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On Sat, 20 Nov 2004 23:41:48 GMT, "Yoj"
wrote: Well, I have him confined to one room, but I guess I could put a couple more bowls of water in there. I'm desperate enough to try anything at this point. One problem is, it's very hard to tell if he has drunk any water. The milk is easy, because there's only a little bit, but water is trickier. Thanks for the suggestion. Sometimes you just have to force-feed them. I once nursed a cat through a case of feline tracheo-rhinitis by forcing fluids an eyedropper at a time. You have to be careful to avoid aspiration. |
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On Sat, 20 Nov 2004 23:41:48 GMT, "Yoj"
wrote: Well, I have him confined to one room, but I guess I could put a couple more bowls of water in there. I'm desperate enough to try anything at this point. One problem is, it's very hard to tell if he has drunk any water. The milk is easy, because there's only a little bit, but water is trickier. Thanks for the suggestion. Sometimes you just have to force-feed them. I once nursed a cat through a case of feline tracheo-rhinitis by forcing fluids an eyedropper at a time. You have to be careful to avoid aspiration. |
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More Nanki-Poo worries
I'm taking Nanki back to the vet in a couple of hours. He does a lot of
purring and snuggling, but he's still doing a lot of sneezing. Okay, it's only been two days since he saw TED, but what really worries me is that he hasn't eaten anything in 24 hours, he didn't drink his milk yesterday evening, and he has only used the litter box once since we got home from seeing TED. Since she gave him an infusion, she expected him to use the litter box quite a bit. He has water, but I don't think he's touched it. Joy |
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Purrs for Nanki-Poo -- please keep us posted.
Christine "Yoj" wrote in message m... I'm taking Nanki back to the vet in a couple of hours. He does a lot of purring and snuggling, but he's still doing a lot of sneezing. Okay, it's only been two days since he saw TED, but what really worries me is that he hasn't eaten anything in 24 hours, he didn't drink his milk yesterday evening, and he has only used the litter box once since we got home from seeing TED. Since she gave him an infusion, she expected him to use the litter box quite a bit. He has water, but I don't think he's touched it. Joy |
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Purrs for Nanki-Poo -- please keep us posted.
Christine "Yoj" wrote in message m... I'm taking Nanki back to the vet in a couple of hours. He does a lot of purring and snuggling, but he's still doing a lot of sneezing. Okay, it's only been two days since he saw TED, but what really worries me is that he hasn't eaten anything in 24 hours, he didn't drink his milk yesterday evening, and he has only used the litter box once since we got home from seeing TED. Since she gave him an infusion, she expected him to use the litter box quite a bit. He has water, but I don't think he's touched it. Joy |
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"Yoj" wrote in message m... He has water, but I don't think he's touched it. All right, use my trick: Distribute several water bowls around the house where he isn't used to find water bowls. Why? From the beginning cats were desert animals, so it was important for theyir survival to know where water was to be found. Therefor, all modern cats will instictly examine all new sources of water to find out if it is worth drinking. This will, eventually, make a cat that doesn't want to drink from his ordinary water bowl, drink from the *new* water bowls. Give it a try, and see how he reacts Hans |
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"Yoj" wrote in message m... He has water, but I don't think he's touched it. All right, use my trick: Distribute several water bowls around the house where he isn't used to find water bowls. Why? From the beginning cats were desert animals, so it was important for theyir survival to know where water was to be found. Therefor, all modern cats will instictly examine all new sources of water to find out if it is worth drinking. This will, eventually, make a cat that doesn't want to drink from his ordinary water bowl, drink from the *new* water bowls. Give it a try, and see how he reacts Hans |
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"Christine Burel" wrote in message
... Purrs for Nanki-Poo -- please keep us posted. Christine Thanks Christine. Purrs, prayers and crossed fingers and paws will be much appreciated. I had to take Nanki-Poo back to the doctor. He hadn't eaten anything for at least 24 hours, and I don't think he was drinking either. He had another infusion and she took some blood to send out for testing. She thinks he may have one of the nasty cat viruses. She says cats that are properly cared for can live several years with them, but it would probably mean keeping him shut up so Lindy can't catch it. She said it was just a possibility, so I shouldn't get too depressed yet. He doesn't seem to be feeling too bad. He snuggles and purrs, and he actually jumped up onto the high shelf in the closet. As you know, there's stuff on that shelf, so he had to be able to jump really high. He's also very stubborn. She tried a different kind of food on him. First she warmed it up in the microwave, and then she teased him with it. He seemed definitely interested, but when she finally let him get at it, he wouldn't eat. She also gave me an appetite stimulant to give him. It's in pill form. She had me try giving him one, and he spit it out. She got a special pill-giving gizmo and used it. He immediately began drooling like crazy, and a few minutes later when I wiped off the drool, part of the pill was there. The fact that he's so feisty is a good sign, but it would be a lot better if he'd be more cooperative about eating and taking pills. |
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