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Momma cat in distress
We took an abandon cat into our home and realized she was pregnant. She had
her babies (3) about 2 and a half weeks ago. Yesterday we noticed she didn't look good. She was breathing heavy and her eyes look dialated. I thought maybe she was dehydrated and gave her some water and food. She ate a little bit of food but I had to force the water in her. Today she is hiding under the bed, not feeding the kittens and doesn't look good. I called the vet, they cannot see her until tomorrow. We live in a rural area and the vet sees large animals too. The person answering the phone could not give me any answers. We have started to feed the babies ourselves and have put a heat pad in the box under towels. They seem to be pretty content and don't appear ill in any way. I have no idea what could be wrong with the momma cat. I've never seen this before, any ideas? |
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"Matthew" wrote in message ... CALL YOUR VET BACK NOW AND TELL THEM YOU HAVE A ANIMAL IN RESPIRATORY DISTRESS DO IT NOW She has an infection probably. Might be part of the birthing material didnt all come out and now is a systemic problem? Yes, vet NOW |
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UPDATE: Called the vet again and the vets assistant (intern) met us. He
tested her for Leukemia and Feline HIV and both were neg. She was running a temp but put up quite a fight durring the temp taking. He said her uterus is back to normal size and there is no discharge indicating an infection from the birthing process. He is keeping her tonight, putting her on fluids and will run more blood tests in the a.m.. The vet came in mid testing and felt that she could have gone into shock by not eating enough to support three nursing kittens. Kind of a septic shut down of sorts. This then brings the thyroid into play. The good news is that the kittens are doing well and they have ruled out the most contagious problems so the kittens should be fine. We'll see what the vet says in the a.m.. indigo9585 wrote: We took an abandon cat into our home and realized she was pregnant. She had her babies (3) about 2 and a half weeks ago. Yesterday we noticed she didn't look good. She was breathing heavy and her eyes look dialated. I thought maybe she was dehydrated and gave her some water and food. She ate a little bit of food but I had to force the water in her. Today she is hiding under the bed, not feeding the kittens and doesn't look good. I called the vet, they cannot see her until tomorrow. We live in a rural area and the vet sees large animals too. The person answering the phone could not give me any answers. We have started to feed the babies ourselves and have put a heat pad in the box under towels. They seem to be pretty content and don't appear ill in any way. I have no idea what could be wrong with the momma cat. I've never seen this before, any ideas? -- Message posted via http://www.catkb.com |
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On Tue, 18 Mar 2008 02:22:14 +0000, indigo9585 via CatKB.com wrote:
UPDATE: Called the vet again and the vets assistant (intern) met us. He tested her for Leukemia and Feline HIV and both were neg. She was running a temp but put up quite a fight durring the temp taking. He said her uterus is back to normal size and there is no discharge indicating an infection from the birthing process. He is keeping her tonight, putting her on fluids and will run more blood tests in the a.m.. The vet came in mid testing and felt that she could have gone into shock by not eating enough to support three nursing kittens. Kind of a septic shut down of sorts. This then brings the thyroid into play. The good news is that the kittens are doing well and they have ruled out the most contagious problems so the kittens should be fine. We'll see what the vet says in the a.m.. indigo9585 wrote: We took an abandon cat into our home and realized she was pregnant. She had her babies (3) about 2 and a half weeks ago. Yesterday we noticed she didn't look good. She was breathing heavy and her eyes look dialated. I thought maybe she was dehydrated and gave her some water and food. She ate a little bit of food but I had to force the water in her. Today she is hiding under the bed, not feeding the kittens and doesn't look good. I called the vet, they cannot see her until tomorrow. We live in a rural area and the vet sees large animals too. The person answering the phone could not give me any answers. We have started to feed the babies ourselves and have put a heat pad in the box under towels. They seem to be pretty content and don't appear ill in any way. I have no idea what could be wrong with the momma cat. I've never seen this before, any ideas? We shall send purrs that Mom Cat will returnny to good health and be able to care for her babes. You were wise to act quickly to help her. Best wishes. MLB |
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Momma cat in distress
I too am glad you took immediate action to help this mom. You did the
right thing! I'm glad the kittens are doing well too. Please keep updating us as you know more. |
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Momma cat in distress
Thats great! I was worried about something due to birthing.
I assume you are with 'kitten milk' now and feeding eh? Had to do that once. Kitten became a fine big cat in time g. |
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