[Felvtalk] Coco update

[Kelley S]

She got the Convenia today.   I asked him about the Winstrol and am going
back Monday.  Unfortunately tomorrow is Saturday.  I will get some baby
food tomorrow (I don't have a car, so I have to wait for Michelle to drive
me:()

On Fri, Oct 2, 2015 at 9:24 PM, Amani Oakley <aoakley at oakleylegal.com>
wrote:

> Kelley
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> If she is in the bathroom anyway, run the shower hot, and create a high
> steam environment. That will help with the URI. I have also used Vicks
> Vaporub to rub on their chests (yes – it’s messy on their fur, but the
> smell opens up their nasal passages very well, just like it does with
> kids). I would urge you not to wait on the Winstrol. This will help build
> up her strength and appetite, and will start working on the anemia very
> quickly. She is experiencing all these problems (URI and diarrhea) because
> she is run down and can not fight off infections, etc.) Ask your vet if he
> can give a long lasting antibiotic shot like Convenia, so you don’t need to
> be giving even more orally. Also, I would use pureed baby food – chicken
> and beef. You can get this into her using a plastic syringe, or she may
> like it as most of my cats have always liked the taste and take it easily
> on their own, even if I have to start using syringes. It is easy to digest,
> full of protein, and a good consistency to syringe if necessary. But I
> can’t stress enough that you shouldn’t wait on the Winstrol.
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> Amani
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> *From:* Felvtalk [mailto:felvtalk-bounces at felineleukemia.org] *On Behalf
> Of *Kelley S
> *Sent:* October-02-15 10:05 PM
> *To:* felvtalk
> *Subject:* [Felvtalk] Coco update
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> My roommate was nice enough to sleep in the bathroom with her.  She woke
> me and told me we needed to take her to the vet.   She has URI.  She did
> not have nasal involvement yesterday but today she did.  She did eat 3/4 of
> a can of AD.  The vet is very concerned.  He did say he felt she was better
> off with us than in the hospital there as there is no one there at night.
> But he is very concerned.
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> Kelley
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