*****I Need Urgent Help!!!***** Sick Kitten!

[joanofark]

Once Their dehydrated they don't want water?? :''''(

[krazyaboutkatz]

If I was you I'd take the kitten to the vet asap. If Aslan becomes too dehydrated he can die. The vet may need to put some subcutaneous fluids in him. You can learn to do this at home too. Please take him to the vet before it's too late.

[Craftlady]

I got this information off the web:

"You can tell if your cat is dehydrated by doing the 'pinch' test. Take a bit of skin on the cats back and pinch it, let go and see how long it takes for the skin to retract back to its normal spot. The skin should be extremely elastic and immediately bounce back, if it takes more than a second or two your cat is probably dehydrated."

Additonal information found here : dehyrdration

I would be calling your vet ASAP.

[joanofark]

Is nose IS dry. Is gums are the sme color as my healthy boy, Hobo's. And His skin DOES NOT snap back into place, It did the same thing at it did when I did it to Hobo. Thank you SO much for the advice everyone, I'm going to talk to mom now.

[Kirsten]

So it sounds like he IS dehydrated. Please tell your mother not to lose any time!

Good luck and best wishes for little Aslan! I'll keep both of you in my thoughts tonight!

Kirsten

[joanofark]

So it sounds like he IS dehydrated. Please tell your mother not to lose any time!

Good luck and best wishes for little Aslan! I'll keep both of you in my thoughts tonight!

Kirsten

Thanks, and mom said she thinks his skin is snaping back. I'm really upset. We don't have much money left after school supplies right now, but mom's calling the vet anyway.... thanks for you help guyss. :'''(

Gosh, here comes the tears.

[joanofark]

Wait, I just took his colar off and he stood up and started batting at it....

[Lizzie]

Once Their dehydrated they don't want water?? :''''(

When they are that dehydrated, they don't have the will to drink water even though they need it desperately.

[Kirsten]

No, not necessarily... Kittens often refuse to drink water when they are not used to it.

I thought he may already be dyhydrated because he seems to be weak as he's sleeping next to his litter box now. Is his nose dry and warm? And when you take his skin between your thumb and forefinger, is it elastic, or does it take a couple of seconds before it "unwrinkles"? Are his gums pale?

However, this sounds like a serious condition to me and you shouldn't hesitate to bring him to a vet!

Kirsten

[Lizzie]

No, not necessarily... Kittens often refuse to drink water when they are not used to it.

Kirsten

I've never seen a kitten that didn't drink water, I guess because the ones I've fostered and adopted had been away from their mother for a while. You mean kittens that have just been taken from their mother?

[Kirsten]

I've never seen a kitten that didn't drink water, I guess because the ones I've fostered and adopted had been away from their mother for a while. You mean kittens that have just been taken from their mother?

Both Luna and my RB Katz refused to drink water first, because they were not used to it (their previous owners gave them milk ). I had to buy cat milk for them and mix it with water, later I added more water etc. etc. until they finally accepted pure water. Wasn't easy!

Kirsten

[Kirsten]

Gosh, here comes the tears.

(((HUGS))) I know how you feel right now...


Edit:

Wait, I just took his colar off and he stood up and started batting at it....

Was he playing? Try to offer him some water NOW.

Kirsten

[joanofark]

Mom called the vet!!!

She said, if he just started this this morning, and we just started giving him cat milk. She's sure that thats the problem. She said to not give him milk OR cat milk and said that neither is good no matter what the lables say. She said just like humans, lying near the litter box is common. And just lik humans, when they're feeling yucky they feel sluggish. She said it takes around 36 hours for a kitten to FULLY dehydrate. So right now he might be starting to show the signs of starting.... She said, if he hasn't puked in about an half hour (which it's been) he probally has all of the bad stuff up. She said if he gets worse, and other problems come up, to call her.

I want to thank EVERYONE for the advice, kind words, and the thoughts! Yall are wonderful!! {{{{{{Hugs}}}}} keep thinking about us though!! ♥♥

[Catty1]

Keep us posted on dear Aslan!