Tiny ill stray kitten

Sunda night, I picked up this tiny little kitten from a Dollar General parking lot. He was doing good for two days. Last night, he had bad constipation. After that, he refused to eat or drink. Took him to the vet this morning and he has a fever of 105.5

Vet gave him some antibiotics. I've been giving him water via syringe. Should I do the same with food? Checked his temp myself a few minutes ago and his fever is 105.3

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good you give him fluids.  Pedialyte is even better than water.   A bought flavorless pedialyte for children or home-made one.

on pedialyte:   http://www.thecatsite.com/t/301213/pedialyte-question-6-week-old-kitten#post_3778057

You can perhaps get her some probiotics, to stabilize her intestine bacterias. PetAgs  BeneBac is excellent, so is  "S.  boulardii"   These are the two probably best, but there are surely also other useful. BeneBac especially useful for small orphans.

Even a common, sugarfree, full fat mild yoghurt is useful.  Especielly if it contains added bacteria of Acidopilus and Bifidus...

There is a greek youghurt brand called   Fage sold in USA, which contain these bacteria.   This youghurt should be quite optimal

KatLover000 said:

Sunda night, I picked up this tiny little kitten from a Dollar General parking lot. He was doing good for two days. Last night, he had bad constipation. After that, he refused to eat or drink. Took him to the vet this morning and he has a fever of 105.5

Vet gave him some antibiotics. I've been giving him water via syringe. Should I do the same with food? Checked his temp myself a few minutes ago and his fever is 105.3

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Yes,  use some watered down mixed variation,  a soup of his  canned food.    Depends on how little his is, and what you gave and he ate when he was healthy!

A good kmr is never wrong for the sick.  Goat milk is excellent, either as supplement for adult cats, or emergency kmr for small orphans.

If you can get raw goat milk - fresh or frozen, is good.  Otherwise almost any full fat goat milk, bottled, canned, cartooned or powdered, will do.

Some nice  plain full fat youghurt is usable - both as food (if not too little kitten)  and as a natural probiotic, now when he gets antibiotics.

You know of course, the position: tummy down head up.  You may have the body 45 grades up, diagonally, but the tummy down.  The syringe in the corner of the mouth, carefully and slowly, so he maaged to swallow.  First after it next drops.  If he swallows actively it may go fairly quick.  But if he swallows slowly, just a couple of drops a time, and it will take its time.

Even if he has fever, be sure he dont get cold.  Although I presume he may be somewhat chiller than if he was freezing.   The sick are always freezing -often  even them with hight temp.

Welcome back with reports and new questions.

How old is this kitten, do you know?   I suppose the vet told it too.

What brands of kmr do you can get?  This made by PetAg, in powder, called for KMR is prob the best.  Their liquid KMR is not as reliable, though.

GNC makes also good products here.

It depeds on where you live...  @KatLover000

You do need to keep him warm, however, using a luke warm damp cloth, wipe him down.  It will help bring the fever down.  Especially on his forehead.

Try taking a lukewarm towel (as stated above) and try applying it to his paws, (since there is the only visible skin)

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I was relieved to read in your next the kitten was better.  How is he now?

Was he possibly vaccinated a couple of days before he got ill?   Some kittens and cats get quite ill after vaccinations, and are down a couple of days with fever and almost unconscious..

It could also been some virus, alike is not uncommon with humans.

This analysis help only if he is better now!....