I agree with Lee. A few spoonfuls of pate are not enough if she has stopped eating. She should probably be getting about 1 can per day. Hills AD is very soft, I don't even mix it up with water. Ask the vet to give you some syringes that arent too narrow of an opening. I use the 10mL (aka 10cc) ones, fill several up at a time, then just start with the feeding, squirting 1 cc on the side of the tongue at a time. There can be some messy trial and error at first. How is she doing today?
On Thu, Oct 10, 2013 at 8:18 AM, Lee Evans <[email protected]> wrote: > Using a feeding syringe (3cc syringe) is better than stuffing pate in her > mouth. You have to blend the pate with some soup (not with onion though) > until it's like very thick cream and give her about a half syringe at a > time. Towel on lap, tissue box nearby at hand, cat on lap, soft loving talk > to cat, syringe at corner of mouth is how I syringe feed my cats during > illness. Be sure to wipe her mouth frequently and do the feeding slowly. It > may take almost a half hour but if you do it with loving murmurs, she will > feel that she is spending quality time with you instead of having food > stuffed into her mouth. Feeding tubes are invasive and uncomfortable for > cats and should be a last resort. I usually use Hills A/D as it's a very > soft pate made for syringe feeding ill cats. You buy it at the vet clinic. > Get about 5 cans as you will be throwing away left overs that have already > been blended. Try to get a half a can at a time into her. Once you syringe > feed for a short time, their regular appetite takes over. Also, I would > recommend you ask your vet about a antibiotic injection instead of pills or > liquid. > > > > On Thursday, October 10, 2013 7:01 AM, Margo < > [email protected]> wrote: > > > > Hi Jennifer, > Well, I think she will need some help. I am > surprised that a Vet allowed a dehydrated cat to leave without doing > something about it, so I'd call and ask why. It's good that she is > drinking, but it is impossible to correct clinical dehydration orally, she > must have either IV or sub-q fluids. That alone MAY be enough (combined > with the B-12) to start her eating again, it can be miraculous. If you > don't want to try the Clavamox, then take her (what is her name?) in and > request sub-q fluids (and have them show you how to do it at home) and > ask about Convenia, a long-lasting injectable antibiotic. I don't generally > recommend it, but it's better than nothing, and less stressful for both of > you. Explain that medicating orally seems too stressful. You could ask > about appetite stimulants, but they need to be given by mouth as well, so > maybe you don't want to try. > Much depends on how far you want to go. Sub-q's and > assist feedings aren't difficult to do, but you may not have the time to > give to this. I would say, even if you decide not to continue long-term > care, get to the Vet (or another of you don't want to go back there) TODAY > for sub-q or IV fluids, and see if that helps.. If you have to work, most > Vets will allow drop-off. > Please help her by getting the dehydration > resolved. She feels totally lousy, and of course doesn't want to eat, or > move. At least she will feel better, and that's critical, whatever course > you elect to follow. > All the best, > Margo > -----Original Message----- > From: Jennifer Ballew > Sent: Oct 9, 2013 9:40 PM > To: felvtalk > Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] Fwd: virus has finally caught up with her :-( > > They took her temp yesterday and no fever. She's not showing any outward > signs of infection, so that's good I guess. I'm just wondering if she's > going to be able to pull out of this. :-( > Jennifer > On Oct 9, 2013 8:27 PM, "moonsister22" <[email protected]> wrote: > > Regular cats can also have those symptoms. The B12 shot is good. Does she > have a fever? Many doctors completely neglect the simple task of taking the > cat's temperature. An antibiotic injection might be of benefit. My hard and > fast rule is to think "simple" first. My FIV positive cat had a lump on his > back. It was diagnosed as probably a malignant tumor. I suggested it was a > non-malignant fatty tumor. Three years later Mr. Snowy is still fat and > going strong and the tumor has absorbed. Maybe it's luck and they will use > up the last of their nine lives eventually but until then start off simple > but cautious and do always take to vet but listen with both ears open and > your brain cells on high alert. > > Hugs and blessings to you and the fur kids. > > Sent from my iPod > > On Oct 9, 2013, at 3:48 PM, Jennifer Ballew <[email protected]> wrote: > > > Hey all- > > > > > > This is the first time I have posted to the forum. I have two FeLV > positive cats, one two and one three years old. The older cat has never > had any issues with illness whatsoever, but the younger has only recently > started showing signs that her illness has caught up with her. Just within > the last few days she has become very lethargic, stopped eating (and only > drinks a small amount) and whenever she stands or walks she seems very > unsteady and wobbly. I took her to the vet yesterday; they checked her > blood counts which were low and said her kidney enzymes were elevated. > They also said they could hear a heart murmur which is probably related to > possibly being dehydrated. They gave her a B12 shot and I took her home. > I already said if worst came to worst I wouldn't put her through any > unnecessary treatments or subject her to any painful procedures and that I > would strive only to provide the best supportive care for her while she was > alive so that she would have the best chances. I'm just wondering if any > of you have gone through the same thing and if I can expect her to pull out > of this on her own, or, if she doesn't, how long she might have left. I'm > sincerely heartbroken. I really thought I had nursed her through the most > risky part of her illness (kittenhood) and that she would now go on to live > a halfway long life. In any case, if anyone has any advice or information > I would greatly appreciate it. > > > > Thanks all, > > > > Jennifer > > > > -- > > "To love is to risk not being loved in return. > > To hope is to risk pain. > > To try is to risk failure, > > But risk must be taken, > > Because the greatest hazard in life > > Is to risk nothing." > > --Leo Buscaglia > > _______________________________________________ > > Felvtalk mailing list > > [email protected] > > http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org > > _______________________________________________ > Felvtalk mailing list > [email protected] > http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org > > > _______________________________________________ > Felvtalk mailing list > [email protected] > http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org > > > > _______________________________________________ > Felvtalk mailing list > [email protected] > http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org > >
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