16th Sept 2015(public holiday where I'm from!):
- found a 2 month old female kitten around 11am. fed it half a 3oz can of wet food. noticed right eye was clouded but appears healed, slight eye gunk.
- found at 2pm sitting on belly on concrete floor under the sun and breathing rapidly. placed it in a box, shifting a lot, not putting weight on right hind leg and lower lip was pulled down exposing gums. suspect was kicked(and shock). did not get up to poop, pooped a lot.
- could not find a vet. breathing slowed down but still faster than normal.
- brought to a vet at 4pm, was performing surgery and to come back at 6pm.
- brought it to above vet at 6pm. treated cut lip, gave antibiotic and dewormed. described rapid breathing but said was normal. ignored it lying down a lot...
- ate some food and drank.
- watery poop(at least 5 times throughout the day). normal urine.
17th-20th sept:
- brought to usual vet. described yesterday's event. x ray revealed diaphragmatic hernia(left lung collapsed, stomach and liver in chest cavity, large intestines moved to middle, right femoral fracture). suggested surgery or leave it as is as bodily functions normal. cut lip and eye was healing, so not a major concern. nothing prescribed.
- noticed tiny patches of red skin on abdomen after vet visit, growing larger day by day.
- exploring my home. putting some weight on right hind leg.
- in total ate about 3-4 teaspoonfuls of wet food a day. drank water.
- normal urine.
- 17th-19th: poop starting to solidify. (2 times)
- 20th: tiny streaks of blood in poop (1 time)
- 21th(2am): patches of blood in poop (1 time)
21th sept:
- ate 1/2 or 1 teaspoonful during the night(between 3am-10am).
- brought to usual vet(10am, waited until 12pm...). described bloody poop and red skin on abdomen(which by now is a large patch). Said has trapped gas in body and bruising is starting to show few days after accident, which is normal(is it?) for accidents. lost 50g of weight. prescribed metrogel syrup(0.2ml, 2 times a day) and to feed royal canin gastro intestinal wet food(had choice of i/d as well, but royal canin was cheaper).
- lethargic. First time curling up to sleep! (previously it would just lie on its side.)
- brought it to work
- (after vet visit onwards)ate about 2 teaspoonfuls of wet food. (had to force feed the intestinal type during work and when we came back home, ate normal wet food on its own and ignored the intestinal type which was right beside...)
- gave 0.2ml(prescribed amount) of metrogel syrup around 7pm
- urine darker yellow (was out the whole day and only peed when it had its toilet)
- poop super watery with a semi-solid lump near the end of pooping. (only when it had its toilet)
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Should I force feed it more? It ate on its own that one time today but I don't think it's enough. But I think it knows how much its stomach can take right now... Today's event probably stressed it out as well, and holding in its poop and pee...maybe that's why it's lethargic? It's 2 months old. How much should a kitten this age eat? And what about when it's sick?
Also, should I go ahead with the surgery? It's a 50/50. I asked if she were older if the chance would be better. Short answer is no. Long answer is that it would complicate the surgery when she's older as her internal organs would fuse with her muscle lining(or something like that). Spaying won't be an issue if the DH is left alone when she's older.
- found a 2 month old female kitten around 11am. fed it half a 3oz can of wet food. noticed right eye was clouded but appears healed, slight eye gunk.
- found at 2pm sitting on belly on concrete floor under the sun and breathing rapidly. placed it in a box, shifting a lot, not putting weight on right hind leg and lower lip was pulled down exposing gums. suspect was kicked(and shock). did not get up to poop, pooped a lot.
- could not find a vet. breathing slowed down but still faster than normal.
- brought to a vet at 4pm, was performing surgery and to come back at 6pm.
- brought it to above vet at 6pm. treated cut lip, gave antibiotic and dewormed. described rapid breathing but said was normal. ignored it lying down a lot...
- ate some food and drank.
- watery poop(at least 5 times throughout the day). normal urine.
17th-20th sept:
- brought to usual vet. described yesterday's event. x ray revealed diaphragmatic hernia(left lung collapsed, stomach and liver in chest cavity, large intestines moved to middle, right femoral fracture). suggested surgery or leave it as is as bodily functions normal. cut lip and eye was healing, so not a major concern. nothing prescribed.
- noticed tiny patches of red skin on abdomen after vet visit, growing larger day by day.
- exploring my home. putting some weight on right hind leg.
- in total ate about 3-4 teaspoonfuls of wet food a day. drank water.
- normal urine.
- 17th-19th: poop starting to solidify. (2 times)
- 20th: tiny streaks of blood in poop (1 time)
- 21th(2am): patches of blood in poop (1 time)
21th sept:
- ate 1/2 or 1 teaspoonful during the night(between 3am-10am).
- brought to usual vet(10am, waited until 12pm...). described bloody poop and red skin on abdomen(which by now is a large patch). Said has trapped gas in body and bruising is starting to show few days after accident, which is normal(is it?) for accidents. lost 50g of weight. prescribed metrogel syrup(0.2ml, 2 times a day) and to feed royal canin gastro intestinal wet food(had choice of i/d as well, but royal canin was cheaper).
- lethargic. First time curling up to sleep! (previously it would just lie on its side.)
- brought it to work
- (after vet visit onwards)ate about 2 teaspoonfuls of wet food. (had to force feed the intestinal type during work and when we came back home, ate normal wet food on its own and ignored the intestinal type which was right beside...)
- gave 0.2ml(prescribed amount) of metrogel syrup around 7pm
- urine darker yellow (was out the whole day and only peed when it had its toilet)
- poop super watery with a semi-solid lump near the end of pooping. (only when it had its toilet)
---------------------------------------------------
Should I force feed it more? It ate on its own that one time today but I don't think it's enough. But I think it knows how much its stomach can take right now... Today's event probably stressed it out as well, and holding in its poop and pee...maybe that's why it's lethargic? It's 2 months old. How much should a kitten this age eat? And what about when it's sick?
Also, should I go ahead with the surgery? It's a 50/50. I asked if she were older if the chance would be better. Short answer is no. Long answer is that it would complicate the surgery when she's older as her internal organs would fuse with her muscle lining(or something like that). Spaying won't be an issue if the DH is left alone when she's older.