Poor little love. Sending more healing energy for Stumpie, I'm glad you got a purr.
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Please help - my kitten is acting like he's drunk?
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By this afternoon I was very concerned about Stumpie. His gums were pink again, but nothing in the world could persuade him to get up and do something. Not food, not toys, not me annoying the cr#p out of him. He was also runnig a slight fever, so back to the vet we went. Turned out the man was very happy to see us - he wants to try a new treatment on Stump. It involves treatment with a zapper - the basic premise of the treatment is that if you expose any organism to a frequency higher than its own for a prolonged period of time, the organism will die; so in theory it should kill virusses and bacteria ect.
The vet has so far only tried this on dogs - he had 20 puppies coming in from a breeder, all with parvo. He treated all of them with this zapper, twice a day, for 8 mins, in conjunction with the regular parvo treatment he uses. 19 out of the 20 puppies survived. He said he has never seen anything like this - normally he loses 19 puppies and maybe saves one.
So Stump is officially now the first cat in SA to get zapped. He had his first treatment this afternoon - he fell asleep sitting with the copper probes under his front legs, and he was very quiet on the way home. When we got him home, he demanded to have his dinner, and right now he is chasing flying ants in the garden and climbing trees (our garden is lit up at night, so I can see everything he does). He has to go for a session every day for the next week, and then we'll discuss what to do next. I know not to get my hopes up, this is venturing into the murkier side of alternative treatments - but maybe?? Just maybe???
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Hope that both, technology and love does the trick for Stumpie. Sending more prayers and best wishes...
Posted 2 years ago by onlinebuddy #
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Wow, that's great news! Prayers that this does the job.
Posted 2 years ago by Sheba's Mom in Raleigh, NC #
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Stump had his 2nd zapper treatment yesterday. It was much longer than the first treatment he had - 10 mins with the probes under his arms, then 10 min break, then on again (repeated the cycle 3 times). The child was very unhappy throuhgout it all. He growled low little growls the whole time. Like he was calling me every bad name in kitty vocabulary he could possibly think of. The good side of all this, is that he seems to be a bit better. He was very lethargic and listless a few days ago, running a fever, not really interested in eating. His energy levels have returned to normal, and he eats like a little pig again, fever is gone. I just feel really low at the moment, cause its a day later, and he is still so mad at me, he doesn't even want to be in the same room with me. And we have to go for another treatment tomorrow . . .
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Skyron, I'm sorry; poor little Stumpie doesn't understand that what you and the vet are having to do is likely going to cure him. He doesn't like going to the vet - I know of very few cats who do! It almost always results in the kitty being poked, prodded, and otherwise made uncomfortable.
Keep in mind that the treatments seem to be helping Stumpie. And that's what counts! He will continue to be unhappy with vet visits, but if you can, tell him how brave he's being, and tell him you're happy he's beginning to feel better. Visualize a happy, healthy Stumpie romping around like all kittens should.
Interesting technique your vet's using; I'll be interested in knowing if your vet publishes his parvo experience.
Posted 2 years ago by anncetera2 #
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What a brave boy Stumpie is! Continued good vibes for the little guy and for you too Skyron.
Posted 2 years ago by JoanfromNewJersey #
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I think the problem with him publishing it, like with any alternative treatment, is that there isn't really any way to "prove" it was that specific treatment that worked. I've researched the Zapper on google (invented by Hulda Clarke) - there are equal amounts of people saying its a load of BS, and people who swear it works. I know my vet himslef uses it, and swears by it. His dad had been battling prostate cancer for 4 years now, and hasn't had any problems since he started using his Zapper every day. My vet himself got malaria earlier this year, and he Zapped himself through that as well. He went to his gp for some meds, refused to be admitted to hospital, a week later he was better. He would have been in hospital for a minimum of 3 weeks. I can only put my faith in the man in trust that he has never been wrong before, and if its good enough for him, I'm honoured that he thought of using it on my cat.
What I can say, however, is that Stump is the only cat I know of getting this treatment. People who are HIV positive who use it say it hasn't cured them, but it has brought their viral load counts down to the lowest they've ever had, so here's to hoping it works for kitties as well . . .
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Skyron, to me it makes a lot of sense. Microbiota usually have fairly specific requirements for an environment that allows them to thrive; for instance, fungi usually require somewhat dark, moist, temperate environments. Change any one of those factors (add lots of light, reduce moisture, or raise or lower temperature by a few degrees), and fungi cannot thrive. Even the human body's fever response is a similar attempt to change the growing environment for microbiota (by raising temperature several degrees).
By surrounding a section of the bloodstream with a wavelength of energy that's disruptive to the micro-organism, or less-than-ideal for its growth & reproduction, it makes sense that the microbiota would no longer thrive. It also makes sense that this treatment would have somewhat variable effectiveness, according to degree of infection, type of organism infecting, species of infectious organism, and degree to which such a micro-organism would be affected by such treatment (including growth & reproduction rate). Lots of variables involved, but when it comes right down to it... if it seems to be working, then continue the practice.
Good luck with Stumpie!
Posted 2 years ago by anncetera2 #
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Stump has been doing well for a few days now =) Which means mommy has been walking around with an idiot-smile on her face for a few days . . . :D He had another Zapper treatment today. Me and my mom have figured out a way of really calming him down a lot during treatment - he actually slept through the whole treatment with the probes under his arms (which now takes about an hour). We just had to remove them carefully and then he slept all the way home as well. The vet is very satisfied with his progress as well - he wants to do a blood workup on Stump, and continue the treatments, and then do another workup a month later to see what it does to his cell counts.
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Keep it up, Stumpie!
Posted 2 years ago by onlinebuddy #
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Poor Stumpie! Hoping he continues to improve! Hugs to all concerned!
Posted 2 years ago by nawlins catmom #
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Glad to hear the good news, Skyron! What did you and your mom figure out, in terms of keeping Stumpie calm during treatments? I'm sure that whatever it is, it helps! Reducing Stumpie's stress during vet visits will do nothing but help him recover.
Posted 2 years ago by anncetera2 #
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Anncetera, we focus our minds, and send him calm, peaceful energy. We've become really well-acquanted with our spiritual sides this past year. I also tell him stories about David and Goliath - especially the part where tiny David defeated the big bad Goliath with a stone =)
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hi there, im a new member and ive been following your posts.
my prayers are with you and stumpy, i wish only the best for him.
a week ago i got a new addition to the family and days later found out he has a URI. he is under weight and on antibiotics which i believe are not doing anything. im a first time owner and very worried about my baby, so much that my heart hurts. i can only imagine the pain you are going through, all my love and support goes out to you. your a very strong women.-Diana
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