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Unfortunately, Quinn and Eleven (as well as my mom's kitten, Dopey) have been having this problem. Quinn and Eleven are eating just fine, and Quinn's diarrhea seems more chronic than El's, but they're both puking and having a bad case of the runs. Dopey is refusing to eat at all, but still puking and has diarrhea.
Now, Quinn and Eleven, they're seeing the vet Friday, I just made an appointment. Is there anything I can do these next few days before the visit to make them more comfortable? Should I take away their food? I don't want to take away their water considering how dehydrated they must be, but Quinn laps it down and then throws up mostly water. They're both sleeping a lot, which is understandable. Oh, and Quinn throws up her formula at times. She's kept it down a few times, but the other times she's throwing it up. I only give her formula with her medicine (she got amoxicillin from the vet a bit back) as she won't take it otherwise. Should I stop giving her the formula, and is she losing all the medicine when she throws up?
As for Dopey, I've been reading up on how to make cats eat. Dopey is maybe a little over a month old (found her September 5 of this year and one eye was shut-- I think it was crusted shut, my mom and step-dad think it hadn't opened yet because she was so young. She could fit in my hand when I found her), and she wants to eat everything. When I visit with Q and El, she tries eating their food. So my mom bought her her very own dry food, and she was eating it well (as cereal/mixed with formula mostly). Since throwing up so much, my mom's switched back to just formula, but she isn't eating that either. She hasn't eaten in about a day, and I worry because she's so young. I think she's too scared to eat in fear that she'll puke again.
I've gathered that I should try Friskies canned wet food (kitty crack), tuna, baby food, etc. for Dopey to see if I can coax her into eating. Do any of you have recommendations or criticisms?
SUMMARY: Quinn (~2 and a half months) and Eleven (~11 months) are eating fine but have diarrhea and keep throwing up. They're dehydrated, probably, and lap down water in record time, then throw it up. Sleeping more than usual, understandably. They have a vet visit this Friday and I'm just looking for ways to hold them over and make them less miserable before then. Dopey (~a month and a half) is refusing to eat at all, is also puking and has diarrhea. Hasn't eaten in a day (she usually has a VERY BIG appetite). Very cold, wobbly, and wants to cuddle more than usual (poor little thing probably just wants to stop feeling icky). I plan on getting her Friskies wet food (a vet told me that's like cat crack), tuna, baby food, the like to try to entice her into eating. I'm looking for more recommendations on what to try to give her as well as criticisms on the current list. Thank you, everyone.
Unfortunately, Quinn and Eleven (as well as my mom's kitten, Dopey) have been having this problem. Quinn and Eleven are eating just fine, and Quinn's diarrhea seems more chronic than El's, but they're both puking and having a bad case of the runs. Dopey is refusing to eat at all, but still puking and has diarrhea.
Now, Quinn and Eleven, they're seeing the vet Friday, I just made an appointment. Is there anything I can do these next few days before the visit to make them more comfortable? Should I take away their food? I don't want to take away their water considering how dehydrated they must be, but Quinn laps it down and then throws up mostly water. They're both sleeping a lot, which is understandable. Oh, and Quinn throws up her formula at times. She's kept it down a few times, but the other times she's throwing it up. I only give her formula with her medicine (she got amoxicillin from the vet a bit back) as she won't take it otherwise. Should I stop giving her the formula, and is she losing all the medicine when she throws up?
As for Dopey, I've been reading up on how to make cats eat. Dopey is maybe a little over a month old (found her September 5 of this year and one eye was shut-- I think it was crusted shut, my mom and step-dad think it hadn't opened yet because she was so young. She could fit in my hand when I found her), and she wants to eat everything. When I visit with Q and El, she tries eating their food. So my mom bought her her very own dry food, and she was eating it well (as cereal/mixed with formula mostly). Since throwing up so much, my mom's switched back to just formula, but she isn't eating that either. She hasn't eaten in about a day, and I worry because she's so young. I think she's too scared to eat in fear that she'll puke again.
I've gathered that I should try Friskies canned wet food (kitty crack), tuna, baby food, etc. for Dopey to see if I can coax her into eating. Do any of you have recommendations or criticisms?
SUMMARY: Quinn (~2 and a half months) and Eleven (~11 months) are eating fine but have diarrhea and keep throwing up. They're dehydrated, probably, and lap down water in record time, then throw it up. Sleeping more than usual, understandably. They have a vet visit this Friday and I'm just looking for ways to hold them over and make them less miserable before then. Dopey (~a month and a half) is refusing to eat at all, is also puking and has diarrhea. Hasn't eaten in a day (she usually has a VERY BIG appetite). Very cold, wobbly, and wants to cuddle more than usual (poor little thing probably just wants to stop feeling icky). I plan on getting her Friskies wet food (a vet told me that's like cat crack), tuna, baby food, the like to try to entice her into eating. I'm looking for more recommendations on what to try to give her as well as criticisms on the current list. Thank you, everyone.
