Those are great suggestions, that I haven't heard of - I've got to
remember that!
Gloria
On Aug 30, 2005, at 3:16 PM, maimaipg wrote:
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.
