i have tried all that- he quit baby food 2 yesterday, the milk replacer he stopped eating a couple days ago...you get the picture- My boyfriend and i have decided that tomorrow evening we will bring him to the vet. tonight for the first time he seems uncomfortable- no very but enough- he keeps shifting positions aand getting up only to lay back down a foot away. He is very pale too. He did just drink a few sppons of tuna juice. I have found that he takes food off the floor not out of the dish- that's been going on all week. he won't let me pet him anymore he pulls away :( thanks for your thoughts it has helped and i think Val and i are both coming to piece with the fact that it is indeed his time. Yes the fever kitten is here- I adopted her 2 days before he got sick as a playmate for him, because although he has his special girl he was my wild one and he loved babies, he would father them and play for hours. It is so ironic 2 days later his symptoms started and its been a total of only a week. Matilda (his girl is close with her sister as well so she should be ok its just sad because they had a special bond, now that I think of it she actually relies heavily on all the other kitties because she is sooo timid. again thank you all for your support Kristi ============================================================ From: Nina <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Date: 2005/06/13 Mon PM 02:55:34 EDT To: [email protected] Subject: Re: she's better, he's worse- aargh!
Kristi, I'm sorry to hear Val is not improving. Have you tried salmon oil sprinkled on top of babyfood, or milk replacer, to entice him to eat? Sometimes warming food will bring out the aroma enough to get them interested. Gypsy likes it when I lightly stroke her when she's thinking about eating, even just sitting near her seems to help. They're all so different. I hope somehow he'll rally and it isn't his time after all, but if it is, did you speak to the vet you work with about some sort of sedative to give him if his passing becomes difficult? I understand your concern for his best kitty friend. When I lost Jazz I was concerned for both Grace and Kimba. Grace because Jazz and she were best friends, and Kimba because no one else was ever nice to him except Jazz. Gypsy surprised me by befriending Kimba after Jazz was gone, dynamics seem to have a way of shifting and compensating, Is the little kitty that had the fever staying with you? Blessings to you and everyone in the household, Nina [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: >her dose oif flagyl was so small I actually compounded the med into a flavored >liquid for her- she stikll hates it, but its only for 5 days, so we're already >almost done. and her fever is still down today- so its official we won!!! > >on the other hand Val is worse, started the dex injection today and I'm going >to give him sq fluids, other than that I've just been trying to get him to >eat, he won't even lick tuna juice and I've tried all the mixes i've read >about on here before so...I had a talk with him this morning and let him know >that whenever he is ready its ok, i think its soon. I wish he would fall >asleep here with his borthers and sisiters, it would be so nice for him, they >love him so much and one in particular is so attached to him I concerned for >her after, she has the others though so hopefully she'll understand. >sadly, Kristi > > >>From: "Brenda K. Smith" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >>Date: 2005/06/13 Mon AM 01:15:22 EDT >>To: [email protected] >>Subject: Re: fever down! >> >>Kristi.... >> >>[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: >> >> >> >>>well i just took it again and it was 100.8 so i think we beat it, the 2nd >>>antibiotic must have done the trick, she hates it though, takes the others >>>great. she is such an angel and has put up with everything with out a >>>single complaint (accept the new med - flagyl-yuck)she's grooming and >>>starting to look brighter, thank god. and thank all of you-i'll let you >>>know how she's doing tomorrow...kristi >>> >>> >>> >>> >> Flagyl (or also called Metronidazole) is exceptionally horrid >>tasting. Makes cats foam at the mouth and makes them fight taking it. >>I put the tablet in a #1 empty gel cap (by the box at Walmart Pharmacy) >>so that the pill does not touch the mouth. Or you can coat it with >>butter or lightly with velveeta and get it down fast to camouflage the >>taste. Just a couple of suggestions. So happy her fever is down. >>Sending healing positive thoughts and prayers for your new baby. >> >>-- >> >> Brenda..... >> >> http://www.whiskersandwicks.com >> http://www.cheqnet.net/~bksmith >> >>"The only risk you ever run in befriending a cat is enriching yourself." - >>Colette >> >>Don't Take Your Organs To Heaven. Heaven Knows We Need Them Here. >> >> >> >> >> >>------------------------------------------------------------------------ >> >>No virus found in this outgoing message. >>Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. >>Version: 7.0.308 / Virus Database: 267.6.9 - Release Date: 6/11/2005 >> >> >> ============================================================
