Re: Won't Eat....Please Help

[catatonya]

Lisa,

 

I hope Kitty's pred. is kicking in and the visit goes well with the optho. tomorrow. I HATE it when my vet's not available.  My vet can always draw blood without the cat or myself ever even noticing she's doing it!  That's why I love her even when she pisses me off about other stuff.  It totally pisses me off when a vet or tech screws up a draw on a sick cat especially. You and Kitty are in my thoughts and prayers.

tonya

maimaipg <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:

See if you can find some Feliway spray--not the plug in--and spray it around
where he is and on yourself. It will help calm him. You also might try
catnip (organic or a plant if you can find it). I have used both with
frightened, angry, upset cats successfully.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Nina" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To:
Sent: Tuesday, August 30, 2005 5:55 PM
Subject: Re: Won't Eat....Please Help


> Hi Lisa,
> I can hear the panic in your voice and how very much you love your
> Kitty. You are right, you need to get him to eat. It is wonderful
> that he has been so healthy and has a few extra pounds to help him
> maintain right now. He is in danger of HL if he goes without eating
> anything in a 24 to 48 hour period. That means if you get something
> down him, he'll probably be okay. I know the sound of "syringe
> feeding" can be intimidating. Don't think of it as "force" feeding,
> think of it as "assisted" feeding. Like you would a baby. There is a
> group for help with this, here's the link:
> http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Feline-Assisted-Feeding/
>
> Poor thing must be so panicky with his eyes giving him trouble like
> that. Not to mention the vet trip from Hell. All he's going to want
> to do is hide. Please try to calm yourself. Put on some soft music and
> keep the room he's in dark. If he wants to hide, go ahead and let him,
> (after you get his meds and some food in him of course). Speak softly
> to him and tell him how the two of you will see this through together.
> Tell him you will do your very best to make sure no one scares him, or
> puts him through any more trauma than absolutely necessary. (I'd like
> to punch your substitute vet in the neck btw).
>
> Prayers that Kitty rebounds soon, please let us know how you guys are
doing,
> Nina
>
>
> Elizabeth Paz wrote:
>
> >
> > 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.
> >
> >
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