Cyproheptadine is a prescription appetite stimulant. Do not get the liquid; it's as bad as the cherry stuff that Phaewryn ended up with. Tastes NASTY!!! It's all I can offer right now. I hope this turns around soon and Patches starts eating again.
:) Wendy --- Diane Rosenfeldt <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > My housemate Gail and I are at our wits' end. He > just will not eat. We > have tried every combination of approaches we > possibly can with every > combination of food that we can. We gave him the > liver shake on Saturday > and he wolfed it down, and the next meal he refused > it but ate some regular > canned food and some crunchies, and then after that, > nothing. We syringed > him with the liver stuff a couple times, and then > A/D, offering them in a > bowl first, or offering tuna food or tuna juice, and > still he barely sniffs > at things. He has taken a couple of treats, but no > longer jumps eagerly > into our laps for them. Gail works first shift and > I work 8-4:30 in another > town, so the only time we are at home together is > about 4 hours at night. > Feeding him is definitely a two-person job, so > except for weekends and days > like this (I'm home sick) we've got to cram a day's > worth of food into that > little time. When our Luc wouldn't eat, we had him > intubated so that one > person could feed him a few times a day, but that > nearly broke our bank and > we can't afford to do that for this little guy. > What kills me is he doesn't > like us too much any more, because of necessity, > every time we go into his > room it's to do something bad to him. And I keep > thinking about what > somebody said here about cats not understanding > "future", it's all "now", > and all his "nows" really suck. I really wish I > knew why he came to us -- > to be saved, or to have a comfortable and loving > place to pass. I could > live with it, if it's the latter, but if it is, he > must feel like he's in > Hell. > > Plus, today I have a sore throat and the beginnings > of a cold, and I'm > worried about making him worse. It's sort of moot > because Gail can't feed > him alone, but it's just another thing to obsess > about. > > Sorry this is so gloomy, but this is really wearing > us all down. In case > anybody has some words of wisdom: His eyes are > still somewhat runny, though > not as bad as before. Vet had us discontinue the > eyedrops, and she > supplemented the last few Orbax with Clavamox twice > a day (at least he's > easy to pill alone). (We were at the vet's on > Saturday, right after he > seemed to be starting to eat again.) He seems to > keep down the great > majority of what we feed him. At least once per > feeding his little tongue > comes out and it looks like he's going to hurl, but > then he burps and is > okay. We have crunchies available all the time, no > inroads into them for > days, same with water, although there's considerable > water in the A/D when > we syringe it. His poop is runny, understandably. > > I would be most grateful if anybody has some fresh > ideas. :-) > > Diane R. > ^. .^ ^. .^ ^. .^ ^. .^ ^. .^ ^. .^ ^. .^ > = ^ = = ^ = = ^ = = ^ = = ^ = = ^ = = ^ = > "Nice kitty!" > -- Prof. Radcliffe Emerson > The Snake, the Crocodile and the Dog > ^. .^ ^. .^ ^. .^ ^. .^ ^. .^ ^. .^ ^. .^ > = ^ = = ^ = = ^ = = ^ = = ^ = = ^ = = ^ = > > __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com
