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Someone brought me a starved cat (young adult I think). She is
eating my goo mixture of wet cat food, Nutri-cal, and water, but she is
desperately thin. She's obviously dehydrated, but since I've gotten wet food
mixture into her, she has already perked up. Can you guys please remind me of
what happens to a cat that is starved? Is it renal failure they get from being
starved? She seems very wobbly in her back legs now, and you can see every bone
in her body. Her body temp was so low when she first got here that I thought she
was dying. I put her on a heating pad, and now her body temp feels much more
normal (I don't have a thermometer). She laid there like she was dead for the
first hour, then she began to shiver, now she seems OK. I can't afford a
emergency vet trip right now, so I need to do what I can for her tonight. I gave
her a bit of Beyer's yogurt that I had (blueberry flavor), because it was the
only thing I had in the house with potassium in it, and I remember someone
saying that weak back legs can be helped with potassium, I think. She probably
weighs 2 pounds max right now. She is a tiny Siamese mix (has the big Siamese
voice and ice blue eyes), seal point, with white chest, muzzle and
feet. She appears to have her adult teeth, but she is TINY for an adult. Any
advice appreciated. She just found the couch and jumped up on it, I think she
was a house cat at some point. I'd hate to let someone's beloved missing pet die
tonight, please help me!
Jenn ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
I collect KMR kitten formula labels for Bazil, a 3 yr old special needs cat who must live on a liquid diet for the rest of his life. Bazil's caretaker collects labels and sends them to KMR, where they add up until she earns a free can of formula! PLEASE save your KMR kitten formula labels for Bazil! If you use KMR, even just one can, please ask me for the mailing address
you can send them to, to help feed Bazil!
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