Some thoughts on change...

This was his picture June 2009, when I decided to set up his lymphoma blog

I am thinking of making some adjustments to his meds. His kidney and liver are healthy and his lymphoma is in remission. I was thinking that he need not take so much medication anymore- every day 5 days a week. I thought I might give him his suppository (which he hates) 4 times a week plus his sang hwang liquid extract. These are the necessary meds to help him be clear of his lymphoma. Of cos his meds for his respiratory condition will be given on the same days. He would get more rest days. 4 out of 7 days for meds is not too drastic. I am at present giving him 5 days of meds with 4 days of suppository.

I am still thinking about this though. I might not go though with it as in my heart of hearts I am a scaredy-cat and am afraid that with fewer days, his lymphoma might come back!

PS: I have decided to take the plunge and will begin this week. I think it best to do this for about 2 weeks to see how he reacts to it and take it from there.
(note entered 21/6)

This is a miracle cat!

Megat waiting for Dr L to see him.

He waited for some time as Dr L had an emergency. But Megat was used to waiting and sat quietly. He did not even attempt to get ut of the carrier. I read to him from my book Angelology but he was more interested in the room :) Megat at home waiting to be given his meds for his lymphoma (now in remission), his kidney issues and his asthma. He is used to this and he has been eating the meds intensely for about 2.5 years. It was only after he was in remission that I actually decided to change the number of times he takes the suppository.

Megat's meds.

He eats this combination 5 days a week with Saturdays and Sundays off after his remission. So we are now on maintenance doses.

from arvc he has:

1. 2 ml of collidal silver (the dark bottle)

2. 0.8 ml of sang hwang liquid extract 6.5L (the bottle with the gold label)

3. 1 sang hwang suppository (in silver foil)

The syringe on the bottom right is 1 and 2 combined with mashed and sieved papaya pulp. If not, he would not swallow it at all. No 3 is given in his butt before the rest of the concoction as it needs about 30 minutes to melt. If not he would run to the litter and pop it out again. This is the most expensive combination in this arsenal. The sang hwang is a linzgi/mushroom that directly deals with the immune system and lymphoma. I give him the suppository 4 times a week. he gets 2 rest days from all of his meds. When he gets his Sub Q every Monday, he does not get his suppository or he would be very unhappy and would spew out all the rest of the meds.

4. Nature's Sunshine FOUR for asthma

The 3 bottles on the top left are supplements from Petsalive, the same as Toro's -

5. Immunity and Liver Support,

6. Kidney Support

7. Runipoo Relief.

8. Amaze Pet for his asthma. ( not in picture)

His blood test that Dr L ordered as I told him Megat was not eating as much as he used to. Dr L said "But he is FAT!". Dr L said it could also be a liver or kidney problem but as we can all see, his liver and kidneys are just as right as rain :) His PCV is 36%!

Megat slept quite early last night as he was rather tired from his vet visit. "He is a miracle cat," was the final verdict. Dr L also said that unlike in humans, the lymphoma in cats is due to a virus. But they have no for lymphoma yet. However, he added that once a cat has remission from lymphoma for about 2 years, there is a likelihood that a cat may die from old age or other diseases and not from lymphoma itself. "I'll see you in 4 months" Dr L sang out and he went to see another patient!

All is well in our household. We hope that all is well in other cat households also :)

petsalive for the amigos

The bottles comes bubble wrapped quite tightly but I have to open each one to see what was in it.

UTI for Totoro and PetCalm for Akira.

I put the granules for UTI in Toro's food morning and evening. He eats his food quite willingly even when the granules are quite obvious. I think they are tasteless and odourless. Or maybe his food just smells too strong for the meds. I put the PetCalm in Akira's water bowl and food.

These two bottles are for Totoro and Megat. I decided to give one each to the both of them. I am not giving Megat the Milk Thistle liquid extract as he HATES it and would spit it out every day. He takes the capsules better. I tasted the Kidney Support first as I have to give him 2-3 drops with some water. It doesn't taste bad and I give Toro some papaya or pumpkin immediately after so he does not revolt on me.

This is supposed to be for Akira but I have yet to give her these capsules. I may not be to give them to her at all as she hates eating pills and it would stress her out even more. So I am giving it instead to Megat as his fur is getting thinner and am thinking of giving Toro one too. I would give it to Bujang if I dare but of course I am such a coward when it comes to pilling him :)

I must say that after I gave Toro the Kidney formula I had noticed some change in him. I read from the site that the people who gave their cats the Kidney support were all pleased as their cats had better appetites and appear more lively. This has happened to Toro also. he now eats quite alot of canned food and have been spending the days sprawled across the living room floor. Yesterday I saw him standing his ground when Megat wanted to scare him. Before he would flinch and move away and seeing that Megat would fly at him almost immediately. After he stared calmly at Megat, Megat decided to abandon the idea. So maybe there is some good in these remedies. It is too soon to make a judgement though. I have given him the remedies for about one week only.

As the vets said there was nothing they could do for his oxalate crystals I decided that I should do something about them myself. If I can't help him get rid of it, I can at least make his system much stronger so when he has to fight for his life, he would be able to do so. At least THAT is my hope for the both of them.

Our Only Advice

Our advice to anyone who reads my blog and wants to know if they should do as Dr L says is ALWAYS DO IT. If you are going to a*** and given sang hwang for a cancer kitty, the best thing to do is always try and if you can't bear to put in the suppository, go to the nearest vet and ask them to help you with it. Then after you think you have done all that you can, do some more. It is worthwhile if you can get your cat a good and fulfilling life. THAT is our advice. However, you need to discuss with your vet if you plan to deviate from the given protocols. God Bless Y2. May you get better sooner than later. M experience with Megat has always been this - Listen to your cat, your vet and your heart and you will know what you need to do.

We have been very lucky with Megat and he has been cancer free for ONE whole year. I take heart from the fact that there is a cat who has been cancer -free for 7 years! Megat is already 15 years old. I do not know how long more he has with us but I hope its long. All I know is I would try to help him along as much as I can.

At Long Last...

I know I am well. There is really no need to prod me anymore Dr L...

Megat's blood test looked very good. Actually his kidneys are so much better than Toro's. I told Dr L maybe I should give Toro the Sang Hwang also. Dr L laughed and said in that case I should get a second job! Hmmm..

Sleep innocent sleep...

Dr L said I should consider writing about Megat in Facebook so that owners with senior cats with lymphoma concerns would take heart that there is something that could be done for their cats. He said that I should just talk about the meds and not the clinic nor the vets concerned as he wanted them to concentrate on the possibility of getting their cats some help. I could just link megat's blog to Facebook I guess as I know people would also want to know where they can get the same help if they want. Dr L said only about 70% of his lymphoma patients do well and at present the oldest one is 7 years in remission.

Megat is much more able to move about these days. he has new found confidence and would climb all over the cat trees and high spaces which he did not do before his sang hwang. Dr L said the sang hwang has rejuvenating properties. so I guess he is 15 years young :) Here is a cat with renal failure (now better), lymphoma (now in remission) and asthma. We have yet to better his asthma condition although he does not wheeze too badly and only has coughs about twice a month on average.

ENOUGH ALREADY!

NO! You cannot put the lingzhi suppository in me. NO!

NO! NOT even the 2nd one!

I am sorry you had to waste two suppositories this evening but my answer is still NO!