Re: [Felvtalk] Felvtalk Digest, Vol 29, Issue 38
Ardy... I too had a blind cat and he did rather well... I simply am NOT willing to put this guy through 2 major operations so he can be blind AND have no eyes and still be susceptible ( due to FeLV) to a host of other ills Plus..he would be a sitting duck for his housemate who is still acting like a kitten and attacks him several times a day Fortunately he doesn't keep it up after Yogi makes it clear that he is not interested in playing and runs away and hides but it's still stressful for him Honestly it's simply the sheer amount of things that have plagued my boy in the 7 short months he has been with me URI,Diarrhea, Blood in his stool, weight loss, hair loss, constant fever, Uveitis, Corneal Ulcer... It's just too much for such a young cat His entire life is medications several times a day and hiding from his housemate at most times. I won't put him down as long as he is still functional and doesn't appear to be in too much pain( right now he still has a good appetite and still shows curiosity about his environment but. if the time comes that he loses his appetite and begins to appear to be quite uncomfortable I will put him down simply because it is wholly unlikely that this WON"T be the path the remainer of his life will take...I won't keep him around just because " I " will miss him... On Tue, Sep 27, 2016 at 10:48 PM, felvtalk-requ...@felineleukemia.org wrote: Send Felvtalk mailing list submissions to felvtalk@felineleukemia.org To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to felvtalk-requ...@felineleukemia.org You can reach the person managing the list at felvtalk-ow...@felineleukemia.org When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific than "Re: Contents of Felvtalk digest..." Today's Topics: 1. Re: Eye Problems and Prednisolone (Ardy Robertson) 2. Re: Eye Problems and Prednisolone (Ardy Robertson) 3. Re: Felvtalk Digest, Vol 29, Issue 37 (Liz McCarty) -- Message: 1 Date: Tue, 27 Sep 2016 21:35:38 -0500 From: "Ardy Robertson" To: Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] Eye Problems and Prednisolone Message-ID: <021a01d21931$0028a000$0079e000$@centurytel.net> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" I had a blind cat (Dodsie) who lived to be 19. Since she already knew our house, she adjusted to being blind so well. She walked around rooms close to the outer walls, almost touching them. She was able to go downstairs to use the litter box and come back up with no problem. I of course kept her bed close to the wall so no one would step on her. I think we felt sorrier for her than she did...she adjusted so well and it really didn't seem to bother her and we knew she was totally blind in both eyes. She responded to our voice just like before. She was an only cat so that probably helped her feel secure. And thankfully when she left us, she just went to sleep one afternoon and did not wake up. Ardy -Original Message- From: Felvtalk [mailto:felvtalk-boun...@felineleukemia.org] On Behalf Of Amani Oakley Sent: Sunday, September 25, 2016 10:47 PM To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] Eye Problems and Prednisolone Robert I recommend that you have the vet surgically remove the eye. You would be surprised at how quickly a cat will adjust to this, and the pain will stop immediately. I had this experience with one of my cats, who also had severe uveitis when I got her, and there was just nothing that worked, and the eye was really bad. In the meantime, there are two techniques you might want to try to help with pain and controlling infection: 1. Try putting contact lens saline in the eyes. This is soothing and has a tiny bit of disinfectant which is obviously safe for the eyes; 2. Try putting a used tea bag (warm) on the eye. Only use it once before discarding it. Also, ask the vet for buprenorphine in a transdermal cream. This will help tremendously with the pain. Get the vet to obtain it from a compounding pharmacy. Amani -Original Message- From: Felvtalk [mailto:felvtalk-boun...@felineleukemia.org] On Behalf Of ROBERT CHAPEL Sent: September-25-16 3:06 PM To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org Cc: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] Eye Problems and Prednisolone I'm really at my wits end as to how much more to put my little guy ( Yogi) through I adopted him 7 months ago and he has had something causing him pain at least 5 of them.. I put him on high doses of ocular Prednisolone to try to spare his vision after a severe Uveitis( bilateral but worse in the right eye) and the Vet said it would likely have to be given chronicallyVERY unfortunately he developed a
Re: [Felvtalk] Felvtalk Digest, Vol 29, Issue 38
Liz Personally...I think death is a rather negative side effect of NOT trying everything possible I do NOT understand the reluctance of Vets to prescribe drugs that they generally do not use if they are not offering any viable alternative.. My Yogi, for eg, is going blindOne Vet, understandably, didn't want to use prednisolone for his very severe uveitis because it has the potential to cause a variety of eye problemsOK I understand..BUT she was not offering any alternativeit is SO darn frustrating... another vet in the practice did prescribe prednisolone and it worked marvelously for 4 months and brought him back from near total blindness. Sadly... he developed a severe corneal ulcer and ist looking now( since I've had to D/C the prednisolone( that the Uveitis is returning along with having a corneal ulcer. I could have NOT used the pred... but he would have been in terrible pain the entire time AND blind On balance I could not be happier that I was able to give him a few months more of vision.. Now we are really at an impasse. Point is... a lot of vets are quite closed minded and if you have the money shop vets until you find one that WILL work with you..ask anyone and everyone that has a FeLV cat... or any cat with complicated problems ( people with generally healthy cats who tell you they love their vets are legionANY vet can easily handle a healthy cat with minor issues occasionally how they handle the complicated problem cases is what is important. I know the frustration and sadness of trying to get you boy back on track and having to battle the damn vet in order to do this just adds another level of stress. I'm sorry for your trouble and wish you both the best Bob Warwick NY On Tue, Sep 27, 2016 at 10:48 PM, felvtalk-requ...@felineleukemia.org wrote: Send Felvtalk mailing list submissions to felvtalk@felineleukemia.org To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to felvtalk-requ...@felineleukemia.org You can reach the person managing the list at felvtalk-ow...@felineleukemia.org When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific than "Re: Contents of Felvtalk digest..." Today's Topics: 1. Re: Eye Problems and Prednisolone (Ardy Robertson) 2. Re: Eye Problems and Prednisolone (Ardy Robertson) 3. Re: Felvtalk Digest, Vol 29, Issue 37 (Liz McCarty) -- Message: 1 Date: Tue, 27 Sep 2016 21:35:38 -0500 From: "Ardy Robertson" To: Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] Eye Problems and Prednisolone Message-ID: <021a01d21931$0028a000$0079e000$@centurytel.net> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" I had a blind cat (Dodsie) who lived to be 19. Since she already knew our house, she adjusted to being blind so well. She walked around rooms close to the outer walls, almost touching them. She was able to go downstairs to use the litter box and come back up with no problem. I of course kept her bed close to the wall so no one would step on her. I think we felt sorrier for her than she did...she adjusted so well and it really didn't seem to bother her and we knew she was totally blind in both eyes. She responded to our voice just like before. She was an only cat so that probably helped her feel secure. And thankfully when she left us, she just went to sleep one afternoon and did not wake up. Ardy -Original Message- From: Felvtalk [mailto:felvtalk-boun...@felineleukemia.org] On Behalf Of Amani Oakley Sent: Sunday, September 25, 2016 10:47 PM To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] Eye Problems and Prednisolone Robert I recommend that you have the vet surgically remove the eye. You would be surprised at how quickly a cat will adjust to this, and the pain will stop immediately. I had this experience with one of my cats, who also had severe uveitis when I got her, and there was just nothing that worked, and the eye was really bad. In the meantime, there are two techniques you might want to try to help with pain and controlling infection: 1. Try putting contact lens saline in the eyes. This is soothing and has a tiny bit of disinfectant which is obviously safe for the eyes; 2. Try putting a used tea bag (warm) on the eye. Only use it once before discarding it. Also, ask the vet for buprenorphine in a transdermal cream. This will help tremendously with the pain. Get the vet to obtain it from a compounding pharmacy. Amani -Original Message- From: Felvtalk [mailto:felvtalk-boun...@felineleukemia.org] On Behalf Of ROBERT CHAPEL Sent: September-25-16 3:06 PM To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org Cc: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] Eye Problems and
