I just brought Salty home...

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Registered: 01-23-2002
I just brought Salty home...
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Fri, 06-18-2004 - 4:46pm
I spoke with the vet and she said Salty isn't eating again. She gave her a shot of penicillin this morning to cover the broad spectrum of possible bacteria that may be missed by the Baytril. She had two more nebulizer treatments today. I went to see her at about 2pm after talking to the vet on the phone. Her temp came down within normal ranges recently (thank God) but she is still very congested and made a horrible coughing noise I'd never heard a cat make before. She still labors to breath. The vet felt she should come home with me to a quiet, familiar environment so maybe she'd relax and want to eat. I am to give her the Baytril pill and 1/2 of the Albon pill tonight to treat her URI and her parasite (which is now causing her to have some loose stools). They showed me how to give a cat a pill so she hopefully won't foam up at the mouth on me. I am to try to get her to eat anything. Now she's surrounded in her room by scrambled eggs, canned beef cat food, baby food, dry food, and water. So far she hasn't touched a thing. I am desperate to get some food in her. Does anyone have any ideas how to entice her to eat? I don't know what else to try.

I am so grateful that the vet only charged me $80 for the nebulizer treatments. She didn't charge anything for the staying over 2 nights or for shots, or food, etc. I think she feels very bad for poor Salty suffering so much.

I am to call the vet in the morning and tell her how she is doing. If she won't eat I may have to take her back in for force feeding. I don't know why poor Salty is having such a hard time beating this thing. It doesn't help that she's also fighting an intestinal parasite, as well as healing up from her spay operation.

I am going to keep a close eye on her and I'll keep you all posted on how she's doing. Your thoughts & prayers mean so much to us!

Do you think Misha would be a good new name for her? Does anyone have any other ideas? I want it to be a pretty name with an appropriate meaning for such a sweet girl.

(((((Hugs to All)))))

Suzy


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Registered: 01-23-2002
Sat, 06-19-2004 - 2:10am
Thanks so much for your support & prayers. I noticed the name Misha first from your sweet kitty. I'd been looking online for cat names to no avail. I said "Misha" and Salty looked up. I think she likes the name too! Do you know what it means?

I once had a chinchilla named Misty. That's a pretty name too :-)

I'll let you know what the vet says tomorrow. She didn't eat a thing here with me....sigh.


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Registered: 01-23-2002
Sat, 06-19-2004 - 2:12am
Thank you....I did try some beef baby food but she ignored it on a spoon, on my finger, on the plate...I am so sad tonight. I think she's just feeling too sick.

Hugs,

Suzy


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Registered: 03-19-2003
Sat, 06-19-2004 - 7:05am

Cats are very taste and smell

Cat =^..^=
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Registered: 12-01-2003
Sat, 06-19-2004 - 8:37am
I am praying so much you for you guys and she has to get better.I do not know about the eating other than just try whatever you can think of. My Tiger liked Velveeta and milk!

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Sat, 06-19-2004 - 12:29pm
Thank you Cat. She did give me some Science Diet A/D this morning with a feeding syringe. Her parasite is coccidia...I don't think that is a worm. She gave me Albon pills to give once daily. I hope that'll be all she needs. Thanks again for the great advice & for your support! :-)

Hugs,

Suzy


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Registered: 01-23-2002
Sat, 06-19-2004 - 12:31pm
It mean so much that you have us in your thoughts & prayers. :-) I will keep trying to entice her to eat. I am about to give her a nebulizer treatment for her breathing.

Have a wonderful Saturday,

Hugs,

Suzy


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Registered: 03-19-2003
Sat, 06-19-2004 - 10:20pm
Coccidia is a protozoal parasite, along the same lines as giardia.
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