Re: Ember and the Scary Mistake

ECTED]> To: Sent: Saturday, January 26, 2008 8:34 AM Subject: Re: Ember and the Scary Mistake Computer error??? It sounds as though the vet made a 'scary mistake' and rather than honesty and responsibility, she is playing defense, which is equally scary. I would stop the Metronidaz

Re: Ember and the Scary Mistake

Lance I am so happy to hear Ember ( I love her name) is feeling a bit better. My Tristan who is not felv+ had a problem with loose stool and he gets a fiber capsule every night and it is normal now.Dr. Jen said it it IBS irritable bowel syndrome.Take care of your baby girl and I will keep thinki

Re: Ember and the Scary Mistake

I had a call in to the same vet late yesterday afternoon, and she got back to me earlier this morning. I wanted to clarify the doses, after doing some reading that alarmed me about Metronidazole. I don't want to give Ember more than she needs (or any, if it can be helped). I'm mostly okay w

Re: Ember and loose stools

Lance, I hope this message finds Ember feeling better. Sometimes cats just get diarrhea from something they ate and it takes a while to get their system back on track. t Lance <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Hi everyone, Last Saturday night, I came home to find a very large, very odorous,

Re: Ember and the Scary Mistake

Computer error??? It sounds as though the vet made a 'scary mistake' and rather than honesty and responsibility, she is playing defense, which is equally scary. I would stop the Metronidazole. It seems that Ember had a violent reaction to the overdose and needs time to process that assault.

Re: Ember

stomers" sometimes, horribly, we got ignored. Sigh). caroline > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org> Subject: Re: Ember> Date: Fri, 25 Jan 2008 07:43:42 -0600> > Hi Jane,> > Thanks for thinking of us. Tests seemed> to indicate that it's an

RE: Ember

t; we weren't "paying customers" sometimes, horribly, we got ignored. > Sigh). > > caroline > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: > felvtalk@felineleukemia.org> Subject: Re: Ember> Date: Fri, 25 Jan 2008 > 07:43:42 -0600> > Hi Jane,> > Thanks for think

RE: Ember

CTED]> To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org> Subject: Re: Ember> Date: Fri, 25 Jan 2008 07:43:42 -0600> > Hi Jane,> > Thanks for thinking of us. Tests seemed> to indicate that it's an issue of> bacterial overgrowth in the GI tract.> Vet prescribed 10 days of metronidazo

Re: Ember

Hi Jane, Thanks for thinking of us. Tests seemed to indicate that it's an issue of bacterial overgrowth in the GI tract. Vet prescribed 10 days of metronidazole for Ember. Ironically, Ember had a formed bowel movement only a few hours after we got home. I also discovered that Ember likes to eat

Re: Ember and loose stools

Lance I have no real answer for you. I am so glad Ember has been doing well. I worry so much about every thing with Junior. He has been battling a URI for months now. We are back to antihistamines as he gone though 3 antibiotics the last was zithromax. He is a little better now. I was real worried

Re: Ember and (now) weight gain

Hi Lance Glad that Ember is gaining weight ...that is really good news. The Whole Dog Journal does a yearly evaluation of commercial pet food and they always rate Wellness very highly. I discovered Petguard (wet) which is the Whole Foods label. It is the first food that MeMe really loves and it

RE: Ember and (now) weight gain

I LOOOVE the Wellness! All my cats are on it- personal cats and fosters. I have some foster kittens under 1 year old, so they are on Wellness canned kitten (at night) and the Wellness chicken dry that is for kittens and adults. They love love love it. I have one cat that is 1 year a

RE: Ember and (now) weight gain

I feed mine Wellness wet--- have two who just put on the pounds if they so much look at food. But I also have 3 who must have some dry food and I did try the Wellness dry. None of them really liked it--and I tried twice. I feed wet primarily but give them a bit of dry in the late evening. Chris

Update Re: Ember and weight loss

Thank you Jane, MC, Marylyn, Caroline, Tonya, Belinda and Wendy for your thoughts and advice. I wanted to wait for a week or so in order to report back what I hoped would be a uptick in Ember's weight. Unfortunately, she's still hanging around the general "9 1/12 pounds" area. Probably opti

Re: Ember and weight loss

FreeT4 is the test you want to do if there is any possibility of the T4 being incorrect. Fred's T4 was normal but his FreeT4 showed he was in the early stages of hyperthyroid, so we caught it early and he only needed a very low dose of iodine when he had the treatment and I got to bring him ho

Re: Ember and weight loss

Yes, if you go this route ask for a full thyroid panel. There is a 'basic' test. I don't remember which one.. which can come out negative when your cat really does have a thyroid problem. t wendy <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Hey Lance, Checking the thyroid is a good idea because cat

Re: Ember and weight loss

Hey Lance, Checking the thyroid is a good idea because cats with thyroid issues often can't gain weight no matter how much they eat. Let us know how the test goes. The test is called a T4, and some vets also take a free T4. I don't know what else to tell you about the weight loss. Did your

Re: Ember and weight loss

there are a couple of websites you can find with just normal searches that explain what all the test values should be, so you can help evaluate your vet's evaluation. i think i found them through a, "feline blood test results" search. (i'm still not back on my main computer, so can't find half my s

Re: Ember and weight loss

What were his creatinine, BUN, phosphorus, potassium and HCT, those are the big numbers concerning CRF? What lab were they sent to? -- Belinda happiness is being owned by cats ... Be-Mi-Kitties http://bemikitties.com Post Adoptable FeLV/FIV/FIP Cats/Kittens http://adopt.bemikitties.com Fe

Re: Ember and weight loss

I don't know. I was floored recently to get two totally different reads on Bob's cbc's when I took him to a new vet. You might try going for a second opinion. My 'old' vet said cbc looked fine. My 'new' vet said the values showed the beginnings of crf and wants to start fluids and m

RE: Ember and weight loss

"normal"- non-Felv cats- will live to be 30! -Caroline Date: Thu, 27 Sep 2007 19:32:59 -0400From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]: [EMAIL PROTECTED]: Re: Ember and weight lossi think that many of us have found, no matter what WE might have thought, that sometimes the best diet for a cat--espe

Re: Ember and weight loss

PROTECTED]> To: Sent: Thursday, September 27, 2007 6:22 PM Subject: Re: Ember and weight loss Hi Lance, Nina suggested I try feeding dry 'kitten' food (any decent brand) because the caloric value is much higher. I did, and MeMe has been eating it and steadily gaining weight. If E

Re: Ember and weight loss

i think that many of us have found, no matter what WE might have thought, that sometimes the best diet for a cat--especially one with an underlying problem--is whatever the heck they'll eat we all know 20-year-old cats who've never seen anything but meowmix, after all. sigh. wondering if you d

Re: Ember and weight loss

Hi Lance, Nina suggested I try feeding dry 'kitten' food (any decent brand) because the caloric value is much higher. I did, and MeMe has been eating it and steadily gaining weight. If Ember likes Sheba, I would bump it up. If she needs to gain weight I'd offer her anything (again, decent quality

To Lance: Re: Ember update

Hi Lance, It sounds like you had some mixed news at the vets, some good, some bad. I think it's fantastic that Ember is not anemic. I would much rather be dealing with WBC issues than RBC issues, since low WBC could be so many different things, some easily corrected. I don't know of any vets wh

Re: Ember update

Lance, All my prayers and good wishes that whatever is causing Ember's weight loss and lowered wbc is transitory and that she continues to be her perfect little self in every way. I really respect my Internist and her office did help me get my VO, but I don't think I'd call them experts on it

Re: Ember update: wbc back to normal

Lance, Thank you for keeping us posted about Ember. It sounds like you are giving her the very best of care. I'm so glad she is better. Love and hugs to you both. elizabeth In a message dated 11/24/06 15:16:02 Central Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: I've been meaning to write abou

Re: Ember and IR

There are two articles about it on the felineleukemia.org website, and someone on this list collected other info as well and emailed it a while ago. I can find it for you if you want. The on-label use, at least for horses and I think for cats too, is actually to help with getting over upper

Re: Ember and IR

Hi Nina and Cindy, Thanks for the info and anecdotal experience. I know that my vet uses IR with dogs. I'm assuming he uses it for the skin problem that is its "on label" purpose. I'm not sure if he'd go for IR with Ember, but if we don't see better results in a month, I'm going to press hi

Re: Ember and IR

This is just from my own experience so far with Smokey. The first CBC he had done with the old vet showed low wbc and platelets. This is when they decided to test him again for feline leukemia. I started him on the immuno-regulin and had another CBC done about a month 1/2 ago and all of his bloo

Re: Ember and Wellness DMG

Lance, Fabulous news about Ember feeling her old self again! Hooray! You didn't even have to cook her a turkey! I've heard about DMG, in fact I gave it to my positives for a while. I don't have any experience with "Wellness WellDefense". I remember there was a precaution about an ingredie

Re: Ember and Wellness DMG

Lance I am so glad that Ember is feeling better and is her normal self. Sherry P.S. THANK YOU!!Lance <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Ember is back to her normal self. I'm not sure what caused her digestive problems. Lots of prayers and love undoubtedly brought her back to health. I did not give h

Re: Ember, intestinal issues and flagyl

When my Lucy, who is positive, starting having loose stool, I was really scared it was intestinal lymphoma, which positives are prone to. But she has IBD. Which can turn into lymphoma if  not controlled (or maybe even if it is controlled, I don't know). The only thing that has helped her is

Re: Ember and diarrhea

Hi Lance, I'm sorry Ember is still having some problems. If she has a delicate digestive system, the best first course of action is to put her on one type of quality canned food, (see if you can find a single protein) and take her off the dry, (it's harder to digest). Stay away from grains a

Re: Ember and diarrhea

Lance, I'm so sorry Ember is still having problems.  I don't know enough to give suggestions, but I certainly do understand the dilima about work.  I've sat up all night with some of my 'children' before and I know it's so hard to break away and go to work when you must.  The normal behavior must

Re: Ember

I know what you mean about having to isolate one of your cats. I found out my Smokey was felv+ after he had been around a few of my other cats. He had been hanging around our house and the neighbor's across the street. I just knew 1 day I would come home and find where he had been hit by a car.

Re: Ember

Thanks to all of you for your comforting words. I really appreciate them. I'm also glad you liked Ember's pictures. Our family has had several black cats over the years, but Ember was our first fluffy, black kitty. About a year after I adopted Ember in Madison, my parents took in Sidney, wh

Re: Ember

Lance, Your Ember looks just like my Cricket and the new kitten I just adopted yesterday! She's precious!!! Here are pics of my Cricket: http://pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/stefffi_c/album?.dir=/78ab&.src=ph&.tok=phta56DBby6d5vYY :) Wendy __ Do You Ya

Re: Ember

Hi Lance, I am sorry to hear that your precious Ember has tested FeLV positive, but it is not a death sentence. We have kitties here who live a long time with FeLV. I don't know how long you have been a member here, but I am assuming it's fairly recent because of the testing. I have put togethe

Re: Ember

Lance wrote: Three weeks ago, my mom took her 2 year old cat, Sadie, to the vet.  Sadie had not been eating as well as usual, was getting noticeably  thinner, and was listless. This had only been going on for a week or  so. She obviously didn't feel good. Sadie tested positive for feline  leuke

Re: Ember

Lance,Ember is a beautiful cat!! SherryBONNIE J KALMBACH <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Lance,Ember is really beautiful She looks like she has a dark brown undercoat.Bonnie- Original Message -From: Lance <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>Date: Monday, March 27, 2006 4:55 pmSubject: Re: EmberTo: Felvtalk@fel

Re: Ember

Lance, Ember is really beautiful She looks like she has a dark brown undercoat. Bonnie - Original Message - From: Lance <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Date: Monday, March 27, 2006 4:55 pm Subject: Re: Ember To: Felvtalk@felineleukemia.org > Sherry, > > Thank you for sharing, th

Re: Ember

Sherry, Thank you for sharing, though it's a sad story. I hope you are doing better today. Thank you, also, for your prayers and thoughts for Ember and I. Lance -- Pictures of Ember:

Re: Ember

Lance my prayers and thoughts are with you and Ember (pretty name).Felv is such a sad thing to go through,at least for me and Maizee it was.But I have heard stories on here of cats with felv living long happy lives.I hope Ember can be one of the lucky ones. When I found out Maizee was felv+ I was