URGENT help needed for kitten...

[Catty1]

oh dear....he could be feeling wonky from the new meds...I think he needs a lot of comforting.

Are you at work during the day? Is there anyone who could give him some cuddles and attention?

Just a guess on my part - he has been through a lot and everything is NEW.

[ILoveMyAbbyGirl]

I'm home on and off all day... tonight it just so happened that neither my mom nor I were home. Do I keep force feeding him? The doc said he was a little malnourished and dehydrated.

PS-- can I bathe him in dishsoap? The pee smell is still there and I have no animal shampoo, lol.

[Catty1]

Did the doc say anything about continuing to feed him? My guess is keep doing that til he feels better (all those meds) and starts eating more on his own. He might be just too tired sometimes to do that!

Do you have any shampoo that is gentle and not too heavily perfumed or anything? You could try that.

What kind of dish soap do you have? Someone on PT said there is a brand where the pH is the same as a cat's skin.

Maybe post this in Cat Health as well - you'll get way more feedback!

[critters]

I'd keep handfeeding, although I wouldn't force him unless I had to. Maybe he just wants some extra attention--scoop up a little food and make a meatball of it on your fingers and see if he'll take it.

[ILoveMyAbbyGirl]

Hi ebberbuddies! Edzward here.

So I beenz livin here for kupple dayz an I'm startin to reely like itz! One thingz I don't lyke so much iz that AWFULL pink medsin she makez me take... but udder den dat, I'm likin zee attenshun!

My noze iz still a lil onna drippy side, but I'm much bedderz den I wuz wen mumma brought me here!

I gotz da icky eer mytes too... but doze is gettin bedder too. Mumma's gotta put som droppies in my eer dat makez me chake my hed reel bad... but itz helpin!

Mumma promizez pickshurs soon! She jus gotta find dat dang kord.

(An yoo know what elses? I don't WEEZ so much no more! )

More uppiedates later!

[Pawsitive Thinking]

Hey little guy - glad to see you are on the mend

[ILoveMyAbbyGirl]

Guess who just peed...







IN THE LITTERBOX?!?!?

[krazyaboutkatz]

Thanks for the updates. I'm glad to hear that baby Edward is starting to feel better and also that he's learning how to use his litterbox. He sounds like a little sweetheart.

[ILoveMyAbbyGirl]

And he's EATING! Straight from the bowl, on his own. No force. Scarffing it down on his own.

[Catty1]

GREAT NEWS! Way to go, Edward! (He talks pretty well, too, for such a young fella! )

Does he purr? Is he a cuddle bug? He'll probably get more frisky as he feels better!

You gotta find that cord, girl! (Or borrow one!)

[mina'smomma]

Hey hunt up that cord so we can have pics. I bet he wasn't eating because he was all stuffed up. Poor little dear. Anyway I'm so glad to hear he is doing better.

[crow_noir]

OMG, what wonderful news that he's not all snotty, and he's eating, AND going potty... in the LITTERBOX!

*scritchies* to Edward. (and nummy treats)

Cats have a very sensitive sense of smell... and don't like to eat if they can't smell it.

[ILoveMyAbbyGirl]

That's what I was thinking too. If he can't even breathe well enough to breathe out of his nose, he probably can't smell the food and won't want to eat it. =]

He's doing good. Took his medicine without too much of a fight and continues to eat like a champ! Doc said he was dehydrated so I've been trying to get him to drink water, but sometimes I have to use the dropper just so I know he's getting SOMETHING into his system.

He's such a cuddler. He wants nothing more than to be snuggled into the crook of your arm, wherever you might be.

And he has started to play! He's not so lethargic anymore, so he plays with some of the toys we got him. It made me SO happy to see that kitty jump and do a little backflip in the air after the cat teaser toy.

So far, so good! He's back to the vet in two weeks (not next Monday, but the Monday after) to possibly get vaccinated and so they can make sure he's doing better.

Thanks for all the support! I must say, a person has quite the sense of accomplishment when you are able to nurse something back to health, lol.

[crow_noir]

Try adding a bit more water to his food. make it a bit soupier. ...that way you don't have to be making him drink from the dropper.

In the wild most of a cat's water will come from the muscle tissue of its prey, rather than through drinking.

It is such an amazing feeling nursing something back to health!!! Not just the sense of accomplishment, but how grateful the being is to be alive. Congrats!