Ziggy's Sick Please Send Prayers & Positive Thoughts Her Way

Hi, last night Ziggy didn't want to eat but she was very thirsty. I tried feeding her again later and she did eat some but not as much as she normally does. I just figured it was because she's still recovering from her spay. This morning she wouldn't eat at all and would only drink.:( She had also done some mushy poos in her litterbox. I tried again later but she wouldn't eat or drink and she had diarrhea in her litterbox this time and she had also thrown up some white foamy stuff.:(

I called my vet right away and got an appointment for 11:40am. The vet said that she's running a low grade fever and that she probably picked up some kind of an intestional flu bug.:( My other cats should be safe since they're all up to date on their vaccines and are older. She on amoxicillin tablets 2 times a day for the next 7 days. He was going to give me liquid but I prefer tablets because they're less messy. Boy was she hard to pill. At least she's wearing her e-collar so this helps. She still didn't want anything to eat to drink. If she still hasn't improved in 3 days then she has to be seen again. Please send prayers and positive thoughts her way. Thanks in advance.

Poor little girl! Hopefully the antibiotics will cure her fever and get rid of that nasty bug!

Hugs to that sweetheart - get well soon, Ziggy! :)

Ziggy you are in my prayers.get well soon.

Poor Ziggy, I hope she'll get better soon! Hopefully she'll be easier to pill as the days go by. :)

Give her scritchies and kisses from me.

I just hate hearing this. Do you think she picked up something at the Humane Society? She doesn't have an infection does she? Hopefully the antibiotics will kick in real quick. Get better little Ziggy!

Aww sweetheart! You take those pills and get better soon! We will all have our paws crossed here. :(

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Originally Posted by K & L

I just hate hearing this. Do you think she picked up something at the Humane Society? She doesn't have an infection does she? Hopefully the antibiotics will kick in real quick. Get better little Ziggy!

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Yes, she probably did pick something up at the Humane Society since her spay may have caused her immune system to become weaker.:( This is why she needed at least 2 FVRCP booster shots before her spay which she did receive.The people at the Humane Society said to watch out for her possibly getting an URI but she doesn't have this.The vet said it's probably being caused by some form of the corona virus. I sure hope that pills will do the trick. Her incision looks wonderful and the vet was amazed that her spay had only been done on Friday. I'll continue to keep you updated about her.

Prayers are being prayed for sweet Ziggy

It pains me to hear that our sweet little Ziggy is feeling under the weather. :(

Get better quickly little girl. PLEASE!

Tracey - I hope Ziggy will soon be back to her normal self. How upsetting for you!

OH NO! Prayers for a speedy recovery.

Thanks again everyone this really means a lot to me.:) I was able to get her to eat a little wet food and she drank more water too.:) I told the vet that I thought that she may have a sore throat due to the anesthesia and he said that she might. Maybe this is one reason why she has stopped eating her dry food. I just hope that she'll continue to eat and drink for me so that the antibiotics will have a chance to kick in and then she'll be begin to feel better and eat normally again. Thanks again.:)

Oh no, poor baby!!! I'm glad you were able to get her right to the vet! Glad to hear she is starting to eat again for you! Please keep us updated on her and give her baby kitty loves for me! ;)

Get better soon Ziggy :( Here's a pic of your namesake with a "modified" conehead! [IMG]http://i39.photobucket.com/albums/e1...w645/Bowie.jpg[/IMG]

Glad she is on the road to recovery :)
It's hard seeing our fur babies not feeling well.

Fingers and claws crossed here for little Ziggy. :)

If I read this right, you got a vet appointment on a Sunday? Wow! That is great!

Hope the antibiotics kick in real fast. And a little rice helps with the loose stools. Get well Ziggy!

Good thoughts for little Ziggy. What a rough week.
Do you A/D for syringe feeding?
I start if a cat doesn't eat for 24hrs. Just extra calories and energy, while the antibiotics kick in.

Ziggy girl! Get well.....you are way too cute to be sick!

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Originally Posted by Freedom

If I read this right, you got a vet appointment on a Sunday? Wow! That is great!

Hope the antibiotics kick in real fast. And a little rice helps with the loose stools. Get well Ziggy!

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Yes, I'm very lucky to have a veterinary hospital that is open 7 days a week. They're still only open until 5pm on Sat. and 4pm on Sun. but it sure does help. They're also only about 5-10 minutes away from me.:)

Ziggy is still only eating some wet food. I tried mixing in some of her dry kitten food but she just licked the wet off it and left it.:( The wet food I'm feeding to her is Storm's Royal Canin Urinary S/O which is the only wet food that I have on hand. Luckily she's still drinking plenty of water on her own. I hope that by tomorrow she'll be able to eat some of her dry food. Thanks again for all of your concerns.

Thanks for reminding me Rosethecopycat.:) I just happen to have 2 cans of A/D that I bought last year for Pearl and never had to use. It's still good until Dec.2006 so I'll try some of this later on tonight. I'm sure she'll love it.:)

Feel better soon little Ziggy. Prayers and good thoughts on the way.

poor thing -
hope she feels better soon!

Poor Ziggy....., get well soon, little girl :)
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How's Ziggy doing? Maybe get her some wet food until she has the appetite for dry? At least she would get good nutrition this way, plus the fact something would be on her stomach while taking antibiotics. I'm worried for her, but know she's in excellent hands.

I wish that I had a better update to give you but I don't.:( Sometime during the night Ziggy threw up some of the wet food that she had eaten and also did more mushy poos.:( I hope that she was able to keep her antibiotic pill down because I didn't see it any where.

This morning she drank a little water and ate a couple of dry crunchies and a small amount of A/D wet food but wasn't very interested in anything.:( I tried again a few hours later but could only get her to eat a small biteful of wet. Then I gave her the pill which I hope she'll be able to keep down. She seems very alert and is purring but will rest in her bed when she's in her cage. I hope that her appetite will be much better tonight.

I called the Humane Society to let them know what's happening and so far they haven't heard of any other kittens with these symptoms but they'll look into it. The lady said that they do put a tube down them so she may have a sore throat and sometimes stress will cause them to have runny poos. I sure hope that she'll start improving soon. Please continue with lots of prayers and positive thougths. Thanks.

Poor baby. :( I hope she perks up soon. Please give her a little snuggle from me.

I sure hope all is OK. What does your vet have to say about it? Is this a normal thing that can happen? We've never encountered anything like this before. It does worry me.

Oh Tracey, I was hoping for a better update. Poor little Ziggy. I sure hope she can keep her antibiotics down. Remember that can cause runny poos too but if she's just now starting them that isn't the cause yet.

Prayers on the way.

This is very frustrating and scary for you, and distressing to see her in some discomfort. Have you tried yogurt? It helps with digestive upsets, especially loose stools, and is particularly helpful when a cat is on antibiotics. I use the full fat version (plain, of course) since my cats are far more attracted to it than with any fat reduced version. I hope that she starts to get better soon.

I was hoping for a happy update too.... :(
What does your vet advize you to do? Just watch her and wait? What if she doesn't keep does pills in?

I am so sorry to hear that sweet little Ziggy Stardust isn't feeling well. I am sending lots of prayers from Indiana for her to get well soon!

She is so precious! Please keep us posted on her prognosis! (((hugs))) for worried Meowmie also!

How's Ziggy doing?

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I sure do hope that Ziggy gets to feeling better, it's got to be just as hard on Mom too!!!!!

Keeping you in my thoughts and prayers for a speedy recovery!!!!

Thanks again everyone.:) Ziggy is still not wanting to eat on her own so I now have to start force feeding her.:( I've done this before with my RB Pepper so I have some experience. I gave her a large syringe full of water and A/D mixed together at around 7:15pm and then put her back in her cage so she could rest. I don't want to try to give her too much all at once because I want her to keep what little I can give her down.

I then gave her the antibiotic pill at 9pm and then gave her another syringe full of A/D and water mixture. I think that she got more of it on her than in her. She was also able to drink some water for me earlier so she's not dehydrated. She hadn't used her litterbox or thrown up during the day but she ate and drank very little this morning.:( I'm waiting to see how she reacts to the food I've given her before giving her any more. I also hope that she'll be able to keep the pill down.

The vet that I saw on Sunday said that if she didn't improve in 3 days that she should be seen again. I don't think that I can wait 3 days. I'm becoming a nervous wreck and all I do is think about her all day while I'm at work.:( If she's still like this tomorrow morning, I'm going to call the vets and let them that there's no improvement and ask them what to do next. They'll probably tell me to bring her on in. Please continue to say prayers and send positive thoughts her way.

I also noticed that Pearl wasn't acting like herself this evening. I hope that it's just the heat and nothing more. She barely ate her dinner and then when I was giving everyone their greenie treats, which are her favorite, she was sleeping and I had to get her attention. She ate them very slowly which is very unlike her and couldn't even finish them. Then she went back to sleep. I sure hope that she's not getting sick too.:( She's the one that always reminds me to feed them the greenies and she's also usually running around and bouncing off the walls chirping away. She's always very active. This is why I'm worried about her. Prayers for her wouldn't hurt either. Thanks. I hope that tomorroww will be a better day.

thoughts and prayers on the way for both kitties and you too!

Oh, I certainly hope it is a better day too!!!

Prayers are Powerful ~~~~ I will keep you and your kitties in mine!!!!~~~

Thanks again.:)

I'll be keeping your girls in my thoughts and prayers. I really hope Ziggy makes a turn around soon.

POOR Ziggy!! :( It makes me so sad to think of her not feeling well.

I hope today brings a better day for her.

I'm so sorry! I'm in the same boat with Duke over not eating. I hope you can find out what's going on and that Ziggy is well soon. I, too, worry while I'm at work. Got to leave work here in about 30 minutes, pick Duke up and take him back to the vet. PM me if you want to talk.