[Felvtalk] Eye Problems and Prednisolone....

Sun Sep 25 17:08:39 CDT 2016

Try researching natural suppliments or remedies on line. Also, have you
considered seeing a holistic vetnerian? I have not been to one, but i have
read and heard about them in the internet. Try also using curcumin and any
food/vitamin supplyment that might help with inflamation. Try to keep your
home and items clean/sanitary to avoid further infections, even items used
for feeding/drinking. Bleach/lysol/ and disinfecting wipe will healp, and
they don't need the expensive brand either. Also, try to turn on the shower
head on hot water to creat steam, as this help him open up his nasal
passages. Try also feeding him good fatty acids and oils, like oil based
gel vitamin suppliments-preferably for kittens, even if the cat is an
adult. Try also feeding him kitten food and milk, since these have more
calories and nutriens than adult food-this might help him gain weight.
Also, incorporate more canned food, and water comsumeption. This increase
feedings. Hopefully, this might help him gain weight and heal
better/sooner. Good luck. And if you have faith, pray, pray for your little
fighter! Stay strong. Have hope. 😊

On Sep 25, 2016 12:06 PM, "ROBERT CHAPEL" <bchapel at optonline.net> wrote:

>
> I'm really at my wits end as to how much more to put my little guy ( Yogi)
> through....  I adopted him 7 months ago and he has had something causing
> him pain at least 5 of them......   I put him on high doses of ocular
> Prednisolone to try to spare his vision after a severe Uveitis( bilateral
> but worse in the right eye) and the Vet said it would likely have to be
> given chronically....VERY unfortunately he developed a huge corneal
> abrasion ( Green dye uptake involved almost his etire eye)...   Now I've
> got the poor little guy on atropine and two antibiotics three times a day
> in hopes of keeping the eye from rupturing..... This on top of his
> continuing to lose weight despite healthy appetite and still with some
> blood in the stool.....   The BIG problem in the moment is that I really
> can't put him back on topical corticosteroids if it is going to do this to
> him..... but.....when I tried to back off them before his Uveitis
> returned..... There is a good chance it will return again.....     Has
> anyone ever heard of anything that might be used for a cats eye
> inflammation that is not a corticosteroid??       I'll be frank....   this
> little guy is using up every single dime and then some of my retirement "
> disposable" income and I simply won't be able to afford him pretty soon if
> I don't figure something out..... beyond that... it is just too sad seeing
> him constantly suffering with one malady after another....   Winstrol is
> not going to happen unless I go from Vet to Vet and hope I can find one
> that will work with me but....  I honestly don't hold out a lot of hope for
> this guy.... He started getting sick very young and it's not gotten any
> better.....  My other guy is holding his own and I haven't had him to the
> vet more than once for an upper respiratory infection.....   I'm not just
> going to wait for the little guy to pass.....  I'm thinking that if the
> Uveitis returns and there is nothing that will control it besides
> corticosteroids I'm going to let him go..... He's just always hurting....
> Hasn't been able to be a kitten for more than a few weeks since I brought
> him home ....  Add to this that my quality of life is pretty crappy at this
> point as I can take very little time away from home....   I'd spend
> thousands that I don't have if I had any assurance that it would make a
> difference but not just to keep him " functional" until he fades away while
> his life becomes enduring constant medication... being nearly blind....
> sleeping and eating and avoiding the advances of his house mate who still
> wants to play.... His " better" eye does not appear to be very functional
> which leaves him at risk if the other guy decides to jump him.....   I
> sometimes separate them when I am out of the house but it appears that he
> prefers being out in the entire house even with the risk of the other
> guy.... Figure for the time he has I'll let him do as he prefers as long as
> it's not too dangerous......
> But back to the original question..... any thought or experiences with
> anti Inflammatory medications that can used ocularly that are not
> Corticosteroids.......
>
> thanks for any thoughts..
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>> From: "Margo"  To: felvtalk at felineleukemia.org Sent: Sunday, September
>> 25, 2016 6:58:34 AM Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] Hodor Declining
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>> I never had expected the Interferon to cause red cell or hematocrit
>> changes. Where can I find information about that?
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>> Thanks,
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>> -----Original Message----- From: Amani Oakley Sent: Sep 25, 2016 12:25 AM
>> To: "felvtalk at felineleukemia.org" Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] Hodor Declining
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>> Elizabeth
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>> My experience was that the interferon did absolutely nothing for my
>> Zander. I checked his blood work weekly to track what was happening, and
>> even though I left him on it for several months (with blood transfusions,
>> to ensure there was a chance for it to work), there was no effect at all on
>> the red blood cells or haematocrit.
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>> Do not wait if you don?t see improvement. My strong suggestion is to put
>> him back on the doxycycline and try again for some Winstrol.
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>> Amani
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>> From: Felvtalk [mailto:felvtalk-bounces at felineleukemia.org] On Behalf Of
>> Liz McCarty Sent: September-25-16 12:20 AM To:
>> felvtalk at felineleukemia.org Subject: [Felvtalk] Hodor Declining
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>> Hey... Hodor was pretty steady and eating well, good energy... Until
>> Wednesday. Since then be seems to not have enough energy to move very far.
>> Not eating well, or drinking well. One of his eyes started tearing
>> occasionally. He still gets excited about treats and a water bottle we
>> freeze for him that he likes to lick. He has been on interferon for 2
>> weeks... This past week was his 7 days off. He started back last night. Has
>> anyone had interferon experience and seen their cats drop on the week off?
>> Any suggestions? I don't want to lose him. We are also giving him
>> prednisone, Pet Tinic and Dmg.
>> I don't think the URI cleared before they stopped his doxycycline... Even
>> though I expressed concern they said stop for now... I want to start him
>> again....any thoughts? I don't think his immune system needs this extra
>> stress! He was doing so well when he had the doxycycline.
>> Thank you.
>> Elizabeth McCarty, ASW #36438
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