[Felvtalk] Fw: Advice
I was confused by the cerenia because she is not vomiting but my vet said maybe she is nauseous and that could be adding to her not wanting to eat. She did mention it's 4 or 5 days on/off. Someone else suggested pepcid, which I thought was odd but will bring it up to my vet. Thanks for the food suggestions. I will try whatever I can. This morning she was acting off again, although she did eat some dry food on her own. It'll be a long weekend but I will do whatever I can for her. We attempted to take her temp but that did not go so well. Friday, October 19, 2012 12:08 AM From: Christiane Biagi ti...@mindspring.com To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org Sounds like ur vet is trying to gether to get rid of any infection. In terms of eating, I think ur vet is right on—give her anything she’ll eat. Some things I’ve used are Gerber stage2 ham, or turkey or beef (has no garlic or onion—just plain); tuna “water” (from can); yogurt is good if she’ll take it—helps with nausea/diarrhea from antibiotics. All my cats seem to devour Fancy Feast (chicken classic)—its like catnip! Lol Basically, I go thru refrig try everything—cold cuts, cheese, cottage cheese—not necessarily the best diet long term but I figure something is always better than nothing. Sometimes, heating the food in micro just to get it warm (and smelly) helps. There’s also the food trappers use to lure ferals—warm Kentucky Fried Chicken (little warm pieces without bones). Its not easy very frustrating so hang in there…. From: Felvtalk [mailto:felvtalk-boun...@felineleukemia.org] On Behalf Of Sharyl Sent: Thursday, October 18, 2012 11:33 PM To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] Advice Dee, I'm sorry your cat is having problems. Cerenia is typically Rx'd as an anti-emetic (vomiting). Some vets also Rx it for nausea even though there are better drugs to use for nausea. Each kitty is unique and Cerenia does seem to help fight nausea in some cats. Most in the FAF yahoo group give it for 4 days then take a day off. Not sure what you vet recommended. The FAF list members have found Cerenia to be a very effective and safe anti-emetic. Here is a link to a good vet article on meds used to control vomiting. The info on Cerenia is about 1/2 way down under the heading 'A new antiemetic drug for dogs'. http://veterinarycalendar.dvm360.com/avhc/content/printContentPopup.jsp?id=676860 Hope this helps Sharyl From: Dawn Morrison dlmgreen1...@yahoo.com To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org Sent: Thursday, October 18, 2012 4:50 PM Subject: [Felvtalk] Advice My 7yr old has up till this point shown no signs of the virus. Tuesday she was acting very odd and not eating. I took her to the vet, who ran bloodwork. Her lympocytes were incredibly high, wbc was high (can't remember the numbers), she had a 104 temp. She got injections of b12, steroid, antibiotic and I was sent home with antibiotic and pain meds if needed and an appetite stimulant. Wed she wouldn't eat again so I was syringe feeding her. I have been giving her the anitbio and app stimulant. Today she started to eat on her own, although I will still syringe to make sure she's getting enough nutrients. She also has IBD but the vet said to give her whatever she'll eat at this point to at least get her wanting to eat again. We sent the bloodwork out to a lab to assure the in house results were correct, they were. My vet wants to start her on cerenia, keep her on the anitbio and the app stimulant. We're basically going to take it day by day at this point. Since she is now shedding the virus she is staying in her bedroom (which has a screen door on it) but is a little stressed that she can't come out and visit when we are home. I've been going in and visiting as much as possible but it's hard when I'm gone for most of the day. We have another kitty who we have to get tested in 2 months to see if she was exposed. If anyone has suggestions or opinions I would appreciate it. Also, has anyone used cerenia and is there anything I should know about it? Has anyone else gone through similiar experiences and can offer any advice? Thanks in advance and sorry this is so long. Dee___ Felvtalk mailing list Felvtalk@felineleukemia.org http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org
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My vet told me to combine yoogurt and baby food pumpkin. the yogurt calms the somach and the pumpkin gives fiber to help get the colon back to normal action. Dawn Morrison dlmgreen1...@yahoo.com wrote: I was confused by the cerenia because she is not vomiting but my vet said maybe she is nauseous and that could be adding to her not wanting to eat. She did mention it's 4 or 5 days on/off. Someone else suggested pepcid, which I thought was odd but will bring it up to my vet. Thanks for the food suggestions. I will try whatever I can. This morning she was acting off again, although she did eat some dry food on her own. It'll be a long weekend but I will do whatever I can for her. We attempted to take her temp but that did not go so well. Friday, October 19, 2012 12:08 AM From: Christiane Biagi ti...@mindspring.com To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org Sounds like ur vet is trying to gether to get rid of any infection. In terms of eating, I think ur vet is right on—give her anything she’ll eat. Some things I’ve used are Gerber stage2 ham, or turkey or beef (has no garlic or onion—just plain); tuna “water” (from can); yogurt is good if she’ll take it—helps with nausea/diarrhea from antibiotics. All my cats seem to devour Fancy Feast (chicken classic)—its like catnip! Lol Basically, I go thru refrig try everything—cold cuts, cheese, cottage cheese—not necessarily the best diet long term but I figure something is always better than nothing. Sometimes, heating the food in micro just to get it warm (and smelly) helps. There’s also the food trappers use to lure ferals—warm Kentucky Fried Chicken (little warm pieces without bones). Its not easy very frustrating so hang in there…. From: Felvtalk [mailto:felvtalk-boun...@felineleukemia.org] On Behalf Of Sharyl Sent: Thursday, October 18, 2012 11:33 PM To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] Advice Dee, I'm sorry your cat is having problems. Cerenia is typically Rx'd as an anti-emetic (vomiting). Some vets also Rx it for nausea even though there are better drugs to use for nausea. Each kitty is unique and Cerenia does seem to help fight nausea in some cats. Most in the FAF yahoo group give it for 4 days then take a day off. Not sure what you vet recommended. The FAF list members have found Cerenia to be a very effective and safe anti-emetic. Here is a link to a good vet article on meds used to control vomiting. The info on Cerenia is about 1/2 way down under the heading 'A new antiemetic drug for dogs'. http://veterinarycalendar.dvm360.com/avhc/content/printContentPopup.jsp?id=676860 Hope this helps Sharyl From: Dawn Morrison dlmgreen1...@yahoo.com To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org Sent: Thursday, October 18, 2012 4:50 PM Subject: [Felvtalk] Advice My 7yr old has up till this point shown no signs of the virus. Tuesday she was acting very odd and not eating. I took her to the vet, who ran bloodwork. Her lympocytes were incredibly high, wbc was high (can't remember the numbers), she had a 104 temp. She got injections of b12, steroid, antibiotic and I was sent home with antibiotic and pain meds if needed and an appetite stimulant. Wed she wouldn't eat again so I was syringe feeding her. I have been giving her the anitbio and app stimulant. Today she started to eat on her own, although I will still syringe to make sure she's getting enough nutrients. She also has IBD but the vet said to give her whatever she'll eat at this point to at least get her wanting to eat again. We sent the bloodwork out to a lab to assure the in house results were correct, they were. My vet wants to start her on cerenia, keep her on the anitbio and the app stimulant. We're basically going to take it day by day at this point. Since she is now shedding the virus she is staying in her bedroom (which has a screen door on it) but is a little stressed that she can't come out and visit when we are home. I've been going in and visiting as much as possible but it's hard when I'm gone for most of the day. We have another kitty who we have to get tested in 2 months to see if she was exposed. If anyone has suggestions or opinions I would appreciate it. Also, has anyone used cerenia and is there anything I should know about it? Has anyone else gone through similiar experiences and can offer any advice? Thanks in advance and sorry this is so long. Dee ___ Felvtalk mailing list Felvtalk@felineleukemia.org http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org
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after the line about Pepcid, I got a bunch of gibberish, combination of numbers and letters and symbols. what happened? Dawn Morrison dlmgreen1...@yahoo.com wrote: I was confused by the cerenia because she is not vomiting but my vet said maybe she is nauseous and that could be adding to her not wanting to eat. She did mention it's 4 or 5 days on/off. Someone else suggested pepcid, which I thought was odd but will bring it up to my vet. Thanks for the food suggestions. I will try whatever I can. This morning she was acting off again, although she did eat some dry food on her own. It'll be a long weekend but I will do whatever I can for her. We attempted to take her temp but that did not go so well. Friday, October 19, 2012 12:08 AM From: Christiane Biagi ti...@mindspring.com To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org Sounds like ur vet is trying to gether to get rid of any infection. In terms of eating, I think ur vet is right on—give her anything she’ll eat. Some things I’ve used are Gerber stage2 ham, or turkey or beef (has no garlic or onion—just plain); tuna “water” (from can); yogurt is good if she’ll take it—helps with nausea/diarrhea from antibiotics. All my cats seem to devour Fancy Feast (chicken classic)—its like catnip! Lol Basically, I go thru refrig try everything—cold cuts, cheese, cottage cheese—not necessarily the best diet long term but I figure something is always better than nothing. Sometimes, heating the food in micro just to get it warm (and smelly) helps. There’s also the food trappers use to lure ferals—warm Kentucky Fried Chicken (little warm pieces without bones). Its not easy very frustrating so hang in there…. From: Felvtalk [mailto:felvtalk-boun...@felineleukemia.org] On Behalf Of Sharyl Sent: Thursday, October 18, 2012 11:33 PM To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] Advice Dee, I'm sorry your cat is having problems. Cerenia is typically Rx'd as an anti-emetic (vomiting). Some vets also Rx it for nausea even though there are better drugs to use for nausea. Each kitty is unique and Cerenia does seem to help fight nausea in some cats. Most in the FAF yahoo group give it for 4 days then take a day off. Not sure what you vet recommended. The FAF list members have found Cerenia to be a very effective and safe anti-emetic. Here is a link to a good vet article on meds used to control vomiting. The info on Cerenia is about 1/2 way down under the heading 'A new antiemetic drug for dogs'. http://veterinarycalendar.dvm360.com/avhc/content/printContentPopup.jsp?id=676860 Hope this helps Sharyl From: Dawn Morrison dlmgreen1...@yahoo.com To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org Sent: Thursday, October 18, 2012 4:50 PM Subject: [Felvtalk] Advice My 7yr old has up till this point shown no signs of the virus. Tuesday she was acting very odd and not eating. I took her to the vet, who ran bloodwork. Her lympocytes were incredibly high, wbc was high (can't remember the numbers), she had a 104 temp. She got injections of b12, steroid, antibiotic and I was sent home with antibiotic and pain meds if needed and an appetite stimulant. Wed she wouldn't eat again so I was syringe feeding her. I have been giving her the anitbio and app stimulant. Today she started to eat on her own, although I will still syringe to make sure she's getting enough nutrients. She also has IBD but the vet said to give her whatever she'll eat at this point to at least get her wanting to eat again. We sent the bloodwork out to a lab to assure the in house results were correct, they were. My vet wants to start her on cerenia, keep her on the anitbio and the app stimulant. We're basically going to take it day by day at this point. Since she is now shedding the virus she is staying in her bedroom (which has a screen door on it) but is a little stressed that she can't come out and visit when we are home. I've been going in and visiting as much as possible but it's hard when I'm gone for most of the day. We have another kitty who we have to get tested in 2 months to see if she was exposed. If anyone has suggestions or opinions I would appreciate it. Also, has anyone used cerenia and is there anything I should know about it? Has anyone else gone through similiar experiences and can offer any advice? Thanks in advance and sorry this is so long. Dee ___ Felvtalk mailing list Felvtalk@felineleukemia.org http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org
Re: [Felvtalk] Fw: Advice
Dee, there are better anti-nausea meds for cats. A good one is ondansetron (generic for Zofran). Your vet has to write an Rx for it. Typcal dose is 1 mg 2-3 times/day. Check around as prices vary a lot between pharmacies. Original Strength Pepcid AC is used for cats with excess stomach acid. Do NOT use any other type of pepcid. Typical dose is 2.5 mg EOD. It doesn't sound like your cat has excess stomach acid. As I wrote earlier Cerenia has helped some cats with nausea but ondansetron seems to work for more cats. Sharyl___ Felvtalk mailing list Felvtalk@felineleukemia.org http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org
