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He's home was: HELP PLEASE: fever reducer for cats?
Candace wrote: Maybe his throat will feel a little better by then and he would be able to eat? Is it common for a cat's thraot hurt to hurt after 7 days of tube feedings? I would think it's a logical assumption but what can be done for this? I would think his throat is probably pretty tender, but I don't think there's anything much you can do. Give him some water is all I can think of. I would let him rest as much as possible. Poor guy I hope he feels better soon, Candace. Maybe a good night's rest for the both of you is in order. Take care, Lauren |
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He's home was: HELP PLEASE: fever reducer for cats?
PawsForThought wrote:
I would think his throat is probably pretty tender, but I don't think there's anything much you can do. Give him some water is all I can think of. I would let him rest as much as possible. Poor guy I hope he feels better soon, Candace. Maybe a good night's rest for the both of you is in order. Take care, Lauren He's vomited several times, clear or yellow mucus, and a lot of it. I called the vet. He said it wouldn't be from the tube. He can't think what it could be unless I bring him in to be evaluated. I mentioned euthanasia, I can't bear to see him suffering and retching. He said he would do whatever I wanted, whenever, to call him anytime. I won't do anything until tomorrow, I'll see how he does, maybe it will pass. The vet is stumped as he didn't do anything like this while he was hospitalized and, yet, it started about an hour after he got home. I'm googling and I just can't find what the cause of vomiting mucus is. I don't think I can give him his pills tonight, I guess I won't even try and see what tomorrow brings. I really think he may not be long for this world. Candace |
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Vomiting mucus was: He's home was: HELP PLEASE: fever reducer for cats?
Candace wrote:
He's vomited several times, clear or yellow mucus, and a lot of it. I called the vet. He said it wouldn't be from the tube. He can't think what it could be unless I bring him in to be evaluated. I mentioned euthanasia, I can't bear to see him suffering and retching. He said he would do whatever I wanted, whenever, to call him anytime. I won't do anything until tomorrow, I'll see how he does, maybe it will pass. The vet is stumped as he didn't do anything like this while he was hospitalized and, yet, it started about an hour after he got home. I'm googling and I just can't find what the cause of vomiting mucus is. I don't think I can give him his pills tonight, I guess I won't even try and see what tomorrow brings. I really think he may not be long for this world. Candace I meant to change the subject line when I wrote the last post. Sorry. |
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He's home was: HELP PLEASE: fever reducer for cats?
"Candace" wrote in message oups.com... I really think he may not be long for this world. Oh Candace. |
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He's home was: HELP PLEASE: fever reducer for cats?
Candace wrote: I probably shouldn't have brought him home but he's home. I knew I would second guess either decision I made but I thought he would be better off here. He came home all perky and happy and inspected everything and purred and looked good. But, it's only been a couple hours and he looks worse already. I think he has a sore throat from the tube being shoved down his throat so much. I noticed a couple days ago that he swallows hard, like it hurts. Well, he's doing that no, a lot. He ate some treats, promptly barfed them up. Ate some a/d, barfed a bunch of fluid up and that's after I had given him an oral reglan. He hadn't been barfing at the vet but he was also on IV reglan there. I just think it's because his throat hurts, though, and not that he's actually nauseated. But, if he can't eat, he would have to go back and have the tube again, and then the vicious cycle would continue. What can you do for a cat's sore throat? Cetacaine? Probably not. The vet is closed now and he won't be back 'til Monday. I read all your responses. He does have some gingivitis but the vet said his mouth could not be the cause for all this. Yes, he may have something fungal. Cocci is the only one he was tested for. No, he's not on any anti-fungals. I honestly don't know if we can afford to take him to specialists at this point. We have spent $2,300 since Feb. 2 and that kind of is depleting my emergency funds. We haven't even paid off all of Abbey's bills from last spring. Almost but not quite. I hate that it has to come down to money for an animal sometimes. It's different when it's a human and they have insurance or even if they don't, they can still get some mediocre medical care. With pets, it's all about the cash. I just don't know what to do. He has to eat but I don't think he can. I have oxazepam and cyproheptadine for appetite stimulant. The vet said to use either altho he prefers the oxazepam. Maybe I should just wait until tomorrow to try to get to him to eat. He as tube fed today and ate on his own last night so he can go until tomorrow without eating. Maybe his throat will feel a little better by then and he would be able to eat? Is it common for a cat's thraot hurt to hurt after 7 days of tube feedings? I would think it's a logical assumption but what can be done for this? I truly hope he isn't infectious to our other cats but our theory was that he was here for 3.5 days sick before being hospitalized and so far, they are fine, and that was a week ago. Someone mentioned FIP. Yes, that was discussed briefly. He is positive for the corona virus (as are most cats, I know) but his titers were not very high so it wasn't really indicated, I guess. A possibility but not one the vet apparently feels is a strong one. My other cats are also positive for corona virus. I would expect him to be a lot more sick and possibly have fluid in his abdomen at this point, if it were FIP. Any sore throat suggestions? Time and love and water is about all you can do. I get the gut feeling that he has an infection in his intestine or bowel somewhere. I know you said he pooped at the vet with assistance, but the description before that worried me and still does. Did they do any X-ray with contrast to see if he was blocked? Keep us posted as you can. hugs, -L. |
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He's home was: HELP PLEASE: fever reducer for cats?
Candace wrote: He's vomited several times, clear or yellow mucus, and a lot of it. I called the vet. He said it wouldn't be from the tube. He can't think what it could be unless I bring him in to be evaluated. I mentioned euthanasia, I can't bear to see him suffering and retching. He said he would do whatever I wanted, whenever, to call him anytime. I won't do anything until tomorrow, I'll see how he does, maybe it will pass. The vet is stumped as he didn't do anything like this while he was hospitalized and, yet, it started about an hour after he got home. I'm googling and I just can't find what the cause of vomiting mucus is. I don't think I can give him his pills tonight, I guess I won't even try and see what tomorrow brings. I really think he may not be long for this world. Candace This is a long shot but I wonder if he has a linear foreign body - string, thread or similar in his GI tract/intestines. It causes vomiting mucous- often times colored. Might mention it to the vet. Let us know how he does. If you decide to euthanize him, don't beat yourself up because of lack of money. There is a limit for most people and despite what some of the assholes here have said in the past, that doesn't mean you love him any less. Hang in there, -L. |
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Candace, I too am worried about the possibility of him having ingested
string or something. The only way to tell is to ex-ray those intestines & see if they're balled up in there. If that were the case, that may have cut through his intestines causing a massive infection. That's what happened to my Becky & she also vomited yellow mucus. Unfortnately, not realizing what was wrong soon enough too much damage was done & even surgery couldn't save her. I hope that's not the case but it's well worth checking. Sending healing thoughts your way, Patty Jo. |
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Patty Jo wrote:
Candace, I too am worried about the possibility of him having ingested string or something. The only way to tell is to ex-ray those intestines & see if they're balled up in there. If that were the case, that may have cut through his intestines causing a massive infection. That's what happened to my Becky & she also vomited yellow mucus. Unfortnately, not realizing what was wrong soon enough too much damage was done & even surgery couldn't save her. I hope that's not the case but it's well worth checking. Sending healing thoughts your way, Patty Jo. They did x-rays but not with contrast of his abdomen. Would it show if contrast wasn't used? Lyn? Why would he not have barfed at the vet in the last week? Would the reglan IV have suppressed the urge? I just assumed he didn't poop because he was so terrified. He is a former feral and was very horrified the whole time at the vet, hiding under his blankies whenever possible. He didn't pee for several days either and they wound up cathing him to see if he was blocked. He wasn't and then he peed normally after that...well, like once a day. I think he was so scared there he just couldn't perform any bodily functions. But I don't know about this mucus development... Candace |
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He's home was: HELP PLEASE: fever reducer for cats?
On Sat, 11 Feb 2006 16:04:18 -0800, Candace wrote:
I probably shouldn't have brought him home but he's home. I knew I would second guess either decision I made but I thought he would be better off here. He came home all perky and happy and inspected everything and purred and looked good. But, it's only been a couple hours and he looks worse already. I think he has a sore throat from the tube being shoved down his throat so much. I noticed a couple days ago that he swallows hard, like it hurts. Well, he's doing that no, a lot. He ate some treats, promptly barfed them up. Ate some a/d, barfed a bunch of fluid up and that's after I had given him an oral reglan. He hadn't been barfing at the vet but he was also on IV reglan there. I just think it's because his throat hurts, though, and not that he's actually nauseated. But, if he can't eat, he would have to go back and have the tube again, and then the vicious cycle would continue. What can you do for a cat's sore throat? Cetacaine? Probably not. The vet is closed now and he won't be back 'til Monday. I read all your responses. He does have some gingivitis but the vet said his mouth could not be the cause for all this. Yes, he may have something fungal. Cocci is the only one he was tested for. No, he's not on any anti-fungals. I honestly don't know if we can afford to take him to specialists at this point. We have spent $2,300 since Feb. 2 and that kind of is depleting my emergency funds. We haven't even paid off all of Abbey's bills from last spring. Almost but not quite. I hate that it has to come down to money for an animal sometimes. It's different when it's a human and they have insurance or even if they don't, they can still get some mediocre medical care. With pets, it's all about the cash. I just don't know what to do. He has to eat but I don't think he can. I have oxazepam and cyproheptadine for appetite stimulant. The vet said to use either altho he prefers the oxazepam. Maybe I should just wait until tomorrow to try to get to him to eat. He as tube fed today and ate on his own last night so he can go until tomorrow without eating. Maybe his throat will feel a little better by then and he would be able to eat? Is it common for a cat's thraot hurt to hurt after 7 days of tube feedings? I would think it's a logical assumption but what can be done for this? I truly hope he isn't infectious to our other cats but our theory was that he was here for 3.5 days sick before being hospitalized and so far, they are fine, and that was a week ago. Someone mentioned FIP. Yes, that was discussed briefly. He is positive for the corona virus (as are most cats, I know) but his titers were not very high so it wasn't really indicated, I guess. A possibility but not one the vet apparently feels is a strong one. My other cats are also positive for corona virus. Any sore throat suggestions? Candace If he was "perky and happy" when you brought him home could there be something in your house making him sick? This may be off the wall, but do you have a carbon monoxide detector? |
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HELP PLEASE: fever reducer for cats?
Candace wrote: Patty Jo wrote: Candace, I too am worried about the possibility of him having ingested string or something. The only way to tell is to ex-ray those intestines & see if they're balled up in there. If that were the case, that may have cut through his intestines causing a massive infection. That's what happened to my Becky & she also vomited yellow mucus. Unfortnately, not realizing what was wrong soon enough too much damage was done & even surgery couldn't save her. I hope that's not the case but it's well worth checking. Sending healing thoughts your way, Patty Jo. They did x-rays but not with contrast of his abdomen. Would it show if contrast wasn't used? Lyn? Possibly/probably not - depends on what it is and what it did. Intestines are often hard to get a good view, and if it's a thread, its unlikely you see it unless it was really messing things up and the intestine in front of it was bulging. Why would he not have barfed at the vet in the last week? Would the reglan IV have suppressed the urge? Yes and No - more than likely he would have barfed. Do they know FOR SURE he was eating? What worries me is if you got an unattentive tech or assistant who isn't reporting food consumption correctly (assuming he was free-fed and eating at night, or whatever). Not to add to your stress, but it happens. If they were feeding him liquid food via tube and the blockage is only partial and they had him doped up, he may not have barfed, though. I certainly would ask the vet about the possibility of a thread or string - if you can afford it, another x-ray with contrast is worth exploring at this point, or an exploratory surgery of the abdomen. Also have them check the *very* base of his tongue for a thread. I have seen a case where two different vets missed it - and a specialist finaly caught it - the cat had a thread in it's GI tract and the end had caught on the base of the tongue and wrapped around - not tight enough to kill the tongue, but it was there. The cat was majorly vomiting colored mucus. I just assumed he didn't poop because he was so terrified. He is a former feral and was very horrified the whole time at the vet, hiding under his blankies whenever possible. He didn't pee for several days either and they wound up cathing him to see if he was blocked. He wasn't and then he peed normally after that...well, like once a day. I think he was so scared there he just couldn't perform any bodily functions. But I don't know about this mucus development... I don't know Candace - he definitely has an infection of some sort and the colored mucus indicates GI tract to me. I know you're freaking - I would be too. At this point, though, I think it's worth exploring all options you can afford. keep us posted, -L. |
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