LilEli is sick!!

[moosmom]

LilEli has been hiding alot these past few days. He won't even come out to eat. I went looking for him last night and found him asleep in one of my dresser drawers. Today he came out when I called everyone to dinner. His eyes are puffy and watery and he's got an URI. I feel SO bad for him!! He won't eat cuz he can't smell the food.

I isolated him in my middle bedroom and gave him some doxicyclin. I'm going to keep him there so I don't have to chase him around my big apartment to medicate him. I've got enough doxi for at least a week or so. I'm hoping that'll knock it out of him. If not, he's off to the vet.

His ears are also a mess!! He had a crust built up in both ears at one time and I took him to the vet. The vet told me had earmites and gave me drops to give him once a week for 3 weeks. Well, it didn't work. I put some yeast infection drops that I've used for Moo to try and relieve any pain he's in.

He is so terrified of me I'm at a loss. I thought I made great strides in gaining his trust. Now that's all down the toilet. I don't know what else to do.

I'd be terriried too if my human was always coming at me to either clip my nails, shove pills down my throat or put eardrops in my ears!!