Emily is REALLY sick, she is gone

[KittyCrazy]

Can you take her back to the vet? Sounds like she needs to be admitted for inpatient care at this point.

[emily_the_spoiled]

Unfortunately my vet is closed on Sunday and the only emergency vets in this area will not keep her over night because they close when the other vet offices are open.

[Freedom]

I agree, a vet visit is imperative.

[kb2yjx]

Your cat needs to be hospitalized RIGHT NOW!!! URI's are nothing to play around with! Can you get her to the emergency vet and pick up her and take her to your vet on Monday???

[Lizzie]

I live very close to an emergency veterinary service that is open 24x7 every day of the year but when I asked them to keep a kitten with a severe URI they said he was still better off at home and they refused to take such infectious cats unless their lives were in immediate danger. So, your vets may refuse. My regular vet keeps infectious cats in their restroom (heated and large) to protect their other sick clients. From what I have been told over and over as I've dealt with URI's in many cats, there is nothing they would do beyond what you are doing now. She's actually better off in your home, frightening as it is for you, and I do empathise with you.

Did the vet take blood to find out why Emily has lost weight? My thought is that Emily has an underlying illness, such as early renal failure or hyperthyroidism, that has caused the weight loss and made her more vulnerable to infections.

Keep doing what you are doing, especially the force feeding even though it's very distressing and scary when they are mouth breathing. I've always used AD, is what you are using from the vet?

[kb2yjx]

Have you tried baby food(chicken/turkey)they can smell that OR tuna fish, that really smells! How old is your cat?

[Karen]

I know for human, crumbling eucalyptus leaves into hot water makes a steam that helps them breathe ... eucalyptus is usully available in the florist department of supemarkets. She'll be in our prayers.

[catmandu]

There Are Vet Formulas Like Sciece Diet Ad Which Are Very Soft And Can Be Fed To Your Poor Emily.
Please Dont Hesitate Into Getting Emily To Your Vets, I Hesitated
And Because Of That My Precious Passed On.
We Are Praying As Hard As We Can That Dear Emily Will Be All Right.