[Felvtalk] Felvtalk Digest, Vol 30, Issue 46
ROBERT CHAPEL
bchapel at optonline.net
Fri Oct 28 03:27:25 CDT 2016
One thing we all share here is the experience of loss or the potential
for it... I am so sorry you lost Coco
but gratified that she had someone to love her during her little life..
thank you
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> 1. Re: RIP little girl Coco (Sherri Godschalk)
> 2. Re: RIP little girl Coco (Ardy Robertson)
> 3. Re: Bogey's checkup today - bad results (Sherri Godschalk)
> 4. Re: Bogey's checkup today - bad results (Amani Oakley)
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> Date: Thu, 27 Oct 2016 18:04:22 -0400
> From: Sherri Godschalk To: Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] RIP little girl
> Coco
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> So sorry about Coco. Sounds like it was peaceful for her. Thanks for
> loving
> and taking care of her. Peace to you
>
> Sherri
>
> From: Felvtalk on behalf of Kelley S
>
> Reply-To: Date: Thursday, October 27, 2016 at 2:49 PM
> To: felvtalk Subject: [Felvtalk] RIP little girl Coco
>
> Lost my little Coco last night. It was sudden - she was playing and
> running
> around before I went to sleep and when I woke up she was gone.
> Probably
> better for her that way as she didn't have to suffer through a long
> protracted illness. Sure does hurt though.
>
> Kelley
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> Date: Thu, 27 Oct 2016 20:47:21 -0500
> From: "Ardy Robertson" To: Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] RIP little girl
> Coco
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> Hi Kelley,
>
> I?m so sorry for the loss of little Coco. When my Tigger babe lost his
> battle at 5-1/2 years, I was devastated. Someone from this FeLV chat
> group sent me this poem called Lend Me A Kitten, and I still read it a
> lot. It give me a little solace??I hope it helps you and all the
> others who have given such good care and still had to go through the
> loss.
>
>
> Lend Me a Kitten
>
> I will lend you a kitten for awhile, God said.
> For you to love while he lives, and mourn when he's dead.
> Maybe for twelve or fourteen years, or maybe two or three.
> But will you, 'till I call him back, take care of him for me?
>
> He'll bring his charms to gladden you, and should his stay be brief
> You'll always have his memories as solace for your grief.
> I cannot promise he will stay, since all from earth return.
> But there are lessons taught below I want this kitten to learn.
>
> I've looked the whole world over, in search of teachers true.
> And from the folks that crowd life's land, I have chosen you.
> Now will you give him all your love, not think the labor vain?
> Nor hate me when I come to take my kitten home again?
>
> I fancied that I heard them say 'Dear Lord Thy Will Be Done'.
> For all the joys this kitten brings, the risk of grief we'll run.
> We'll shelter him with tenderness, we'll love him while we may.
> And for the happiness we've known, forever grateful stay.
>
> But should you call him back, much sooner than we planned,
> We'll brave the bitter grief that comes, and try to understand.
> If, by our love we've managed your wishes to achieve,
> Then in memory of him whom we loved, please help us while we grieve.
> When our cherished kitten departs this world of strife,
> Please send yet another needing soul for us to love all his life.
>
> Author Unknown
>
>
>
>
> From: Felvtalk [mailto:felvtalk-bounces at felineleukemia.org] On Behalf
> Of Kelley S
> Sent: Thursday, October 27, 2016 1:49 PM
> To: felvtalk Subject: [Felvtalk] RIP little girl Coco
>
>
> Lost my little Coco last night. It was sudden - she was playing and
> running around before I went to sleep and when I woke up she was gone.
> Probably better for her that way as she didn't have to suffer through
> a long protracted illness. Sure does hurt though.
>
>
> Kelley
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> Date: Thu, 27 Oct 2016 22:33:11 -0400
> From: Sherri Godschalk To: Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] Bogey's checkup
> today - bad results
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> Armani,
> I tried the KFC today, she loved it. So does her mom so that was
> dinner
> for both of us.
> The only other information on the results print out they give me is a
> ?smear? on the bottom. Says ?Fluorescence? under it. Mentions rbc,
> retics,
> plt, rbc flags and wbc,in a legend of sorts. I am sure that means
> something.
>
> Bogey is actually playing with her Qtips this evening. She brought one
> in
> to show me. So she is still having fun. Today has been a good day.
>
> Sherri
>
> On 10/26/16, 6:40 PM, "Felvtalk on behalf of Amani Oakley"
>
> wrote:
>
>> Sherri, half the battle is keeping her eating. As long as she is
>> eating,
>> you are ahead of the curve. I really don't like the low platelet
>> count
>> but nothing else in the bloodwork is very alarming right now. Were
>> there
>> clots in the sample? Did they do a slide count? See if your results
>> have
>> anything at the bottom about the recheck they did for the low
>> platelets.
>>
>> Keep Bogey eating, as much as possible. Use things like tuna water or
>> tuna juice from tuna cans, to keep her hungry. Get Kentucky Fried
>> Chicken
>> for her (without the covering!).
>>
>> You are doing very well for your little girl. I'm glad your vet isn't
>> giving up, and neither should you or Bogey.
>>
>> I'm crossing my fingers for you that the Doxycycline helps. Frankly,
>> though, he shouldn't have waited to get bad news. At least he is
>> willing
>> to try it now.
>>
>> Amani
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Felvtalk [mailto:felvtalk-bounces at felineleukemia.org] On Behalf
>> Of
>> Sherri Godschalk
>> Sent: October-26-16 6:44 PM
>> To: felvtalk at felineleukemia.org
>> Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] Bogey's checkup today - bad results
>>
>> Hi Amani. I did feel very happy that he agreed to the Doxy. Maybe the
>> fact that the current regiment was clearly becoming ineffective made
>> him
>> think we needed to add something. He is going to look into Interferon
>> for
>> her and I am going to research that this evening as I have only seen
>> it
>> mentioned here and there. He isn't giving up and I am awfully glad
>> about
>> that because I am nowhere near ready. I don't think Bogey is ready
>> either.
>>
>> Sherri
>>
>> On 10/26/16, 1:59 PM, "Felvtalk on behalf of Amani Oakley"
>>
>> wrote:
>>
>>> Hi Sherri
>>>
>>> Yes, some of the results are worse (especially the platelets) but
>>> the
>>> retic count is actually up a bit. I hope that adding the Doxycycline
>>> might help. The haematocrit and red cells are down, but nowhere as
>>> low
>>> as I have seen them in cats with FeLV, so there is a lot of cushion
>>> still there. The best piece of news is that she is eating and
>>> drinking
>>> and gaining weight.
>>>
>>> Amani
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> From: Felvtalk [mailto:felvtalk-bounces at felineleukemia.org] On
>>> Behalf
>>> Of Sherri Godschalk
>>> Sent: October-26-16 12:59 PM
>>> To: felvtalk at felineleukemia.org
>>> Subject: [Felvtalk] Bogey's checkup today - bad results
>>>
>>> Just a bit of information regarding Bogey?s last lab results. She
>>> had
>>> been sleeping a lot and not as active so this really didn?t surprise
>>> me.
>>> Everything has taken a down turn.
>>>
>>>
>>> Range 26-Oct 30-Sep
>>> RBC 6.54 12.2 2.54 2.9
>>> HCT 30.3 52.3 14.8 17.9
>>> HGB 9.8 16.2 5.2 6.2
>>> MCV 35.9 53.1 58.3 61.7
>>> MCH 11.8 17.3 20.5 21.4
>>> MCHC 28.1 35.8 35.1 34.6
>>> RDW 15 27 24.5 25.2
>>> RETIC 3 50 89.9 82.1
>>> WBC 2.87 17.02 13.05 12.01
>>> NEU 1.48 1.029 3.97 3.96
>>> LYM 0.92 6.88 7.8 6.81
>>> MONO 0.05 0.67 1.16 1.17
>>> EOS 0.17 1.57 0.11 0.06
>>> BASO 0.01 0.26 0.01 0.01
>>> PLT 151 800 28 53
>>>
>>>
>>> The only bit of good news is the doc did start her on Doxycycline
>>> twice
>>> a day. So she is going to be on that and Prednisolone and Stanzolol.
>>> I
>>> also give her Petinic twice a day and am going to add Lysine. I hope
>>> that the Doxy isn?t arriving too late to help.
>>>
>>> Bogey is not suffering. She is eating, drinking and gaining weight,
>>> although just a little, playing once in awhile. She is hiding now
>>> which
>>> she never did before. My heart hurts today.
>>>
>>> Thanks for listening.
>>>
>>> Sherri
>>>
>>>
>>>
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> Message: 4
> Date: Fri, 28 Oct 2016 02:38:34 +0000
> From: Amani Oakley To: "felvtalk at felineleukemia.org" Subject: Re:
> [Felvtalk] Bogey's checkup today - bad results
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> Yes - it's the smear I was asking about. If you let me know what they
> found when they looked at the smear, it will probably say whether or
> not the platelets were visually confirmed to be low or whether there
> was blood clotting.
>
> I am thrilled Bogey liked the KFC. I had one cat, a few years ago,
> with cancer, and I kept her eating long after the vets felt she should
> have survived, by feeding her KFC. My husband and I certainly had our
> fill of KFC, since we had to eat it something like 3 times a week. Up
> here in Canada, we have Swiss Chalet, which also seems to work wonders
> on my babies.
>
> One day at a time, Sherri. She's eating and playing. Let's keep our
> fingers crossed that the Doxycycline will help.
>
> Amani
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Felvtalk [mailto:felvtalk-bounces at felineleukemia.org] On Behalf
> Of Sherri Godschalk
> Sent: October-27-16 10:33 PM
> To: felvtalk at felineleukemia.org
> Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] Bogey's checkup today - bad results
>
> Armani,
> I tried the KFC today, she loved it. So does her mom so that was
> dinner for both of us.
> The only other information on the results print out they give me is a
> "smear" on the bottom. Says "Fluorescence" under it. Mentions rbc,
> retics, plt, rbc flags and wbc,in a legend of sorts. I am sure that
> means something.
>
> Bogey is actually playing with her Qtips this evening. She brought one
> in to show me. So she is still having fun. Today has been a good day.
>
> Sherri
>
> On 10/26/16, 6:40 PM, "Felvtalk on behalf of Amani Oakley"
>
> wrote:
>
>> Sherri, half the battle is keeping her eating. As long as she is
>> eating, you are ahead of the curve. I really don't like the low
>> platelet count but nothing else in the bloodwork is very alarming
>> right now. Were there clots in the sample? Did they do a slide count?
>> See if your results have anything at the bottom about the recheck
>> they did for the low platelets.
>>
>> Keep Bogey eating, as much as possible. Use things like tuna water or
>> tuna juice from tuna cans, to keep her hungry. Get Kentucky Fried
>> Chicken for her (without the covering!).
>>
>> You are doing very well for your little girl. I'm glad your vet isn't
>> giving up, and neither should you or Bogey.
>>
>> I'm crossing my fingers for you that the Doxycycline helps. Frankly,
>> though, he shouldn't have waited to get bad news. At least he is
>> willing to try it now.
>>
>> Amani
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Felvtalk [mailto:felvtalk-bounces at felineleukemia.org] On Behalf
>> Of Sherri Godschalk
>> Sent: October-26-16 6:44 PM
>> To: felvtalk at felineleukemia.org
>> Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] Bogey's checkup today - bad results
>>
>> Hi Amani. I did feel very happy that he agreed to the Doxy. Maybe the
>> fact that the current regiment was clearly becoming ineffective made
>> him think we needed to add something. He is going to look into
>> Interferon for her and I am going to research that this evening as I
>> have only seen it mentioned here and there. He isn't giving up and I
>> am awfully glad about that because I am nowhere near ready. I don't
>> think Bogey is ready either.
>>
>> Sherri
>>
>> On 10/26/16, 1:59 PM, "Felvtalk on behalf of Amani Oakley"
>>
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