I am at a loss right now and I found this forum so I am hoping I can get some words of wisdom.
My fiance and I found a stray last wednesday and took him to the shelter. They said they'd hold him for 4 days and then assess his adoptablity. We called back Tuesday to check on him, and were told they were going to destory him becasue he was too old to be adopted (He's 8-10 yrs old). So my fiance and I have adopted him ourselves.
When we first got him from the shelter he was covered in fleas, matted and sick. We went to petsmart and got some flea spray (BIG mistake) he ended up having a awful reaction to it. So he was rushed to the vets and they gave hm a shot to counteract it and he also now has advantage for his fleas, and I've put it on my other two kitties, as well as medication for his cold and they shaved the matts out of him.
So that's my story long I'm sorry.. but I have the following questions that I am totally baffled by as I have never had to deal with a sick cat before.
1. He is barely eating. If I shake his food dish he'll lick the food in it, and if I put it on the floor he'll eat it. Now he is a Himalyaian and i am not sure if due to their scrunched faces they have a problem eating. I have lysine to put on his food but in the dry it just sifts to the bottom, and wet food is out of the question becuase he won't touch it.
2. How long do I keep him away from my other two kitties so not to infect them? Currently Oswald is residing in the bathroom so he is way from my other kitties.
3. He is obviously breathing poorly, poor guy is blowing mucus out his nose and making these awful hacking breathing noises. So I put the shower on to steam up the room cuz I know it helps me. Is there anything else I can do for the poor fella?
Thank you ahead of time for any of your help!
My fiance and I found a stray last wednesday and took him to the shelter. They said they'd hold him for 4 days and then assess his adoptablity. We called back Tuesday to check on him, and were told they were going to destory him becasue he was too old to be adopted (He's 8-10 yrs old). So my fiance and I have adopted him ourselves.
When we first got him from the shelter he was covered in fleas, matted and sick. We went to petsmart and got some flea spray (BIG mistake) he ended up having a awful reaction to it. So he was rushed to the vets and they gave hm a shot to counteract it and he also now has advantage for his fleas, and I've put it on my other two kitties, as well as medication for his cold and they shaved the matts out of him.
So that's my story long I'm sorry.. but I have the following questions that I am totally baffled by as I have never had to deal with a sick cat before.
1. He is barely eating. If I shake his food dish he'll lick the food in it, and if I put it on the floor he'll eat it. Now he is a Himalyaian and i am not sure if due to their scrunched faces they have a problem eating. I have lysine to put on his food but in the dry it just sifts to the bottom, and wet food is out of the question becuase he won't touch it.
2. How long do I keep him away from my other two kitties so not to infect them? Currently Oswald is residing in the bathroom so he is way from my other kitties.
3. He is obviously breathing poorly, poor guy is blowing mucus out his nose and making these awful hacking breathing noises. So I put the shower on to steam up the room cuz I know it helps me. Is there anything else I can do for the poor fella?
Thank you ahead of time for any of your help!