Re: [Felvtalk] Healing thoughts for Bubba
WHY, WHEN I TRY TO PRINT THIS DOES IT COME OUT SO SMALL i CAN BARELY SEE IT? Margo wrote: > Hemobart is short for Hemobartanellosis. It's usually now called Mycoplasma Hemofelis. It's a blood parasite, and causes anemia in cats. Mostly thought to be from fleas and ticks. It is often asymptomatic unless combined with some other disease process, so may go undiagnosed. Treatment can be with a tetracycline (usually doxycycline) or some florquinilones (Baytril/Zenequin). https://ahdc.vet.cornell.edu/clinpath/modules/rbcmorph/mycoplasma-felis.htm http://en.wikivet.net/Feline_Infectious_Anaemia -Original Message- >From: trustinhi...@charter.net >Sent: Sep 15, 2013 9:21 PM >To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org >Cc: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org >Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] Healing thoughts for Bubba > >What is a hemobart? > > > >On Sun, Jun 16, 2013 at 2:05 AM, Beth wrote: > >> He was not good last night when I got home. He barely lifted his head. >> I wasn't sure he would still be alive this morning. He seems perkier >> this morning. I'm home all day so we will see how it goes. >> >> dlg...@windstream.net wrote: >> >>> How is Bubba doing now? >>> >>> >>> JC wrote: He's in my thoughts and prayers, as are you.. --- On Wed, 6/12/13, Lance wrote: From: Lance Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] Healing thoughts for Bubba To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org Date: Wednesday, June 12, 2013, 12:59 PM Poor Bubba! I'm sorry he's having such a rough time, and a rude bite on the tail to top it off. Hopefully he can clear the Hemobart and move on. I'll add him to the purrayers list. Best wishes to you and Bubba, Lance On Jun 12, 2013, at 2:51 PM, Beth wrote: Hey guys need some positive energy for one of my FeLV fosters - Bubba. He had been battling a URI. Tried a couple different antibiotics, and finally, after a week the URI cleared & he started eating on his own last Sunday. Well as soon as I took him off the Doxy he started going down again. We went to the shelter this afternoon & thankfully they had a wonderful vet volunteering who has experience in FeLV kitties. We're wondering now if he has Hemobart since he starting going down after withdrawing the Doxy. His gums were pink, though. I've had a constant battle with fleas. Advantage was no longer working so I switched Frontline, but that doesn't seem to be working well either. He got fluids, more Doxy, Prenisone, Cyproheptadine, Capstar & AD. On top of that it looks like he has a cat bite o >>> his tail. Poor baby. Going to go home tonight & spend some one-on-one >>> time with him. Just being able to talk to you guys about these babies really helps. At least I feel like someone understands how helpless I feel sometimes. Beth Don't Litter, Fix Your Critter! www.Furkids.org ___ Felvtalk mailing list Felvtalk@felineleukemia.org http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org -Inline Attachment Follows- ___ Felvtalk mailing list Felvtalk@felineleukemia.org http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org >>> >>> >>> ___ >>> Felvtalk mailing list >>> Felvtalk@felineleukemia.org >>> >>> http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org >> ___ >> Felvtalk mailing list >> Felvtalk@felineleukemia.org >> http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org > >___ >Felvtalk mailing list >Felvtalk@felineleukemia.org >http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org ___ Felvtalk mailing list Felvtalk@felineleukemia.org http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org ___ Felvtalk mailing list Felvtalk@felineleukemia.org http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org
Re: [Felvtalk] Ember-blood work concerns
Thanks, Shelley. I'll talk to the vet about diet changes. I'm looking up Weruva right now. Lance On Sep 15, 2013, at 11:33 AM, Shelley Theye wrote: > Hi Lance, > > I just wanted to mention that my cat Jack, who does not have FeLV but does > have heart disease and FLUTD, had high triglycerides a few years ago. That > was when I was feeding grain free food with a high fat content. The vet > wanted to do an abdominal ultrasound to check pancreas, etc., but I was > worried about the stress if he had to be on his back, etc, with his heart > disease, so even though I usually do whatever the vet suggests, I decided to > just wait and recheck blood work a month or so later, and they said I could > find a lower fat diet for him. Anyway, after switching to a very low fat > grain free canned food, Weruva Paw-lickin Chicken, his triglycerides went > back to the normal range. I think they were up in the 600's? Can't recall > for sure and don't have the paperwork in front of me, and then went back to > somewhere in the mid normal range. > > So don't really know what caused his elevated triglycerides, but guessing it > might have been diet related, at least for him, since they responded to the > diet change, unless was just coincidence. > > Shelley > > > On Sep 13, 2013, at 9:58 PM, Lance wrote: > >> It's been a little while since I've posted about my 11 yro FeLV+ girl, >> Ember. We did blood work for her in late May, and her BUN and lipase levels >> were elevated. Creatinine was still within normal limits. Did a urine test, >> and she was concentrating her urine just fine. >> >> Yesterday, I took her in for skin problems she's having, which the doc >> thinks is dermatitis. We also ran blood work on her. Her BUN is now 45 (was >> 39), creatinine still normal, lipase high, and her triglycerides are now >> high. I don't have numbers for everything, but the blood work results should >> arrive this weekend. >> >> I will probably collect urine next week to test specific gravity again. >> Otherwise, I'm not sure of what to do. The doc says elevated lipase >> indicates pancreatitis in dogs, but isn't quite as definitive in cats. I did >> a little reading earlier, and I saw something about adding digestive enzymes >> to food, and that this might help with the lipase and triglyceride levels. >> Has anyone done this? Also, has anyone seen high BUN with normal creatinine >> and good specific gravity? >> >> Please let me know what you think. >> >> Thanks, >> >> Lance >> ___ >> Felvtalk mailing list >> Felvtalk@felineleukemia.org >> http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org > > > ___ > Felvtalk mailing list > Felvtalk@felineleukemia.org > http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org ___ Felvtalk mailing list Felvtalk@felineleukemia.org http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org
Re: [Felvtalk] Healing thoughts for Bubba
Hemobart is short for Hemobartanellosis. It's usually now called Mycoplasma Hemofelis. It's a blood parasite, and causes anemia in cats. Mostly thought to be from fleas and ticks. It is often asymptomatic unless combined with some other disease process, so may go undiagnosed. Treatment can be with a tetracycline (usually doxycycline) or some florquinilones (Baytril/Zenequin). https://ahdc.vet.cornell.edu/clinpath/modules/rbcmorph/mycoplasma-felis.htm http://en.wikivet.net/Feline_Infectious_Anaemia -Original Message- >From: trustinhi...@charter.net >Sent: Sep 15, 2013 9:21 PM >To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org >Cc: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org >Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] Healing thoughts for Bubba > >What is a hemobart? > > > >On Sun, Jun 16, 2013 at 2:05 AM, Beth wrote: > >> He was not good last night when I got home. He barely lifted his head. >> I wasn't sure he would still be alive this morning. He seems perkier >> this morning. I'm home all day so we will see how it goes. >> >> dlg...@windstream.net wrote: >> >>> How is Bubba doing now? >>> >>> >>> JC wrote: He's in my thoughts and prayers, as are you.. --- On Wed, 6/12/13, Lance wrote: From: Lance Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] Healing thoughts for Bubba To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org Date: Wednesday, June 12, 2013, 12:59 PM Poor Bubba! I'm sorry he's having such a rough time, and a rude bite on the tail to top it off. Hopefully he can clear the Hemobart and move on. I'll add him to the purrayers list. Best wishes to you and Bubba, Lance On Jun 12, 2013, at 2:51 PM, Beth wrote: Hey guys need some positive energy for one of my FeLV fosters - Bubba. He had been battling a URI. Tried a couple different antibiotics, and finally, after a week the URI cleared & he started eating on his own last Sunday. Well as soon as I took him off the Doxy he started going down again. We went to the shelter this afternoon & thankfully they had a wonderful vet volunteering who has experience in FeLV kitties. We're wondering now if he has Hemobart since he starting going down after withdrawing the Doxy. His gums were pink, though. I've had a constant battle with fleas. Advantage was no longer working so I switched Frontline, but that doesn't seem to be working well either. He got fluids, more Doxy, Prenisone, Cyproheptadine, Capstar & AD. On top of that it looks like he has a cat bite o >>> his tail. Poor baby. Going to go home tonight & spend some one-on-one >>> time with him. Just being able to talk to you guys about these babies really helps. At least I feel like someone understands how helpless I feel sometimes. Beth Don't Litter, Fix Your Critter! www.Furkids.org ___ Felvtalk mailing list Felvtalk@felineleukemia.org http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org -Inline Attachment Follows- ___ Felvtalk mailing list Felvtalk@felineleukemia.org http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org >>> >>> >>> ___ >>> Felvtalk mailing list >>> Felvtalk@felineleukemia.org >>> >>> http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org >> ___ >> Felvtalk mailing list >> Felvtalk@felineleukemia.org >> http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org > >___ >Felvtalk mailing list >Felvtalk@felineleukemia.org >http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org ___ Felvtalk mailing list Felvtalk@felineleukemia.org http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org
Re: [Felvtalk] Hemobart
On 09-15, trustinhi...@charter.net wrote: > What is a hemobart? Hemobartonella is blood parasite that causes cats to become anemic. It can be cured with antibiotics, but I believe it is difficult to get an accurate test result and FelV cats are often put down as anemia is also a killer of cats with feline Leukemia. Lorrie ___ Felvtalk mailing list Felvtalk@felineleukemia.org http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org
