Zippy-Kat's K'Cee Kitty Get Well Soon Thread

[cassiesmom]

Oh, beautiful K'Cee! Please eat so you can Get Well!

[krazyaboutkatz]

She's looking great even though she's still not quite back to normal yet. More prayers and positive thoughts are being sent her way.

[zippy-kat]

I woke up at 3.30am humming the "If You're Happy and You Know It, Clap Your Hands" tune.
I did not clap.

K'Cee continues to act "normal" but she really, really needs to eat more. Yesterday, she hardly ate at all. This afternoon, I got her to eat a fair amount of Nutro by hand feeding her but it's still a ways away from the amount I think she should be eating.

Boiled chicken breast is a no go. Boiled chicken liver is a no go. (Broth off of either is a no go.) Canned/soft cat food of any type is a no go. Baby food (chicken) worked once but not since. She doesn't "do" beef or fish, period, so I haven't even tried. Still looking for a local place that sells Innova.

Any other suggestions? I'm at my wit's end.

[Medusa]

How about a little bit of cooked elbow macaroni w/chicken baby food mixed in? This is what my old vet had me feed Puddy when she wouldn't eat and it worked at least for a little while. Good luck w/this. I know how exasperating it can be.

[zippy-kat]

How about a little bit of cooked elbow macaroni w/chicken baby food mixed in? This is what my old vet had me feed Puddy when she wouldn't eat and it worked at least for a little while. Good luck w/this. I know how exasperating it can be.

*thumbs up*
I will try this! And that reminds me that I haven't tried rice, either.

Thanks!

[Cinder & Smoke]

Still looking for a local place that sells Innova.

HEY - Innova can be had ...

The guy in the Big Brown Truck will bring it to ya.

What Flavour / Type / Recipe does she like?

[zippy-kat]

Thanks, Phred but ... what I'm wondering is if a local carrier would have samples that I could "try before I buy" to make sure she will eat it.

[krazyaboutkatz]

Tonya, I'm so sorry to hear that she's not eating very well. I know that you probably don't want to have to give her any more meds but you might want to ask your vet about giving her vitamin B-12 injections.

When my Ziggy stopped eating due to pancreatitis, the vet on call recommended that she get vitamin B-12 shots to help increase her appetite. They sure did work well. I didn't have to keep bringing her in for the shots because I was able to do them at home. I gave them once a week for about 6weeks. Now she's still doing well and has gained back all of the weight that she lost.

I sure hope that you'll be able to find something that she'll love to eat. I'll continue to keep you both in my thoughts and prayers. Please take care. (((HUGS)))

[zippy-kat]

The vet called me yesterday afternoon to let me know that the additional testing on the urine came back and my poor Kissiekat has a pretty severe presence of Ecoli in her system. As the vet said, "she's really had the wind knocked out of her little body." So, it's another week of antibiotics just to make sure the infection gets wiped out...

On the flip side of this, she was acting (and eating!) better yesterday. I don't know what it was but last evening/night she looked awesome.

This morning she wasn't as active but I think it's because she was cold. Hopefully as the day goes on, she'll perk up.