I'll try that. I have some chicken broth, and will warm it slightly and see if she goes for it. She's better since the keflex, but when I came in after lunch she was curled up in the dining room, and I touched her and thought she was dead. But she then stood up, and I gave some fluid sub-Q. It's hard, I think, she is old, but then I think, I'm not ready, what if she's just got an curable infection, and back and forth. A balancing act, a see-saw.
I'll see if the broth can whet her appetite, and already have the vaporizer going.
As for me, I'm feeling better, but get a little "warm" and tired if I run around too much. Some virus, I reckon. Least I can talk above a whisper now...
Gloria
At 09:32 AM 10/21/01 -0700, you wrote:
Hi Gloria,
Have you tried putting her in a small room with a vaporizer. that could help. also, i thinkt he chicken broth or maybe even the liver shake (i might can find the recipe)migt be helpful. nutrical, sardines, anything 'stinky' enough to whet her appetite. Good luck!!
I know it's stressful, especially if you're sick yourself. you can only do what you can. don't beat yourself up. i hope you both feel better soon.
tonya
Gloria Bronte Lane <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
- Hi Pam -
- Thanks so much - Lucy was doing well, and she is old. But this week I've
- been sick with a virus or something, and Lucy also took a turn for the
- worse. Last night: I took her to the Emergency Vet - and what a
- waste. I can't say it's always like that, because I've always liked
- them. But I essentially gave them $200 for nothing. A young,
- inexperienced girl (vet) who seemed to like lab tests...and told me nothing
- I didn't already know. So they gave Lucy some Sub-Q fluids (which I'd been
- doing), said her white count was up (which I figured), and said to get
- some anti-biotics from my vet. GRRR.
- OK - So once again, Lucy hasn't eaten for a couple of days. She doesn't
- seem to have an ulcerated cornea, but has cloudy eyes. I've had trouble
- getting things into her today, so gave her some Slippery Elm with Lysine in
- it. Last night and! this morning gave her some Clindadure.
- Not sure what would work, tonight I switched her to Keflex, which I got
- from my vet this morning. My usual vet doesn't work on Saturday, but the
- office is open, and I wasn't about to subject Lucy to anymore trips.
- Thinking about giving her some chicken broth in a syringe, I don't
- know. Can't give her Vit C without food. Left tonight, I just had to get
- away, and expected her to be dead when I got back but no! Sitting in a
- dark corner.
- This is so stressful! I've got to learn to handle it better, but I don't.
- AHGGG. I woke every 2 hours last night.
- I haven't tried the chlorpheniramine yet - figured when I get a virus and
- my nose gets runny, I do the decongestant thing to dry it out, so, hey,
- that's my logic!
- Her schnoz actually isn't running too much right now, but her eye is
- watery, and of course she's not eating or drinking, and has been acting
- like a dying kitty! , but looks better now. Breathing a little fast but fur
- looks pretty good.
- Any suggestions are welcome!
- Living in stress once again,
- Gloria
- At 04:25 PM 10/20/01 -0700, you wrote:
- >
- >Gloria, I haven't had any problems using neosynephrine on kitties - have
- >used it for ten years for many different kitties on vet's recommendation
- >initially. So long as you don't use it for extended periods, do only one
- >nostril at a time on alternate days or both nostrils with a day's rest in
- >between and watch for any side effects (I haven't seen any), I don't think
- >you'd have a problem. Debbie even said she was able to find some
- >children's neosynephrine, which is preferred for the kitties, so you might
- >shop around in your area (I couldn't get any here).
- >
- >I have also used chlorpheniramine, both for myself and for the kitties,
- >and have personally not found it effective. But maybe di! fferent kitties
- >respond differently, depending on the severity of their congestion and the
- >actual cause of it.
- >
- >You mention that your kitty is almost blind. Does she actually have a
- >corneal ulcer or just clouding of the eyes? If she has an actual ulcer,
- >you can treat it and even eradicate it entirely - I've had a leuk kitty
- >with really bad corneal ulcers in "meltdown" and a 16-yr-old himmy with
- >the same, and in both cases was able to effect a cure. Let me know what
- >the exact problem is and I'll tell you what might work.
- >
- >
- >Make a difference, help support the relief efforts in the U.S.
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