Re: Vet news
So sorry to hear about Mick. Hope he recovers fully.
Cathy, west central IL, z5b
On Feb 27, 2006, at 11:57 AM, Kitty wrote:
> I made an appointment with the vet for this Friday because Mick has
> lost
> weight and has thrown up what looked like blood a few times. He very
> accommodatingly urped on the linoleum yesterday rather than the carpet
> so I scooped it into a jar and ran it over to the vet this morning
> before work. He said "bring him in now."
>
>
> He has heartworm in his intestinal tract. I vaccinate these cats for
> everything possible but thought heartworm was a pretty slim chance.
> Fortunately, I had misunderstood the vet in believing heartworm is
> fatal
> for cats. He says it's fatal if they treat it; the treatment kills the
> cat. Instead they have a different course available, though it still
> sounds like "treatment" to me. He'll get a shot of corticasteroids
> each
> month for several months and then every other month until the worms
> die
> off. And then he should be back to normal. So in June they are all
> going
> on a heartworm preventative.
>
>
> Here's a picture of my Mick:
>
> http://hort.net/+137n
>
> --
> Kitty
> neIN, Zone 5
>
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