His shadow is riding is back - "I'm not letting you out of my sight!" What a sweet little kitten.
Love, Columbine
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His shadow is riding is back - "I'm not letting you out of my sight!" What a sweet little kitten.
Love, Columbine
I saw that too.. I told my mom that he had another kitten riding piggy-back.. :)Quote:
Originally Posted by RICHARD
I think his URI is pretty bad though.. His eyes are matted up to where they are completely shut after he sleeps, and I have to clean them out.. This morning when I got up he had yellow gunk oozing out of one eye. :(
He seems to be acting normal and eating/drinking normally other than that though. He plays with anything that moves, he purrs at me everytime I go get him to hold him, he loves being held and chewing/sucking on my fingers.. He's a great little guy.. I just hope we can pull him through this.
Well, just keep cleaning his eyes, doing warm compresses, that will make him feel a lot more comfortable. Poor little guy!
Hope the little guy will heal up and get better, and get a great home!
I am sorry he is so sick. I have a kitten here that we rescued at the age of 4 1/2 wks. She had a very bad URI that she is still recovering from. The vet prescribed Clavamox and said to give her 0.1cc (or ml) every 12 hours. It is a small amount, but it is doing a great job. My vet said it is 0.1cc per pound. So if he is 2 pounds, give him 0.2cc. Make sure he eats high protien kittne food mixed with kitten formula to gain weight. The formula will give him extra calories, if you think he is about 7 wks (he looks about 4 or 5 though), you can give him stage 2 kitten formula. They also sell at the vet something called Nutri-Cal, it is a high calorie dietary supplement and is doing wonders on this girl as well as other cats and pups I have used it on before. Somebody mentioned a warm wash cloth with saline for his eyes, that should work great for the kit. I also use a heating pad for the kit at night, just on low to keep her body warm. She was very skinny though, emaciated actually. But it may help your little guy. Never know. I pray he gets better soon. I hope this helps a bit for you. Good luck and please keep us posted.
We have another problem.. He hasn't gone #2 since we found him.. He has access to his litterbox all the time, and we have even taken him outside to the yard to try his business.. He has pee peed a few times, but his belly is starting to get hard from not going poo. :(
Have you massaged his tummy?
What a SWEETHEART, OMG love that little spot on his nose! Glad someone got the other 2, but too bad about the other little one. I'm so glad a PT'er picked this little cutie up! Sorry he is so sick, I hope he feels better soon. :( Living in or around a dumpster couldn't have been very good for his health.
When I got "Baby Chestnut," he was also quite ill with this and that and his eyes looked like this baby. I didn't call for an appt., just showed up at my vet's office first thing the next morning (I knew they arrive at 7) No call, no appt. After the vet was done, I thanked him rpofusely for seeing us and he said, "well the baby was hurting he HAD to be seen. You did the right thing." I can't imagine making this wee one WAIT, grrr.
He sure is a sweetie! Maybe Peanut or Buster, or even Parfait, te hee (now you knwo what I order at DQ!) And don't be too harsh on the person who got the other 2 kittens. This one may have been skittish, seeing the others caught; may not have been as lonely as 24 hours later when you showed up. You know here on PT we often see felines picking their owners. There is a reason that other person didn't get this one and it may NOT be the person's fault.
I know this is strange to be excited about, but he did finally go potty this morning! :)
My friends keep telling me he picked me too, and that's why the other person wasn't able to rescue him... He always purrs like a little motorboat every time he hears my voice. :love:
What about naming him "motorboat"??? I think it fits him perfect. Glad he went poo.
Thank you so much for rescuing him! Isn't he cute. :love: Give him a few pats from me. :)
SO glad he went #2! lol Maybe it took a bit of time for his tummy to get full.:)
I haven't re-read this thread...did he get a vet visit yet?
Thank you for rescuing this little guy!
How about Shadowback for a name? ;)
The only emergency vet even remotely close to here is 45 minutes away, and due to an unfortunate encounter with a deer, our car only has one headlight.. We had it fixed, but little fingers (aka: My niece) poked holes in the tape so water got in and now it doesn't work at the moment.
I work during the day, and Robin cannot drive... She is on too much pain medicine for her cancer. So the only time we could go is once it is already dark..
I am off on Monday, and our appt. is for 9 a.m. Monday morning.. I did however call the E-vet to ask about the Clavamox, and he said we could give him 0.1cc 2 x's a day. We weighed him on the food scale, and he weighed 1.1lbs. I told the vet that we would be taking him to our regular vet on Monday, and he said just make sure that we tell them he has been on the clavamox.
Here are some new pics of him.. His eyes aren't near as red and puffy as they were.. Also, his little eyes haven't been completely matted shut in the mornings anymore.
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That's what I ordered when we went.. I have been thinking of naming him either Buster, or Blizzard.. Since he looks like an oreo blizzard. :)Quote:
Originally Posted by Freedom
I am trying so hard not to let myself get attached.. Because I agreed no more pets. Just Deebo and Alize'.. But this little guy is definitely not making it easy.. If he is sitting with me and I am not paying enough attention to him, he will put his little paws on my face (and pat them on me) or lick me on my cheek..:love:
molucass - I am sorry, I had forgotten that the nearest vet is kinda far, and the others are closed.
So glad his eyes are better...and he'll see the doc on Monday and get all checked out!
Buster Parfait - cause, as you know, parfait means perfect! :D
He is still doing really good.. His eyes haven't been matted up AT ALL since we started giving him the clavamox.. His chest also doesn't sound as raspy.. I'm going to keep the vet appointment though so he can be checked out, but I just wanted to update that I think he is going to be ok! :)