[Felvtalk] Maynard-Tabby Boy

[Pam Doore]

Hi Mirna, I would recommend not doing any more vaccines until kitty is
strong and healthy :-).  I pray for the best for you and Maynard.

On Mon, Apr 23, 2018, 7:03 PM Amani Oakley <aoakley at oakleylegal.com> wrote:

> Hi Mirna
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> It is a bit difficult to determine why your little boy may be having
> seizures.
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> With all the things he has on board (FeLV, possible worms, infection, not
> eating) I would contemplate that some of his levels (like calcium or
> magnesium) may be low. Try getting these things in liquid form or make them
> up in liquid form, and provide them orally with a syringe. Keep him trying
> to eat – use baby food and Wiskas kitten milk in syringes to keep his food
> intake up.
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> He may need some anti-seizure medication for now – phenobarbital, diazepam
> or gabapentin. He should be given an injectable at the vets – diazepam or
> phenobarb. Don’t leave him at the vets if you can help it. He needs to be
> home and in a quiet place. It seems like maybe these are stress seizures,
> which are rare in cats, but can happen. Get him home, get him warm, keep
> him eating. Get your vet to prescribe the following combination of meds for
> FeLV:
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> 5 mg daily of prednisolone (or giving half, twice a day)
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> 1 mg x 2 a day of stanazolol (winstrol)
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> 50 mg Doxycycline, twice a day
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> The one you’ll have trouble getting is the Winstrol, but it is the key to
> recovery. It will help improve his appetite, put weight on, make him feel
> better, and improve his red cell production. Your vet will probably never
> have heard of it, or if he does, he will be against it (it is an anabolic
> steroid). Your vet will need to order it from a compounding pharmacy.
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> Good luck with your little boy.
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> Amani
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> *From:* Felvtalk [mailto:felvtalk-bounces at felineleukemia.org] *On Behalf
> Of *mirna m
> *Sent:* April-23-18 5:14 PM
> *To:* felvtalk at felineleukemia.org
> *Subject:* [Felvtalk] Maynard-Tabby Boy
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> Hi!
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> I am new here:)I have absolutely no experience with FeLV but my rescue
> group does,but this last cat has us all confused.I picked up a small boy
> last wednesday,about a year old, extremely emaciated,1.5kg, 39.7 degrees
> Celsius temperature,severe nasal and occular discharge ,difficulty
> swollowing.As it was evening, he got the basic atb's, Baytril and
> Gentamicine and we went home.This is were the real trouble stared as he
> wouldn't eat.I situated him in another building in the yard,as I have 8
> cats,all of them rescues. Next morning we hurried to the vet,and after
> doing the test,he was FeLV positive.He stayed for an IV,and in the
> afternoon I picked him up.He also got uniflox eyedrops,something for his
> ear parasites,and I clean his nose,and that is it.He was too weak for
> deworming or anything else.He started eating that same afternoon,gotten a
> lot better but due to a nose discharge,the vet changed his atb yesterday to
> amoxycillin and gentamicin...and it was fine untill this morning.We went to
> the vet,he got his shots and as soon as I put him back in the transporter
> to go home,he had a seizure.My heart stopped as I thought he was having an
> anaphylactic shock.But he came back in seconds,and I left him so he can get
> therapy and IV fluids.Came back on the afternoon,we made arrangements we
> would just go back on Baytril the next morning.Started walking to m car,he
> started a series of sneezes,unable to stop,and there it was again,a really
> short .I rushed him back in, but by the time he was on the table,he was
> fine.The vet gave him glucocorticoids(I know they are bad)in case of a
> continuous allergy reaction.I really don't know what is wrong.He started
> getting better,even gained 0.2kg in a few days and now this.I did not want
> to leave him there as he is uncomfortable and no one works there at
> night.We got home,he was incredibly hungry and wanted to eat a lot,also we
> cuddled and I left him.Usually,since the moment I picked him up,he would
> usually go to sleep but now he just sits,like he is waiting for me.I want
> him to rest and to sleep.I am so afraid of tomorrow morning an his shots.I
> really don't know if this was stress or a real reaction to drugs,or
> epilepsy or something else.Also a bit worried because of
> glucocorticoids.Any insight would be helpful and truly appreciated.Sorry
> for the long post.
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