Vet Results

This is going to be a quick update since I just got home from work, then the
vet's, and just finished dosing/scooping/feeding - it's 8PM and I haven't
eaten since lunch (oh the joys of new slave-hood).

Just as I thought, Tayla, Ozzy, and Archer all have URIs. Tayla's fecal was
clear, but both boys have Coccidia - nobody had ear mites thank goodness! I
have to give Tayla and the boys Clavamox twice a day and the boys get Albon
once a day for the Coccidia. And I need to keep giving the boys their nose
drops. Only Ozzy had a very slight fever, so the vet thought it was OK to
give them their FVRCP boosters.

Other than that they are all very healthy, nicely hydrated despite the
diarrhea (which the vet agrees may be caused by stress or new diet.

And the dear, sweet, kind, generous Dr. French (who came to the house to
help Bandit to the Bridge) gave me a *HUGE* discount on his services so even
our checkbooks are not doing too poorly! ;

Gotta go get something to eat now.



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Hugs,

CatNipped

See all my masters at: http://www.PossiblePlaces.com/CatNipped/

On Jun 25, 7:58 pm, "CatNipped" wrote:
This is going to be a quick update since I just got home from work, then the
vet's, and just finished dosing/scooping/feeding - it's 8PM and I haven't
eaten since lunch (oh the joys of new slave-hood).

Just as I thought, Tayla, Ozzy, and Archer all have URIs. Tayla's fecal was
clear, but both boys have Coccidia - nobody had ear mites thank goodness! I
have to give Tayla and the boys Clavamox twice a day and the boys get Albon
once a day for the Coccidia. And I need to keep giving the boys their nose
drops. Only Ozzy had a very slight fever, so the vet thought it was OK to
give them their FVRCP boosters.

Other than that they are all very healthy, nicely hydrated despite the
diarrhea (which the vet agrees may be caused by stress or new diet.

And the dear, sweet, kind, generous Dr. French (who came to the house to
help Bandit to the Bridge) gave me a *HUGE* discount on his services so even
our checkbooks are not doing too poorly! ;

Gotta go get something to eat now.

--

Hugs,

CatNipped

See all my masters at: http://www.PossiblePlaces.com/CatNipped/

You might want to google coccidosis if you haven't already. It's very
common, and IMO pretty
serious. That is the cause of the diarrhea. I had an orphan litter
with it years back. One thing
I do remember is that Albon doesn't kill the coccidia organism; it
just keeps it from reproducing.
So it is not a quick cure. Also, coccidia is very resistant to most
disinfectants. IIRC the proper way to
disinfect soiled bedding was boiling hot water. It's also very
contagious, but not so much in older
cats unless they're immune compromised.
Kittsn don't have immunity against it until they are older. That's why
it's so common in kittens.

Sherry

"Sherry" wrote in message
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On Jun 25, 7:58 pm, "CatNipped" wrote:
This is going to be a quick update since I just got home from work, then
the
vet's, and just finished dosing/scooping/feeding - it's 8PM and I haven't
eaten since lunch (oh the joys of new slave-hood).

Just as I thought, Tayla, Ozzy, and Archer all have URIs. Tayla's fecal
was
clear, but both boys have Coccidia - nobody had ear mites thank goodness!
I
have to give Tayla and the boys Clavamox twice a day and the boys get
Albon
once a day for the Coccidia. And I need to keep giving the boys their
nose
drops. Only Ozzy had a very slight fever, so the vet thought it was OK
to
give them their FVRCP boosters.

Other than that they are all very healthy, nicely hydrated despite the
diarrhea (which the vet agrees may be caused by stress or new diet.

And the dear, sweet, kind, generous Dr. French (who came to the house to
help Bandit to the Bridge) gave me a *HUGE* discount on his services so
even
our checkbooks are not doing too poorly! ;

Gotta go get something to eat now.

--

Hugs,

CatNipped

See all my masters at: http://www.PossiblePlaces.com/CatNipped/

You might want to google coccidosis if you haven't already. It's very
common, and IMO pretty
serious. That is the cause of the diarrhea. I had an orphan litter
with it years back. One thing
I do remember is that Albon doesn't kill the coccidia organism; it
just keeps it from reproducing.
So it is not a quick cure. Also, coccidia is very resistant to most
disinfectants. IIRC the proper way to
disinfect soiled bedding was boiling hot water. It's also very
contagious, but not so much in older
cats unless they're immune compromised.
Kittsn don't have immunity against it until they are older. That's why
it's so common in kittens.

Sherry

From what I read about it, it is very common in crowded shelters and usually
only infects the young. There is *nothing* that will cure it, as you
stated, but Albon will keep it from reproducing until the kittens' immune
system kicks in and defeats the organisms. It is contagious, but mostly
just to young animals whose immune systems have not completely matured or to
sick animals whose immune system has been compromised. From this article:
http://www.marvistavet.com/html/body_coccidia.html ...

"Other pets may become infected from exposure to infected fecal matter but
it is important to note that this is usually an infection of the young (i.e.
the immature immune system tends to let the coccidia infection reach large
numbers where the mature immune system probably will not.) In most cases,
the infected new puppy or kitten does not infect the resident adult animal."

This article says that a medication like Albon should be used for at 5 days,
but sometimes up to a month, until the diarrhea has stopped and their immune
systems have matured. Dr. French has told me to use it for 10 days and he
is going to call me in 3 days to see how they're doing, and, of course, I
can bring them in at any time if they should get worse.

I'm usually a worrier, but at this time I really can't afford to worry over
things I can't change - I have too much stress in my life already.

All the new kitties have been checked out and other than this and a mild
URI, they are healthy. And my existing clowder are very, very healthy (and
haven't had *ANY* contact with the new kitties), so I'm just going to follow
Dr. French's advise, dose them as instructed and believe that all will be
well in time.

I know there are people on this group who have *WAY* more knowledge of
veterinary medicine than I do (and probably more than some vets). But since
*I* don't, I'm trying not to scare myself and telling myself that they'll be
just fine no matter how scary their medical problems sound to me.

I *know* that they will get better food, more careful medical treatment, and
much, *MUCH more TLC than they would have at the rescue, so no matter what
happens they're better off than they would have been had we not adopted
them.

Hugs,

CatNipped

On Jun 26, 7:32 am, "CatNipped" wrote:
"Sherry" wrote in message

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On Jun 25, 7:58 pm, "CatNipped" wrote:
This is going to be a quick update since I just got home from work, then
the
vet's, and just finished dosing/scooping/feeding - it's 8PM and I haven't
eaten since lunch (oh the joys of new slave-hood).

Just as I thought, Tayla, Ozzy, and Archer all have URIs. Tayla's fecal
was
clear, but both boys have Coccidia - nobody had ear mites thank goodness!
I
have to give Tayla and the boys Clavamox twice a day and the boys get
Albon
once a day for the Coccidia. And I need to keep giving the boys their
nose
drops. Only Ozzy had a very slight fever, so the vet thought it was OK
to
give them their FVRCP boosters.

Other than that they are all very healthy, nicely hydrated despite the
diarrhea (which the vet agrees may be caused by stress or new diet.

And the dear, sweet, kind, generous Dr. French (who came to the house to
help Bandit to the Bridge) gave me a *HUGE* discount on his services so
even
our checkbooks are not doing too poorly! ;

Gotta go get something to eat now.

--

Hugs,

CatNipped

See all my masters at: http://www.PossiblePlaces.com/CatNipped/

You might want to google coccidosis if you haven't already. It's very
common, and IMO pretty
serious. That is the cause of the diarrhea. I had an orphan litter
with it years back. One thing
I do remember is that Albon doesn't kill the coccidia organism; it
just keeps it from reproducing.
So it is not a quick cure. Also, coccidia is very resistant to most
disinfectants. IIRC the proper way to
disinfect soiled bedding was boiling hot water. It's also very
contagious, but not so much in older
cats unless they're immune compromised.
Kittsn don't have immunity against it until they are older. That's why
it's so common in kittens.

Sherry

From what I read about it, it is very common in crowded shelters and usually
only infects the young. There is *nothing* that will cure it, as you
stated, but Albon will keep it from reproducing until the kittens' immune
system kicks in and defeats the organisms. It is contagious, but mostly
just to young animals whose immune systems have not completely matured or to
sick animals whose immune system has been compromised. From this article:http://www.marvistavet.com/html/body_coccidia.html...

"Other pets may become infected from exposure to infected fecal matter but
it is important to note that this is usually an infection of the young (i.e.
the immature immune system tends to let the coccidia infection reach large
numbers where the mature immune system probably will not.) In most cases,
the infected new puppy or kitten does not infect the resident adult animal."

This article says that a medication like Albon should be used for at 5 days,
but sometimes up to a month, until the diarrhea has stopped and their immune
systems have matured. Dr. French has told me to use it for 10 days and he
is going to call me in 3 days to see how they're doing, and, of course, I
can bring them in at any time if they should get worse.

I'm usually a worrier, but at this time I really can't afford to worry over
things I can't change - I have too much stress in my life already.

All the new kitties have been checked out and other than this and a mild
URI, they are healthy. And my existing clowder are very, very healthy (and
haven't had *ANY* contact with the new kitties), so I'm just going to follow
Dr. French's advise, dose them as instructed and believe that all will be
well in time.

I know there are people on this group who have *WAY* more knowledge of
veterinary medicine than I do (and probably more than some vets). But since
*I* don't, I'm trying not to scare myself and telling myself that they'll be
just fine no matter how scary their medical problems sound to me.

I *know* that they will get better food, more careful medical treatment, and
much, *MUCH more TLC than they would have at the rescue, so no matter what
happens they're better off than they would have been had we not adopted
them.

Hugs,

CatNipped- Hide quoted text -

Oh, my intention was not to scare you! It was a knee-jerk reaction for
me, because just word "coccidia"
brings back that awful struggle with that litter years ago. I'd never
heard of it back then. They were much
tinier than yours, and had a much more severe case. They had bloody
diarrhea. They did all survive. The
danger comes from dehydration in the tiny ones. As long as yours have
a healthy appetite and are active,
there's no reason to worry yourself sick over them. I'm sure they'll
be fine.

Sherry

"Sherry" wrote in message
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On Jun 26, 7:32 am, "CatNipped" wrote:
"Sherry" wrote in message

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On Jun 25, 7:58 pm, "CatNipped" wrote:
This is going to be a quick update since I just got home from work,
then
the
vet's, and just finished dosing/scooping/feeding - it's 8PM and I
haven't
eaten since lunch (oh the joys of new slave-hood).

Just as I thought, Tayla, Ozzy, and Archer all have URIs. Tayla's
fecal
was
clear, but both boys have Coccidia - nobody had ear mites thank
goodness!
I
have to give Tayla and the boys Clavamox twice a day and the boys get
Albon
once a day for the Coccidia. And I need to keep giving the boys their
nose
drops. Only Ozzy had a very slight fever, so the vet thought it was
OK
to
give them their FVRCP boosters.

Other than that they are all very healthy, nicely hydrated despite the
diarrhea (which the vet agrees may be caused by stress or new diet.

And the dear, sweet, kind, generous Dr. French (who came to the house
to
help Bandit to the Bridge) gave me a *HUGE* discount on his services
so
even
our checkbooks are not doing too poorly! ;

Gotta go get something to eat now.

--

Hugs,

CatNipped

See all my masters at: http://www.PossiblePlaces.com/CatNipped/

You might want to google coccidosis if you haven't already. It's very
common, and IMO pretty
serious. That is the cause of the diarrhea. I had an orphan litter
with it years back. One thing
I do remember is that Albon doesn't kill the coccidia organism; it
just keeps it from reproducing.
So it is not a quick cure. Also, coccidia is very resistant to most
disinfectants. IIRC the proper way to
disinfect soiled bedding was boiling hot water. It's also very
contagious, but not so much in older
cats unless they're immune compromised.
Kittsn don't have immunity against it until they are older. That's why
it's so common in kittens.

Sherry

From what I read about it, it is very common in crowded shelters and
usually
only infects the young. There is *nothing* that will cure it, as you
stated, but Albon will keep it from reproducing until the kittens' immune
system kicks in and defeats the organisms. It is contagious, but mostly
just to young animals whose immune systems have not completely matured or
to
sick animals whose immune system has been compromised. From this
article:http://www.marvistavet.com/html/body_coccidia.html...

"Other pets may become infected from exposure to infected fecal matter
but
it is important to note that this is usually an infection of the young
(i.e.
the immature immune system tends to let the coccidia infection reach
large
numbers where the mature immune system probably will not.) In most cases,
the infected new puppy or kitten does not infect the resident adult
animal."

This article says that a medication like Albon should be used for at 5
days,
but sometimes up to a month, until the diarrhea has stopped and their
immune
systems have matured. Dr. French has told me to use it for 10 days and
he
is going to call me in 3 days to see how they're doing, and, of course, I
can bring them in at any time if they should get worse.

I'm usually a worrier, but at this time I really can't afford to worry
over
things I can't change - I have too much stress in my life already.

All the new kitties have been checked out and other than this and a mild
URI, they are healthy. And my existing clowder are very, very healthy
(and
haven't had *ANY* contact with the new kitties), so I'm just going to
follow
Dr. French's advise, dose them as instructed and believe that all will be
well in time.

I know there are people on this group who have *WAY* more knowledge of
veterinary medicine than I do (and probably more than some vets). But
since
*I* don't, I'm trying not to scare myself and telling myself that they'll
be
just fine no matter how scary their medical problems sound to me.

I *know* that they will get better food, more careful medical treatment,
and
much, *MUCH more TLC than they would have at the rescue, so no matter
what
happens they're better off than they would have been had we not adopted
them.

Hugs,

CatNipped- Hide quoted text -

Oh, my intention was not to scare you! It was a knee-jerk reaction for
me, because just word "coccidia"
brings back that awful struggle with that litter years ago. I'd never
heard of it back then. They were much
tinier than yours, and had a much more severe case. They had bloody
diarrhea. They did all survive. The
danger comes from dehydration in the tiny ones. As long as yours have
a healthy appetite and are active,
there's no reason to worry yourself sick over them. I'm sure they'll
be fine.

Sherry

Oh, I didn't think you were trying to scare me - but I'm a worrier, so I was
trying not to scare *myself*! ; I guess I'm just an incurable control
freak - I can never just "let it go" and let things work themselves out.
And worry is such a useless emotion - it never solves anything, never cures
what's worrying you, but the heart feels what the mind won't I guess!

Hugs,

CatNipped

"CatNipped" wrote
I know there are people on this group who have *WAY* more knowledge of
veterinary medicine than I do (and probably more than some vets). But
since *I* don't, I'm trying not to scare myself and telling myself that
they'll be just fine no matter how scary their medical problems sound to
me.

I *know* that they will get better food, more careful medical treatment,
and much, *MUCH more TLC than they would have at the rescue, so no matter
what happens they're better off than they would have been had we not
adopted them.


CN, don't fret, they will be fine. They're very lucky to have been chosen
by you, particularly since they have a few little health problems.

What utter joy, I have never had a kitten, let alone two!



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"CatNipped" wrote

Oh, I didn't think you were trying to scare me - but I'm a worrier, so I
was trying not to scare *myself*! ; I guess I'm just an incurable
control freak - I can never just "let it go" and let things work
themselves out.

Nonsense, Catnipped. What you are is one of those people who fixes
things, you take control in order to make things better, when others
often just shrug and say "whatever happens." So when it seems
things might be worse than you thought you want to take action,
and when it looks like nothing you do will help it drives you
crazy. Just because you want to fix everything.

And worry is such a useless emotion - it never solves anything, never
cures what's worrying you, but the heart feels what the mind won't I
guess!

It's a good heart that worries about something besides itself.

I wish more people did.

More kitty pitchers! I want to see mama, too.



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"cybercat" wrote in message
.. .

"CatNipped" wrote
I know there are people on this group who have *WAY* more knowledge of
veterinary medicine than I do (and probably more than some vets). But
since *I* don't, I'm trying not to scare myself and telling myself that
they'll be just fine no matter how scary their medical problems sound to
me.

I *know* that they will get better food, more careful medical treatment,
and much, *MUCH more TLC than they would have at the rescue, so no matter
what happens they're better off than they would have been had we not
adopted them.


CN, don't fret, they will be fine. They're very lucky to have been chosen
by you, particularly since they have a few little health problems.

What utter joy, I have never had a kitten, let alone two!

Having two is *AWESOME*! They will have you rolling on the floor laughing
at their antics one minute and the next will melt your heart when one lays
his little head on his brother's back or licks his brother's ear! I am *SO*
glad they found us! ;

P.S. I notified the rescue about the coccidia and they were grateful for
the "heads up" so they could treat their other kittens - and blown away,
gushingly appreciative, by the fact that we didn't want to "return or
exchange" the kittens!!! ARGH, what that implies makes me hate the human
race [while we were there adopting our three we saw one kitty who was
returned because she was playing with the adopter's mini-blinds]!!! :

P.P.S. And I can't say enough about Dr. French who just personally called
to check up on the kittens (and who gave us a $75 discount on the three
cats' vet bill).

Hugs,

CatNipped

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"CatNipped" wrote
Having two is *AWESOME*! They will have you rolling on the floor laughing
at their antics one minute and the next will melt your heart when one lays
his little head on his brother's back or licks his brother's ear! I am
*SO* glad they found us! ;

P.S. I notified the rescue about the coccidia and they were grateful for
the "heads up" so they could treat their other kittens - and blown away,
gushingly appreciative, by the fact that we didn't want to "return or
exchange" the kittens!!!

Yes, when Gracie had an asthma attack the day after I brought her home,
I called the shelter and the woman said, "yes, one of the volunteers saw
Gracie do this once, but we are not sure what it is. Bring her back and you
can choose another cat."

!! And it had been love at first sight for me, and Gracie too! When I told
her "NO, it's not like she's a used car or something!" she offered to pay
for the vet check but I didn't let her. I don't have a lot of money but I
had that, and they had so many cats to care for. Thank God it was just
asthma and not heartworms.


P.P.S. And I can't say enough about Dr. French who just personally called
to check up on the kittens (and who gave us a $75 discount on the three
cats' vet bill).

Dr. French is a real winner, CN, and you deserve nothing less. I was
delighted
when my new vet called several days after Gracie's last visit to see how she
is doing--and she only went in for an allergy shot and loose stool. My old
vet
never did that.

On Tue, 26 Jun 2007 10:52:23 -0400, cybercat wrote:


"CatNipped" wrote

Oh, I didn't think you were trying to scare me - but I'm a worrier, so I
was trying not to scare *myself*! ; I guess I'm just an incurable
control freak - I can never just "let it go" and let things work
themselves out.

Nonsense, Catnipped. What you are is one of those people who fixes things,
you take control in order to make things better, when others often just
shrug and say "whatever happens." So when it seems things might be worse
than you thought you want to take action, and when it looks like nothing
you do will help it drives you crazy. Just because you want to fix
everything.

And worry is such a useless emotion - it never solves anything, never
cures what's worrying you, but the heart feels what the mind won't I
guess!

It's a good heart that worries about something besides itself.

I wish more people did.

More kitty pitchers! I want to see mama, too.



Good words of wisdom! Best wishes. MLB