Chantal--both Rosebud (who has had obviously allergies for most of her 18 1/2
years) and Woodstock have high EOS. My vet said Woodstock's meant allergy, but
his EOS wasn't high before last month. Holistic vet said it could be an
inflammation, so Wood started back on Beta-thym--it is plant sterols and thymus
gland. He's only been on it a few days and next blood work is in about 2
weeks, so I don't know if that will be enough time for it to work and see any
results. I'll let everyone know, but you might want to check out Beta-thym
with your vet--although it is not prescription, you can buy it on the web, but
I'm not sure I'd take it w/o vet recommendation since it is a natural steroid.
Cyndee Trower
www.1Nature.com --Yoga, Reiki, and Cornish Rex cats
----- Original Message -----
From: Chantal
To: feline_lymphoma@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Sent: Tuesday, January 17, 2006 3:37 PM
Subject: [feline_lymphoma] Karina - parasites
Karina,
Please keep posting about Hobbes since I am especially interested in
your comment "never seen a cat with such a high Ensinophil count"
which is the problem Mrs. Toonsis (along with high WBC across the
board) has had for almost a year. I would like to know what tests
they will be running on Hobbes to determine the cause - we have
checked for worms and parasites to no avail. The only tests done
have been blood, urine and fecal - so interested to hear what else.
I think I will proceed with an ultrasound, but let me know. Prayers
for you and Hobbes. Chantal
PS: You haven't seen a "blubbering fool" like me and it doesn't
even have to be my cat. Anyway it shows we are compassionate,
right? Fools NO - passionate YES.
--- In feline_lymphoma@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, VenusInReverse@xxxx wrote:
>
> i recently returned from the Tufts ER, and was so wiped out by the
sheer
> emotional content of the journey that i wanted to send a
collective email of
> thanks to everyone who responded with kind thoughts and prayers.
>
> Hobbes was admitted to the ICU at 7:00 pm EST because he is very
weak and
> cannot walk or hold his head up, and they seem very concerned
about his
> condition. in the morning, he will be looked at by the appropriate
clinic, and
> hopefully, we can find something that will help him.
>
> everyone at the ER was SO nice [even when i started crying like a
blubbering
> fool because i was not sure if this was the last time that i
would see him
> alive] and he was examined by two doctors. he got mixed reviews
during the
> initial neurological exam, but for the most part, he "passed".. i
did find out
> that he isn't so much "paralyzed" as i had originally thought, but
just
> extremely weak and unable to take a step.
>
> the neurologist assured me that he will be in good hands, and they
will have
> an oncologist look at him as well as having a new Ultrasound,
blood tests,
> and a possible bone marrow biopsy to determine if there is some
sort of cancer
> in his spine [which i HOPE is not the case!].
>
> both the neurologist and attending vet said that they have never
seen a cat
> with such a high Eosinophil count, and they are going to fully
investigate the
> possibility of a walled off parasite, which could explain his
anemia,
> weakness and a lot of other things concerning his condition.
>
> i never thought i would say this, but PLEASE PRAY FOR WORMS! :)
>
> they expect that he will be there for at least a few days, and i
will keep
> the list updated as soon as i know more.
>
> hugs and thank you for your help and concern!
>
> karina and her best friend, Hobbes!
>
>
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>
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