Well I got surprisingly good news when I stopped at the vet around 5:00!
Dublin is calmer, he drank and ate well, AND his pupils are showing light
reflex now!! They constricted and he even flinched away when the vet shone
the light in his eyes. So at least he should be able to sense light and
dark,
I am devastated -- my FeLV boy Dublin had major dental surgery yesterday to
remove the rest of his teeth due to severe stomatitis and feline resorptive
lesions (his third dental surgery in six months). He came through OK it
seemed, and his bloodwork turned out to be very promising (his mild anemia
I had my Dublin to the vet today for full bloodwork. Though I only heard
the results on the phone, it apparently looked pretty good. His red blood
cells were just below the normal range (29 with 30 as the low end of
normal) -- the vet is going to research the protocols for helping to bring
it up
My Dublin seems to be doing quite well over all, happy and playful most
days and eats anything that isn't nailed to the floor. Once or twice,
though, he's had an "off day," most recently Sunday. On Sunday, he kept
his eyes shut or barely squinted them open, and he seemed lethargic. He
did ea
This is the vaccine my C.J. just got in the past month. It's supposed
to be about 99% effective according to the literature and much safer in
regard to the chance of vaccine-related sarcoma. My understanding is
that it's what vets who keep up with the cutting edge are using now.
I don't know
I meant to write, of course, that I was told that false POSITIVES are
common but false negatives are virtually unheard of. My vet kind of
shrugged when I told him that, though no one can give me a good account
of why Dublin had a negative ELISA on his re-test when he is very
clearly positive.
Hi, wanted to introduce myself and my cats.
I adopted two new adult kitties from a rural no-kill shelter in my area
a little over a month ago, after my 15-year-old cat passed away. Little
orange Dublin and hunky white and tabby C.J. are both about two years
old males -- Dublin more of an esti
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