Valium was prescribed by my vet for Ebony when he was in the process of leaving this world. It helped a lot. High protein foods appealed to him the most--salmon, eggs, chicken and turkey. In very small pieces of course and small amounts at a time so as not to overwhelm him. Try Willard Water to keep him hydrated.
Good luck. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Elizabeth Paz" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Tuesday, August 30, 2005 5:17 PM Subject: Won't Eat....Please Help > > Hi everyone, > > Has anyone got any ideas on how to get some food into my kitty? > > He has had FELV since 03. He was a very sick kitty and we were a breath away > from having to put him to sleep. We wanted to try and give him a chance, > even though our Vet and the Ophthalmologist that was treating kitty's eyes > were against it. He was on Prednisone 5mg a day for about 6 months, he > began looking and acting healthier. then his meds were changed to half a > pill each day, and then finally a half a pill every other day. > > August of 04 he was taken off of all meds, and became a healthy chubby cat. > ( 16 lbs) He has been wonderful till Friday of last week. Then over this > weekend his eyes clouded over (Uveitis returned) and he is not eating a > thing. I have tried everything, even his favorite snack, and no way. > > We went to the Vet yesterday (Monday), and guess what, the Dr. who has > worked with us is on holiday. What a mess. The one that we saw was a bit > of a fruit cake. She tried to draw blood and had such a problem, it took > three tries with kitty crying, can't even tell you what I was going to do to > her if hubby had not stepped in. I spoke to her about the prednisone. She > said she did not want to put him back on the prednisone at this time and on > and on and on. I told her our Dr. made it quite clear to us,( it was down > on his chart also ) that if we saw that he was sliding to get him back on > the Prednisone. It was like talking to the wall. She gave me an > anti-biotic for ten days for him and that was it. > > Today I called and got one of the other vets who pulled Kitty's chart and > gave me a prescription for the prednisone. I will be starting it later. > Tomorrow we will be taking him to his Ophthalmologist and hopefully she will > be able to get his eyes back under control. Please God. > > I am quite sure at this time he is only seeing shadows, and is so frightened > from every noise. I can't get him to eat. I know how important this is on > a chubby cat, and how quickly they can get... Hepatic Lipidosis and it may > be fatal with his immune system.. > > A few moments ago I put a little food on my finger and had to force his > little mouth open and I put it on the back of his tongue. He did swallow > it, and is now sleeping. > > Would anyone know of any other way of doing it. > > Sorry about this winded letter, it has been a long and heartbreaking 5 days. > > Thank you for taking the time to read it. > > Lisa. > > > >
