[Felvtalk] Lymph nodes

[Amani Oakley]

Maya

I once again have to suggest that you put your foot down and demand the Winstrol. Obviously, and not surprisingly, what the vets are giving you is not working. The choice is yours but I would not give up without first trying the Winstrol. It sounds like his blood cells are very low, and as I have been saying all along, you need something to boost them. Ignore the lump in the abdomen. This will not be what takes him from you. It is the difficulty breathing which may indicate that his red cells/haemoglobin has dropped to the point where he is having trouble transporting sufficient oxygen. My Zander had to be put in an oxygen tent when this happened to him, until he got a blood transfusion.

Amani

From: Felvtalk [mailto:felvtalk-bounces at felineleukemia.org] On Behalf Of Maya D'Alessio
Sent: November-15-15 3:15 PM
To: Margo; felvtalk at felineleukemia.org
Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] Lymph nodes

Merlot has taken a turn for the worse. He's having trouble breathing, a bit dehydrated, not interested in food, and the vet thought she felt a lump in his abdomen. We might have to make a hard choice tomorrow. I want to give him the night to see if he improves at all.

On Sun, Nov 15, 2015 at 3:11 PM, Margo <toomanykitties2 at earthlink.net<mailto:toomanykitties2 at earthlink.net>> wrote:

I always feel lucky that I have a Vet who will listen to me. I figure that when I go in, I have had the time to really evaluate the pet, know pretty well what's going on, and have had the opportunity to research the possibilities for that one critter. I'm not dealing with multiple species and patients. I can focus. I like it when she also has input, and I think that together, we are better than either of us alone. Since the lymph node incident, we have found a way to get where we want to go in the best way possible. Recently my Vet found an off-label use for a new flea/tick med that saved my new dog from daily doses of a pretty toxic drug. I didn't know about it. And I am now trying to introduce her to Zeutering, which is a form of chemical castration that I am considering.

Of course, there are times...:)

Margo

-----Original Message-----
>From: Lorrie <felinerescue at frontier.com<mailto:felinerescue at frontier.com>>
>Sent: Nov 15, 2015 10:01 AM
>To: felvtalk at felineleukemia.org<mailto:felvtalk at felineleukemia.org>
>Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] Lymph nodes
>
>You got that right! I can tell they hate it that I am so knowledable
>about cats, as it shows them up. Experience is the greatest teacher.
>
>Lorrie
>
>
>On 11-14, dlgegg at windstream.net<mailto:dlgegg at windstream.net> wrote:
>
>> Vets and doctors soon learn it is useless to argue with us.
>> Sometimes our experience is better than their training.
>>
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