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Feline Specialist? (long again - sorry)
Sunday afternoon, DH and I were to take Mike in for sub-q fluids from
the vet tech when she was there to feed the boarders; however, when we arrived TED himself was there instead, and we were able to talk uninterrupted for a bit while the IV bag emptied itself into Mikey. I am not entirely sure what's going on with Mike's kidney function - what TED said Sunday was not really the same thing as what he'd told me on the telephone Thursday night, and was far more pessimistic. (I was too upset about it to post an update, frankly.) He did say, though, that he thought we should consult an internal medicine specialist. I'd previously tracked down a feline specialist on St. Simons Island, GA, which is appx. 60 miles from here. No sane person would have gone to the islands in the past few weeks, but now that the G-8 Summit is finally over, DH and I went today and talked to her. I certainly want to give her a try - this is by far the closest feline specialist, and we liked her. She had four gorgeous office cats - 2 black girls, an orange tabby boy and an enormous tuxedo boy. She said that if our vet is willing to work with her, she'd be happy to do so, and may be able to suggest some things we can do right now that will help. She says she sees probably about one hyperthyroid cat per day, whereas Mike is only the second hyper-t cat our vet has *ever* seen. And the other is having no complications at all - she's doing beautifully on the tapazole, and has gained weight and is marvelously healthy. (I try very hard not to have mean and petty feelings about this other cat.) The only thing that gave me pause is that she mentioned (just mentioned in passing, didn't recommend this for Mike or anything like that) the possibility of surgery to remove the thyroid. I've done an awful lot of reading about the hyper-t, and I understand that this surgery isn't recommended any more. Perhaps there are circumstances that make it more feasible and I just don't know about them - anyway, we are quite capable of saying no to any proposed treatment, it's just that this didn't sit quite right with me. I like our vet very very much - he's great with Mike, and he is very knowledgeable and does a lot of research. The fact remains, though, that knowledge and experience are not the same thing, and entirely aside from that I want a second opinion. Mike has another appointment with TED tomorrow (he has to go to the vet on his birthday, poor baby!) and we are going to talk to TED about this and ask him to fax the records. I'll be holding my breath until she's at least looked at his records - I am hoping with all my heart that she won't see the situation as quite as grim as our regular vet does. I know a lot of you take your furbabies to feline specialist vets - do you find that it makes a big difference? And please, if there's anyone lurking out there who knows anything about good kitty docs in south Georgia, please, please let me know! ------ Krista |
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And please, if there's anyone lurking out there who knows anything about good kitty docs in south Georgia, please, please let me know! You can search he http://www.aafponline.org/find.php -- Victor Martinez Owned and operated by the Fantastic Seven (TM) Send your spam he Email me he |
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LOL wrote:
And please, if there's anyone lurking out there who knows anything about good kitty docs in south Georgia, please, please let me know! You can search he http://www.aafponline.org/find.php -- Victor Martinez Owned and operated by the Fantastic Seven (TM) Send your spam he Email me he |
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LOL wrote:
And please, if there's anyone lurking out there who knows anything about good kitty docs in south Georgia, please, please let me know! You can search he http://www.aafponline.org/find.php -- Victor Martinez Owned and operated by the Fantastic Seven (TM) Send your spam he Email me he |
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Hi Krista:
I've been worried about Mike and had been thinking of posting today about the possibility of you seeing a more specialized vet. It seems like maybe your nice TED hasn't really hit the nail on the head for Mikey?? I'm glad that you've got in touch with this other woman and I'll be eagerly checking for updates for what she has said. I'm not clear from your post whether you took Mike to see her the first time or not? Doesn't sound like you did. Losing weight like he has doesn't sound right to me and I hope that you're able to get him in ASAP. I see a small animal specialist for my boys and you've got to imagine that it helps, considering that he's had 25 years experience with nothing but cats and dogs. He's totally plugged into traditional medicine and goes to updates constantly but often insists on consulting the holistic guy in the city when he's not sure that what he's doing has helped. I convinced its why we still have Otis - my TED's unrelenting search to find something for a kitty that had stress induced interstitial cystitis. Another thing I remember was that, during the worst of all of Otis' undefined health problems, I thought it would never ever get better. Now, these problems seem like a dream, they're so far away. Don't give up hope, as I know you won't - you've given a lot to help your kitty. Susan M Thinking of you and Mikey "LOL" wrote in message om... Sunday afternoon, DH and I were to take Mike in for sub-q fluids from the vet tech when she was there to feed the boarders; however, when we arrived TED himself was there instead, and we were able to talk uninterrupted for a bit while the IV bag emptied itself into Mikey. I am not entirely sure what's going on with Mike's kidney function - what TED said Sunday was not really the same thing as what he'd told me on the telephone Thursday night, and was far more pessimistic. (I was too upset about it to post an update, frankly.) He did say, though, that he thought we should consult an internal medicine specialist. I'd previously tracked down a feline specialist on St. Simons Island, GA, which is appx. 60 miles from here. No sane person would have gone to the islands in the past few weeks, but now that the G-8 Summit is finally over, DH and I went today and talked to her. I certainly want to give her a try - this is by far the closest feline specialist, and we liked her. She had four gorgeous office cats - 2 black girls, an orange tabby boy and an enormous tuxedo boy. She said that if our vet is willing to work with her, she'd be happy to do so, and may be able to suggest some things we can do right now that will help. She says she sees probably about one hyperthyroid cat per day, whereas Mike is only the second hyper-t cat our vet has *ever* seen. And the other is having no complications at all - she's doing beautifully on the tapazole, and has gained weight and is marvelously healthy. (I try very hard not to have mean and petty feelings about this other cat.) The only thing that gave me pause is that she mentioned (just mentioned in passing, didn't recommend this for Mike or anything like that) the possibility of surgery to remove the thyroid. I've done an awful lot of reading about the hyper-t, and I understand that this surgery isn't recommended any more. Perhaps there are circumstances that make it more feasible and I just don't know about them - anyway, we are quite capable of saying no to any proposed treatment, it's just that this didn't sit quite right with me. I like our vet very very much - he's great with Mike, and he is very knowledgeable and does a lot of research. The fact remains, though, that knowledge and experience are not the same thing, and entirely aside from that I want a second opinion. Mike has another appointment with TED tomorrow (he has to go to the vet on his birthday, poor baby!) and we are going to talk to TED about this and ask him to fax the records. I'll be holding my breath until she's at least looked at his records - I am hoping with all my heart that she won't see the situation as quite as grim as our regular vet does. I know a lot of you take your furbabies to feline specialist vets - do you find that it makes a big difference? And please, if there's anyone lurking out there who knows anything about good kitty docs in south Georgia, please, please let me know! ------ Krista |
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Hi Krista:
I've been worried about Mike and had been thinking of posting today about the possibility of you seeing a more specialized vet. It seems like maybe your nice TED hasn't really hit the nail on the head for Mikey?? I'm glad that you've got in touch with this other woman and I'll be eagerly checking for updates for what she has said. I'm not clear from your post whether you took Mike to see her the first time or not? Doesn't sound like you did. Losing weight like he has doesn't sound right to me and I hope that you're able to get him in ASAP. I see a small animal specialist for my boys and you've got to imagine that it helps, considering that he's had 25 years experience with nothing but cats and dogs. He's totally plugged into traditional medicine and goes to updates constantly but often insists on consulting the holistic guy in the city when he's not sure that what he's doing has helped. I convinced its why we still have Otis - my TED's unrelenting search to find something for a kitty that had stress induced interstitial cystitis. Another thing I remember was that, during the worst of all of Otis' undefined health problems, I thought it would never ever get better. Now, these problems seem like a dream, they're so far away. Don't give up hope, as I know you won't - you've given a lot to help your kitty. Susan M Thinking of you and Mikey "LOL" wrote in message om... Sunday afternoon, DH and I were to take Mike in for sub-q fluids from the vet tech when she was there to feed the boarders; however, when we arrived TED himself was there instead, and we were able to talk uninterrupted for a bit while the IV bag emptied itself into Mikey. I am not entirely sure what's going on with Mike's kidney function - what TED said Sunday was not really the same thing as what he'd told me on the telephone Thursday night, and was far more pessimistic. (I was too upset about it to post an update, frankly.) He did say, though, that he thought we should consult an internal medicine specialist. I'd previously tracked down a feline specialist on St. Simons Island, GA, which is appx. 60 miles from here. No sane person would have gone to the islands in the past few weeks, but now that the G-8 Summit is finally over, DH and I went today and talked to her. I certainly want to give her a try - this is by far the closest feline specialist, and we liked her. She had four gorgeous office cats - 2 black girls, an orange tabby boy and an enormous tuxedo boy. She said that if our vet is willing to work with her, she'd be happy to do so, and may be able to suggest some things we can do right now that will help. She says she sees probably about one hyperthyroid cat per day, whereas Mike is only the second hyper-t cat our vet has *ever* seen. And the other is having no complications at all - she's doing beautifully on the tapazole, and has gained weight and is marvelously healthy. (I try very hard not to have mean and petty feelings about this other cat.) The only thing that gave me pause is that she mentioned (just mentioned in passing, didn't recommend this for Mike or anything like that) the possibility of surgery to remove the thyroid. I've done an awful lot of reading about the hyper-t, and I understand that this surgery isn't recommended any more. Perhaps there are circumstances that make it more feasible and I just don't know about them - anyway, we are quite capable of saying no to any proposed treatment, it's just that this didn't sit quite right with me. I like our vet very very much - he's great with Mike, and he is very knowledgeable and does a lot of research. The fact remains, though, that knowledge and experience are not the same thing, and entirely aside from that I want a second opinion. Mike has another appointment with TED tomorrow (he has to go to the vet on his birthday, poor baby!) and we are going to talk to TED about this and ask him to fax the records. I'll be holding my breath until she's at least looked at his records - I am hoping with all my heart that she won't see the situation as quite as grim as our regular vet does. I know a lot of you take your furbabies to feline specialist vets - do you find that it makes a big difference? And please, if there's anyone lurking out there who knows anything about good kitty docs in south Georgia, please, please let me know! ------ Krista |
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Hi Krista:
I've been worried about Mike and had been thinking of posting today about the possibility of you seeing a more specialized vet. It seems like maybe your nice TED hasn't really hit the nail on the head for Mikey?? I'm glad that you've got in touch with this other woman and I'll be eagerly checking for updates for what she has said. I'm not clear from your post whether you took Mike to see her the first time or not? Doesn't sound like you did. Losing weight like he has doesn't sound right to me and I hope that you're able to get him in ASAP. I see a small animal specialist for my boys and you've got to imagine that it helps, considering that he's had 25 years experience with nothing but cats and dogs. He's totally plugged into traditional medicine and goes to updates constantly but often insists on consulting the holistic guy in the city when he's not sure that what he's doing has helped. I convinced its why we still have Otis - my TED's unrelenting search to find something for a kitty that had stress induced interstitial cystitis. Another thing I remember was that, during the worst of all of Otis' undefined health problems, I thought it would never ever get better. Now, these problems seem like a dream, they're so far away. Don't give up hope, as I know you won't - you've given a lot to help your kitty. Susan M Thinking of you and Mikey "LOL" wrote in message om... Sunday afternoon, DH and I were to take Mike in for sub-q fluids from the vet tech when she was there to feed the boarders; however, when we arrived TED himself was there instead, and we were able to talk uninterrupted for a bit while the IV bag emptied itself into Mikey. I am not entirely sure what's going on with Mike's kidney function - what TED said Sunday was not really the same thing as what he'd told me on the telephone Thursday night, and was far more pessimistic. (I was too upset about it to post an update, frankly.) He did say, though, that he thought we should consult an internal medicine specialist. I'd previously tracked down a feline specialist on St. Simons Island, GA, which is appx. 60 miles from here. No sane person would have gone to the islands in the past few weeks, but now that the G-8 Summit is finally over, DH and I went today and talked to her. I certainly want to give her a try - this is by far the closest feline specialist, and we liked her. She had four gorgeous office cats - 2 black girls, an orange tabby boy and an enormous tuxedo boy. She said that if our vet is willing to work with her, she'd be happy to do so, and may be able to suggest some things we can do right now that will help. She says she sees probably about one hyperthyroid cat per day, whereas Mike is only the second hyper-t cat our vet has *ever* seen. And the other is having no complications at all - she's doing beautifully on the tapazole, and has gained weight and is marvelously healthy. (I try very hard not to have mean and petty feelings about this other cat.) The only thing that gave me pause is that she mentioned (just mentioned in passing, didn't recommend this for Mike or anything like that) the possibility of surgery to remove the thyroid. I've done an awful lot of reading about the hyper-t, and I understand that this surgery isn't recommended any more. Perhaps there are circumstances that make it more feasible and I just don't know about them - anyway, we are quite capable of saying no to any proposed treatment, it's just that this didn't sit quite right with me. I like our vet very very much - he's great with Mike, and he is very knowledgeable and does a lot of research. The fact remains, though, that knowledge and experience are not the same thing, and entirely aside from that I want a second opinion. Mike has another appointment with TED tomorrow (he has to go to the vet on his birthday, poor baby!) and we are going to talk to TED about this and ask him to fax the records. I'll be holding my breath until she's at least looked at his records - I am hoping with all my heart that she won't see the situation as quite as grim as our regular vet does. I know a lot of you take your furbabies to feline specialist vets - do you find that it makes a big difference? And please, if there's anyone lurking out there who knows anything about good kitty docs in south Georgia, please, please let me know! ------ Krista |
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