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Cat Health & Behaviour => Health & Behaviour General => Topic started by: Sarah (seldom_use) on December 10, 2007, 18:02:02 PM
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Hi guys.
I've been bottle feeding one of Mum's rescue kittens for the past week.
About half a hour ago i heard him yelping constantly, i came to find him and he ran under the couch, which isn't like him, he's a brave little fellow. i got him out and he was kind of wretching but wasn't sick, now he's just sitting staring into space, he's usually always running around happy :(
I tried to give him some cimicat there but he wasn't interested and now there's small drips of saliva coming out of his mouth :( I don't know if this constitutes foaming at the mouth?
John says he may have ate something but there's nothing lying arond that he could have got into..
Please give me some advice, tried to phone Mum but she's not home :( So worried about this little fellow, he's a real little cracker :-[
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Any chance he could have eaten something he shouldnt Sarah ?
When you say "staring into space" do you mean "he's not quiet with it " ????
I personally would at least phone a Vet and have a chat.
Keep us updated xxxxxxxxxxx
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Id be off to the vets :hug:
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like he's sitting on the couch staring at the back of it, rather than turning around watching whats going on :(
he's falling asleep now but there's still some frothy saliva coming out, not much, I'm wiping it every 5/10 mins or so.
I really don't think there's anything that he could have ate Michelle, the vet aged him at about 5/6 weeks, so he's not able to jump on to high surfaces where theres food or anything, and there's nothing on the floor (where I found him.)
I'll phone vet for some advice xx
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I'd get him off to the vets asap. It's not worth taking a risk.
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off to vet x
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Let us know how you get on, at that age they can go down hill so quick :(
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Sarah, fingers crossed, may be some food went down the wrong way??
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Let us know how he gets on. I've got everything crossed for him.
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Sorry only just got back on PC
Hope he is ok -
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Hope he is okay - has he been wormed yet? At that age they can try and vomit worms.
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wellll...
was in vet an hour and 40 mins :tired: they gave him a local ana to get a look down his throat but didn't see anything..
vet seems to think he's ate something which has got lodged in his wee throat.
he was given an injection of some kind of painkiller and i was told to observe him over night, but he's perking up already :)
took him to my mums there and he got a good cuddle off her while i sat there in floods of tears :( i've took him home again, i think we're going to keep this little one, he's got a special place in my heart and charlie and tilly adore him :Luv: he's snuggled into my neck now, staring at me with his big eyes..
thanks so much for all your advice everyone, don't know what i'd do without you lot :hug:
any advice on feeding tonight after anaesthetic? xxx
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if there is no sign of grogginess, I would feed no earlier than five hours after the anaesthetic. If he is still groggy then leave it a little longer.
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(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v642/seldom_use/120707_205241.jpg)
this is the wee one, he's got very similar markings and colouring to charlie, he's named harry :Luv:
jo thanks, i'll maybe try a feed during the night then bc he's a good wee eater, loves his milk ;D
we're going back to the vet tomorrow anyway to see how he is. i just started thinking the worst case scenario straight away, get myself in such a panic :-[
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what an adorable face!! :Luv:
Sure you're not just getting a little hormonal honey?
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Phew, so glad he's OK :) Ooh, ooh, ooh - I want him :drool; Has he got any brothers or sisters?
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jo - probably a mix of hormones and bc of what happened to missy :(
helen - he has no siblings, was a little orphan, the owners were going to put him out in the street with the mum cat (who was attacking him) :( he's an absolute sweetheart.
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Poor baby, he's landed on his paws with you though :) Now you've let the cat out of the bag so to speak we expect regular updates and pics ;D
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oh yes, of course, sorry - how soon we forget other people's losses - sorry Sarah :hug:
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oh and btw - as far as i know mum cat will be spayed :)
we weren't sure about keeping him helen, but john absolutely loves him as well, and 3's a good number for kittys you know ;)
you would never believe the little one is running about chasing charlie! :evillaugh:
my mum was winding me up saying if this is what i'm like with a kitten what will i be like with a baby :Luv2: i dread to think :rofl:
At that age they can try and vomit worms.
lesley - thats interesting, i didn't know that. he was wormed half a milbemax last wednesday.
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we weren't sure about keeping him helen, but john absolutely loves him as well, and 3's a good number for kittys you know ;)
Funny you should say that, I keep calling Riley 'Mummy's biggest boy' and Lu 'Mummy's littlest boy' like there is something inbetween not just 'big boy' and 'little boy'. Really can't afford a third (or fourth) at the moment though :(
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we weren't sure about keeping him helen, but john absolutely loves him as well, and 3's a good number for kittys you know ;)
Funny you should say that, I keep calling Riley 'Mummy's biggest boy' and Lu 'Mummy's littlest boy' like there is something inbetween not just 'big boy' and 'little boy'. Really can't afford a third (or fourth) at the moment though :(
i bet you could :evillaugh: you know lulu and riley don't really need new gold, diamond encrusted collers this christmas :rofl:
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i bet you could :evillaugh: you know lulu and riley don't really need new gold, diamond encrusted collers this christmas :rofl:
Really wish I could but it would stretch me too far at the moment :( Funny you should say about the collars, tonight I put my foot down and the boys both have their £1.99 Pets at Home (breakaway) collars on - they've been on well over 3 hours which is a world record for them both :evillaugh:
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:drool; Why do you do this to me!!! Lexy gives me evil eyes whenever I look at baby pictures... :naughty:
Fabby Harry.
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That must have been such a worry Sarah! Glad he's ok and I agree with all others he is beautiful!
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Im in love...... :Luv2:
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Aw, he's adorable :Luv: So pleased he's better now :Luv:
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What a little cutie, so glad he is feeling better :hug:
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Glad he is better, and he is gorgeous.
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He is gorgeous and Im not surprised you are keeping him, I dont htink charlie is going to let him go anywhere anyway :rofl: I said that 3 is a good number when we had 3 now weve got 6 so I have to say that 7 is a good number :rofl:
Glad to hear that he is feeling better xx
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hi everyone ;D
just to let you know the little one was back at the vets today and they've said he seems absolutely fine :)
he woke up today and had some kitten food, (scoffed it,) then an hour ago he took about 30ml of milk :)
he's so much brighter and active, you would never have known he had been poorly :rofl: little :censored:
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I said that 3 is a good number when we had 3 now weve got 6 so I have to say that 7 is a good number :rofl:
sheryl defo no more for us!! :rofl: we have a REAL little one on the way just now as well :rofl:
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So glad he has recovered. What a little cuddlebun he is :Luv:
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Glad to hear he is better :Luv: :Luv:
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awww what a little darling! :Luv: :Luv: so glad he is feeling better.
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glad teh little one is OK Sarah. Bless him. He is adorable :catlove:
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:( the little one seems poorly again :(
he just had a bit of diarrhea, and was squeaking loudly as if he was in pain during it. there was no blood in it, just a bit runny. then after it he was wretching and brought up some milk and food.
he's isn't foaming at the mouth again yet but everytime i touch him he squeaks, as if he just wants to be left alone.
i've noticed he's drank quite a lot of water today on top of wet food and 30ml milk..
i don't know whether to hold off vets till tomorrow morning and check his next poo or what, i'm going to phone and ask them anyways.
again, any advice appreciated guys :'( :hug:
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Bless his little heart, because he is so young Sarah I would pop him to the vets incase he has swallowed something or has an inflamed Tummy.
Sending positive vibes for his speedy recovery - let us know how he gets on xxx
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hes foaming at the mouth again exact same as othr day, off to vets x
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Any news? :hug:
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Oh, just caught up with this. Little Harry is so cute! Hope everything goes ok at the vets. :hug:
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uh what a night :tired:
well.. it was basically the same as what happened on monday, vet now thinks it may be a kidney/bowel/liver problem/infection. he was feeling his stomach etc and says his kidney feels rather enlarged :(
he was given another anti inflammatory injec and another pain killer injec, and we're back tomorrow morning to see whats next. he seems fine again now which is great but i'm starting to notice a pattern and am wondering how long these injections last for and if thats them just wearing off when he takes a turn again?
if he's ok tomorrow, it's a course of anti-bi's, if not x-rays. i'm trying to keep him hydrated bc of the fluids he's lost earlier, vet was questioning keeping him in and putting him on fluids overnight but we're going to keep him at home and give him some kind of glucose mix through syringe, (he's taking it well so far :))
hopefully we'll find out for sure soon bc the little angel is becoming terrified of the vets :(
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Ah bless hope he is feeling better :hug:
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Poor baby Harry, really hope the vets can make him better :hug:
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Sending positive healing vibes to Harry and yourself~~~~~~ :hug: :hug:
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Fingers crossed it isnt anything too serious SArah.
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thanks everyone :hug:
today harry is back to usual, the anti inflammatory should have worn off by monday, so it will likely re-occur then the vet said. he has given him some panacure (a tiny dose bc he's only 400g :() for a rare type of parasite which occurs in puppies bowels sometimes.. begins with a P i think? so just incase it is that, he has panacure. he has anti-biotics to start on sunday morning to try treat whatever it is. vet says it could be a form of cat flu which has left a viral infection.
back to the vets monday morning with the little babe for another check and the next step.. i think we're finally seeing light at the end of the tunnel now though :)
i'll keep you all updated :) harry sends lots of cuddles and kisses to you all :hug:
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Sending hugs and headbutts from all the gang to Harry, especially from Tarka, who says he knows just what it is like to have dicky tummy. :Luv2: :Luv2: :grouphug:
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sending bit purrs and hugs from all of us here... hope Harry feels much better really soon! xxx
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an update --->
we went back to vets on monday and he was given another anti-inflam injection (he doesn't even flinch anymore :Luv:)
i started his anti-bi's on sunday which he is getting twice a day, and we haven't had any problems since.
we just need to keep an extra close eye for any recurring symptoms :)
thanks again guys :hug: