Guest guest Posted September 28, 2003 Report Share Posted September 28, 2003 Oh I am so sorry. I had a kitty too and hated seeing it suffer. I really have no idea but let us know. Lori Owen - Denton, Texas SRVG 7/16/01 Dr. Ritter/Dr. Bryce On Sun, 28 Sep 2003 18:56:33 -0500 " Rinn " writes: > Can someone please help me? I have a sick kitty on my hands. I took > her to the vet last Monday and was given antibiotics for an upper > respiratory infection. The vet seemed to be convinced that that is > what it was. I thought it was odd, though, that Honey was > swallowing over and over again and would sometimes heave like she > was going to throw up a hairball. Her breath is horrid, it either > smells like really sick or death and that scares me. > > Anyway, she was eating very very little and now she eats nothing. I > can't even get her to eat Fancy Feast. Does anyone have any ideas? > I plan to take her back to the vet tomorrow. She is down to about 6 > pounds, she used to weigh 8. She is also 11 years old but just 7 > weeks ago when I took her in for her shots she was healthy as a > racehorse. She was exposed to a kitten living with us for 2 weeks. > Please email me at rinnclja@... . > > I had to put down my Siamese last year because she had fibrosarcoma. > I don't want to go through this again. > > Rinn > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 28, 2003 Report Share Posted September 28, 2003 She is also 11 years old but just 7 weeks ago when I took her in for her shots she was healthy as a racehorse. She was exposed to a kitten living with us for 2 weeks. =========== Chris: The vets are now finding that the injections for feline leukemia and such are actually making the cats sick and they cause tumors. The recommendations are if your cat is an in door cat, that you not have them receive these injections as they are not exposed to outside cats. There is nothing that can be done to reverse this, but the vet can make Honey comfortable. My friend is going through the same thing with her cat. My husband and I are currently debating what to do with our cat since she is an indoor/outdoor cat. Would it be worse for her to contract feline leukemia or possibly get the tumors from the injections. Its six to one and half a dozen to the other I guess. Good luck to you and Honey. Regina Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 28, 2003 Report Share Posted September 28, 2003 Regina, In the end, I've decided to stop vaccinating my cats for anything except rabies, required by the state. They're indoor/outdoor, but my old man is 14.5 years old and has serious immunological damage from over-vaccinations (this according to his very expensive specialist allergy vet!) and the younger two are both 7. I have been through everything with Felix, and after almost losing him to vaccination problems, I'm willing to stare the diseases in the eye. I almost lost my purebred Lhasa puppy to a severe allergic reaction to corona vaccine, too. You roll the dice either way, I think, but I'm choosing to avoid dosing the cats with heavy metals and potentially ineffective vaccines this way. I think once these three cats are all across the bridge, that there will be no more for me. I'll stick to the dogs, who live vaccine-free without too much worry. :-) Z and the Merlie Whirlie Girlies http://www.ziobro.us/index.html From: Regina Block Sent: Sun 9/28/2003 8:11 PM To: Graduate-OSSG (AT) egroups (DOT) com Subject: OT/Sick Kitty She is also 11 years old but just 7 weeks ago when I took her in for her shots she was healthy as a racehorse. She was exposed to a kitten living with us for 2 weeks. =========== Chris: The vets are now finding that the injections for feline leukemia and such are actually making the cats sick and they cause tumors. The recommendations are if your cat is an in door cat, that you not have them receive these injections as they are not exposed to outside cats. There is nothing that can be done to reverse this, but the vet can make Honey comfortable. My friend is going through the same thing with her cat. My husband and I are currently debating what to do with our cat since she is an indoor/outdoor cat. Would it be worse for her to contract feline leukemia or possibly get the tumors from the injections. Its six to one and half a dozen to the other I guess. Good luck to you and Honey. Regina Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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