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Ahh, great. That is what BOTH vets he saw recommended I give him. What would be a better choice for a 9-week old kitten? I'll call the vet tomorrow as I'm also concerned about his very thin fur. His fur doesn't look unhealthy...and it's smooth, soft and shiny, but it's VERY thin....we have...

So the first time this happened, I thought my boyfriend's son cut them just to be ornery..although I doubted it, and I questioned HOW he could have cut them beneath the surface of the skin, because as they grew in they resembled tiny white freckles. After about 3 weeks, not only have they...

Oliver is doing sooooo much better! He is still on prescription food, but we're mixing it with SD kitten, and he's finally (FINALLY! YAY!) crunching up the dry kibbles and acts like he enjoys them. He has solid kitty poopies--never thought I'd be so excited to see kitty poop in my life! Last...

Heather~I throw out what he doesn't eat because we have so much trouble with ants coming in. LOL (And also because I wouldn't want to eat stale food, so why should he?!) I have no idea what that converts to, either. LOL

Amy~Thank you so much for telling me your story and experience! Nothing showed up positive in any tests, so I think (I could be wrong..it's been a hazy 9 days) that they were thinking guiardia (sp??) but I'm not certain. Does anyone have any idea how much a kitten that weighs 1.2 lbs would...

Heather~Thank you for your advice and suggestions! They are always, ALWAYS welcome and appreciated! OMGOSH, I meant 1.2 POUNDS. lol He's GAINED since the IV and food switch. Oliver isn't on the KMR anymore..he wasn't gaining and lost interest in it quickly, so that's when they put him on the...

The poop sample didn't show anything. Whew. *I think* ????????? The vet we saw wasn't in today, so we saw an older man, and he said that a lot of the time we see this in young kittens like this due to a bacterial build-up of the digestive system, and it just takes a bit to work through it and...

Junior~Thanks! We got some sleep last night. I remember him waking me up a lot, but he wasn't unhappy like he was the night before. He was just a hungry baby last night. They want me to get him going on solid foods to see if that helps with the diarrhea issue, and he is NOT taking to it very...

I am soooooo TIRED. I mean I'm just tired. I'm exhausted in every way possible. This is worse than having a newborn baby in the house...I just spent the last hour crawling around on the living room floor, checking for "spots" on the carpet, either from him leaking the short time he's been out...

Hello everyone! Just wanted to pop in with an update on Oliver. I had to try to crate him again last night because of the diarrhea...and he was so unhappy. He cried and cried so I finally got up, put on old clothes, covered everything with old sheets and towels, and let him sleep with me. He's...

I am so sorry to hear of your news. I know there is nothing anyone can say to make this easier, but I agree with getting a 2nd opinion. Then you know that you did everything you could have, if that would make you feel better. (((HUGS))) ~Kim~

OMG!! COCOALILY--Thank you soooooo very, very much! I love it! You are wonderful! ::does a happy siggy dance::

We just had that done with our tiny kitten on Wednesday, and it took 10 or 15 minutes..I can't remember which. And the the worm test took 20 minutes. Or maybe I have that backwards. I just remember it didn't take very long, fortunately! I can't imagine going home and having to wait it out.

If anyone has time, I'd love to have a pretty siggy with my new baby, Oliver! He's been sick since we brought him home, so these are all I have of him so far. He's really touched my heart & soul in so many ways...caring for this tiny, sweet baby kitten 24/7, praying he lives, snuggling him at...

Hello Lausie~I'm new to the boards as well. Sorry the kitties aren't best of friends yet, but I hope they will learn to become friendly with one another for your sanity. I'd like to introduce an older female kitty to our family to teach our Oliver the "kitty ropes" soon, so I may be following in...