Re: [Felvtalk] "Off day" / couple of questions
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 and check with his supplier about Immuno-regulin. His white cells were low normal. Everything related to organ function was good. The bad news is that when he was inspecting Dublin's mouth (he has just *awful *gingivitis even though he had a dental six weeks ago and I've been using Maxiguard gel every day, which my vet thinks is the best product) he found he has a bleeding growth on his gum. So now we have surgery scheduled for Tuesday to remove it for biopsy. The vet did seem fairly optimistic that it could well be other things than a malignancy (squamous cell carcinoma being the most common source of cat oral tumors :( ) -- in particular he said something about how if they didn't get all of the root during one of his ten dental extractions the week before I adopted him (done by another vet) that could cause such problems. Meanwhile, he got an antibiotic injection to hopefully help clean things up in there. Sigh, sure hope my baby is OK -- and not too thrilled about the huge expenses so soon. And I'm kicking myself -- after researching here I meant to ask about testing for hemobartonella as a possible cause of anemia, but totally forgot when the gum business cropped up. I guess we could test when he has the surgery. Meanwhile, he eats vigorously and is very lively, galloping back and forth across the house with his "brother" C.J.! ___ Felvtalk mailing list Felvtalk@felineleukemia.org http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org
Re: [Felvtalk] "Off day" / couple of questions
If he is drinking a lot, maybe look into diabetes. I have it and it tends to make you real thirsty sometimes. Wht about urinry tract poblems like sturvte crystals. Does he urinate out of is box? And how much urine does he pass? Homey has a reoccurring problem with the crystals ad I keep track o the urine balls in the boxes. When I see a small one (like a quarter or silver dollar size) then it is off to the vet with a sample. I have also started her on a cranberry supplement to head this off. You said his pupils tend to stay evenly dialated and don't react to light normally. Maybe he is like me. My eyes are light sensitive and I wear those yellow sunglasses (one of those only !19.95 deals from walmart) in addition to my glasses that darken in sunlight. It really helps. I am also sensitive to glare at night. Maybe he just always squints because the light bothers his eyes. Just some thoughts. Won't hurt to ask. Anne Myles wrote: > 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 eat normally. By Sunday night he seemed to be coming around and was > fine yesterday and today, with normal activity. Any insight into this? > > He does sort of squint one or both eyes at time, but I've had his eyes > examined by the vet (with the machine that looks into the back of the > eye) after the last day he squinted badly and no signs of disease were > found. His pupils are not as reactive to light as most cats' and tend > to stay (evenly) dilated, but they do react some and the vet didn't seem > worried about it. No signs of eye infection or URI then or now. > > I'm also noticing he drinks quite a bit of water. I read that FeLV can > cause kidney disease? Is this something I should be concerned about? > > I'm thinking of taking Dublin to the vet Friday (when I have a little > more time) even if he acting fine and asking for bloodwork so we can see > where we are. Is there anything I should ask my vet particularly to > look into or examine? He's an excellent vet and very supportive about > Dublin but I'm not sure whether he'll be thinking about all the things > he should look for in a FeLV+ cat. > > ___ > Felvtalk mailing list > Felvtalk@felineleukemia.org > http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org ___ Felvtalk mailing list Felvtalk@felineleukemia.org http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org
Re: [Felvtalk] "Off day" / couple of questions
Glad you are taking Dublin to the vet Friday. You can never be to careful with these guys. The vet should definitely check for anemia. You can look at his gums & make sure they are pink yourself. I've hear of FeLV cats having one eye dialated sometimes, but I'm not sure what causes that. I hope Dublin has a good check-up. Beth Don't Litter, Fix Your Critter! www.Furkids.org From: Anne Myles To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org Sent: Tuesday, November 15, 2011 9:29 AM Subject: [Felvtalk] "Off day" / couple of questions 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 eat normally. By Sunday night he seemed to be coming around and was fine yesterday and today, with normal activity. Any insight into this? He does sort of squint one or both eyes at time, but I've had his eyes examined by the vet (with the machine that looks into the back of the eye) after the last day he squinted badly and no signs of disease were found. His pupils are not as reactive to light as most cats' and tend to stay (evenly) dilated, but they do react some and the vet didn't seem worried about it. No signs of eye infection or URI then or now. I'm also noticing he drinks quite a bit of water. I read that FeLV can cause kidney disease? Is this something I should be concerned about? I'm thinking of taking Dublin to the vet Friday (when I have a little more time) even if he acting fine and asking for bloodwork so we can see where we are. Is there anything I should ask my vet particularly to look into or examine? He's an excellent vet and very supportive about Dublin but I'm not sure whether he'll be thinking about all the things he should look for in a FeLV+ cat. ___ Felvtalk mailing list Felvtalk@felineleukemia.org http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org___ Felvtalk mailing list Felvtalk@felineleukemia.org http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org
[Felvtalk] "Off day" / couple of questions
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 eat normally. By Sunday night he seemed to be coming around and was fine yesterday and today, with normal activity. Any insight into this? He does sort of squint one or both eyes at time, but I've had his eyes examined by the vet (with the machine that looks into the back of the eye) after the last day he squinted badly and no signs of disease were found. His pupils are not as reactive to light as most cats' and tend to stay (evenly) dilated, but they do react some and the vet didn't seem worried about it. No signs of eye infection or URI then or now. I'm also noticing he drinks quite a bit of water. I read that FeLV can cause kidney disease? Is this something I should be concerned about? I'm thinking of taking Dublin to the vet Friday (when I have a little more time) even if he acting fine and asking for bloodwork so we can see where we are. Is there anything I should ask my vet particularly to look into or examine? He's an excellent vet and very supportive about Dublin but I'm not sure whether he'll be thinking about all the things he should look for in a FeLV+ cat. ___ Felvtalk mailing list Felvtalk@felineleukemia.org http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org
