[Felvtalk] FW: Update on Bogey My FELV + Cat FRIDAY

Fri Dec 16 09:57:57 CST 2016

Good morning everyone. It has been a good day here. After the week that we
have had, to have my little Bogey go and find her litter and start burying
things was music to my ears. I figured after that she would just try to
return to bed after. But she walked around looking for her food dish. I
grabbed it and sat it on the floor and she ate kibble without me even
prodding her to do so. Also some watered down wet food. Gently groomed
herself after. Clear urine and finally a very good bowel movement.

We are not out of the woods I know. She is still very weak and jaundice but
less so. These are small milestones but we celebrated them.

Even though she ate wet (Fancy Feast) and kibble on her own today. I am
going to still force the A/D, L/D and water. She has lost about a pound
through all of this. I started giving her about half the dose that I was of
Petinic vitamins.

I am not going to take her in for SUBQ. They are open tomorrow so that is a
possibility if anything worsens. My reasoning: My vet, I appreciate
everything he has done with her. Especially because he is giving her the
chance to live with the Winstrol and Doxy. She would be gone by now if not
for him. He’s a great guy and his staff is wonderful. But when I took her in
for treatment for this, he really didn’t want to do anything for her.
Actually said he wouldn’t because she was suffering. He did eventually agree
to a hospital stay with IV. I believe I have to nurse her back myself so as
to not jeopardize any future treatments for her. It’s a slippery slope. At
this point and after THAT soft bowel movement and her urinating regularly I
am going to continue on as I have been. I hope it is the right decision. I
will learn how to do that myself for the next time.

Sherri

From:  Felvtalk <felvtalk-bounces at felineleukemia.org> on behalf of Amani
Oakley <aoakley at oakleylegal.com>
Reply-To:  <felvtalk at felineleukemia.org>
Date:  Thursday, December 15, 2016 at 8:31 PM
To:  "felvtalk at felineleukemia.org" <felvtalk at felineleukemia.org>
Subject:  [Felvtalk] FW:  FW:  FW:  Update on Bogey My FELV + Cat

Sherri

Even without the issue of jaundice, if Bogey is dehydrated, the urine will
be darker.

Sherri, do you know how to give subcutaneous fluids? It is very easy.
Perhaps ask your vet to show you how. You just lift the loose skin at the
back of the neck, and you inject or run fluids into that gap under the skin,
behind the neck. The body will absorb the fluids as needed, so there is
virtually no risk of giving too much fluid – any excess fluid is just peed
out.

It is a life-saving technique that I wouldn’t be without. I always keep
several bags of fluid in the house (ringer’s lactate/saline/5% dextrose – I
hang onto any bags I can get) for use in an emergency. A droopy cat will
often respond immediately and miraculously to subcutaneous fluids – usually
saline or the ringer’s lactate.

Amani

From: Felvtalk [mailto:felvtalk-bounces at felineleukemia.org] On Behalf Of
Sherri Godschalk
Sent: December-15-16 5:49 PM
To: felvtalk at felineleukemia.org
Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] FW: FW: Update on Bogey My FELV + Cat

Well I cannot seem to find anything that she will voluntarily drink. I think
chicken broth is next. She groomed herself some today. But the last time she
urinated it had started to turn more orange. Maybe this is expected? She
does have more bounce in her step. Walking straighter lines and less wobbly.
She is fighting me feeding her which is more her style. She meowed at me
today when I called her name. What a wonderful sound that was.

From: Felvtalk <felvtalk-bounces at felineleukemia.org> on behalf of Amani
Oakley <aoakley at oakleylegal.com>
Reply-To: <felvtalk at felineleukemia.org>
Date: Thursday, December 15, 2016 at 8:04 AM
To: "felvtalk at felineleukemia.org" <felvtalk at felineleukemia.org>
Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] FW: FW: Update on Bogey My FELV + Cat

You can take your milk and dilute it with warm water and stir it around.

Amani

From: Felvtalk [mailto:felvtalk-bounces at felineleukemia.org] On Behalf Of
Sherri Godschalk
Sent: December-15-16 8:13 AM
To: felvtalk at felineleukemia.org
Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] FW: FW: Update on Bogey My FELV + Cat

Hi Amani. This morning’s urine was also pretty clear. I will pick up some
baby food today. She isn’t refusing to eat. She just is really too weak. If
I hold her and let her lick it off my hand she does great. Almost a half of
a 5.5 oz can already today. She has not vomited. I thought about milk but
she has yet to have a bowel movement and I didn’t want to constipate her
more. I think I will offer her some at next feeding. I drink whole milk so I
think I will pick up some Whiskas today too.

I was surprised that the vet told me to start the Winstrol again so soon. I
thought that was not a good plan.

Thanks for the input Amani.

From: Felvtalk <felvtalk-bounces at felineleukemia.org> on behalf of Amani
Oakley <aoakley at oakleylegal.com>
Reply-To: <felvtalk at felineleukemia.org>
Date: Thursday, December 15, 2016 at 7:42 AM
To: "felvtalk at felineleukemia.org" <felvtalk at felineleukemia.org>
Subject: [Felvtalk] FW: FW: Update on Bogey My FELV + Cat

Sherri

There isn’t any hurry to get her back on the Winstrol. I would wait. Her
haematology numbers give you quite a significant cushion to rely upon.
Winstrol likely strains the liver, so you want the liver to rest for a
while. 

It sounds like she is better, though. I recommend baby food, which you can
syringe feed into her. Keep up the feeding. It is good that the first urine
was orange but the next wasn’t. She is hopefully clearing out the bilirubin.
I think fluids are important to help with that, too. Have you tried some
very diluted milk or some Whiskas milk? That might encourage her to drink
some more.

Amani

From: Felvtalk [mailto:felvtalk-bounces at felineleukemia.org] On Behalf Of
Sherri Godschalk
Sent: December-15-16 7:42 AM
To: felvtalk at felineleukemia.org
Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] FW: Update on Bogey My FELV + Cat

Just a little update for any of you following Bogey’s progress here or
others who find these posts helpful.

First day home from hospital. She of course wasn’t interested in eating. But
I would sit with her and she would lick Hill’s L/d and a/d from my finger.
She ate over a full can total. Every hour or so I gave her about a
tablespoon. Alternating between the two. I also am giving her water and a
few drops of Pedialite each time. The first time she urinated it was very
orange about 2 pm. She didn’t urinate again until last night around 10 and
was clear. She actually went to her water dish last night and took a couple
of laps. She is still weak and wobbly. But she know where things are. Still
seems out of it though. I doubt that she slept at all while in the hospital
so I am just letting her rest. She is curled up on a bean bag chair right
now with a heating pad on her.

She isn’t suffering or getting worse.

I have yet to start her back on the Winstrol but may do that today if the
jaundice continues to show improvement. Might make her feel stronger.

Thanks for reading.

Sherri
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