RE: Whitey, Day 8

[Rosenfeldt, Diane]

Michael --
 
I got some stuff at Petco, a dental rinse for about $9 a bottle that you
add to their water that's supposed to remove tartar and plaque.  Too
soon to know if it's really working, though.  I looked into the
Petzlife, but could only get it online and wanted to try it sooner, and
also there was that price thing, and the fact that I type for a living
and couldn't afford having my fingers chewed off by trying to brush or
apply gel. ;-).  (We have a cat who has bad tartar and plaque, but is a
bad risk for anesthetic so putting him under for scaling is not
something we want to consider.  He has no problem with the taste of the
water.)  If you go to a pet store there are several products, from
toothpaste to water additives, that will probably freshen Whitey's
breath and get at least some of the gunk off his teeth.  Hopefully the
rotten teeth are what's causing the stench rather than some other
undisclosed problem.  Best of luck, you're doing a great job with the
little guy.
 
Diane R.
 


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[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Monday, October 15, 2007 9:22 AM
To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org
Subject: Whitey, Day 8


Ok, guys, we're starting day 8 in Whitey's "intervention."  Boy is doing
much better.  He's actually able to walk now without falling over.  He's
still wobbly, but walking.  Still taking his Baytril, and no signs of
pupil dilation or diarrhea yet (one week into treatment, one week to
go).  We're making progress.  His coat looks better every day. Still a
bit "rough" and "brittle" but SO much better than it was a week ago!
Progress. :)  

He's eating a variety of high-protein foods.  I stopped Friday and got
several varieties (Wellness, Solid Gold, Purina ProPlan Kitten formula,
Science Diet Kitten Formula, Innova EVO, and Sheba to name a few I can
remember) all of which have a protein content between 11%-13.5%(Solid
Gold Tuna).  Still doing pretty well eating two cans a day or so.  We're
waiting on the FIP results.  But I really just can't imagine he has FIP.
He's really making headway.  I think his ear infection was so bad he was
almost toxic :(  God love him, he literally couldn't stand up it was so
bad.  But he's making headway now.

Jeff and I went yesterday and bought new flooring (laminate for ease of
cleaning) and curtains for his sunroom. :)  He's gonna be syling!  I'll
send pics when its all done!

Now, I need a bit of advice as far as his oral care is concerned.  He
has the most horrible breath I've ever smelled. :(  Its not normal "shew
kitty breath" type thing..this literally gags me if he gets too close to
my face!  Help!  I've also noticed his little teeth are rotten, I can
see why the vet needs to pull them.  And we'll get to that when he gets
well enough, but my concern right now is the breath, and the "slime."
His "fang" teeth are extremely long, and kinda stick out of his mouth a
little bit even when its closed..and he gets this slimy stuff around his
mouth near his fangs..also he was play nibbling on my arm yesterday and
left all this slimy stuff...yuck!  I don't know what it is, or how to
clean his mouth up?  Any suggestions?  Someone recommended some stuff on
one of these lists, called PetzLife oral care gel.  It's very expensive
($25 a bottle), and while I don't mind to get it if it works, I'd hate
to spend that kind of money on it if it doesn't...so, have any of you
used this product (and how did you apply it), or can you guys recommend
something else that might help clean his mouth up?


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Re: Whitey, Day 8

[ofalegend]

lol, diane, the finger chewing comment cracked me up.? I found a local place 
that sells the PetsLife oral care gel, and I bought some ($28.00ouch!)? 
I'll let you guys know how it works for me.? The directions said youdon't have 
to apply it directly to the teeth as long as it gets in the mouth, so what I 
done was took an allergy syringe (1cc volume) and took the needle offthen I 
filled it with the gel, and squirted about half at a time in his mouth, on each 
side.? He didn't like it, but it got in there.??I figured that was the best 
chance I had since he doesn't tolerate people poking in his mouth very wlel. 
You should see me trying to get him to take his Baytril every day.? We've 
managed so far every day.? Anyway, I'll update you guys on the PetzLife Oral 
Care Gel when its had enough time to do something, as I said :)

~M

-Original Message-
From: Rosenfeldt, Diane <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org
Sent: Tue, 16 Oct 2007 10:42 am
Subject: RE: Whitey, Day 8



Michael --

?

I got some stuff at Petco, a dental rinse for about $9 a bottle that you add to 
their water that's supposed to remove tartar and plaque.? Too soon to know if 
it's really working, though.? I looked into the Petzlife, but could only get it 
online and wanted to?try it sooner, and also there was that price thing, and 
the fact that I type for a living and couldn't afford having my fingers chewed 
off by trying to brush or apply gel. ;-).? (We have a cat who has bad tartar 
and plaque, but is a bad risk for anesthetic so?putting him under for scaling 
is not something we want to consider.? He has no problem with the taste of the 
water.)? If you go to a pet store there are several products, from?toothpaste 
to water additives, that will probably freshen Whitey's breath and get at least 
some of the gunk off his teeth.? Hopefully the rotten teeth are what's causing 
the stench rather than some other undisclosed problem.? Best of luck, you're 
doing a great job with the little guy.

?

Diane R.

?



From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Monday, October 15, 2007 9:22 AM
To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org
Subject: Whitey, Day 8




Ok, guys, we're?starting day 8 in Whitey's?"intervention."? Boy is doing much 
better.? He's actually able to walk now without falling over.? He's still 
wobbly, but walking.? Still taking his Baytril, and no signs of pupil dilation 
or diarrhea?yet (one week into treatment, one week to go).? We're making 
progress.? His coat looks better every day. Still a bit "rough" and "brittle" 
but SO much better than it was a week ago!? Progress. :)? 

He's eating a variety of high-protein foods.? I stopped Friday and got several 
varieties (Wellness, Solid Gold, Purina ProPlan Kitten formula, Science Diet 
Kitten Formula, Innova EVO, and Sheba?to name a few I can remember) all of 
which have a protein content between 11%-13.5%(Solid Gold Tuna).? Still doing 
pretty well eating two cans a day or so.? We're waiting on the FIP results.? 
But I really just can't imagine he has FIP.? He's really making headway.? I 
think his ear infection was so bad he was almost toxic :(? God love him, he 
literally couldn't stand up it was so bad.? But he's making headway now.

Jeff and I went yesterday and bought new flooring (laminate for ease of 
cleaning)?and curtains for his sunroom. :)? He's gonna be syling!? I'll send 
pics when its all done!

Now, I need a bit of advice as far as his oral care is concerned.? He has the 
most horrible breath I've ever smelled. :(? Its not normal "shew kitty breath" 
type thing..this literally gags me if he gets too close to my face!? Help!? 
I've also noticed his little teeth are rotten, I can see why the vet needs to 
pull them.? And we'll get to that when he gets well enough, but my concern 
right now is the breath, and the "slime."? His "fang" teeth are extremely long, 
and kinda stick out of his mouth a little bit even when its closed..and he gets 
this slimy stuff around his mouth near his fangs..also he was play nibbling on 
my arm yesterday and left all this slimy stuff...yuck!? I don't know what it 
is, or how to clean his mouth up?? Any suggestions?? Someone recommended some 
stuff on one of these lists, called PetzLife oral care gel.? It's very 
expensive ($25 a bottle), and while I don't mind to get it if it works, I'd 
hate to spend that kind of money on it if it doesn't...so, have any of you used 
this product (and how did you apply it), or can you guys recommend something 
else that might help clean his mouth up?


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Re: Whitey, Day 8

[Jane Lyons]

Michael
Marylyn is the person who has used PetzLife successfully and  
recommended it.


A syringe is a great idea. I've been putting it on my finger (while  
Dennis attempts to

hold her mouth open) trying to rub it on her gums. It is a major 'event'

We have used it for a few weeks and I think it is working. It is so  
hard to get a

good look at her gums.

Hopefully as Whitey's immune system improves, his mouth will get  
better. When we first
got MeMe her mouth was just awful for such a young cat and her breath  
was lethal.
As her health has improved, her mouth has too. We still have two  
areas that are inflamed

and we are hoping the PetzLife will be the remedy.

Hope Whitey's 9th day is a good one.
Jane









On Oct 16, 2007, at 10:49 AM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:

lol, diane, the finger chewing comment cracked me up.  I found a  
local place that sells the PetsLife oral care gel, and I bought  
some ($28.00ouch!)  I'll let you guys know how it works for  
me.  The directions said youdon't have to apply it directly to the  
teeth as long as it gets in the mouth, so what I done was took an  
allergy syringe (1cc volume) and took the needle offthen I  
filled it with the gel, and squirted about half at a time in his  
mouth, on each side.  He didn't like it, but it got in there.  I  
figured that was the best chance I had since he doesn't tolerate  
people poking in his mouth very wlel. You should see me trying to  
get him to take his Baytril every day.  We've managed so far every  
day.  Anyway, I'll update you guys on the PetzLife Oral Care Gel  
when its had enough time to do something, as I said :)


~M

-Original Message-
From: Rosenfeldt, Diane <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org
Sent: Tue, 16 Oct 2007 10:42 am
Subject: RE: Whitey, Day 8

Michael --

I got some stuff at Petco, a dental rinse for about $9 a bottle  
that you add to their water that's supposed to remove tartar and  
plaque.  Too soon to know if it's really working, though.  I looked  
into the Petzlife, but could only get it online and wanted to try  
it sooner, and also there was that price thing, and the fact that I  
type for a living and couldn't afford having my fingers chewed off  
by trying to brush or apply gel. ;-).  (We have a cat who has bad  
tartar and plaque, but is a bad risk for anesthetic so putting him  
under for scaling is not something we want to consider.  He has no  
problem with the taste of the water.)  If you go to a pet store  
there are several products, from toothpaste to water additives,  
that will probably freshen Whitey's breath and get at least some of  
the gunk off his teeth.  Hopefully the rotten teeth are what's  
causing the stench rather than some other undisclosed problem.   
Best of luck, you're doing a great job with the little guy.


Diane R.

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Sent: Monday, October 15, 2007 9:22 AM
To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org
Subject: Whitey, Day 8

Ok, guys, we're starting day 8 in Whitey's "intervention."  Boy is  
doing much better.  He's actually able to walk now without falling  
over.  He's still wobbly, but walking.  Still taking his Baytril,  
and no signs of pupil dilation or diarrhea yet (one week into  
treatment, one week to go).  We're making progress.  His coat looks  
better every day. Still a bit "rough" and "brittle" but SO much  
better than it was a week ago!  Progress. :)


He's eating a variety of high-protein foods.  I stopped Friday and  
got several varieties (Wellness, Solid Gold, Purina ProPlan Kitten  
formula, Science Diet Kitten Formula, Innova EVO, and Sheba to name  
a few I can remember) all of which have a protein content between  
11%-13.5%(Solid Gold Tuna).  Still doing pretty well eating two  
cans a day or so.  We're waiting on the FIP results.  But I really  
just can't imagine he has FIP.  He's really making headway.  I  
think his ear infection was so bad he was almost toxic :(  God love  
him, he literally couldn't stand up it was so bad.  But he's making  
headway now.


Jeff and I went yesterday and bought new flooring (laminate for  
ease of cleaning) and curtains for his sunroom. :)  He's gonna be  
syling!  I'll send pics when its all done!


Now, I need a bit of advice as far as his oral care is concerned.   
He has the most horrible breath I've ever smelled. :(  Its not  
normal "shew kitty breath" type thing..this literally gags me if he  
gets too close to my face!  Help!  I've also noticed his little  
teeth are rotten, I can see why the vet needs to pull them.  And  
we'll get to that when he gets well enough, but my concern right  
now is the breath, and the "slime."  His "fang" teeth are extremely  
long, and kinda stick out of his mouth a little bit even when its  
closed..and he gets this slimy stuff around his mouth near his  
fangs..also he was play nibbling on my arm yesterday and left all  
this slimy stuff...yuck

Re: Whitey

[wendy]

Hi Michael,

I am way behind on emails, but definitely wanted to touch base with you on the 
hyperT with Whitey (btw, I thought that was very funny you guys didn't know she 
was a male!!!)  When you start Whitey out on the meds (either Tapazole or 
Methimazole -generic Tap), only start at 2.5 mg 2x per day.  I belong to the 
hyperT site and we constantly see vets starting cats out at 5 mg 2x per day and 
that is no longer the protocol for dosing and often results in overdosing.  It 
shocks the system.  The meds may need to be upped very gradually but 
introductory meds should be low.  Scratching around the head is a classic 
overdosing sign.  Also, the radioactive iodine treatment is the best way to go 
for hyperT.  It's a cure, whereas the meds are only a bandaid on a disease that 
continues to progress.  The meds don't stop the progression.  Whitey is still 
young and will most likely be a good candidate.  Also, the heart murmur is most 
likely due to the hyperT.  You will
 probably see it correct itself after the thyroid is regulated.  The meds need 
to be given 2x per day because they are generally out of the system in 12 
hours.  Now I'm going to go read all the rest of the Whitey posts and see if 
everything I've written has already been covered!!!  LOL.  

And I don't think you should feel bad at all about caring for this cat and 
taking him in.  Do what you have to Michael.  Obviously, no one else is.

Please keep us posted!

:)
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Re: Day 3

[wendy]

I pick up bugs and put them outside too.  Ants don't count though b/c they 
always bite me...lol.  Your webcam is cool  Didn't see Whitey though.  I 
will check later, in the daytime.

:)
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From: "[EMAIL PROTECTED]" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org
Sent: Thursday, October 11, 2007 3:18:38 PM
Subject: Day 3

Ok, guys, here's the update for the day. First of all, I am even more convinced 
now, and I stand by my decision to not contact his previous "owners." I just 
can't imagine anything good coming out of it.  This boy is too special to have 
to go back to that mess, and I'm afraid if I did let him go or call them,they'd 
snatch him up and stick him in a cage or something, and I'm just not willing to 
risk that.  He would come to my house for days at a time anyway, and they never 
once looked for him, and they still haven't since he "disappeared" two days 
ago. Because I know for a fact he hasn't been home because he's been in my 
sunroom.  This is a unique situation in that I KNOW he didn't just "get away" 
from his owners and get in this shape.  I've seen him for the last two years in 
the neighborhood, and the last six months he's been coming to my house every 
morning and every night.  This was just blatant neglect.  My heart is too heavy 
to even think of letting
 him get back in that shape again.  I really do have such feelings for these 
guys.  Someone has to be a voice for them.  I used to feel bad about 
volunteering and putting so much energy into animals when there are so many 
horrible conditions and diseases afflicting our fellow human beings, but the 
last few days I've come to an important realization, and that is someone has to 
look out for our companions, too!  There are lots of people who work on human 
charities and advocate for research and development (and I don't think you'll 
ever see a huge difference in modern disease treatment/management until you see 
a fundamental shift in Washington and the drug companies and HMOs lose 
significant control over research and development, but I digress, that's 
another topic altogther.)  But animals, who will be their voice?  Someone needs 
to fight for them, and my extreme sensitivity makes me suitable for that.  I 
swear, I can't even bear the thought of killing a
 mouse.  I have no-kill traps.  This may sound corny, but I even avoid 
squishing bugs if I can.  I'll generally scoop them up and take them outside.  
I just believe in the inherent sanctity of life...all life, regardless of its 
form, is precious, and should be preserved.

As for King Blanco the Mighty Whitey (lol, I can't decide!  Jeff still says he 
is a "she" and "her" name is Whitey!) and his condition, he's continuing to do 
well.  

He pooped last night.  I was so excited. :)

His Baytril dose is half of a 22.7mg tablet daily for 14 days.  No diarrhea or 
other problems yet, but I'll keep an eye out for sure, and I'll look into the 
probiotics.  His eyes/pupils are fine, I'm keeping a close watch on him for the 
dilation concerns mentioned.  His balance seems to be getting a little better, 
but he still has a long way to go.  Jeff set up his "tent" in the sunroom last 
night, and put a heating pad in it.  He's quite cozy.  He's been on it all 
night and day.  I have the webcam set up where I can keep an eye on him from 
work.  I'm gonna include a link to it and post instructions at the bottom for 
anyone who's interested :)  We're expecting the lab results in tomorrow.  I'll 
be sure to let you all know as soon as I hear about them. Oh, and by the way, I 
misunderstood Jeff.  Dr. Dolen has not actually diagnosed Hyperthyroidism, he 
just said it was likely with the thyroid tumor. We should know about that by 
Friday.  We'll also know more
 about the heart murmur. The vet didn't do any vaccinations because he wanted 
to wait on the bloodwork (probably to check for heart disease, as someone here 
mentioned.)  Anyway, here's the webcam and instructions if anyone wants to 
"peek" at Whitey.  Look in the "tent" on the right side of the screen, that 
white dot inside is my boy :)  Like I said, it really is a "storage" room right 
now, so please look over and excuse the mess :(  I'm gonna work on getting it 
cleaned up this weekend I hope.



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[wendy]

I'm thinking Innova Evo canned is going to the the highest, without grains of 
course.  Let us know if you find something with more.  I am hoping he doesn't 
have FIP, but be careful of the corona virus titer.  I have seen people say 
here that that is NOT an indication of FIP.  You might look in the archives for 
this.  Getting his infection gone will be the best thing because then you will 
know from his bloodwork what you are really dealing with.  Glad his thyroid is 
normal.  I have seen incorrect thyroid results, where the kitty showed hyperT 
but was not, but it's rare.

:)
Wendy
 
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From: "[EMAIL PROTECTED]" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org
Sent: Friday, October 12, 2007 12:47:03 PM
Subject: 

Ok, guys. I just got off the phone with Whitey's vet.  Good news and what could 
potentially be really bad news.   Good news first.

First of all, his Thyroid is normal, which Dr. Dolen says defies logic.  He 
wants to retest in a few weeks.   All his other major organ functions were 
normal...kidneys, liver, thyroid, everything was good.

His WBC were elevated (of course, due probably to the severe ear infection).  
He is chronically anemic (RBC was 25ish).

The thing that concerned Dr. Dolen the most was his elevated Globulin and 
Albumin levels.  His globulin was 8.4, when he says 3ish is the "normal" range, 
so he said that indicated a chronic severe infection.  He's getting the lab to 
run an  FIP titer on the blood sample they have from the other tests, so we'll 
know something about that in about a week.  He says either the ear infection 
was so horribly bad that its a miracle he's still alive (to have caused such an 
elevated globulin level) or he has FIP.  I'm certainly hoping its the ear 
infection, something we can work with.  Any of you guys have experience with 
FIP?  I understand its deadly, usually within weeks of symptoms, but I was 
wondering about the "human" aspect of it..what have YOU guys  experienced with 
it?

He recommended high protein kitten food for him right now.  He said the more 
protein the better...canned tuna, chicken, whatever has the most protein.  I'm 
going to go by a local natural pet food store on my way home from work that 
carries premium kitten foods.  Also interested if any of you know what the 
absolute highest nutritional content wet food would be?  I'm thinking Innova 
kitten food in a can, maybe wellness kitten food?  Anyway, more updates when I 
get them.

Michael


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Re: Whitey

[OfALegend]

 
In a message dated 10/16/2007 10:06:34 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,  
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:

I'm thinking Innova Evo canned is going to the the highest,  without grains 
of course.  Let us know if you find something with  more.  I am hoping he 
doesn't have FIP, but be careful of the corona  virus titer.  I have seen 
people 
say here that that is NOT an indication  of FIP.  You might look in the 
archives 
for this.  Getting his  infection gone will be the best thing because then 
you will know from his  bloodwork what you are really dealing with.  Glad his 
thyroid is  normal.  I have seen incorrect thyroid results, where the kitty 
showed  hyperT but was not, but it's rare.


Wendy,
 
I actually found Solid Gold Tuna to be the highest protein content at  around 
13.5%.  The Innova EVO and (surprisingly) Science Diet Kitten and  Purina Pro 
Plan kitten formula all hover at around 12%.  He's had a little  bit of all 
of them :)

As for the FIP, I've been doing a bit of reading myself, and not to worry,  
regardless of the elisa titer results, I'm not going to assume its FIP unless  
he's more symptomatic.  He's definitely making progress.  He's taken 8  days 
worth of his antibiotic now, and has 3 days left.  He's still a little  
"wobbly" and can't quite walk straight, but he IS walking, and that's definate  
progress!  Still eating well and using the litterbox.  He really is a  trooper! 
 He 
is NOT liking that PetzLife oral care gel at ALL.  But  the funny thing is as 
mad as he gets at me, as soon as I'm done, he comes right  back and lays down 
in my lap, even though I'm making him do things he doesn't  like.  Says a lot 
about his loving personality, doesn't it?  My  three siamese in the house 
wouldn't look at me for hours if I done that to them!  LOL
 
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Re: Whitey

[wendy]

Hey Michael,

Good to hear from you.  Thanks for the tip on Solid Gold Tuna.  I'll put that 
in my archives.  Do you think he'll need a longer course of antibiotics given 
the severity of the infection?  It bothers me that he's still a bit wobbly with 
only 3 days left on his meds.  What do you think?
 
:)
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[wendy]

Sally,

I pray your surgery goes well!  Please let us know if you need anything.  Is 
someone going to be able to help you out with your kitties and Eric?

:)
Wendy
 
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To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org
Sent: Wednesday, October 10, 2007 9:26:04 PM
Subject: OT


Hi everyone
 
Today I found a home for a kitten that showed up literally on my doorstep last 
Friday. I had just taken on Pewter 2 months ago. She cost me a bit more than I 
could afford. She spread her ear mites around and I had to do Revolution for 
everyone. She is now done with her shots and just has the spay left. The new 
cat, a cute buff and white male, went to a girl at work who also had a few 
cats.  
 
I am having surgery Oct 24. for a hernia. It should be interesting, because 
there will be two helpless people in the same house. I cannot stay elsewhere, 
because Eric cannot look after the cats by himself. I am at a nice 11 cat 
total. 
 
Junior passed his one year milestone 10/6/07. He is battling a herpes outbreak 
brought in my stress. New cat in the house. Junior now hisses at everyone. He 
had a coughing fit a little while ago. He was drinking water and I think he 
choked. He coughed hard enough to poop out a turd. He seems ok now. Tiny died 
during what I first though was goinf to ge a coughing fit, so I was worried. 
 
Well that is all. for now.
 
Sally
 


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Re: retested the three kittens and they were negative!

[wendy]

Yea for you and kitties, Jeni!!!

:)
Wendy
 
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- Original Message 
From: JENI RECA <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org
Sent: Friday, October 12, 2007 4:24:23 PM
Subject: retested the three kittens and they were negative!


Hi,
Just thought everyone would want to know the good news.  I retested the kittens 
on the elisa and tested them on the IFA and they are negative!   Yeah!  Placing 
them up for adoption at a shelter I know.  The cat behavorist is going to spend 
some time with them.
Yeah!!
Jeni
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Re: blood transfusion

[wendy]

Hi Angela,

Did you get the answers you needed?  Speaking specifically about anemic cats 
who are FeLV+, blood transfusions are probably given every 10 days, and 
probably not more than 3 times.  This is only knowledge I have gleaned from 
what I've seen here in the past two years and might not be completely right.  
Some vets won't even do more than 2 transfusions.  Lance was right.  The anemia 
has to be corrected and transfusions only buy time; they don't fix the problem.

:)
Wendy
 
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- Original Message 
From: Angela B. <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org
Sent: Saturday, October 13, 2007 10:48:05 AM
Subject: blood transfusion

I would like to know how often FELV cats are given blood transfusions and how 
successful are they?


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Re: Whitey

[OfALegend]

 
In a message dated 10/16/2007 10:25:10 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,  
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:

Good to hear from you.  Thanks for the tip on Solid Gold  Tuna.  I'll put 
that in my archives.  Do you think he'll need a  longer course of antibiotics 
given the severity of the infection?  It  bothers me that he's still a bit 
wobbly 
with only 3 days left on his  meds.  What do you think?


I'll definitely be following up with Dr. Dolen (Who I SWEAR reminds me of  
Corky Romano for those of you who have seen that movie) if his gait isn't back  
to normal.  He's supposed to call me one day this week with the FIP  results, 
and I'll mention it to him then, see what he thinks about more  antibiotics.
 
Michael



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