I got a kitten in KS (I live in VA) and since he came to me, he has been sick. I got Balerion at 5weeks (TOO young, but he was found wandering a parking lot and the lady advertised he was 8 weeks; by the time I realized he was too young my heart had melted).
He breathes with great effort and it sounds like a wet sucking sound with every breath. He has stopped breathing twice and I've rescussitated him both times using mouth to mouth. Worst 30 seconds of my life, both times. Hearing him breathe like he's underwater makes me sooooo nervous and I'm helpless to do anything about it.
I took him to the vet a few days ago, and he was put on Clavamox for the URI and also Revolution and Dewormers. He has a distended belly and difficulty pooping (constipation) AND then liquid poo ever since starting the Clavamox. Since the Clavamox his eye boogers have gone away, but his lungs have not improved in 3 days of the treatment. Bad sign?
Also recently he started holding all his pee in, and will go once or twice a day and it's a puddle larger than he is. I feed wet and dry so I doubt it's a UTI and anyway, the Clavamox would be treating that if it is.
He's 8w today and I'm freaking out that he will die. Has anyone heard of this constellation of symptoms before? Both times he stopped breathing I was either feeding him water from a syringe (to keep hydrated due to the liquid poo from Clavamox) or spoon feeding him. He just all the sudden goes floppy with fully dilated eyes and no struggle, then I clear his airway as per pet first aid, and do mouth to mouth, and he has revived. I feel lucky so far, but what if this happens when I'm not able to follow him around all day? :-/
Do you think he has congenital deformities? I cannot afford more than just a regular visit and bloodwork and stool samples/urine samples - my vet wanted to charge me $1500 to do an ultrasound and x-ray and I realized if he DOES have congenital problems what could I do about it anyway? Since I couldn't afford treatment for such a disease. I am poor but I save money always to be able to use a vet for routine procedures - but catastrophic stuff like x-rays and ultrasounds and stuff, it's just impossible for me, as I live on disability. I know, I know, I'm a horrid person. But my kitties make me sane, like cat therapy and I am able to care for them at home without trouble, and provide basic vet care and spay/neuter.
I feed wet and dry food. Blue Buffalo for dry and Whiskers for wet (not top quality but it's the best I can afford). Wet food is 2x a day, the dry is there for snacking. Both my cats are kittens so this seems like a viable way to feed them on my budget.
Any suggestions or thoughts would really help, and I'd welcome prayers for my baby kitty. He's my little baby boy and I love him so much, so does Arya my 16 week old kitten.
Thanks everyone!
He breathes with great effort and it sounds like a wet sucking sound with every breath. He has stopped breathing twice and I've rescussitated him both times using mouth to mouth. Worst 30 seconds of my life, both times. Hearing him breathe like he's underwater makes me sooooo nervous and I'm helpless to do anything about it.
I took him to the vet a few days ago, and he was put on Clavamox for the URI and also Revolution and Dewormers. He has a distended belly and difficulty pooping (constipation) AND then liquid poo ever since starting the Clavamox. Since the Clavamox his eye boogers have gone away, but his lungs have not improved in 3 days of the treatment. Bad sign?
Also recently he started holding all his pee in, and will go once or twice a day and it's a puddle larger than he is. I feed wet and dry so I doubt it's a UTI and anyway, the Clavamox would be treating that if it is.
He's 8w today and I'm freaking out that he will die. Has anyone heard of this constellation of symptoms before? Both times he stopped breathing I was either feeding him water from a syringe (to keep hydrated due to the liquid poo from Clavamox) or spoon feeding him. He just all the sudden goes floppy with fully dilated eyes and no struggle, then I clear his airway as per pet first aid, and do mouth to mouth, and he has revived. I feel lucky so far, but what if this happens when I'm not able to follow him around all day? :-/
Do you think he has congenital deformities? I cannot afford more than just a regular visit and bloodwork and stool samples/urine samples - my vet wanted to charge me $1500 to do an ultrasound and x-ray and I realized if he DOES have congenital problems what could I do about it anyway? Since I couldn't afford treatment for such a disease. I am poor but I save money always to be able to use a vet for routine procedures - but catastrophic stuff like x-rays and ultrasounds and stuff, it's just impossible for me, as I live on disability. I know, I know, I'm a horrid person. But my kitties make me sane, like cat therapy and I am able to care for them at home without trouble, and provide basic vet care and spay/neuter.
I feed wet and dry food. Blue Buffalo for dry and Whiskers for wet (not top quality but it's the best I can afford). Wet food is 2x a day, the dry is there for snacking. Both my cats are kittens so this seems like a viable way to feed them on my budget.
Any suggestions or thoughts would really help, and I'd welcome prayers for my baby kitty. He's my little baby boy and I love him so much, so does Arya my 16 week old kitten.
Thanks everyone!