Otis to the vets' today

[Cataholic]

Originally posted by wayne0214
Last night, nearly 9 of my furkids were sleeping on the bed with me. .......wayne

Wayne, sorry another kitty has the dreaded "D" word...Do you even need to use covers with 9 furkids in bed with you? LOL

[wayne0214]

Cataholic, the weather channel stated that the cold front would come through sometime during the night. Well, it didn't make it until about 3AM. (almost time for me to get up) -and it was HOT with all of my furkids on the bed with me.

I tried to give Nightshade some of Otis' meds. All he does is keep his jaws shut and will not take a full dose, although I did manage to give him some of it.


..........wayne

[tatsxxx11]

Dear Wayne, all of us here are praying for your sweet babies. You surely have had a time of it lately. Hopefully the medic. will do the trick for both Nightshade and Otis. Now, how about a Rx for you?? You must be exhausted from worry. Big hugs are in order for you from all of us here! And prayers are on the way, too!! Sandra, Oliver and Mr. B.

[krazyaboutkatz]

Wayne, I'm so sorry to hear that now Nightshade is also sick. I hope you can give him enough meds to get him back to normal again. Maybe you should call the vet and ask him why all of your younger cats seem to be getting sick. All fingers and paws are crossed here. Good luck.

[toughCookie]

Wayne

if it is the younger cats with the "d" problem, maybe it is a change in their diet that is upsetting their systems? how long have you had those ones?

I am glad to hear kitten and otis are doing better, I will be thinking of them and praying that they continue to get well.

[wayne0214]

Thanks for all of your concern. The vets in Visalia, Calif. said that their diet can cause diarrhea. When at the vets'here in town, they gave me a bag of Science Diet dryc at food. I will begin feeding Otis and Nightshade with that today. Perhaps this will help. Normally I feed my gang with friskies dry and canned food. They seem to really like it, especially the large cans of meaty food.

.........wayne

[wayne0214]

Otis looks and acts better this mornig, after feeding him Science Diet dry kitten food. I will try to keep Otis on this type of food, and not so much on the other brand.

............wayne

[emily_the_spoiled]

Hi Wayne,

I am sorry to read about all of the "d" problems you have been having. You may only need to give them the Science Diet cat food until they get older. Their digestive systems may not be able to handle the Friskies brand and that is what is causing the '"d".

BTW, if you really like PetSmart you can order online and they will deliver to you door (www.petsmart.com).

Cheryl

[Cataholic]

Wayne- not that I am a vet (or even play one on TV), but I have given my cats Kaopectate via eye dropper many times before, with great success. It absolutely does not address the underlying medical issues, but really is for times when, for what ever reason, they get "d". It usually is just Alabama and Dakky, too. Just my two cents! Good luck with your herd.