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.
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Suzy
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I don't know if you've tried this yet, but you could take a little dab of the baby food and smear it on the tip of her nose. Her natural instinct will be to lick it off. If this works, continue to do it until she has had a decent amount to eat. It is time consuming, but hey, if it gets her to eat then it will be worth it!
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Awww, poor little girl.
I will ask about the nebulizer. Thanks for the feedback on her name. I think she deserves a nice one after all this. :-)
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Ann
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Hope you can get Salty interested in some food.
Best of luck - I know how hard it is to have a cat that won't eat.
Amy
Our vet does use Science Diet, so I will talk to her in the morning. Salty would not eat at all....I tried force feeding her a tiny bit with a syringe but she just growled (which is unusual). I have given up. I think she needs medical help to be force fed or given some sort of feeding tube at this point. I don't want to "wait and see" any more. I will tell the vet I can't handle watching her starve all weekend...she needs help NOW. (Sorry I'm so frustrated at this point....it's so painful to see her like this. I know you went through the same thing and know how helpless it makes one feel to not be able to help). I am here in her room sleeping on the floor so I can hear if she has any severe breathing problem during the night. She's wheezing a bit, but pretty much just sleeping. I have the seven plates of different food in here along with water and some chicken broth. I can't wait till morning to call the vet and see if I should have her hospitalized over the weekend.
Thanks so much for the support and advice. I'll keep everyone posted. (((Hugs)))
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