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« Reply #30 on: July 10, 2008, 05:18:23 AM »

Don, you continue to be a voice of reason in the middle of insanity (the pet food situation) and I appreciate your comments and opinions. (Don't anyone misunderstand, I'm not criticizing ANYTHING anyone else has said.) It's going to take that kind of detective work to figure out what's REALLY going on.

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« Reply #31 on: July 10, 2008, 05:20:41 AM »

Update: My kitty is home yahoo!!! I bought a vitamin paste and she couldnt get enough of it and bought some wellness canned food which she didn't care for but got her to eat some mixed with baby food and she drank a ton of water. She seems much more herself. As far as the vet, he's not convinced its the food but certainly said its possible.

Here is what he has done:

IV Fluids
Urinalysis which turned up all the bacteria
Urine Culture based on the above results-still waiting to hear on that
CBC & Chemistry Screen-Creatinine was 2.7, everything else wasn't bad he said-pretty normal
Cefazolin injectable-I think an antibiotic
He sent me home with Orbax once a day for 30 days

All for the price of $500!!!!  Thank god for credit cards.

Right now his feeling is its a kidney infection. I mentioned the pancreatitis but he said usually the WBC is really high and her's wasn't
She may also be FIV + which could be playing a factor. I brought her back from the British Virgin Islands and its unclear whether a FIV vaccine was given to her or not but we are assuming she is +.

I'm just so happy she is home and curled up in her bed.

Now what dry food do I switch to if any. Should I stay with Authority dry?  With 5 cats its fairly affordable for an all natural food.
Not sure what to do. I'm so paranoid of this whole food thing.
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« Reply #32 on: July 10, 2008, 05:31:52 AM »

nam, great news....it is soooo good kitty is eating a little something!!  and she is home!!! Grin  Having your vet initiate food testing is great----whether it is food related or not it does seem good to have vets make that call considering all the complaints with that brand of food.   Maybe if more vets did this we could either confirm that the food is in someway responsible for illness or is completely fine....

I wish I could steer you to a dry food but I think others here have more experience as my Smudge eats mostly grain free canned wellness and gluten free FF and occasional Friskies canned...when she feels like eating Tongue  She has chronic renal failure now so I try to stay away from dry food...

I still want to stress that it is important for kitty to eat something.....anything.... to keep her interested in eating - and have a water bowl in every room can't hurt either! Wink

Good luck and keep us posted on kitty...what is kitty's name???

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« Reply #33 on: July 10, 2008, 06:00:23 AM »

nam, that's great to hear.  She must be so glad to be home again.  Hope she gets her appetite back soon.  I have no suggestions for dry as I feed wet exclusively now.  Hope someone has ideas for you.

I understood what you were saying Don.  My feeling is you need to concentrate on getting your pet well #1.  Anything else is secondary, IMO.
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« Reply #34 on: July 10, 2008, 06:00:39 AM »

I am so glad to hear that the kitty is home, eating, and getting better!

As regards choosing a dry food, this thread may give you a starting point:

http://itchmoforums.com/your-problems-with-pet-food/what-dry-cat-food-do-you-feed-and-why-t3918.0.html
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« Reply #35 on: July 10, 2008, 06:05:50 AM »

Thanks everyone. Her name is Okizaki. She is from Tortola. I met her on the beach there while on vacation. Picked her up and she fell right asleep in my arms, I cried. Thought she was blind-her eyes were barely open and she was skin and bones. Came back home and couldnt stop thinking about that little girl-she was the worst I've seen in the Caribbean. Most were fed by the resorts which is good. So took a month of arrangements and $100's in phone calls to the restaurant where she was and a local vet and Delta to get her here to me. Amazingly she lived the ride in cargo on the plane in the middle of February! She got to me at 4 lbs., almost no hair on her back half due to flea infestations and possible FIV+. She is now over 7 lbs 1.5 yrs later, nice full coat, 2 eye surgeries and now the poor thing had to go thru this.
I'm also a volunteer/Board Member of a local, no-kill, free-roaming cat shelter. Cats are my life!
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« Reply #36 on: July 10, 2008, 06:12:13 AM »

Nam, Once you get her eating regularly, you might want to do some research and look into wet food for your cats.  It keeps cats much more hydrated than dry food.  My cats don't even drink water anymore (except for the 2 old cats with early CRF). The difference in their fur once switched to all wet was nothing short of amazing.  I fed dry to my cats for 30 years until I found this forum and some many people explained the benefits of wet, raw, and home cooked food. 

For now, you just need to get her eating regularly again with whatever she likes to eat.

Sorry to nag.  I won't mention it again.   Embarrassed
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« Reply #37 on: July 10, 2008, 08:43:46 AM »

I have heard that but in my experience they seem to have more diarrhea on wet, of course now I"m just plain scared of wet food, it seems dry is so much better for their teeth, and of course there is the cost. It it so much more convenient with 5 cats to feed dry food and even my 17 yr old has great teeth-she has only had them cleaned once and the rest who are 4-8 yrs old have never had their teeth cleaned and no problems at all. 

I have to admit their coats were much nicer on Science Diet than they are on Authority.
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« Reply #38 on: July 10, 2008, 08:52:16 AM »

That's quite an adoption story!  Thanks for sharing.  I'm glad she's back home and feeling better.  Can't help you with dry suggestions, mine are on canned. 
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« Reply #39 on: July 10, 2008, 09:33:57 AM »

Yes, thanks for sharing that great adoption story!  We have a section here called The Den where people post pictures and stories about their pets.  Would love to hear more about yours, and see their pictures, if you feel so inclined!
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« Reply #40 on: July 10, 2008, 11:57:57 AM »

Nam, glad to hear Okizaki is home and possibly doing better.  Keep us posted on how she progresses.  I was kind of wondering, I think you had said the WBC wasnt elevated?  Or was it elevated just not very much?  I was kind of expecting that if it was a kidney infection that the WBC would be elevated even with that.....


Don,  I understand what you are saying and thank you for everything you are doing for all of us.  I was just worried that someone new coming in might misunderstand, alot of us have been here for awhile and understand the ins and outs and pros and cons of testing food, some of the newer folks might not.  Your post was very good and Im sure helped, thank you.  I guess if some think Im not sensible, its OK, its not the first time and Im sure it wont be the last.   Grin

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« Reply #41 on: July 10, 2008, 01:32:34 PM »

Nam, I'm so glad Okizaki is home and eating something and on the way to recovery. Sending prayers and purrs for continued progress.
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« Reply #42 on: July 10, 2008, 03:35:17 PM »

I just read this thread.  Nam - welcome to Itchmo and I'm so sorry that your poor kitty had to go through all that... yet, glad she's pulled through and back home.  Was her BUN (Blood Urea Nitrogen) also elevated?  If the vet suspects kidney infection, then it could have been an ARF (Acute Renal Failue as opposed to Chronic) incident.  For now, if dry is all your kitty will accept, then feed dry - but make sure she gets plenty of water (oral syringe if necessary).  Hydration is very important in such cases and you must not allow kitty to lack water.  Like many here, I also feed mostly wet and kibble is mainly a treat food.  Halo Spot sensitive stomach kibble may be a better option than Authority.  I know Petco carries it.  But try to switch this kitty to wet food as soon as possible becuase I suspect she will have kidney issues.  One method of switching is to spoon some wet food on a plate and sprinkle the cat's old and favorite kibble on top.  Then over a period of days, gradually lessen the amount of kibble-bribe. 

And that is so sweet of you to adopt this kitty in such a manner!  Wow!
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« Reply #43 on: July 10, 2008, 05:09:43 PM »



Don,  I understand what you are saying and thank you for everything you are doing for all of us.  I was just worried that someone new coming in might misunderstand, alot of us have been here for awhile and understand the ins and outs and pros and cons of testing food, some of the newer folks might not.  Your post was very good and Im sure helped, thank you.  I guess if some think Im not sensible, its OK, its not the first time and Im sure it wont be the last.   Grin




Not at all. Written comments are often misunderstood because so much of what we communicate in person involves tone of voice, gestures, etc.. Some of my posts end up being antiseptic when I'm just trying to fire off some quick information, and I understand someone not used to me might view it as being overly abrupt. It gets even worse when I'm in the middle of hammering out legal briefs in my lawsuit, which happens to be the case at the moment. The most recent one is ready to go in the mail, so hopefully my writing style will be a bit less feral, at least for awhile. No offense intended and none taken.

Something I've been thinking about adding to the pfpsa.org site is sort of a guide to practical information on pet food testing and resources where pet owners can get help with testing pet food if they want to do it on their own. Quite a bit of the email I receive involves questions along those lines so it might be handy to put together some information for reference. A lot of what's been mentioned recently on this thread is the kind of thing I have in mind. Maybe if I have time this weekend I can put something together and get some feedback on the result.

Don, I'd love to know more about the new paperwork/briefs you are having to file, maybe you can post that to a new thread somewhere when you have time?  Its just amazing what you are having to go thru with this and how much you have learned about the legal process at the same time.  And your idea about a guide posted to your site is a wonderful idea, Im sure people would help with feedback.   Thanks again for everything you do to help! 
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« Reply #44 on: July 12, 2008, 06:48:03 AM »

Don- That should be very helpful to anyone with a pet with a problem. Thank you again !
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