Dear Jenn: Do you have a dripbag of LRS and are you able to give her subQ fluids? If not, then use Pedialyte (fluid w/electrolytes for babies, the non-flavored sort) available at most supermarkets and give her fluids orally with a syringe, a little (5-10 ml) at a time every hour or so. Give her small amounts of food, more often, to start with and your Nutrical mix or NC with some strained baby meat and Pedialyte would be OK. The Nutrical has "sugar" in it for energy as well as B-vites and iron. If she is starving you don't want to overwhelm the GI tract with a large amount of food at one time right away.
The condition cats get who don't eat (hepatic lipidosis) is more apt to occur with a cat who is obese/overweight than one who has been starved over time, but I've never had to deal with that so can't really offer insight based on experience. Other listmembers can better advise you about that condition. Basically, keep her warm, keep her hydrated and give her small amounts of food more often. Any type of immune support you have available (Vit. C, Transfer Factor, olive leaf extract, etc. would also be helpful). I would take her to a vet for evaluation as soon as you can get a regular appointment. If you know anyone who is knowledgeable about homeopathy, there may be some remedies that would be helpful as well. Try posting on Holisticat.com...I am a listemember and will check in later on after I finish feeding my furkids and will let you know if I get any helpful feedback. Bless you for trying to help this unfortunate furbaby. I'll be praying she will respond to your care, turn out to be FIV/FeLV negative and able to bounce back. Sally in San Jose
