Catty1, Karen, Medusa, Laura's Babies, Freedom, Kb2yjk, and Catmandu, I don't know what else to say but thank you! Thank you so much for your words of help, knowledge and condolences. It has meant a lot to me, and I know means a lot to my pixie too. It is truly wonderful to see that there are others out there who care about animals as much as I do. You have given me a blessing that is irreplacable. I will never forget your kindness.

To answer some of the questions posed, I will do this all in one thread. Pixie became sick within 24 hours October 2nd/3rd of 2007... it was the morning of the 3rd.. which is almost two months ago to the day... a day I will never forget. My amazing friend Danny took me from London (Ontario) all the way to Guelph in less than an hour to get her to the best medical attention - the OVC.

Upon admittance Pixie had a cluster of issues. Multiple hemorraghe, liver failure, severe anemia, dehydration, hypothermia, O2 deficient (to the point of internal failure). It was tremendously serious. We only had a matter of minutes to decide our course of action - but i knew without question that I had to do everything possible for her survival. They gave her warming, O2 support by mask, opened the jugular for immediate feline blood transfusion, I.V. support, X-Ray, Ultrasound and Stomach fluid sample *by needle. They put her on Vitamin K therapy immediately which we continued until 30 days post release. That would roughly be 4-5 days after Halloween that we stopped treatment (Nov 5th - today is Dec 5th). In total she was 4 days in the OVC in Guelph.

I understand that Vitamin K supports the liver, so I'm guessing we should put her back on it. I agree the internet can only old questions, not answers - but it gives me hope that it might be something less severe. I have a strong feeling it might be hepatic lipidosis (fatty liver syndrome) that is plaguing her. All of the symptoms seem to fit .. but I agree it's not good to decide that's what it is - I'm no vet .. that's for sure! Thanks for all the web site information - it was super helpful I now know that ALT is Alanine Aminotransferase.. and ALP is Alkaline Phosphatase (also known as ALKP). Her ALT is 250 (norm is 6-130) and ALP 256 (norm is 2-140). Both affect the liver. I am so hoping this is Fatty liver syndrome. It has the best recovery rate 90% and only 35% actually will die as a result of it.. not bad odds. She is still marginally eating so at least she's not totally anorexic which is good, b/c therapy for fatty liver syndrome is high protein, electrolytes and fluid.

Her symptoms have been as follows:
- lack of appetite, very little eaten (still drinking ok)
- removed from VIT K on Nov 5th roughly
- overweight prior to incident with rodenticide (toxic)
- dropped to 1/2 body weight or more... 5 pounds.. now 7.
- Slight muscular moving and shaking when pet ( I mean her body moves with the stroke.. to the side.. not natural... and I don't pet hard.. I'm a girl so I don't pet hard)
- no vocalizations hardly in the last 3-4 days. (except tonight Dec 5th she moaned when picked up)
- slight bloating (very slight)
- coughing, and has been vomiting way more frequently (bile without food particulates mostly. very yellow)
- no jaundice, or discoloration of gums/ whites of eyes.
- responding to voice is ok. Still seems like she wants to eat.

I am wondering a few things. Do any of you out there know of anything that promotes the liver? maybe a good electrolyte that is feline safe that I can suggest to my vet? Does anyone know of any good books on feline liver diseases? At least one thing is sure - my vet did say its her liver so I have a platform to start from. Its not cancer... had that checked two months ago and she is negative for cancer. So does anyone know of any disease of the liver? I'm looking for any information based on the above information.. even if it sounds like something familiar will be something I can talk to the OVC vet's about - of course the vet's info comes first - but it doesn't hurt to arm yourself with knowledge.

Keep your fingers crossed, I go to see them tomorrow to get more answers.

Thank you all so much for your support. God Bless.