Re: Please pray for my baby, Hannibal

[Marylyn]

Kitty just left this world.  We went thru a period where she did not eat but that improved.  Here are some things I learned:   Raise the food and water dishes so they are easier to reach.  Have you ever tried to swallow with your head hanging down?    I used Nutri-Cal to get her to eat a few bites.  Like people, it is difficult to get the first bites down after a fast.    I ground ham up with a little water and gave that to her on my fingers.  The salt helped settle her stomach (I think).   I also got the baby, liquid, no flavoring version of gas-x.  It seemed to sooth her throat and belly.    Whipped cream also helped  sometimes.    When Ebony was leaving this world several years ago, I asked the vet to prescribe valium to enhance his appetite.  I also used tuna and salmon with both cats.    Keep in touch with your AC.      Blessings to you and to Hannibal.                                                            If you have men who will exclude any of God's creatures                                                  from the shelter of compassion and pity, you will have men who                                                  will deal likewise with their fellow man.                                                                   St. Francis ----- Original Message ----- From: Hideyo Yamamoto To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org Sent: Tuesday, April 25, 2006 10:39 AM Subject: Please pray for my baby, Hannibal Hi, everyone, I am writing to all of you to ask for prayers for my CRF baby Hannibal.  He sort of stopped eating since last Friday (he also has green color discharge from nose and can't smell) well.  I took him to the vet last week and his PCV was actually up to 23.  But he lost about 2 lb or so since the previous month.  I have been giving fluid twice day 200 ml to see if he can get out of this crisis (I don't know - is this what's called "crash"?   But this morning, I took him to the vet to get him in IV and dex (sugar thing) to see if we can get though it.  I know he wants to eat because he tries but he can't may be from nausea or maybe from not being able to smell.   I talked to Jasmine, my AC who talked to Hannibal – and he is not ready to give up and so I am fighting with him.   Please please provide any insight from your experience which may help Hannibal - he has been on injectable pepc AC and raglan for the past two days or so.  And, please please pray for my baby!   Hideyo