sigh Another trip to the vet

William Hamblen wrote:

On 16 Dec 2009 01:17:08 GMT, wrote:

Wouldn't both cities have water-treatment facilities that would deal
with this?

Surface water isn't treated at all. That's where a cat that's been
outdoors can pick it up. In my area Giardia is common in wildlife and
livestock.

Jack was talking about the drinking water.

Joyce

--
Remember that not getting what you want is sometimes a wonderful
stroke of luck. -- the Dalai Lama

Marina wrote:

wrote:

Wouldn't both cities have water-treatment facilities that would deal
with this?

St Petersburg didn't use to have one, but they're supposed to have one
now. It's just that most households are not connected to it.

That surprises me. I know Russia has had extreme economic difficulties
over the past couple of decades, but St. Pete is a modern city, and I
would have thought the Soviets would invest in making the drinking water
safe.

I asked a friend of mine who grew up there (but left in 1978). She didn't
know anything about giardia being in the water supply, but she did say
that everyone either buys bottled water or boils their tap water. Her last
visit there was a year ago and she said she drank only bottled water.

Joyce

--
Remember that not getting what you want is sometimes a wonderful
stroke of luck. -- the Dalai Lama

aw, poor Mir-mir. Lily says get well quick! It's Christmastime!

Lily & her mama

"Marina" wrote in message
...
Miranda started vomiting on Saturday. On Sunday, she ate a little, but
then she vomited again, and it continued even after her tummy was empty.
When I got home from work on Monday, I saw she'd been sick here and there
during the day, though she hadn't eaten anything. So I called the vet and
got an appointment for today (Tuesday).

Long story short, she tested positive for giardia. She spent a few hours
at the vet's being rehydrated. Now she's home again. The good news is, she
went straight for her food when she got out of the carrier, and she looks
much perkier than she has the past few days. She ate a few pieces of
boiled chicken.

The bad news is, I have to give both cats worming pills every day for the
next ten days. Mir also got something for nausea and a probiotic and
Pepcid for her tummy. After five days, I have to clean everything the cats
have touched with hot water and/or clorite.

--
Marina, Miranda and Caliban.
In loving memory of Frank and Nikki.



--
Irulan
from the stars we come
to the stars we return
from now until the end of time.

Marina wrote:
Miranda started vomiting on Saturday. On Sunday, she ate a little, but
then she vomited again, and it continued even after her tummy was empty.
When I got home from work on Monday, I saw she'd been sick here and
there during the day, though she hadn't eaten anything. So I called the
vet and got an appointment for today (Tuesday).

Long story short, she tested positive for giardia. She spent a few hours
at the vet's being rehydrated. Now she's home again. The good news is,
she went straight for her food when she got out of the carrier, and she
looks much perkier than she has the past few days. She ate a few pieces
of boiled chicken.

The bad news is, I have to give both cats worming pills every day for
the next ten days. Mir also got something for nausea and a probiotic and
Pepcid for her tummy. After five days, I have to clean everything the
cats have touched with hot water and/or clorite.


You poor people!!! Am asking the owners to send their very best purrs
and am sending my best healthy wishes for you all. Is there any
possibility of you getting Giardia from Mir? How about Caliban?

Pam S. concerned

Marina wrote:
Gandalf wrote:

Giardia is a water borne parasite; my guess would be that she picked it
up on the island, when she went missing last summer.

It's strange that it took this long for it to show up.

Apparently, a healthy immune system can suppress the parasite, but Mir
has been feeling poorly lately, so she developed the infection.

You may be right about the island (Deb suggested the same on Facebook).


Just did a bit of reading about Giardia on Wikipedia (yeah, I know, but
I didn't want to wade through webmd) and had the same thought.
According to what I gathered the usual time for symptoms to show is 1-2
weeks, but a healthy body can harbor the parasite for some time.
Considering how nasty our oceans are, all she had to do was drink the
water at the island, or eat an infected animal. ARGH.

Hoping that it all comes out for the best.

Pam S.

tanadashoes wrote:
Just did a bit of reading about Giardia on Wikipedia (yeah, I know, but
I didn't want to wade through webmd) and had the same thought. According
to what I gathered the usual time for symptoms to show is 1-2 weeks, but
a healthy body can harbor the parasite for some time. Considering how
nasty our oceans are, all she had to do was drink the water at the
island, or eat an infected animal. ARGH.

Hoping that it all comes out for the best.


Thanks, Pam. She has been great today, my old Miranda is back! She's
been eating like a champ, and only being her normal finicky self
(Caliban can't come too close while she is eating, I have to present her
plate to her from the right angle, etc). She climbs the cat tree and
looks expectantly at me to come and 'beat her up'. A bit of
rough-housing and she is purring her silent little purr. I'm so happy to
have my real Miranda back.

The medication has been going fairly well. She's such a good girl, once
I catch her, but she's wise to the fact that I *will* catch her and
shove stuff in her mouth every morning, but eventually she lets me get
her. I've mixed Caliban's crushed pills into a pouch of gooshyfood every
morning.

--
Marina, Miranda and Caliban.
In loving memory of Frank and Nikki.