We used to make a Liver Shake here that was basically liver and a little
tomato or V8 juice... Sick cats seem to love that but some people say
it has onions in it... But I can't see that it does...
Anybody have any thoughts on this ???
Tad
C & J wrote:
I can't find A/D here anywhere, the vets here use a different brand
called royal canin medi-cal vet formulas. This is the stuff I was
pureeing, and syringe feeding her. I was supposed to add potassium,
water, and vegetable oil to it though.
For the nasal tube feeding, it was a liquid food called Rebound they
gave me. It was like a lactose free milk, and high in calories, comes
in a little drinking box type carton.
I bought some various brands of canned food to try today as well.
Cassandra
----- Original Message ----- From: "Tad Burnett" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[email protected]>
Sent: Saturday, June 02, 2007 10:44 AM
Subject: Re: Update on Kisa
Will she eat A/D ??? That's mostly liver with vitamins...
C & J wrote:
Kisa is peeing, probably about every 8 hours. She's so weak, that
if I don't have a litter box within 2feet of her, she'll just go
close to where she's laying.
She must not have been very dehydrated yet, since it took at least
12 hours to absorb the 100ml of fluid we gave her. She's only about
6-7 pounds now, she was 8 pounds when she was healthy. I'm thinking
I probably shouldn't give her more fluids today since she hasn't
vomited so far. I don't think she's dehydrated at all at the moment.
She's still licking liver off the back of a spoon today. I tried
baby food as well, but she wasn't that interested in it. She did
lick a few spoonbacks of it though. Kisa tried to sit up to eat the
food directly off the plate, but its almost like she's forgotten how
to eat that way. She sniffed it, and tried licking, but she was too
far away to actually lick any up. As long as I put some on the back
of a spoon and hold it in front of her mouth, she seems to be able
to eat that way.
I'd like to get her eating something other than just liver, but if
she'll eat that, its a good start. I may dissolve a mulitvitamin in
it for her if that's all she'll eat. I don't want to overload the
vitamin A though either.
Kisa purred when we took her to bed last night, and has been purring
today when we pet her, so I think she's feeling a bit better. She
tried to bath herself, even though it tired her out some.
Cassandra
----- Original Message ----- From: "Pam Norman"
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[email protected]>
Sent: Friday, June 01, 2007 10:36 PM
Subject: Re: Update on Kisa
Cassamdra.
Do NOT attempt to express her bladder unless you are familiar with
doing so! This is not something I would ever undertake without
being sure I knew what I was doing as you can do real damage. Keep
her litter fresh so that you can see what she pees if she is using
the litter box. If you are giving 100 ml a day, she should be
peeing fairly normally. I would make it a habit to give it at the
same time each day. Do you know how to do the skin test for
dehydration? Check the gums for tackiness? How much do you think
she weighs now?
Pam
Kelly L wrote:
At 06:42 PM 6/1/2007, you wrote:
Alot depends upon her kidney function and her respiratory status.
On a healthy 10 lb cat 2-300 cc per day is fine, but if her organs
are not working properly it could cause a fluidover load and even
make it harder for her to breathe. Id she peeing,,,you need to
compare what goes in with what goes out, do you know how to
express her bladder if you need to,
he kidneys do need to be working.
I would feel comfortable with 100, but I would sure call the vet
and ask as they know he lab values and heart and lung status,,
Make sure he body temp does not drop either Have you checked her
temp,,,?
Thanks for the update and I am sending many good thoughts. it is
so very very hard when we love them so much.
Kelly
A small update on Kisa.
I didn't think she would make it through the night, and at one
point I checked on her and thought she was gone, because I didn't
see the heavy breathing.
She did make it through the night, and I was seriously
considering taking her in to the vet for euthanasia. I asked her
if I should, and was very upset I wasn't strong enough to make
that decision.
Well, now she actually looks a little bit better. She's very
weak, but she seems more alert and her breathing, while still
fast, isn't quite as labored and she's not breathing through her
mouth. It could be the dexamethasone making some sort of
difference.
And then the strangest thing of all happened, she ate about 1
and a half tablespoons of pureed liver, by licking it off the
back of a spoon. This is the first time in two weeks since this
started, that she didn't gag at the very sight/smell of food. I
couldn't believe she actually ate. She must not be feeling as
nauseous, and so far she hasn't vomited today.
I'm trying not to get my hopes up, but this is the first
positive thing that has happened for her in two weeks. I guess
we'll just have to wait and see how she does over the next couple
of days. If she's trying to get better, she has an awful lot to
overcome yet in order to do so.
I've got a full IV bag of sub-q fluids to keep her hydrated at
least. Just a question on that, how much fluid should she get in
a day? I gave her about 100ml, six hours ago, and it still
hasn't all soaked in from under the skin at the back of her neck.
Cassandra
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