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[draggonlaady]

updates on cats.

the amputee cat from a few days ago is doing poorly. became acutely lethargic and icteric on sunday, so i sent him to WSU today. his red blood cell count has dropped severely, so he got a blood transfusion this afternoon, hopefully that'll help. but they weren't sure why he was breaking down all his red blood cells, so not sure if they can stop it :(

the diabetic cat is now down to 1 unit twice daily and i'm hoping to wean him entirely off insulin and just maintain him with diet in a few weeks :)

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[sphynx-again.livejournal.com]

Awww. I hope he pulls through. I'll be sending positive vibes his way.

[draggonlaady.livejournal.com]

me too. he's a sweet cat, and the owner is really dedicated. haven't heard from WSU yet today--don't want to harrass them so i'm waiting until this afternoon to see if they call; if i haven't heard more news by 4 i'll call down and ask.

[julzerator.livejournal.com]

*sends good thoughts to the mircle cat*

I hope he does better soon!

[draggonlaady.livejournal.com]

thanks :) i'm hoping too!

[sphynx-again.livejournal.com]

Any news on amputee?

[draggonlaady.livejournal.com]

um. sent him to pullman, they're not sure if he's bleeding somewhere that they can't find or if he's breaking down his own red blood cells--either way, he's severely anemic, even after a transfusion. holding relatively steady, i guess, but that means not really improving either. lots of bloodwork and 2 ultrasounds later, they haven't been able to find the source of the problem either.

[(Anonymous)]

as of 8-11-06,your amputee is improving, but slowly.
*jnau

[draggonlaady.livejournal.com]

good to hear :) talked to the lovely doc eric s about him thursday, they were talking about sending him back to us or home with a feeding tube. any idea if that happened? i'm off to georgia for a friend's wedding so i'm not there to hear from the owner.

[sphynx-again.livejournal.com]

Good! I've been worried about sick for him, and I've never even seen him!