Re: [Felvtalk] charlie has a uri

2013-07-17 Thread Margo 


-Original Message- From: michael devitt <villagem48...@yahoo.com>Sent: Jul 16, 2013 9:45 PM To: "felvtalk@felineleukemia.org" <FELVTALK@FELINELEUKEMIA.ORG>Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] charlie has a uri 

hi lorrie what i gave him was convenia yea i know controversial drug he seems to be improving not alot of sneezing or gagging like before still not eating he sleeping alot hasnt slept much the last few days with all the sneezing going on where did you get the doxycycline and he is +felv unable to pill him or spray a little saline up his nose tried and now he ducks away from me thanks for responding




Very glad to hear hat Charlie is improving :)

 While I'm not usually a fan of drugs that are that long-lasting, I'm now admitting they have their place. Monday I picked up a kitten that had had a leg amputated, and was told she'd been given Convenia. I had specified No Metacam, but forgot to includeConvenia. I will admit I'm glad not to have to medicate this little Hellion on a daily basis. She may be only two pounds, but it's two pounds of squiggle g.

 I also found there is now a long-acting formm of buprenorphine, Buprenex SR. 72 hours. While I'd likely want try a single dose to gauge any reaction before giving that, I think it's a great option. 

Margo



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Re: [Felvtalk] charlie has a uri

2013-07-17 Thread Lorrie 
Hi Mike,

OK, if you know the bad side of Convenia I won't go into a big disertation
about this :-), but I wondered how you got it unless you are a vet tech.
I buy a of meds on line, but I never saw Convenia. 

Anyway I'm glad Charlie is sneezing less. I got the Doxycycline from
my vet and it cost $58.00 which I thought was an outrageous price but
it worked. A lot of people in the cat groups use compounding pharmacies,
but they do require a prescription from your vet. Will your vet work
with you on this?  I tried the saline spray and my snotty nosed cat
ran and hid everytime she saw me.  Nose drops just didn't work.

Google compounding pharmacies. I believe roadrunner is one of the 
best.

Good luck with Charlie and thank you for taking care of him. I have 
had many FelV + cats who have lived anywhere from 6 months to over
5 years.  It is heartbreaking to see what some of them go through.
How I wish there was a cure for this terrible virus.

Lorrie
cats 



On 07-16, michael devitt wrote:
hi lorrie what i gave him was convenia yea i know controversial drug he
seems to be improving not alot of sneezing or gagging like before still
not eating he sleeping alot hasnt slept much the last few days with all
the sneezing going on where did you get the doxycycline and he is +felv
unable to pill him or spray a little saline up his nose tried and now
he ducks away from me thanks for responding

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Re: [Felvtalk] charlie has a uri

2013-07-16 Thread Margo 



Hi Mike,

 What antibiotic? How much? What does he weigh? Most URIs are viral, so may not respond to Abx. Is Charlie getting L-Lysine? You could try 500mgs twice a day in food, if you can get him interested. Can you get liquids into him? It will dissolve in water and can be syringed. Try putting him in a small bathroom with a ht shower runnung, sometimes the steam will help clear the enough to get them to eat. Try strong smelling foods, or sardines, tuna, or try meat baby food. 

Margo

 -Original Message- From: michael devitt Sent: Jul 16, 2013 12:01 PM To: "Felvtalk@felineleukemia.org" Subject: [Felvtalk] charlie has a uri 

hi my name is mike and my semi-feral charlie developed an uri i gave him an atibiotic injection on 7/13/13 subq can not pill him he is currently hiding under my bed really stuffed up eyes watering will not eat he ate yesterday morning just wondering if anybody has this same issue he is a special cat to me hope he pulls through anybody help would be appreciated thanks

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Re: [Felvtalk] charlie has a uri

2013-07-16 Thread Lorrie 
Hi Mike, 

I assume Charlie is FelV pos. right?  Otherwise you would not post
to this group. Please tell us what you gave him so we can help you. 

One of our cats had a chronic URI for years. We tried everything
and the poor cat was losing weight and green snot was always coming 
from her nose. She too was semi-feral.  

Finally we found something that worked. Doxycycline compounded into a
chicken flavored liquid.  She took it readily and was on it for a month.
I know this sounds like a long time, but there is very little blood flow
to the nasal region and it takes this long to totally destroy the bacteria.
Two weeks of several different antibiotics just didn't do it.

Lorrie and 30 rescued cats.


On 07-16, michael devitt wrote:
hi my name is mike and my semi-feral charlie developed an uri i gave
him an atibiotic injection  on 7/13/13 subq can not pill him he is
currently hiding under my bed really stuffed up eyes watering will not
eat he ate yesterday morning just wondering if anybody has this same
issue he is a special cat to me hope he pulls through anybody help
would be appreciated thanks

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Re: [Felvtalk] charlie has a uri

2013-07-16 Thread michael devitt 
hi lorrie what i gave him was convenia yea i know controversial drug he seems 
to be improving not alot of sneezing or gagging like before still not eating he 
sleeping alot hasnt slept much the last few days with all the sneezing going on 
where did you get the doxycycline and he is +felv unable to pill him or spray a 
little saline up his nose tried and now he ducks away from me thanks for 
responding



 From: Lorrie felineres...@frontier.com
To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org 
Sent: Tuesday, July 16, 2013 5:20 PM
Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] charlie has a uri
 

Hi Mike, 

I assume Charlie is FelV pos. right?  Otherwise you would not post
to this group. Please tell us what you gave him so we can help you. 

One of our cats had a chronic URI for years. We tried everything
and the poor cat was losing weight and green snot was always coming 
from her nose. She too was semi-feral.  

Finally we found something that worked. Doxycycline compounded into a
chicken flavored liquid.  She took it readily and was on it for a month.
I know this sounds like a long time, but there is very little blood flow
to the nasal region and it takes this long to totally destroy the bacteria.
Two weeks of several different antibiotics just didn't do it.

Lorrie and 30 rescued cats.


On 07-16, michael devitt wrote:
    hi my name is mike and my semi-feral charlie developed an uri i gave
    him an atibiotic injection  on 7/13/13 subq can not pill him he is
    currently hiding under my bed really stuffed up eyes watering will not
    eat he ate yesterday morning just wondering if anybody has this same
    issue he is a special cat to me hope he pulls through anybody help
    would be appreciated thanks

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Re: [Felvtalk] charlie has a uri

2013-07-16 Thread michael devitt 
hi margo i gave him convenia it is suppose to last up to 14 days it was easier 
than pilling him he seems to be improving out from underneath bed not gagging 
sneezing much still not eating sleeping alot he hasnt slept much the last few 
days i got my other cats on L-Lysine thanks for responding



 From: Margo toomanykitti...@earthlink.net
To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org 
Sent: Tuesday, July 16, 2013 12:28 PM
Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] charlie has a uri
 


 

 
Hi Mike,
 
 What antibiotic? How much? What does he weigh? Most URIs are 
viral, so may not respond to Abx. Is Charlie getting L-Lysine? You could try 
500mgs twice a day in food, if you can get him interested. Can you get liquids 
into him? It will dissolve in water and can be syringed. Try putting him in a 
small bathroom with a ht shower runnung, sometimes the steam will help clear 
the enough to get them to eat. Try strong smelling foods, or sardines, tuna, 
or try meat baby food. 
 
Margo
 
    -Original Message- 
From: michael devitt 
Sent: Jul 16, 2013 12:01 PM 
To: Felvtalk@felineleukemia.org 
Subject: [Felvtalk] charlie has a uri 


hi my name is mike and my semi-feral charlie developed an uri i gave him an 
atibiotic injection  on 7/13/13 subq can not pill him he is currently hiding 
under my bed really stuffed up eyes watering will not eat he ate yesterday 
morning just wondering if anybody has this same issue he is a special cat to 
me hope he pulls through anybody help would be appreciated thanks
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Re: [Felvtalk] charlie has a uri

2013-07-16 Thread dlgegg 
hAVE YOU TRIED HOLDING HIM WITH HIS HEAD ON YOUR SHOULDER?  DID THAT WITH ONE 
OF MY BABIES .  I DON'T KINOW IF IT WAS KEEPING HER HEAD UP SO THINGS COULD 
DRAIN OR JUST BEING HELD AND COMFORTED, BUT IT SEEMED TO HELP.  OF COURSE YOU 
WON'T GET MUCH DONE.  I SAT UP WITH HER ALL NIGHT FOR 2 OR 3 NIGHTS. YOU WON'T 
GET MUCH SLEEP, BUT IF IT WORKS, WOULD BE WORTH IT.   THERE IS USUALLY A BIT OF 
DUST UNDER BEDS, THAT COULD CAUSE SNEEZING.  I LIKE HE COVENIA TOO,MUCH EASIER 
ON THEM AND YOU THAN TRYING TO CATCH THEM, HOLD THEM AND GET THE PILL IN THEIR 
MOUTH AND KEEPING IT THERE.  BY THE TIME YOU GET THROUGH, BOTH OF YOU ARE 
EXHAUSTED.  HOPE THIS WORKS AND HE GETS BETTER SO BOTH OF YOU CAN GET SOME REST.
 michael devitt villagem48...@yahoo.com wrote: 
 hi margo i gave him convenia it is suppose to last up to 14 days it was 
 easier than pilling him he seems to be improving out from underneath bed not 
 gagging sneezing much still not eating sleeping alot he hasnt slept much the 
 last few days i got my other cats on L-Lysine thanks for responding



 From: Margo toomanykitti...@earthlink.net
To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org 
Sent: Tuesday, July 16, 2013 12:28 PM
Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] charlie has a uri
 


 

 
Hi Mike,
 
 What antibiotic? How much? What does he weigh? Most URIs are 
viral, so may not respond to Abx. Is Charlie getting L-Lysine? You could try 
500mgs twice a day in food, if you can get him interested. Can you get liquids 
into him? It will dissolve in water and can be syringed. Try putting him in a 
small bathroom with a ht shower runnung, sometimes the steam will help clear 
the enough to get them to eat. Try strong smelling foods, or sardines, tuna, 
or try meat baby food. 
 
Margo
 
    -Original Message- 
From: michael devitt 
Sent: Jul 16, 2013 12:01 PM 
To: Felvtalk@felineleukemia.org 
Subject: [Felvtalk] charlie has a uri 


hi my name is mike and my semi-feral charlie developed an uri i gave him an 
atibiotic injection  on 7/13/13 subq can not pill him he is currently hiding 
under my bed really stuffed up eyes watering will not eat he ate yesterday 
morning just wondering if anybody has this same issue he is a special cat to 
me hope he pulls through anybody help would be appreciated thanks
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