I was trying to find some more info on the IR..and found the posts by Cindy about giving it sub-q..I need to know how much IV and sub-q..and how often we should stay with it...I guess we really need a starting point to see if it won't help Bandy.. I will keep trying to catch up on the past posts,
I just gave him a little chicken broth after I gave his liquid baytril..I added a little pedialyte, but he gets so stressed.. He did take it ok. He did drink some water earlier, but I don't think it is enough so I am going to try to get some sub-q fluids as soon as the vet opens...I have been up
I took him to the vet today..she is out of town, but in touch with them..They gave him 200cc sub-q fluids, ran a cbc, gave him tagamet injection and Bcomplex injection..His temp was 102.8 which it has been going up and down the since Thurs.. His total protein was 5.8 (not good) PCV was 22 also
I am going to order the IR on Sunday myself to get it here by Tues..I want to get this started asap..Will it help his inflammation with his legs, too? Bandy's eye spec. said that the prednisolone eye drops would irritate the ringworm..It would make it linger longer..in other words it is making
Michelle, I think 1/2cc would be a good start tooHow many days apart did you wait? Did you give it every 4 days for a couple of weeks? I read that some place, too...and then you give it weekly for a few weeks then can go to once a month...Please let me know if I have this right... I am going
I guess he is holding his own right now..He did eat a few bites of dry food this morning which is the first time in almost a week..I am feeding him salmon with corn oil which he has always liked..He doesn't eat alot, but he is doing it himself..That makes me feel better...He has gone to his box
I had a kitty named "City Kitty" that had the same type lymphoma...I put her on the chemo, and she lived another 9 months..She responded very good until the blood counts started gettting low, we had to stop the chemo, but she had 5 motnhs of adriamycin IV monthly and was on 20 mg of pred the rest
Thanks to Nina and Michelle, I changed Inky's diet to raw turkey as often as every 4 to 5 hours...He is 19 and has IBD...with all sorts of problems such as loose stool and vomiting...since the new diet...all of this has stopped...He gets a GI supplement daily and 1/4 to 1/2 pred every day or so..
Bandy's vet wants to give him metacam for the leg problem..I remember we all discussed this last year..I need any more info you all have on the metacam. Also, have any of you used it with immuno-regulin...?? I received the IR today, but I am not sure when we are going to start it..as we are a
Bandy is FIV+, and his internal med vet said it would probably never come in to play..The only thing she said is that it would keep his immune system lower than normal since he is Felv+, too.. I give him as many natural immune boosters that I can get him to eat..I usually alternate them. He has
Well, I think Bandy has finally turned the corner after 10 awful days..I don't want to jinx him as usually when I report something good...something else happens..But I wanted you all to know..On Wed..I found him sitting up in his bed for the first time in about 10 days..then about 5am on Thurs
Nina, the ringworm is better in places, but has spread to some more...no skin infections so far though...I guess I will just keep on putting meds on it til hopefully it will go away..He has one big spot on the back of his neck now...and still around his eyes... Thanks again everyone! Head
I don't know what else to do about the ringworm except keep putting the conofite on it..I do put goldenseal on the large spot...That is what I did with Inky, but he had an infection, too..I also put neosporin on top of all that cause he kept it so irritated..Belinda sent some links to some good rw
Hi Michelle, I am sorry to hear about Lucy...I hope she is doing much better now...When Inky had some flare up with the loose stool, I added oat bran to the turkey...Just mixed in about a teaspoon. It did seem to help his loose stools.. since I am behind here, did you up her pred some..That
Glad to hear that she is eating good again..Maybe it is the IBD..I think sometimes we have to give them those supplements/meds to get them thru a hard time..Seems to be that way for me and we just never know when it is going to happen.. Bandy got over the bad leg soreness (front and rear, right
Thanks Belinda, I will check that out..I think I saw that in one of my natural books..I am putting goldenseal on it at times, too..I have ordered the gel from the site that you sent last week so that should be here in a day or so...I also called his internal med specialist and asked about giving
Michelle, I will look at that to see if it might help him...I do think it could be arthritis of some kind...cause it is in the other leg today...front only..he seems to be giving to it some and not getting out of his box hardly at all..He is eating though so that is a good thing, but not
Michelle, The only thing that I noticed about Inky was that it kept him from straining so much...He always would strain like he was constipated then it would shoot out all loose...so I don't know if the pred is what helped the loose stool or the oat bran..I think the most that I gave him was 10mg
Michelle, That sounds much better...I sure hope it was the pine litter..It does sound like it could be and/or maybe she just had a little infection going on like Inky did when they put him on the metro med...I would still try adding a little oat bran to her turkey..I put around a tsp on
I will try the rice bran..I just never thought about it, but it will help hold the water in same as oat bran, I guess. Hope Lucy is feeling better now... Kerry and Bandy
Do you Yahoo!? Everyone is raving about the all-new Yahoo! Mail Beta.
He is sick again...He started limping on the left leg Sunday and it seemed to be causing him some pain so I started giving him some pain meds and also a dex on Sunday..He is eating and drinking some, but since he was to go to eye spec. on today, I thought I had better have him checked out since he
We are going to start IR on Monday as she wanted to make sure we get his temp down..He ate for me just now...and I did see him go to the dry food bowl and litter box..His leg is still swollen, but I think some of that is the fluids that he got yesterday.. She has an incubator that is heated with
Michelle, Sorry you had so much trouble with your other groups...I go to other groups, but this is the only one that I post on as I really can't keep up with all of it..Like you said, it is true that we are all here to help each other. We have all experienced different things with our kitties,
He was up last night when I went in there...I guess he had been eating as one side of his food tray was empty..I always give him 2 or 3 choices as I need him to eat..and always one without any supps in it..That may be crazy, but I want him to eat most of all. He looks awful cause of the ringworm,
Nina, I hope you can get the needed help for Ceasar and that it is something treatable.. Do you think he was just in some fight or some type of accident? I know how it is with the ferals as I, too, feed a bunch. I think people know that and drop them off close by so they will get fed... Our
Nina, I am so sorry to hear about lil Ceasar...I know he came home to you for help..They seem to always do that, and I do know how you feel.. Our thoughts and prayers are with you at this time! Take care of yourself, Kerry and Bandy
Yahoo! Music Unlimited - Access over 1 million songs.
Try
Hi Michelle, I hope Lucy is feeling better today..I sure don't know what to do cause what works for Inky doesn't seem to work for Lucy. Have you tried adding bene-bac? I gave Inky some when he had loose stool and Bandy, too.. The bran isn't working either I take it... I know my lymphoma kitty
Michelle, Sorry to hear about the little guy...I would have done the same thing. I think you did the right thing and he wasn't alone. Kerry and Bandy
Do you Yahoo!? Next-gen email? Have it all with the all-new Yahoo! Mail Beta.
Hi Michelle, I have been dealing with Bandy's limping for almost 2 months now...At first, I am sure he hurt himself by jumping down from his cat tower. Since he doesn't have much depth perception cause of his eye disorder...Now he waits for me to get him down..But the last 2 or 3 episodes of the
Michelle, Glad to hear Patches is somewhat better...so maybe he just jumped and hurt it.. Bandy is scheduled for IR next Monday morning..Our local vet is out of town all week so I didn't want to do it while she was gone. His limping (knock on wood, too) is better right now...so I hope we can
Tonya, I am so sorry to hear about lil Grayson.. We all know how you feel, but you didn't kill him..we all can "what if" ourselves to no end..I have done that many times, too..And I guess we never really know..You did give him love and care for the short time he was here and he knew that..I think
Michelle, I am glad to hear Lucy is much better...I wouldn't put her through the vet visit yet.. My vet put Inky on 10mg of pred for 3 to 4 wks at the beginning of his treatment last year..then we went down to 5 for another several weeks...He isn't even on pred now as I finally weaned him off
Hi all, Just wanted you all to know that my lil Bandy is holding his own for now..I did have to start him on the oral fulvicin..and I really didn't want to, but the ringworm has just made his whole head bald..He has been on it about a week now and it seems to be working along with the topicals,
Hi all, I wanted you all to know that Inky is 20 now..this is his birthday week...He is doing ok, eating good. I guess the hyperT keeps him so thin...He is on a small dose of tapazole now so maybe it will help..He still comes and jumps on my computer table with me and gets up on the bath tub.
Thanks guys for all the well wishes...Inky is felv neg..I don't know if I sent a reply to this or not since my computer is still messed up.. Anyway, guess we will keep going one day at a time...I do know that once the fulvicin is stopped that the ringworm can return...so I am going to have to
Good wishes for Dexter from us...You know Lil Rascal was only given maybe a few days to a week to live with congestive heart failure, and he lived 6 1/2 months...guess that is almost like a person living several yrs with it...So what I learned from it, they can live quite a normal life with the
Hi, I know Inky isn't Felv+, but I need some help here...I went out of town last week so I had to board Bandy and Inky since they are both on meds...Anyway, Inky got sick while I was gone. They called me and said he was quite dehydrated so they wanted to start an IV after they had already done
Hi, Bandy had to stay on doxy for awhile until they ruled out hemobart. He was also on Lysine and interferon, baytril and pred at the same time...I just made sure that I gave him food before and after the doxy..something about it irritating them..Usually, I would give him his interferon right
Hi Belinda, I had heard about all that, too..and I am concerned about it...He didn't eat much on Tues, but did for me on Monday...I tried this morning to get him to eat and he wouldn't..only 1/2 tsp...I am bringing him home this afternoon late...he will be off the IV as he has been on IV fluids
Hi guys, Thanks again for the help..I got Inky home around 6pm, and the first thing I did was get him some food. I had all his stuff set up in the living room so my dog wouldn't bother him or his food..I put some k/d in a bowl and he went for it..I guess he has been eating some thru out the night
Thanks for all the prayers and good thoughts for Inky..I guess we are holding our own for now..He had 150ml sub-q fluids on Fri..and was to have more on Sunday, but since he is eating and drinking now and we go to the vet on Monday, I thought we would wait for her to check him out..It really
Hi Belinda, I don't have Inky's last blood work papers here, but I am going to get them tomorrow..I can give you the initial tests results done on Aug. 18. I am only going to list the ones that are not in the normal range.. ALB +4.5 (2.2-4.4 G/DL) AMY +2650 (330-1100 U/L) BUN +79 (10-30
I am really out of touch with things lately since Inky's been so sick. His last blood work was improved though...BUN 28 down from 79 and CRE 2.3 down from 2.9 which normal is 2.1 so that is much better...I have taken him for fluids 3 times and I am not doing it anymore...I know they need them, but
Hi, My Bandy is FIV and Felv +. He was tested last August, 2005 which confirmed IFA postive for both..He is doing better right now than he has in almost a year..Our worst problem for the last few months has been ringworm...He has had recurring high fevers coming on about every 8 days with only
Hi, Inky just doesn't seem to tolerate the fluids, and I don't really know why..He isn't retaining any fluid as he pees alot..He is drinking around 300 to 400cc a day. I am giving him chicken broth all he wants...I measure all the fluids so I don't think he will dehydrate as long as he keeps
Hi Nina, I hope Spencer is feeling better today..I have been trying to catch up on reading, but as usual, I'm behind..I did read this about the possibilty of Spencer having lymphoma..There really isn't too much expense to it to find out if it is lymphoma and you don't have to have sonograms or
I found several web sites by searching under feline asthma..Those are the ones that show the use of the tube and some other methods. Hope this helps. Kerry, Bandy and Inky
Talk is cheap. Use Yahoo! Messenger to make PC-to-Phone calls. Great rates starting at 1ยข/min.
Hi, I just happened to have 2 people that worked for me with husbands that are on oxygen at home..(portable) so they both had extra tanks and loaned them to me with the tube. They even offered to refill them with their prescriptions but I never had to refill them..They usually lasts for 6 hrs
Hi Michelle, I hope Lucy is feeling better today...Yes, I use metronidazole for Inky all the time or at least when he gets a loose stool...I don't have to give him the full dose either as it seems to work like imodium works for us..I usually only have to give him a few doses (last time only 2 or
Hi Nina, I am so sorry to hear about Spencer..I haven't been on here in about a month as I have lost another myself, 9/27. So I haven't kept up too well..I knew Spencer was having some problems, but we were praying for his recovery. You will be in our thoughts and prayers.. Guess we just have
Michelle, I sent this to Nina..and I don't know for sure if I put all the info down as it was quite a long week...He (Tom Cat) was my barn cat..wild as can be... He was hit by a car..received a broken jaw then ended up having all sorts of problems.. Thanks for asking...Glad to hear Lucy is
Hi Michelle, I am glad Lucy is much better..I am so far behind on reading and everyone.. I have a question...about Inky and IBD...I have had him on 10 mg pred for awhile then I went to 7.5mg for a few weeks then now we went to 5mg and he seems to be having stool problems again...one day it is
Hi, I have sorta been out of touch for a few weeks, but have read some about Dukee the last few days...I know what you are going through, and I am so happy for him.. Lots of prayers are going out for Dukee!!! Kerry, Bandy and Inky
Want to start your own business? Learn how on Yahoo! Small
Hi Michelle, Antibiotics haven't seemed to bother Inky. He has been on both clavamox and baytril..So I don't know as each of our babies are different...I used slippery elm at first, but it didn't seem to help Inky. I think I told you awhile back that I tried oat bran, too.. Do you have any
Hi, Inky hasn't a total loose stool except when I gave him some rebound and then another time when I gave him some clinicare RF. I knew it would do it, but my vet wanted me to try it as he needs the extra fluids to keep the kidneys flushed...He drinks plenty of chicken broth and water right now
Hi Michelle, I hope Lucy is feeling better this morning...I just read the latest, and I agree with Nina, that she might not have needed any added fluids yet..I would give her some metronidazole if you have some...It is flagyl.. Inky has another loose stool as well so I gave him some metro and
Hi Terrie, I am so sorry about Dukee...Always remember that he knows you gave him the chance and loved him very much...He will remain with you in spirit always..Take care, Kerry, Bandy and Inky
Low, Low, Low Rates! Check out Yahoo! Messenger's cheap PC-to-Phone call rates.
Michelle, Did you try giving her flagyl? I am giving it to Inky once a day...1/8 pill is his usual dose..(250mg) He didn't even poop yesterday, but ate ok. I am back up to 10mg pred, too...I'm not so sure you shouldn't go ahead and up Lucy's pred, too even though she has URI...I gave Bandy lots
Hi everyone, I have been out of touch this last week as Inky has been sick...He is my boy that is 20yrs 3 months and isn't felv+. Anyway, we were fighting the IBD last weekend. I thought he was getting better, but then he just wouldn't eat..And he never goes off his good entirely so I took him in
thanks Michelle, Polyflex is some sort of penicillin, I think. I just know my local vets and even if I go to the D/FW area, vets seem to give an injection of this for infection. It is long acting so can't be given daily, maybe every other day..They do this even before they put them on daily doses
Hi guys, Thanks so much for the prayers.. Inky had the IV pulled Sat around 5pm so now we hope it worked...They are going to get him some sort of new med that keeps the BUN and creatinine down..Guess I will find out Monday about that as I think it has to come from a compounding pharmacy..
Michelle, We are going to put Inky on metronidazole long term..about 30mg daily so I hope that will help with that..I talked to my vet today about what you are doing for Lucy and she has had other kitties on similiar protocols. As for the salt
in the diet, I read in one of my natural health
Hi Hideyo, Thanks for the info..I did join the CRF group, but haven't posted there only go read when I can.. I need to go back and look for some things. Inky's values are as follows...(some of them) PCV 31.9 normal BUN 95 high Creatinine 5.8 high Phosphorus was in the normal range about
Thanks guys for the info.. I think Inky doesn't tolerate sub-q fluids cause he is so tiny or something or maybe his heart..She didn't say anything about a heart murmur..so I just don't know why..I know he does very well on IV fluids as they let me bring him home each day after he was hooked up
Well, it has been one of those weeks...First, Bandy...I got up Wed. and Bandy
had rubbed all the hair off the right side of his face..He has ringworm again
and I got the fulvicin started again last Fri.. It takes several days for it to
start working so here we go again...I took him to the vet
I am so sorry for your loss!
Kerry, Bandy, Inky and Angels Buster, Lil Rascal and Snoopy
-
Everyone is raving about the all-new Yahoo! Mail beta.
Hi Sally,
My Bandy has uveitis, and we have been dealing with it since around Feb. this
year.. We tried all sorts of things at first as he did have an eye infection so
he was mostly on antibiotic eye drops until that cleared then we added the dex
drops. He just kept getting worse and
Hi Sally,
Bandy also takes when needed torbutrol for pain. I was always told to only
give 1/4 of a baby aspirin every 3 to 4 days., but I don't recommend aspirin.
not even at the low dose...
He was always checked for cornea abrasions when he sees the vet..just in case
there is an ulcer
Hi Sally,
Bandy also takes when needed torbutrol for pain. I was always told to only
give 1/4 of a baby aspirin every 3 to 4 days., but I don't recommend aspirin.
not even at the low dose...
He was always checked for cornea abrasions when he sees the vet..just in case
there is an ulcer
Note: forwarded message attached.
-
Cheap Talk? Check out Yahoo! Messenger's low PC-to-Phone call rates.---BeginMessage---
Bandy has a prescription of it..He gets 1/2 of a 5mg. pill every 8 to 12 hours
as needed for pain. His vet gave it to him when he was
Hi everyone,
My Bandy has been very sick this week..First, we are still fighting the
ringworm, but it is our least worry for now..He starting getting limp in one
rear leg as he did back in the summer..So I took him in on Tues. and he
received basically same treatment as in the summer...He got
Hi everyone,
Thanks so much for your prayers. We just got back from the vet again..His
temp was 105.5 Sat. So they called the vet and we gave him 2cc of dex along
with another polyflex and baytril injection..He got some metronidazole as he
has a loose stool...I never could get him to eat on
Hi everyone,
Well, so far so good...I went shopping with some friends after I got Bandy
home from the vet on Sat..as that is hard for me to do when he is so sick, but
I thoughthe has had all the meds he can get for the day along with subq
fluids..I thought it might be best that he rest
I am so sorry for your losses..You know time will heal..Your kitties knew how
much they were loved, and they will always be with you in spirit..
Hugs to you both,
Kerry, Bandy and Inky
__
Do You Yahoo!?
Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best
I had to take Bandy back to the vet today. His temp was already back up to
103.8. Also, he has runny stool now worse than before..He has never had
this...So she changed his meds again and didn't want to give another dex inj so
I suggested depo-medrol...so we will see what that does..Anyway,
Hi guys,
Thanks for the info..I don't know what we are going to do now..I guess hope
all goes well until we go to Dallas on Tues very early.. No vet will be
available here so I have to do my best with what I have at home now..until we
get there on Tues..I took BAndy today as I thought she was
Bandy is in the hospital now..He had a very bad night..he threw up once and
still has watery stool...So I took him today even though they are closed, I
caught the vet tech there so she called his doctor..at this point she said he
needed IV fluids which I have to agree...I just don't like him
You know I had thought about the yogurt and probiotics..but just didn't do
it..until last night..I have some in the refrigerator...so I looked in one of
my natural books to check the dosage...opened a cap, tasted of it then mixed
about 1/2 in some water and shot it in him..He took it real
I don't know today...On Sunday I went in the morning when the tech was there
and he seemed good and even ate some dry sensitive stomach for me...then I went
back about 2 hrs later and he was in alot of pain so I asked if she could call
the vet to get some pain meds...then she did and he was
This is very hard to write rightnow..He is now home with me since 1pm as he may
be in liver failure now and in very critical state..she thought better he come
home with me..temp is 93 so he is on heat pads and iv fluids here at home..I
did get him to eat lil more than tsp spoon a/d and drink
Bandy passed away around 4pm TX. time at home with me..This as you all know is
so hard to write, but I wanted you to know..You all have been so good to us the
past year and a half.
I will write more when I can..
Kerry, Angel Bandy and Inky
__
I am probably getting in on the tail end of this, but I did see anterior
uveitis mentioned..
Bandy had this..If you will go check, the treatment that Bandy did worked...I
talked to his eye specialist as recent as last Fri. as Bandy was to get
check-up for eyes 1st of Jan..His spec was very
Hi Sally,
I do hope the eyes get better..I just wanted you to know that it did make a
world of difference in Bandy's eyes..He was on gentacin, too as he did have an
ulcer on 1 eye, but as soon as it cleared she put him on antibiotic drops that
had dex in it..They didn't work so when we
hi Michelle,
I am sorry to hear Lucy isn't doing so well right now..Inky has had some
really bad bouts lately, too..I would, like Nina, suggested stay with the raw
diet or mush..Inky is still on 10mg of pred now as his vet said to keep him
there if it is working..So maybe you just need to
Bandy was getting transdermal oxazepam for appetite stimulant..It worked great
even when he had a fever..He could get it up to 3 times a day...I also have
Inky (20 yr. old) on it when he doesn't eat well..There haven't been any ill
effects with this..It works great for Inky, too.
Kerry, Angel
Hi Belinda,
I lost my 15 yr old Alberta early Friday morning..She is a negative kitty.
Please add her to the CLS.
Thanks so much,
Kerry, Angel Bandy, Inky and Angel Alberta
__
Do You Yahoo!?
Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam
Hi Sally,
I saw that you wrote that Junior runs a temp...Bandy had an on going fever
for over 14 months..I treated him at home with 1/2 of a .75mg dexamethasone.
The temp would be around 105 and within 3 hrs it was back to normal 101 or
so..I had an ear thermometer which was much easier for
Hi Kelley,
I am so sorry to hear about your lil Morgana..Believe me I know exactly how
you feel at this moment.. I'm sure she knew how much you loved her, and she
will be with you always in spirit..I bet she has already met up with my
Bandy..and they are playing and running free together..
Hi Michelle,
I am sorry I couldn't respond to this sooner. If you remember, Bandy had
recurring fevers for well over a year...often as high as 106+.. After awhile
of taking him to the vet, I had a prescription of .75mg dex for use at home...I
would give him 1/2 pill at times and the temp
Michelle,
I am sorry to hear Lucy isn't doing so well yet..I don't know why they won't
give you some dex or give her a dex injection..I know it works the fastest to
reduce the temp..It is almost standard procedure from any vet I have used for
dogs or cats here..It also hits any inflammation
Hi Michelle,
Believe me I know exactly how you are feeling right now.. What sort of
infection does she have? Or do they know? URI? I guess I don't understand why
they won't give at least one initial dose of dex to bring the temp down and
help increase her appetite.
Have you tried any
Michelle,
This is a tough one for sure..What tests are they waiting results for?
Bandy received epogen for 6 wks, and his anemia was non-regenerative...but
you know what it worked..We did this before we ever saw the internal med
specialist..his pcv went up rather fast considering things,
Hi Michelle,
I have to agree that Nina said it all...and she is right...Your gut will tell
you...Spend time with her and try not to panic...I will always regret what I
did with Bandy because I did panic..
So take a deep breath and it will come to you..
Kerry
Hi Michelle,
Do you have any a/d? Appetite stimulants?
I went into panic mode when I took him to the hospital for IV fluids and they
had to keep him. We had been doing sub-q's and I should have continued them as
he wasn't that bad off until some things went wrong while he was there..Since
Hi Michelle,
I hope Lucy is eating and feeling better today..I am behind as usual..I was
wondering if they sent the blood off to be checked for toxo...When Bandy first
saw the eye spec., that was the first test he wanted to do and really only
thing Bandy hadn't been checked for in the
I am also in Texas...I would really like to know where you can get them without
a script, too..I do know a few places that will let you get a few things..but
never what I actually need.
We use Roadrunner Pharmacy in Phoenix for all compounding prescriptions...All
the things that I got for
I think the epogen worked in less than 2 wks...They all said that was very fast
as it usually takes longer..He was at 20 and it went to over 32 in around 10
days. He was only on it for around 5 wks..as when he went to the specialist,
the pcv had already dropped again to 23..so she stopped it
I just had Inky's metronidazole (flagyl) refilled at Road Runner Pharmacy in
Phoenix. It was $34.95 which included 2nd day air shipping.UPS.. I got 60cc
chicken flavor..dosage is 100mg/ml. He gets .3cc daily.. Thought you guys might
want to check this out..
Also, I am 90 miles from Dallas
Bandy got dex injections in the beginning as often as twice a week, but then
when we realized the fevers were going to be on going, I got the pills...which
wasn't as strong as the injectable. They were worried he would develope
diabetis, but I wanted him to be able to eat and feel good...the
Hi Michelle,
I haven't had a chance to catch up on all of this, but I read that someone
said stay on dex...I would have to agree with this..I don't think the fevers
are from the dex..That would be almost impossible..I think..
Is she drinking on her own at all? I would stay with the
101 - 200 of 221 matches
Mail list logo
