Expert: Jessica - 11/12/2011

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Hi Jessica,
Let me present Baby Draw to you, he is one of the cats in the colony that I feed and take care of
His name was given to him by the lady that bottle feed him two years ago. He was doing pretty good until about 4 months ago I noticed he lost a lot of weight very fast his left eye had a severe internal hemorrhage, hair loose and unstable walking. Thinking that he was hit by a car and might be infested with parasites too I took him to my house and isolated him in a small bathroom with good food, warm bed, revolution for ear mites and etc. I thought  that giving him some good quality time, he will heal.... but not entirely, he ate very little, but he was defecating once a day no blood or diarrhea,  drinking water and urinating normally,   his eye looked better but not going back to normal, so after a month I decided to take him to the vet.
He was diagnosed with Histoplasmosis and I said  WHAT is that????
That is why, a couple of months ago I asked you about an alternative treatment for a cat diagnosed with Histoplasmosis and you sincerely told me that it was not your expertise area, although the only advice YOU gave me was to ask the Dr. about Mirtazepine, a drug that stimulates appetite in anorexic cats.
Dr. Nordsworsthy gave the cat  fluconasole IV and a oral flow up treatment with same drug one tablet once a day  per 6 months, that and a bag of DM dry and can food, this were the only three things i was going to need for my cat to get well. I was sent home told that the cat was doing well after the IV treatment.
But...The cat stop eating and after two days I noticed he had  two lumps on his back just right there where the IV was injected. Took him back to the vet and he said it was the cats reaction to the medication  and the result was a couple of sterile abscesses. He recommended warm compresses 3 times a day, I did it and it resolved within a week. In the mid time I was force feeding the cat ( anorexia and depression are a couple of symptoms in Histoplasmosis disease . I talked to the vet about it and he suggested to place a feeding tube. It twas going to cost me a lot of money so I decided I will continue to force feeding the cat. It was when I asked for your help, your advice was to ask the vet about Mirtazepine.  Coincidentally he was going to suggest that to me, AFTER A MONTH OF FORCE FEEDING THE CAT !!!  What a money maker!
Well, the reason Im writing to you is because right now  I am have way throughout  the treatment and I wanted to share with you  how I made may cat to start eating again:

Mirtazepine 1/4 of a tablet once a day,  Pepcid 10 mg 1/4 of a tablet twice a day,   Pet-tinic 2 times a day,  Whole body support for cats, Hollistic supplement, one tablet a day,   Proplan kitten food : tuna and ocean fish flavor, fancy fest variety,  DM Purina prescription dry food..and all the TLC and patience in the world
I force feed Baby D with a baby spoon for almost two months. Fortunately Histoplasmosis is a curable disease if you finish the 6 month pill treatment and your cat recovers its appetite
Jessica I just wanted to share this with you
God bless you
Dulce

Answer
Dulce is the perfect name for you! These cats are so lucky to run into you! You have the patience and charity of a saint. Thank you for sharing your recipe for success with me. I hope I won't need it too soon!!!

Best wishes. I hope Baby D is big and strong soon!

Jessica