On Tue, 9 Feb 1999, CatWoman wrote:
> "Chris M. Starrett" wrote:
> >
> > When they took a chest exray he had one lung that he thought was pretty full of fliud and the other was ok. I will ask about the lasix if it will help.
>
> Chris - this sounds a *lot* like what Stormy just had.
>
> He only had one lobe full of crud, but coughed a *lot*.
>
> Since what I'm doing *seems* to be helping him - maybe
> it will help others. Caveat - we don't know what is
> causing the fluid, but since antibiotics are helping,
> it's likely a bacterial infection, so this may not help
> for anything else.
>
> First off - daily antibiotics - Baytril. Stormy's about
> 13 lbs, so he gets 1-1/2 of the "22" size.
>
> Second - I give the guys dry food twice a day - Sensible
> Choice - and then once a day I make a blender full of a
> "soup". Current recipe per day - divided among 7 cats:
>
> 1/2 can Sensible Choice cat food
> 1/2 (approx) lb beef (raw if it's not in danger of going bad)
> 1/2 cup loosely packed spinach
> 5 TBS plain oatmeal
> 1/4 cup plain yogurt (Nancy's)
> 2-3 droppers Colloidal Silver
> 2 capsules Echinacea 500 (they seem to not mind the powdered herb)
> 10 drops grapefruit seed extract
>
> Warm water.
>
> Blend in osterizer, add water to the 5-cup mark. All measurements
> are approximate.
>
> Third - he spends the day in the bathroom, with warm, damp air.
> I have a warm-mist humidifier, but I can't seem to regulate it
> correctly, so I don't leave it going.
>
> Diana
>