about Ember. It sounds like you are giving her
the very best of care. I'm so glad she is better. Love and hugs to you both.
elizabeth
In a message dated 11/24/06 15:16:02 Central Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED]
writes:
I've been meaning to write
This is just from my own experience so far with
Smokey. The first CBC he had done with the old vet
showed low wbc and platelets. This is when they
decided to test him again for feline leukemia. I
started him on the immuno-regulin and had another CBC
done about a month 1/2 ago and all of his
Hi Nina and Cindy,
Thanks for the info and anecdotal experience. I know that my vet uses
IR with dogs. I'm assuming he uses it for the skin problem that is
its on label purpose. I'm not sure if he'd go for IR with Ember,
but if we don't see better results in a month, I'm going to press him
Lance,
Fabulous news about Ember feeling her old self again! Hooray! You
didn't even have to cook her a turkey! I've heard about DMG, in fact I
gave it to my positives for a while. I don't have any experience with
Wellness WellDefense. I remember there was a precaution about an
Lance I am so glad that Ember is feeling better and is her normal self. Sherry P.S. THANK YOU!!Lance [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Ember is back to her normal self. I'm not sure what caused her digestive problems. Lots of prayers and love undoubtedly brought her back to health. I did not give
When my Lucy, who is positive, starting having loose stool, I was really
scared it was intestinal lymphoma, which positives are prone to. But she has
IBD. Which can turn into lymphoma if not controlled (or maybe even if it
is controlled, I don't know). The only thing that has helped her is
Lance,
I'm so sorry Ember is still having problems. I don't know enough to give suggestions, but I certainly do understand the dilima about work. I've sat up all night with some of my 'children' beforeand I know it's so hard to break away and go to work when you must. The normal behavior must bea
Hi Lance,
I'm sorry Ember is still having some problems. If she has a delicate
digestive system, the best first course of action is to put her on one
type of quality canned food, (see if you can find a single protein) and
take her off the dry, (it's harder to digest). Stay away from grains
I know what you mean about having to isolate one of
your cats. I found out my Smokey was felv+ after he
had been around a few of my other cats. He had been
hanging around our house and the neighbor's across the
street. I just knew 1 day I would come home and find
where he had been hit by a car.
Lance,
Your Ember looks just like my Cricket and the new
kitten I just adopted yesterday! She's precious!!!
Here are pics of my Cricket:
http://pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/stefffi_c/album?.dir=/78ab.src=ph.tok=phta56DBby6d5vYY
:)
Wendy
__
Do You
Thanks to all of you for your comforting words. I really appreciate
them. I'm also glad you liked Ember's pictures. Our family has had
several black cats over the years, but Ember was our first fluffy,
black kitty. About a year after I adopted Ember in Madison, my
parents took in Sidney,
Sherry,
Thank you for sharing, though it's a sad story. I hope you are doing
better today. Thank you, also, for your prayers and thoughts for
Ember and I.
Lance
--
Pictures of Ember: http://homepage.mac.com/linimon
Lance,
Ember is really beautiful She looks like she has a dark brown undercoat.
Bonnie
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From: Lance [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Date: Monday, March 27, 2006 4:55 pm
Subject: Re: Ember
To: Felvtalk@felineleukemia.org
Sherry,
Thank you for sharing, though it's a sad story
Lance,Ember is a beautiful cat!! SherryBONNIE J KALMBACH [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Lance,Ember is really beautiful She looks like she has a dark brown undercoat.Bonnie- Original Message -From: Lance <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>Date: Monday, March 27, 2006 4:55 pmSubject: Re: EmberTo:
Lance wrote:
Three weeks ago, my mom took her 2 year old cat, Sadie, to
the vet. Sadie had not been eating as well as usual, was getting
noticeably thinner, and was listless. This had only been going on for
a week or so. She obviously didn't feel good. Sadie tested positive
for feline
Lance my prayers and thoughts are with you and Ember (pretty name).Felv is such a sad thing to go through,at least for me and Maizee it was.But I have heard stories on here of cats with felv living long happy lives.I hope Ember can be one of the lucky ones. When I found out Maizee was felv+ I was
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