Are they in your care? Was a CS done on the bacteria, or did they just use
Convenia because it's easy? I'm not a big fan, in case you can't tell g.
When you say they're not peeing, I'd be doing sub-q fluids on a regular basis,
hoping to flush their bladders and make them feel better. For now,
We don’t have a water fountain, though that might be handy right now. Callie
drank some last night. I’m not sure about Sidney.
Thanks for the food input. I’ll mention the rabbit and duck options do my
parents. It might be good to get some of that today to try.
On Feb 21, 2015, at 10:44 PM,
Honestly at this point I'm thinking infection and get them to the vet asap
Monday.
On Sun, Feb 22, 2015 at 1:18 PM, dlg...@windstream.net wrote:
DOES THEIR BOX OR BOXES GET CLEANED EVERY DAY? I HAVE 4 CATS AT PRESENT
AND 6 BOXES (LEFT OVER FROM 8 CATS) AND THEY ALL GET CLEANED MORNING AND
You might try freeze-dried meat treats also. Right now I am trying Blue
Wilderness Chicken Turkey. These aren't all meat, but the first
ingredients are. I've had a couple of cats that would only eat crunchy
snacks when they weren't feeling well and stopped eating otherwise
(Temptations
Thanks to everyone for their suggestions. Neither cat is eating today, and
neither will drink, either. They show some interest in these things, but
decline. Sidney is behaving closer to normal, but Callie is slow, quiet, and
staying more out of sight than normal.
When my mom got a small amount
DOES THEIR BOX OR BOXES GET CLEANED EVERY DAY? I HAVE 4 CATS AT PRESENT AND 6
BOXES (LEFT OVER FROM 8 CATS) AND THEY ALL GET CLEANED MORNING AND EVENING TO
PREVENT AN INFECTION FROM TRANSFERRING FROM ONE CAT TO ANOTHER. I USE BLUE
BUFFALO MULTI CAT AND WORLD'S GREATEST BECAUSE THEY ARE BOTH
If they're not eating or drinking, and it's been more than 2 days,
they're going to need supportive care like sub-Q fluids and either
syringe feeding or an NG tube. They need to go back to the vet
tomorrow, I think.
Marsha
On 2/22/2015 1:01 PM, Lance wrote:
Thanks to everyone for their
The cats aren’t in my care, so I don’t get to pick their food or handle vet
visits.
I think Convenia was done because it’s easy. I used it with Ember once or
twice, but I’m not a big fan, either. I’ve read some less than pleasing things
about it. I would prefer to get clavamox compounded, but
I've seen the red tongue thing in several cats, sometimes those with dental
issues, but most often in cats that are very dehydrated. How are their gums? If
they are wet and slick, then I'm wrong.
Obviously I can't see them, but my worry is that they _are_ dehydrated, and
past the point where
YOU CAN GET A FLUID SET UP FROM THE VET AND IF YOUR MOTHER IS OK WITH IT, SHE
COULD GIVE FLUIDS AS DIRECTED TO KEEP THEM HYDRATED. ANYONE I HAD TO DO THAT
FOR WAS SO SICK THAT THEY DID NOT GIVE ME ANY TROUBLE. I HUNG THE BAG FROM A
SHELF SUPPORT NEXT TO A COMFORTABLE CHAIR, POUT A TOWEL IN MY
Thanks again, everyone. Both cats are going at 7:30 tomorrow morning. We do
have an emergency clinic, and I’m trying to figure out if I should push for
Callie to go there today. Unfortunately, Callie’s vet didn’t give her fluids on
Friday, but he’s a trustworthy vet, and he might not have seen
If her skin actually tents, then I would strongly suggest the ER. That's well
past clinical dehydration, and into possibly leading to organ failure. If the
choice is to continue at home, then it needs to be at least 5 ccs every 30
minutes to hour.
Sending all the best
Margo
-Original
You can test for dehydration by pulling up the loose skin on the back of
the neck and see if it snaps back right away. If it stayed tented, I
would get her in immediately.
Marsha
On 2/22/2015 2:08 PM, Lance wrote:
Thanks again, everyone. Both cats are going at 7:30 tomorrow morning. We do
Thanks Marsha and Margo.
My mom has been getting water into Callie using a straw. She’s done it at least
two times today and plans to do it in another hour and a half or so. I’ll have
them check to see if Callie’s skin is tenting.
On Feb 22, 2015, at 3:06 PM, Margo
I appreciate your thoughts. I told my parents that sub-q fluids might be
required. The vet might get us something like that tomorrow.
The good news is that Callie’s scruff didn’t tent, so it doesn’t appear that
she’s badly dehydrated. My mom is giving her between 5-9 ml of water every two
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