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Continued purrs and best wishes for Tasha,
-- Polonca & Soncek "Jeanne Hedge" wrote in message ... Thanks to all who have posted here Natasha Although she's spent most of the day snoozing, she definitely seems to be feeling better, although not 100% I think. snip |
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Purrs for Natasha?
Jeanne -
the leukemia vac... an acquaintance of mine had 3 indoor cats with no leukemia vac for the same reason you mentioned. Unfortunately, one got out and galavanted about the neighborhood for a few days and upon returning, brought home Fel Leuk with him... and ended up giving it to the other kitties . I get mine all vacced for this very reason.. just in case! Glad Natasha is feeling better! Stacey "Jeanne Hedge" wrote in message ... On Sat, 09 Aug 2003 03:23:36 GMT, "jen.d" wrote: By shots do you mean vaccinations? Yes. In the part of the US I grew up in, vaccinations = shots. OTOH, shots = a lot more than just vaccinations. Pretty much anything injected into a body (H.sapiens or other) using a needle falls under the category of "shots" ^_^ Just wondering - they're called that in Canada too obviously, but wasn't sure if there were shots of any other kind being given (ie: vitamins or something). The reason I inquire is that I'm just wondering if vaccines are absolutely necessary for Natasha? I'd be very cautious giving vaccinations to such a senior kitty, particularly with any kind of issue concerning health (or even if there isn't) since they're so tough on the body even for the youngins and past shots should still be active in the system for years on end. Many vets don't share both sides of the story. But if you already know, then never mind Thanks to all who have posted here Natasha Although she's spent most of the day snoozing, she definitely seems to be feeling better, although not 100% I think. The vet called a bit ago to check on her (5:30pm on a Saturday?! quite amazing to me!), and said that it may take 2-3 days just to recover throwing up that much (regardless of the cause) Tasha wasn't interested in her food (dry) this morning, so I bought a few cans of food for her. This is a cat who has never had canned food in her life, and I thought the change might interest her. I don't think she's quite sure what to do - she's *licking* at it! It's quite funny to watch I've taken a fork to it, to rough it up some, hoping she'll get the idea eventually. But I take it as a good sign that she is now showing some interest in the food dish (and not as something to play in) In answer to a couple questions, yes, Tasha was given fluids several times Friday to rehydrate her. Also some antibiotics, and I was given some to take home. The vet (Dr Grant) actually took time to give me instruction on how to squirt the liquid antibiotic into Tasha's mouth. It's 1.5 ml, and the dropper will only do 1 ml at a time. #1 - do it in two 0.75 ml increments, because it's difficult to fill the dropper all the way. #2 - wrap the cat in a towel or blanket first so she won't fight you. #3 - squirt half of that 0.75 ml at a time, if you don't she'll probably spit it out and you'll end up wearing it. Have I mentioned that Dr Grant has a great sense of humor? Dr Grant also says that a lot of the animals they're seeing right now are shedding badly. Being August it's the height of summer here, but summer's been very mild in Illinois this year so I don't know why anyone would be shedding excessively... As for the question about Natasha's annual vaccinations, the law requires she get certain ones, like rabies, so there's no getting around that. Some vaccinations (I'm not sure which ones) she gets once every 3 years. Others, such as for feline leukemia, she doesn't get at all because, being an indoor cat with no contact with unknown cats, she's very low-risk. It was decided to not give her any vaccinations yesterday, because of her being sick. We're going to get her over this, and then see what the results of the blood retest next week are, before we decide where to go from there. I've got all available appendages crossed that this mess is indeed due to a badly placed (and expensive!) hairball and not something else... Thanks again everyone Jeanne Hedge, as directed by Natasha http://www.jhedge.com CompuServe Anime/Manga Forum via Your Browser - IT'S FREE! - *** http://go.compuserve.com/anime *** |
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the leukemia vac... an acquaintance of mine had 3 indoor cats with no
leukemia vac for the same reason you mentioned. Unfortunately, one got out and galavanted about the neighborhood for a few days and upon returning, brought home Fel Leuk with him... and ended up giving it to the other kitties . I get mine all vacced for this very reason.. just in case! Glad Natasha is feeling better! Stacey Well, I can share many stories from the other side of the fence where the over-vaccinations have caused the problems and cats get sick, lifelong health problems, or die. But I don't want to start a debate I strongly believe it's just about carefully reading about *both*, and choosing "what's the greatest risk? Potential problems from vaccinations or escaping and encountering an ill cat". And yes, you're right - there's a risk not vaccinating, but there is also a risk from vaccinating. Personally, none of my cats are vaccinated after kittenhood... just in case!! Even if there was a legal thing here, I wouldn't. I look my vet in the eye, tell them I've read all about vaccines and have chosen not to do vaccinate after kittenhood. And after 3 years, I've finally found the first vet who believes the same as me (in a "western" veterinary, no less). I fully realize it's a personal decision, and I'm in no position to preach. I only encourage people to read about the harm vaccinations can do as well in their decision making, because most vets won't educate you on that. Bad business decision. I've had the seemingly best, kindest vets adamently denounce that there's a single problem with vaccinating cats (and there certainly is, even without opinion getting in the way). IMHO, I find that atrocious. Therefore, I find personal education is the key, taking into consideration the age, health, location of your cat as well as their history of vaccines. Jen. |
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http://photos.yahoo.com/sir_eg_of_bert
"jen.d" wrote in message . ca... the leukemia vac... an acquaintance of mine had 3 indoor cats with no leukemia vac for the same reason you mentioned. Unfortunately, one got out and galavanted about the neighborhood for a few days and upon returning, brought home Fel Leuk with him... and ended up giving it to the other kitties . I get mine all vacced for this very reason.. just in case! Glad Natasha is feeling better! Stacey Well, I can share many stories from the other side of the fence where the over-vaccinations have caused the problems and cats get sick, lifelong health problems, or die. But I don't want to start a debate I strongly believe it's just about carefully reading about *both*, and choosing "what's the greatest risk? Potential problems from vaccinations or escaping and encountering an ill cat". And yes, you're right - there's a risk not vaccinating, but there is also a risk from vaccinating. Personally, none of my cats are vaccinated after kittenhood... just in case!! Even if there was a legal thing here, I wouldn't. I look my vet in the eye, tell them I've read all about vaccines and have chosen not to do vaccinate after kittenhood. And after 3 years, I've finally found the first vet who believes the same as me (in a "western" veterinary, no less). I fully realize it's a personal decision, and I'm in no position to preach. I only encourage people to read about the harm vaccinations can do as well in their decision making, because most vets won't educate you on that. Bad business decision. I've had the seemingly best, kindest vets adamently denounce that there's a single problem with vaccinating cats (and there certainly is, even without opinion getting in the way). IMHO, I find that atrocious. Therefore, I find personal education is the key, taking into consideration the age, health, location of your cat as well as their history of vaccines. Jen. My Egbert will be 14 in December. The last couple of time he has gotten his shots, the hair has fallen out around the injection site and he has acted like he was sick for a couple of days. I brought this up at the vets during his last annual exam. The vet suggested a cortisone (I hoped I spelled that correct) shot. He didn't have any problems. -- -Kim owned by Egbert, Niobe, Sekhar and Rocket one cat just leads to another... |
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