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Yesterday's Condo

And not much to say or update this morning. Atlas will see the vet again at 3pm today. He still is having some loose stool and the appetite is still questionable, but the cypro helps. The vet said yesterday that the intestinal tract is still healing, still inflamed or damaged and this just might take a week or so. Paws are crossed.

For those who read my lamentations yesterday...here is a follow-up to read...

Keeping Your Cats Healthy: Guarding Against Panleukopenia

Since cats sometimes harbor panleukopenia for a little while without showing symptoms, the Animal Rescue League had already placed infected animals with new companions; a handful of those animals died after going home with adopters. "If they quarantined their house for six months, then at the end of six months, we allowed them to come back in and we gave them ... another cat at no charge," says Garber.
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Wow that was some pretty heavy reading - what a nasty bug. Sending some extra scritches for Atlas and hoping the vet report is good. I just went back and read your yesterday - too cute on the nose nibble.
 
Sending some positive and healing vines for Atlas. Yes, it is heavy reading and thanks for sharing it. I will bookmark your condo and link. Vines for you, too, Beth.
 
I think I am going to stop in the clinic that the foster cat came from,

After reading this article several times now...I think they need to be brought up to date.
 
The quarantine guidelines remind me a lot of how I had to deal with ringworm. The cats were restricted to one area, weekly baths, massive cleaning with dilute bleach solution, and everything that could be professionally cleaned that could harbor the spores went out. It was, in a word, an ordeal. I do not envy you.
 
That is a very thorough and sobering article. Thank you for sharing!
I agree, after reading that, you should contact the clinic. Sounds like it could be a dangerous situation for other cats who were there at the time, and have passed through since.

I think about little miracle boy everyday. cat_pet_icon
I just can't even imagine how hard this is for you. Seems like you are holding up well, all things considered.
Thank you for keeping everyone updated (and educated).

Btw....I was unclear...if a stray or feral got the immunization when they were rescued, do they need a follow up? Should I be worried about my long term foster? Does she need a booster?
 
Hi Beth,
That article is an eye-opener. I just had Rusty titerd to see if he was immune to Panleukopenia and other things, but even if his test comes back that his immunity is good, I've now decided to go ahead and get him his yearly vaccinations in June. It's too scary to fool around with.
I'm so glad that Attie is feeling better and hope that you can get the whole situation under control.

Hang in there,

Ella & Rusty
 
Atlas saw his vet today and his favorite vet tech Krista! Dr N. says everything seems to be going well. Attie has stopped losing weight, he is staying well hydrated on his own and while there is some residual bowel issues likely related to the tummy just needing time to finish healing the Dr. give Attie a :thumbup . "Course we are all keeping in mind this is the first case our Dr. has ever seen in an adult cat and the first in 20 years for the internal medicine Dr. we consulted with.

No vet visit tomorrow, but we go on Saturday morning. Slowly Attie is being monitored and released. We're at the 7 day mark post clinical and we are all feeling pretty good....

Carolyn I would check with the vet or organization you are fostering through. Atlas went 2 years with the incorrect vaccine procedure done. If I had never brought in the siamese foster, Atlas may have gone years or the rest of his life without ever contracting panleukopenia. Atlas had an initial dose and the booster at 3-4 weeks later was missed. My clinic vaccinates every 3 years, so Attie would not even have been getting his boosters this year.
 
Ella & Rusty & Stu(GA) said:
Hi Beth,
That article is an eye-opener. I just had Rusty titerd to see if he was immune to Panleukopenia and other things, but even if his test comes back that his immunity is good, I've now decided to go ahead and get him his yearly vaccinations in June. It's too scary to fool around with.
I'm so glad that Attie is feeling better and hope that you can get the whole situation under control.

Hang in there,

Ella & Rusty
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Ella, they don't need some of those vaccines yearly. A properly administered Panleukopenia vaccine is good for a really long time. My own clinic only does them every 3 years.
 
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