Re: Tabbs my Siamese in Spain to Belinda open to all comments please regarding l-lysine

Here is more iformatin about L-Lysine, maybe your pharmacist can figure out something comparable from this: http://www.herbalremedies.com/l-lysine-information.html -- Belinda Happiness is being owned by cats ... Be-Mi-Kitties ... http://www.bemikitties.com Post Adoptable FeLV/FIV/FIP Cats/Kit

Re: Tabbs my Siamese in Spain to Belinda open to all comments please regarding l-lysine

   Will the new bloodwork show if he is generating new red cells?  If his kidney values are good, then he should be making the Erythropoietin (this is the hormone normally produced by the kidneys of humans, cats and dogs, and what the epogen assists them to do when they have anemia that is non

Re: Belinda and Bailey

Hi Nina, Bailey is hanging in there, I took him to emergency Sunday night he was breathing hard and fast, his nostrils were flaring and it scared me. When we finally saw the vet he was a bit better, and he had a fever of 104.2. She listened to his lungs and said he was getting air at

Re: Ginger is gone

Michelle, I'm so sorry to hear about Ginger, how awful that she was not able to overcome this. It sounds like her passing was peaceful and I do believe she not only heard but saw you both before she left. From the sound of it she was not in good shape and had she woke up probably wouldn'

Re: Praying for Ginger

Oh God Michelle, I hope it is an infection or something that is treatable. Lots of prayers coming to Ginger and you. -- Belinda Happiness is being owned by cats ... Be-Mi-Kitties ... http://www.bemikitties.com Post Adoptable FeLV/FIV/FIP Cats/Kittens http://adopt.bemikitties.com FeLV Candl

Re: Please pray for Ginger!

Hi Michelle, I'm sorry to hear Ginger is not feeling well. I hope it is something simple and not anything serious. Hugs and positive energy being sent to her. -- Belinda Happiness is being owned by cats ... Be-Mi-Kitties ... http://www.bemikitties.com Post Adoptable FeLV/FIV/FIP Cats/Ki

Re: New and hoping to learn!

I would only add one more thing, and look into giving the kitty Mega C Plus. You can read about and order it here if it looks like something you want to try. I spoke with a woman who said she has 10 positives and is using this on them all have turned negative according to her. The one thin

Re: FeLV + test results

Karolyn, Don't think I believe that, I have 6 cats and the only ones that get the FeLV vaccine are the negatives, it serves no purpose to vaccinate the positives. All of my negatives test negative after years of getting the vaccine. Now I have heard that a cat that gets the FIV vaccine wil

Re: Info on lymphoma in dogs...

Chris, I know nothing about the group because I am a feline mama only but I found this doing a Yahoo groups search: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/LymphomaHeartDogs/ It is for people with dogs who have lymphoma. -- Belinda Happiness is being owned by cats ... Be-Mi-Kitties ... http://www.b

Re: Bailey Update

Hi Michelle, He is about the same without the diarrhea. Still sleeping alot and little to no energy. Although one of the AC (animal communicators) who also does healing did some work on him yesterday and he did get around more today. He moved more today than he has in quite a while, it w

Re: Rudy - Angry

Hi Sheila, There is a CRF group that can be of great help to you, you can check that group out here: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FelineCRF/ This can be turned around if treatment is swift and correct. I'm pretty sure fluids (lots of fluids), is part of that treatment. Usually a diet c

Re: Subject: Rudy

Hi Shiela, What tests did your vet run to come up with an ear infection? It doesn't sound like anything was done as far as tests, just a guess that it is an ear infection was the problem. Was bloodwork done, does she have a temperature, are her gums pale (white instead of nice and pink)?

Re: Buster update

Hi Kerry, It is a perscription medication that your vet can give you, it is for the liver, Buddie was taking it with her liver cancer. Here is some info about it: http://www.gicare.com/pated/ursodiol.htm http://www.medicinenet.com/ursodiol-oral/article.htm -- Belinda Happiness is being ow

Re: Buster update

Actigal, and Milk thistle are good for liver ailments. -- Belinda Happiness is being owned by cats ... Be-Mi-Kitties ... http://www.bemikitties.com Post Adoptable FeLV/FIV/FIP Cats/Kittens http://adopt.bemikitties.com FeLV Candle Light Service http://www.bemikitties.com/cls HostDesign4U.com

Re: Chris' Tucson - testing neg than pos

    What an amazing story!! Took 5 more days and many holes punched and threats to management to call media but lo & behold little Tucson & her brother came out of the wall.  They were about 6 weeks old and had fallen into an ac duct.  Mom who was an incredible cat must have been dropping

Re: To Belida: about Hannibal

No Hideyo, That I know isn't true, it is possible they may never be able to produce red cells and in that case you would have to usethe epogen forever if you wanted to keep your kitty alive. But as my vet said with Bailey if he becomes regenerative we would take him off the epo and if he r

Re: To Hideyo: about Hannibal

Hi Hideyo, That is not true about not being able to stop epogen after starting it, in fact a girl I know whose cat was kept alive by it for 2 years, would lower his does according to what his numbers were. With him he would go weeks in between doses when his numbers were good and as soon

Re: OT:send healing energy for my Hannibal, please!

Hideyo, Bailey has been on the epogen now for 4 full weeks and his HCT has gone from it's lowest of 15% to 27%, it actually got lower after he started the epogen and this happens very frequently that the HCT goes lower and then starts to rise. It generally takes about 3 weeks to see a posit

Re: New to list...kittens with FeLV

Here is the website where you can read all the information about it and order it if your interested, this first link I posted is very fascinating article about FeLV, atleast I thought it was. I had heard of this person years ago and thought "ya right", but after talking to a few people who h

Re: New to list...kittens with FeLV

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Re: New to list...kittens with FeLV

Hi Karen, Welcome, and thank you for caring about these little guys. If possible I would keep them and even though at some point there may come a time when they become actively sick and at that point you may have to make some hard decisions, we all can only do what we can do, and as long a

Re: Bailey Update

I will ask my vet today, i know he was checked way back on January 3rd and 11th, but not sure about recently. She said this may just be part of the progression of this type of anemia, since she has not dealt with it before she doesn't know what to expect, that's why she wants to speak with

Re: Bailey Update

Chris, Will mention this to my vet. --- some sort of intestinal parasites -- Belinda Happiness is being owned by cats ... Be-Mi-Kitties ... http://www.bemikitties.com Post Adoptable FeLV/FIV/FIP Cats/Kittens http://adopt.bemikitties.com FeLV Candle Li

Re: Bailey Update

Hi Tonya & All, He had diarrhea for 10 or 12 days, and I mean continuous diarrhea, it was ozzing out involuntarily whenever & wherever. It has been under control since this last Thursday so for the last 5 days he hasn't had it. Since Friday he has lost 4 more ozs., and is getting bonier. S

Re: Bailey Update

Hi All, I want to thank everyone for your continued prayers and positive energy. Well the xray didn't clear anything up, no tumors or enlarged lymph nodes, his lungs are all clear. and all of the rest of his organs look good, so still a mystery ... I did get the anobolic steroids and

Re: Bailey Update

Hi All, Well Bailey's results today show all organ functions are normal, all bloodwork except amylase is normal (it is high but not high enough at this point to be concerned) and his HCT is up to 27%, getting close to normal, so even though his anemia is getting better he is not ... He is st

Re: Bailey Update

Hi Tonya, Yes I have changed his diet to ID it is for sensitive tummies and so far so good, no diarrhea since Thursday night. Now if his bottom will heal and he wouls perk up a bit. We went to the vet and they couldn't get any blood from his legs, so they had to use his jugular. My vet

Re: dry food causing problems?

Dry food is mostly fillers and carbohydrates which cats don't need and don't process well. Because it is made up of so much fillers it is essentially not very nutritional and mostly empty calories. I can tell you for a fact all of my cats that prefer dry are overweight, and the only way I

Re: Michelle

The chemo drug with an E, elspar maybe? It is known as a rescue drug when other protocols quit working and I believe it can cross the blood brain barrier although I'm not sure of that. It usuall works very quickly if it is going to and shrinks any tumor almost immediately. It is part of som

Re: Belinda

No, no Terrie I didn't take your post in that way, I'm just thinking outloud trying to figure out why he is so lethargic and physically wasting away, and the only thing I know of that does that is cancer. -- Belinda Happiness is being owned by cats ... Be-Mi-Kitties ... http://www.bemikittie

Re: was Belinda - NOW to everyone

   Nina,   No he is getting animax creme for his bottom and I have something else on order that is a barrier creme to keep the feces and urine off his skin to keep it from getting irratated.  Should get that tomorrow I hope, if not Monday, but by then if the diarrhea is gone he should be OK fro

Re: Belinda

PS. I am not ready to give up yet, I just can't figure out what to do for him, I will ask my vet again about the steriod, and also the leukeran before he has been on the pred too long for it to have full effect. -- Belinda Happiness is being owned by cats ... Be-Mi-Kitties ... http://www.bemi

Re: Belinda

Hi Michelle, No it isn't time for considering letting him go, I just don't know what else we can try, the prdnisolone is the thing that is suppose to help with this anemia and from what I can tell so far it isn't. he did just get over the diarrhea yesterday so he had that for a long, long

Bailey Update

Bailey is not doing very good, he is getting 200ccs of food a day but is still wasting away.  He is still getting epo 3X a week, and 20mg of prednisolone split into 10mgs twice a day.  His diarrhea is for the most part gone, although he did just tonight have a mixture of a solid and runny bowel

Re: Another disaster

Can you record the calls?? -- Belinda Happiness is being owned by cats ... Be-Mi-Kitties ... http://www.bemikitties.com Post Adoptable FeLV/FIV/FIP Cats/Kittens http://adopt.bemikitties.com FeLV Candle Light Service http://www.bemikitties.com/cls HostDesign4U.com (affordable hosting & web

Re: Announcing...The first FeLV Talk Holistic and Regular Care for Sick Kitty Manual-written by YOU GUYS!!!

Wendy, Please, please send me one, and thank you!! Belinda [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- Belinda Happiness is being owned by cats ... Be-Mi-Kitties ... http://www.bemikitties.com Post Adoptable FeLV/FIV/FIP Cats/Kittens http://adopt.bemikitties.com FeLV Candle Light Service http://www.bemikitties

Re: Belinda, how's Bailey?

Hi Michelle, Not really much change, although I think the diarrhea may be clearing up, he still sleeps 24/7. Hopefully once the diarrhea is gone he will start to feel better. -- Belinda Happiness is being owned by cats ... Be-Mi-Kitties ... http://www.bemikitties.com Post Adoptable FeL

Re: OT: need help (again) for my court research

There is one called CAPS, I do their website but they haven't needed updates in along, long time, over a year. I would contact Carroll, here is her email and here is hteir website: Carroll: email [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://members.petfinder.org/~WA96/index.html The FeLV rescue that just sta

Re: My little brave RubyE's adventure -

Y for RudyE, I hope her gums start feeling better soon. It definately can make her not want to eat. When Bailey's gums were red and inflamed he didn't eat good either. Clindamycine cleared his mouth up this last time. -- Belinda Happiness is being owned by cats ... Be-Mi-Kitties

Re: any insight on RubyE's condition?

If they get weak enough from anemia, they can be wobbly, Bailey was. -- Belinda Happiness is being owned by cats ... Be-Mi-Kitties ... http://www.bemikitties.com Post Adoptable FeLV/FIV/FIP Cats/Kittens http://adopt.bemikitties.com FeLV Candle Light Service http://www.bemikitties.com/cls

Re: Bailey update - pathologist report

   Hi Kerry,  It looks like in Bandy's case his bone marrow is still producing a health amount of mature red cells [[normal myeloid maturation; megakaryocytes present with normal maturation]], whereas Bailey's is tyring to produce them but the virus is interfering with them maturing and being s

Re: Bailey Update - pathologist report - Wendy

      Wendy, This is what the pathologist actually wrote on the bone marrow report, the other is wha Michele found while looking up preleukemia, a term my vet had not heard before or knew what the pathologist meant by it, that's why she needed to talk with him: Description: the slides are cell

Re: Bailey Update - pathologist report

Michelle, Yes I think I will stick with the pred for now, something is working and I don't want to upset the apple cart. His bottom is looking a bit better, but now Joey has the runs too (he sneaks the AD while I'm getting Bailey's food ready, it's probably pretty rich for him). Bailey

Re: Bailey Update - pathologist report

   Michelle,   I asked her about the wrong thing I meant to ask her about depo, wasn't that the other thing that you used that helped Simon? <<<  would give a lot of dex long-term >>> -- Belinda Happiness is being owned by cats ... Be-Mi-Kitties ... http://www.bemikitties.com Post Adoptabl

CLS Service for Monday January 23, 2006

Hi All, Sorry this is so late, here is today CLS service. I wasn't sure if Buster was positive or not, let me know if I got it wrong. Take care all ... FeLV Candle Light Service http://www.bemikitties.com/cls -- Belinda Happiness is being owned by cats ... Be-Mi-Kitties ... http://www.b

Bailey Update - pathologist report

  This is what the pathologist say's is going on with Bailey > "Myelofibrosis and Myeloid Metaplasia  Myelofibrosis and myeloid hyperplasia are characterized by abnormal growth and differentiation of erythroid, myeloid, and megakaryocytic cell types with varying proliferation of fibroblas

Re: Pekoe - Dental Work

Bailey had a dental last year and the one thing I would ask them to do is give fluids while under, this seems to help alot. Bailey didn't have any problems other than the associated pain and he got pain meds for that, ask for pain meds also. He was eating with in a day or so. -- Belinda H

Bailey - Update

Hi All, I just took Bailey in to the vet because his bottom is so sore, inflamed, red and poop oozing out (sorry to be so graphic), we are taking him off the clindamycine and she wanted me to take him off the doxy but I'm not going to. I am going to give him a break from all the supps

Interesting Study by Dr. Belfield on Vitamin C's affect on FeLV

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Re: hello and new to the group

I would keep giving the doxy, it isn't going to hurt her and vets have been wrong about hemo before. I know a girl who is in Florida were hemo is pretty common and she has had her cats test negative 5 times before it finally showed on the test. Thankfully she was giving her cat doxy because

Re: hello and new to the group

Neil, Hemo can be non-regenerative as well as regenerative. -- Belinda Happiness is being owned by cats ... Be-Mi-Kitties ... http://www.bemikitties.com Post Adoptable FeLV/FIV/FIP Cats/Kittens http://adopt.bemikitties.com FeLV Candle Light Service http://www.bemikitties.com/cls HostDes

Re: hello and new to the group

Neil, Sorry read your meesage too fast, I see she is on doxy, how long has she been? It takes a minimum of a full 3 weeks for it to take care of hemo. -- Belinda Happiness is being owned by cats ... Be-Mi-Kitties ... http://www.bemikitties.com Post Adoptable FeLV/FIV/FIP Cats/Kittens ht

Re: hello and new to the group

Hi Neil, I am going through exactly this with my bailey, he is also anemic and just had a bone marrow aspirate yesterday. Take a deep breathe and then read on: Has your furchild been tested for hemobartenella, it is the cause of anemia in positives more often than not, and just so you k

Re: Wendy & touching base here

Rebecca, I'm so glad Brooklyn is ding so well, and yes cats are the most special, magical creatures!! -- Belinda Happiness is being owned by cats ... Be-Mi-Kitties ... http://www.bemikitties.com Post Adoptable FeLV/FIV/FIP Cats/Kittens http://adopt.bemikitties.com FeLV Candle Light

Re: Bailey Update

Michelle, Thank you I am still hoping and praying for a good outcome. Bailey is resting a bit uncomfortably, I just gave him some pain meds and about 15 cc's of food with his pet tinic in it, he kept it down. I am going to give him the rest of his meds and more food at 8 or 8:30, I have

Re: Bailey Update

Hi All, Bailey's number is down to 15% now (he's been on the epogen for 5 shots and last blood work was 6 day's ago so I'm really worried), so I did go ahead with the aspirate, it will take 3 to 5 days for an answer. In the meantime now I can give him the pet tinic, prednisolone, doxy,

Re: OT: Dreams

I would say the crickets are a sure sign that he is letting you know he is OK. The other cats can sense him where as you can't and are trying to let you know he is with you still, what better way to let you know!! You certainly can't deny a cricket for Cricket:) -- Belinda Happiness is

Re: Bailey Update

Bailey and I thank you Wendy :) -- Belinda Happiness is being owned by cats ... Be-Mi-Kitties ... http://www.bemikitties.com Post Adoptable FeLV/FIV/FIP Cats/Kittens http://adopt.bemikitties.com FeLV Candle Light Service http://www.bemikitties.com/cls HostDesign4U.com (affordable hosting

CLS for Monday January 16, 2006

Hi All, It's been a very difficult week with many losses and sick kitties battling illness. My deepest sympathies to those who have lost a furchild, the circle of life can be very hard sometimes. My prayers and positive, healing energy to those who have a sick furchild, that they may ge

Re: Tabbs my Siamese in Spain

  Hi Sandra,    With kidney problems anemia is quite common, you need to get Tabbs on epogen, and it would be a good idea to join the anemia list.  I just recently joined because my Bailey is anemic, we will find out Tuesday if it is an auto immune response or the FeLV virus replicating in

Re: stomatitis/Belinda

No She said clindamycine wasn't available as an injectable. -- Belinda Happiness is being owned by cats ... Be-Mi-Kitties ... http://www.bemikitties.com Post Adoptable FeLV/FIV/FIP Cats/Kittens http://adopt.bemikitties.com FeLV Candle Light Service http://www.bemikitties.com/cls HostDesign4

Re: CLS: Ducky

Rachel, I'm sorry you have lost Ducky, no matter how long we have enjoyed our furkids, when they leave us it leaves a huge empty spot. Take care of yourself and Ducky is with you always. -- Belinda Happiness is being owned by cats ... Be-Mi-Kitties ... http://www.bemikitties.com Post Ado

Re: Sweet Angel Sam/Add to CLS

Del, I'm so sorry to hear Sam passed on, I was really praying he would be able to overcome this and live a long, long time to more with you. Sometimes lifes plans are not as we would want, but he is with you always in your heart and memories. He will let you know he is OK. Take care.

Re: Bailey Update

Hi Nina, His bone marrow aspirate will be this coming Tuesday, my vet is out of town until then and she is teh only one I want to do it. There are 3 other vets there but she did Buddie's tube and I want her to do Bailey's too. I don't see the other vets there unless it is an emergency and s

Re: stomatitis

Thank you Patti, guess my vet doesn't know about this, I asked if there was an injectable, I always prefer injections, MUCH easier. How about Doxy any injectable for that? -- Belinda Happiness is being owned by cats ... Be-Mi-Kitties ... http://www.bemikitties.com Post Adoptable FeLV/F

Re: Bailey Update

Hi All, Bailey is going to have a bone marrow asperate to find out what is causing his anemia on Tuesday, since he will have to be put under anesthesia for this I am going to have a feeding tube put in too. He is really starting to fight the syringe feedings. Please send prayers that

Re: Subject: Re: Bailey Update/idea possible

Is this him Carla? Dr. Allen Cahill DyNAgenics Vet. Diagnostics PO Box 39079 Denver, CO 80239 -- Belinda Happiness is being owned by cats ... Be-Mi-Kitties ... http://www.bemikitties.com Post Adoptable FeLV/FIV/FIP Cats/Kittens http://adopt.bemikitties.com FeLV Candle Light Service http:/

Re: stomatitis

   Michelle,   Get the pills, taste this stuff you'll never give it as a liquid again, it is VERY bitter. Clindamycin drops, but she gagged and threw up all she had eaten from it. -- Belinda Happiness is being owned by cats ... Be-Mi-Kitties ... http://www.bemikitties.com Post

Re: stomatitis

This is what we initially were doing with Bailey, he has slowed down on eating for about 2 months, and his gums were looking pretty red and inflamed when the vet checked them, when I realized he had lost quite a bit of weight is when we decided to do blood work and that brought us to today.

Re: Bailey Update

PS. On xray his oragns including his heart all looked normal. His pulses are strong and his heart sounds fine ... -- Belinda Happiness is being owned by cats ... Be-Mi-Kitties ... http://www.bemikitties.com Post Adoptable FeLV/FIV/FIP Cats/Kittens http://adopt.bemikitties.com FeLV Candle Li

Re: Bailey Update

Hi Michelle, Yes that's about all I could find too, my vet did suggest it could be from dehydration which he is very slightly and I am giving him 100cc's a night, but I just started that, she told me to up them to 150cc's. His CBC came back and his number is holding at 18%-19% (the lab g

Bailey Update

Bailey's number is holding at 18%, but there is something else going on that has me in a total panic.  He has hypotension, his blood pressure is too low.  When the vet checked his blood pressure which should be done when a kitty is getting Epogen, because epo can raise their blood pressure

Re: Thoughts for Ewok

Hi Jen, Darn that is really too bad, I was hoping that hadn't been tried yet. Here is the page that covers holistic treatments and options, I have never used them but others have and with success. http://felinelymphomacaregivers.org/docs/HolisticRemedies.html -- Belinda Happiness is bei

Re: Thoughts for Ewok

Jen, Has Ewok had elspar? It has pulled many kitties from the edge? It is known on the Feline Lymphoma Caregivers website as the rescue chemo!! Have you gone to the chemo protocal page and looked over the many chemo options, and variations of standards used? Just wanted to be sure yo

Re: Please add Isaiah to Candlelight Service

Del, How tragic, that is so sad about Isaiah, too much tragedy all at once. He knew love once he met you for that you can be thankful. I have added him to the service. I pray Sam is going to be OK and stop scaring Mommy so. My Joey is also a HCM kitty, he is doing very good, thank good

CLS Monday January 9th, 2006

  Hi All,    Here is this weeks Candle Light Service, my prayers for all the furkids to stay well, and my condolences to those who have lost a furbaby.  Take care all. FeLV Candle Light Service http://www.bemikitties.com/cls PS. Bailey is hanging in there, with syringing he is maintaining

Re: Patches and Bupenephrine (sp?)

Hi Michelle, I know Bailey had a fenaytol (sp?) patch after his dental surgery. He had it for a week and then we took it off, he ate fairly well after the effects of the anesthesia wore off. -- Belinda Happiness is being owned by cats ... Be-Mi-Kitties ... http://www.bemikitties.com Post

Re: Have epogen for Fu - what to do next?

Hi Michelle, What is the full name dex, I will call and ask her about it, I can run down and pick it up if she OK's it? -- Belinda Happiness is being owned by cats ... Be-Mi-Kitties ... http://www.bemikitties.com Post Adoptable FeLV/FIV/FIP Cats/Kittens http://adopt.bemikitties.com FeLV

Re: Have epogen for Fu - what to do next?

Hi Bonnie, I also got my epogen and made an appointment with my vet to discuss it to make sure I knew exactly how to do it. I also waited and gave it with enought time to run him to the vet if there was any kind of reaction. Antibodies wouldn't form that quickly but there is a rare chan

Re: Crosspost: From Kittico Katrina Cat needs help

Hi Chris, Is this cat at KittiCo Cat Rescue, or someplace else? -- Belinda Happiness is being owned by cats ... Be-Mi-Kitties ... http://www.bemikitties.com Post Adoptable FeLV/FIV/FIP Cats/Kittens http://adopt.bemikitties.com FeLV Candle Light Service http://www.bemikitties.com/cls HostD

Re: Sub-Q for Stretch & an update on her

Wendy, I'm glad to hear Stretch is feeling better and eating!! -- Belinda Happiness is being owned by cats ... Be-Mi-Kitties ... http://www.bemikitties.com Post Adoptable FeLV/FIV/FIP Cats/Kittens http://adopt.bemikitties.com FeLV Candle Light Service http://www.bemikitties.com/cls HostD

Re: Bailey and OT

Kerry & Michelle & All, Bailey is still holding his own, I am actively syringe feeding now, and got a total of 125cc's into him yesterday, he was 8lbs. 4oz yesterday and I weighted him before his 30cc breakfast and he was 8lbs 5oz, so he didn't lose anymore weight since yesterday. He see

Re: Bailey is anemic

Hi Michelle, She did give me an appetite stimulent cypro something or other, I gave it to him once, but decided the most effect way to get food into him was by syringing. He had a B-12 shot on Monday, and I have another but don't you have to wait a week or so to give another? My vet is o

Re: Need your help with Stretch

It may give you a more accurate reading if you can find a place to hang it where there isn't anything behind it pressing on it, like if you have a shower curtain rod/door do it in the bathroom and hang it from there. Mine is hanging suspended in air with nothing touching it. -- Belinda Hap

Re: Bailey is anemic

Thanks Jen, He is really depressed after getting fed, but I'm hoping once his tummy gets enough food in it he will forgive me and feel better. -- Belinda Happiness is being owned by cats ... Be-Mi-Kitties ... http://www.bemikitties.com Post Adoptable FeLV/FIV/FIP Cats/Kittens http://adopt.

Re: Need your help with Stretch

Way too much for fluids, but she probably charged you her regular housecall fee plus the price of the fluids. I pay $10.00 a bag with about 10 needles (still high), you can buy them online for about $3 something a bag and I think the line is an extra dollar or two. -- Belinda Happiness is be

Re: Need your help with Stretch

Another nice trick to be able to hang the fluid bag up high is to take a regular old wire clothes hanger and take the bottom part in the middle and stretch it completely out until the hanger looks like a long tube shape with the hang part at the top. The fold the tube part in half. You ca

Re: Bailey is anemic

Hi Kerry, Yes I did join the anemia group and am going to get the folic acid you mentioned. Bailey gets alot of the things you mentioned already. My vet also feels Bailey's anemia is non regenerative and if Fred Meyers ever gets my procrit or epogen (procrit is on back order) I will ge

Re: Please wish Patches good luck! and Lucy too!

Michelle, I'm sorry you are having problems too, I hope the furkids start feeling better. I just wanted to tell you Bailey has been eating raw (homemade) for about 6 months or so and he really thrived until this anemia hit, he went up to 11 pounds, he was always eating, I was in heaven.

Re: Need your help with Stretch

Wendy, Bailey is currently getting fluids it is fairly easy. It seems to make it less uncomfortable for the cat if you heat it to room temperature. I usually take my bag and lay it in the sink in fairly warm water for about 10 or so minutes. You can feel the water after you give the

Re: Need your help with Stretch

Prayers for Stretch to pull out of this also, it's good that you are able to get food into her. This is the most difficult thing with bailey, he hates syringing, and I really suck at it. We keep plugging along thoug. -- Belinda Happiness is being owned by cats ... Be-Mi-Kitties ... http://

Re: Bailey is anemic - Wendy

Wendy, My vet feels it is non-regenerative, he had very few imature cells, his bone marrow is trying to make them but not succeeding in making enough. So hopefully the epogen will either kick start him or make enough to sustain him, I'm really not that clear on how it works, just praying it

Re: Bailey is anemic

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Re: Bailey is anemic

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Re: Bailey is anemic

Yes the folic acid is one of the things I am going to add. I have to order it, have some other stuff coming also, my kitchen cabinet is full of all kinds of stuff. -- Belinda Happiness is being owned by cats ... Be-Mi-Kitties ... http://www.bemikitties.com Post Adoptable FeLV/FIV/FIP Cats/Ki

Re: Bailey is anemic

Michelle, Thank you for finding Kerry's post's, I'm going to print them out and take them to my vet to look over, Bailey gets some of the stuff already (coq-10, omega oils) because I put it in his food, but some of the other stuff I will get also. I just have to be careful how much stuff I

Re: Bailey is anemic

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Re: Bailey is anemic

Hi All, Bailey will be getting epogen tomorrow if it comes in, I ordered it from Fred Meyer and it should be here tomorrow. He will get 400 units 3x's a week and then check his count again. He is eating a bit more today though still not enough and really hating the meds. He is so sensi

Re: anemia

Bonnie, My Bailey will be starting epogen as soon as we get it. The vets tell you there is a possibility of reaction this is not true, When and if a cat developes antibodies (if this ever happens it usuall takes atleast three months or longer) all that means is that the epogen (procrit,

Re: Pit Bulls

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