[Felvtalk] Gilbert...

[ROBERT CHAPEL]

Amani, Margo et al....
Thank you for the input....  I am quite familiar with oral buprenorphine 
having dosed my boys more times than I care to recall...  was hoping 
there might be something else as well but after doing my due diligence 
on the Web it does appear that cats pose significant challenges when 
their pain is not joint related... He's already been on  one course of 
Prednisolone...but...frankly, given his condition I don't know why they 
are not giving it to him chronically..... and yes...I agree..ANY thing 
that can help to reduce inflammation would be a plus...  I was fairly 
into Herbal Tx at one time some years ago but need to look more into it 
for cats... Wasn't particularly impressed at the results I got but 
others swear by Herbs (  potency is so variable it's hard to say for 
certain)....  When I took Gilbert it was WITH the understanding that I 
would be hospice fostering him... not looking for cures but amelioration 
of any discomfort he might have is priority one for ME...  I'm over a 
barrel now because if they don't agree with what i feel he needs for 
pain I either have to return him to them ( THAT would be very 
difficult... or pay for it myself... and that violates the terms of 
fostering the cat....  But... I doubt they would have an issue.... they 
already know what I will propose if they don't agree.... Buprenorphine 
isn't prohibitively expensive if purchased in vials and I fill the 
syringes myself... it would be if it were purchased FROM a vet in 
prefilled syringes....  Fortunately he does not yet appear to be in 
MAJOR pain ( not hiding out, vocalizing, getting aggressive or ceasing 
eating..... but his IS uncomfortable and this will doubtless progress as 
the tumor grows.....   Will discuss Prednisolone and Buprenorphine with 
the shelter vet and director..

Bob