Purrs for Weeble, please.

"Takayuki" wrote in message
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"Magic Mood Jeep©" wrote:
TED feels that Weeble's lump is vaccine-related irritation. He said
to keep
an eye on it and if it shows no sign of shrinkage over the next 5-10
days,
they will do a biopsy. He goes in on 12/1 to get his rabies
vaccination,
plus he will get neutered. Hopefully, there will be no need for a
biopsy.

I hope so, too. I've heard that it's normal for vaccine sites to get
irritated (I guess since irritating the immune system is the aim of
the vaccine), but I've also heard of tumors. Another thing that
sometimes concerns me is that vets probably can't sterilize the site
of injection as well as with a human, because cats are so furry! I
don't even know if vets use alcohol swabs at the injection site like
human doctors do, though I'm sure the needles themselves are sterile,
of course.

My bet uses an alcohol swab.

--
Joy
Owned and operated by Lindy and Skeeter

DH found a lump on Weeble's left rear
leg - which just so happens to be the leg
where he got his latest round of vaccines
(kitten booster for both PCRP & Fel Leuk)
a week ago tomorrow.

Why are you vaccinating him for leukemia? Only cats at great risk of
exposure ( i.e. outdoor free-roaming cats that are constantly exposed to
other cats) should be considered candidates for this vaccine, and even
then it's not 100 % effective. The risk of the vaccine causing a
fibrosarcoma is considered greater than the risk of contracting Leukemia
as it is the number one cause of vaccine related fibrosarcomas. Since he
has developed a lump there is *no way* you should vaccinate him with the
Leukemia vaccine in the future. Hopefuilly this will be a one time
reaction with no future consequences.

Megan



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paws crossed that the irritation clears ups and the neutering proceeds
smoothly.

fuga

"Takayuki" wrote

I hope so, too. I've heard that it's normal for vaccine sites to get
irritated (I guess since irritating the immune system is the aim of
the vaccine), but I've also heard of tumors. Another thing that
sometimes concerns me is that vets probably can't sterilize the site
of injection as well as with a human, because cats are so furry! I
don't even know if vets use alcohol swabs at the injection site like
human doctors do, though I'm sure the needles themselves are sterile,
of course.


They do use a swab, but I don't. I used to inject myself with insulin seven
times a day (now I'm down to four, thanks to a new kind of insulin -
woohoo!). I haven't used a swab for years, and sometimes, I even inject
through my clothes. I was taught to do that by a nurse. No problems ever. Of
course, it's a bit different in a vet's office, where you can expect there
to be more bacteria around. My vet... err, I mean Frank's and Nikki's vet
uses a bottle that sprays the antibacterial liquid in a thin jet, so I think
it gets under the fur pretty well and hits the actual skin.

--
Marina

"Marina" wrote:
They do use a swab, but I don't. I used to inject myself with insulin seven
times a day (now I'm down to four, thanks to a new kind of insulin -
woohoo!). I haven't used a swab for years, and sometimes, I even inject
through my clothes. I was taught to do that by a nurse. No problems ever. Of
course, it's a bit different in a vet's office, where you can expect there
to be more bacteria around. My vet... err, I mean Frank's and Nikki's vet
uses a bottle that sprays the antibacterial liquid in a thin jet, so I think
it gets under the fur pretty well and hits the actual skin.

If the vet doesn't swab, then I'm afraid of infections, and if they do
use antiseptic, then I would be afraid that the cat would lick it off
and go blind or something. It's no-win for my vet.

And yahoo! Four! Yes, that was a good switch, definitely better than
seven. I think you once said something about your health provider
being behind the times, because the 7 per day insulin was an outdated
one? Or maybe my brain just made that up.

Anyhow, shh, don't tell Grace about your daily injections. I would
rather have no injections at all myself (I've probably only had about
six of them my entire life). I was terrified of needles between ages
2 and 8. I got a booster at age 2 that *hurt* (though back then, I
thought most anything hurt). At age 8, I had a little bit of blood
drawn, and it didn't hurt, so I wasn't afraid of needles after that.

"Takayuki" wrote

And yahoo! Four! Yes, that was a good switch, definitely better than
seven. I think you once said something about your health provider
being behind the times, because the 7 per day insulin was an outdated
one? Or maybe my brain just made that up.

I think your brain made that up. ;o) My doc wanted to prescribe the new
insulin a couple of years ago, when it was first produced, but the
manufacturers didn't want to market it to Finland because the market is so
small here. So we had to wait for it a few years, and then I wanted to wait
until our national health insurance would accept it for refunding (type I
diabetics get their insulin for free), and that took another couple of
months, but now it's finally here. The transition has not been going very
smoothly, though. My blood glucose is playing rollercoaster, but I hope it
will even out soon.

--
Marina

On Thu, 06 Nov 2003 23:51:48 GMT, "Magic Mood Jeep©"
wrote:

TED feels that Weeble's lump is vaccine-related irritation. He said to keep
an eye on it and if it shows no sign of shrinkage over the next 5-10 days,
they will do a biopsy. He goes in on 12/1 to get his rabies vaccination,
plus he will get neutered. Hopefully, there will be no need for a biopsy.

Continuing puurs that it is in fact related to the vaccine, and no
biopsy will be needed
--
Steve Touchstone,
faithful servant of Sammy, Little Bit and Rocky
remove Junk for email

yes, we hope Weebles doesn't need a biopsy either. Poor baby. We all love
him
Jazz & his mama

--

Irulan
from the stars we came, to the stars we return
from now until the end of time


"Magic Mood Jeep©" wrote in message
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TED feels that Weeble's lump is vaccine-related irritation. He said to
keep
an eye on it and if it shows no sign of shrinkage over the next 5-10 days,
they will do a biopsy. He goes in on 12/1 to get his rabies vaccination,
plus he will get neutered. Hopefully, there will be no need for a biopsy.

--
The ONE and ONLY
lefthanded-pathetic-paranoid-psychotic-sarcastic-wiseass-ditzy
former-blonde
in Bloomington! (And proud of it, too)©
http://www.geocities.com/the_magic_mood_jeep/
http://community.webshots.com/user/mgcmdjeep


"Magic Mood Jeep©" wrote in message
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Late yesterday, after Weeble & Lizzie had a bout of chase-tag that ended
when they knocked some stuff over, DH found a lump on Weeble's left rear
leg - which just so happens to be the leg where he got his latest round
of
vaccines (kitten booster for both PCRP & Fel Leuk) a week ago tomorrow.
Vet
is closed today to he will be going tomorrow to have that checked. That
leg
was sore this past Friday as he'd whine whenever pressure was placed on
it
when I picked him up/cuddled him, but I get sore whenever I get a shot.
But
now he is acting like nothing is wrong, no soreness, running around like
the
proverbial chicken with its head cut off (maybe that should read KITTEN
with
its head cut off), but we're taking him just because of the
'fear-of-the-worst' factor.

--
The ONE and ONLY
lefthanded-pathetic-paranoid-psychotic-sarcastic-wiseass-ditzy
former-blonde
in Bloomington! (And proud of it, too)©
http://www.geocities.com/the_magic_mood_jeep/
http://community.webshots.com/user/mgcmdjeep

Already the lump seems to be smaller, although its size seems to be relative
to how active he is - if he's napping/resting, it's seems much smaller than
when he's being spasCATic, even though it is kinda hard to feel the lump
when he's in playful mode (in the same way it's hard to bail out a sinking
ship with a sieve).

--
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lefthanded-pathetic-paranoid-psychotic-sarcastic-wiseass-ditzy former-blonde
in Bloomington! (And proud of it, too)©
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"Magic Mood Jeep©" wrote in message
news8Bqb.93104$mZ5.606703@attbi_s54...
TED feels that Weeble's lump is vaccine-related irritation. He said to
keep
an eye on it and if it shows no sign of shrinkage over the next 5-10 days,
they will do a biopsy. He goes in on 12/1 to get his rabies vaccination,
plus he will get neutered. Hopefully, there will be no need for a biopsy.

--
The ONE and ONLY
lefthanded-pathetic-paranoid-psychotic-sarcastic-wiseass-ditzy
former-blonde
in Bloomington! (And proud of it, too)©
http://www.geocities.com/the_magic_mood_jeep/
http://community.webshots.com/user/mgcmdjeep


"Magic Mood Jeep©" wrote in message
news:Jrcqb.82268$mZ5.561444@attbi_s54...
Late yesterday, after Weeble & Lizzie had a bout of chase-tag that ended
when they knocked some stuff over, DH found a lump on Weeble's left rear
leg - which just so happens to be the leg where he got his latest round
of
vaccines (kitten booster for both PCRP & Fel Leuk) a week ago tomorrow.
Vet
is closed today to he will be going tomorrow to have that checked. That
leg
was sore this past Friday as he'd whine whenever pressure was placed on
it
when I picked him up/cuddled him, but I get sore whenever I get a shot.
But
now he is acting like nothing is wrong, no soreness, running around like
the
proverbial chicken with its head cut off (maybe that should read KITTEN
with
its head cut off), but we're taking him just because of the
'fear-of-the-worst' factor.

--
The ONE and ONLY
lefthanded-pathetic-paranoid-psychotic-sarcastic-wiseass-ditzy
former-blonde
in Bloomington! (And proud of it, too)©
http://www.geocities.com/the_magic_mood_jeep/
http://community.webshots.com/user/mgcmdjeep

"Marina" wrote:
"Takayuki" wrote

And yahoo! Four! Yes, that was a good switch, definitely better than
seven. I think you once said something about your health provider
being behind the times, because the 7 per day insulin was an outdated
one? Or maybe my brain just made that up.

I think your brain made that up. ;o) My doc wanted to prescribe the new
insulin a couple of years ago, when it was first produced, but the
manufacturers didn't want to market it to Finland because the market is so
small here. So we had to wait for it a few years, and then I wanted to wait
until our national health insurance would accept it for refunding (type I
diabetics get their insulin for free), and that took another couple of
months, but now it's finally here. The transition has not been going very
smoothly, though. My blood glucose is playing rollercoaster, but I hope it
will even out soon.

I'm glad that's over, your having to wait patiently while pricking
yourself three times a day more than you needed to! Betty is purring
for your blood sugar to stabilize.