My seven week old kitten is ill--please help

Have you tried chicken or beef baby food-make sure there are NO ONIONS in the ingredient list. This might be tasty to her???

When syringe feeding try, I know it's difficult but try not to panic so you hold the cat too firmly. It must be very definite but not enough to scare him out of his wits. Hold his head in one hand, keep the rest of the cat tucked into your body and put the syringe into the side of the mouth but right back, so it is hard to spit the food out. Only press a very little at a time, again so as not to panic him. Allow him time to swallow. Sometimes if they are being difficult I start by scruffing them, with their legs on the table, and that way they can't really fight it. But I save that usually for the occasional meds, so that they don't think food is an unpleasant experience. Good luck.

Dani just passed away at the hospital. Our hearts are breaking. The vet said she probably would have died sooner if we hadn't loved her so much.

Rest In Peace Dani you will never be forgotten sweetheart.

I am so very sorry for your loss.

I am so sorry. You did everything you could, but some things are just not meant to be.

Poor Dani. You did everything you could and she died very well loved.

Oh good grief i wasn't expecting this?!

I'm so very sorry I'll move this across to Crossing the Bridge for you because thats where Dani will be right now with no more suffering

RIP Dani Go and play with the other kitties over the bridge

I keep remembering force feeding with the syringe and she was crying. I made her last night in this world terrible. How can I ever forgive myself. I can just see her wrapped up in the towel crying as I keep putting the syringe in her mouth.

I didnt mean to make her suffer.

I'm so sorry Dani.

Oh sweetie! Please don't blame yourself for what happend!.

You did the right thing by taking Dani to see a vet in the first place, because imagine if you hadn't?, you would be really feeling bad

We all know that you were doing your best by syringe feeding her to get her strength back, but seriously, don't blame yourself

Originally Posted by Sims2fan

I keep remembering force feeding with the syringe and she was crying. I made her last night in this world terrible. How can I ever forgive myself. I can just see her wrapped up in the towel crying as I keep putting the syringe in her mouth.

I didnt mean to make her suffer.

I'm so sorry Dani.

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I'm so sorry to hear about this...it is so very hard to lose a little one...remember, you were trying to help her, and nothing you did could have possibly hurt her. Dani understands that. She knew love from you, and that is the greatest gift you can give any kitty, especially an angel kitty. You are a wonderful person, don't forget it. Mother Theresa said that the worst thing is to be abandoned, and to add to that, to die unloved is horrible too. Dani was blessed to be taken in and loved even beyond her passing. And I don't know if you believe in any sort of higher power, but Dani is up there smiling and God/Godess is smiling too.

I will also talk to Peanut about this and ask if he can find Dani and play with her. They can both flit around with thier little kitty wings.

"when the heart weeps for what it has lost, the soul laughs for what it has found..."

Hang in there.
I am thinking and praying for you.
Beth

I am so sorry. Words do not seem like enough at a time like this. Rest in peace, angel kitty.

Originally Posted by Sims2fan

Dani just passed away at the hospital. Our hearts are breaking. The vet said she probably would have died sooner if we hadn't loved her so much.

Rest In Peace Dani you will never be forgotten sweetheart.

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Sims2fan,

From reading your posts, I know you did everything you could to help Dani. I am so sorry that she is gone. Please don't blame yourself for her passing.

I can't stop thinking of the last time I saw her. She was downstairs at the vet and I went to see her to say goodbye. They were hooking up the IV to her little paw and she looked down at her paw, looking sad, but too weak to even mew anymore.

My heart keeps breaking remembering this! Does this ever get any easier?

I love you Dani!

I've never been in your situation myself .....yet But all i can say is to treat it like losing a member of your family, which is to take it one day at a time, because lets face it, our animals are our family

If you want to cry then do it, if you want to scream why?!, do that as well, if you want to talk about it, theres 100's of us here to listen to you

Don't keep it bottled up inside because that'll make you worse.

What i also want to say is to try and not think of Dani at the vets, or when you had to force feed her. Take her pictures out of how you do remember her and keep that memory of Dani in your thoughts

I agree with Rosiemac. Remember Dani how she was before she was at the vets. You did so much for her and gave her so much love!

It will get easier, over time. How much time it takes depends on you. I'm still strongly grieving Sunni, but not with the intensity of the first few days. Make a memorial for Dani. Talk to people who have lost pets. Do research on the internet to find sites for online memorials. This is how I found The Cat Site. There are so many things you can do. We are all here to help, don't be afraid to take us up on the offers.

Take care of yourself. Dani would want you to do that, too. PM me anytime you want.

Thank you so much for your kindness! We have made a little shrine for Dani and I go to that quite often and light the candle.

The problem is so many of my memories of her are sad or filled with worry. She cried a lot because she was in pain and when she did not cry it was only because she was sleeping.

I suppose my nice memories of her are when I stroked her and she purred. She purred quite loud for such a little thing!

I really miss her!

We are looking into getting another Siamese kitten so in a way she will always be with us.

I am so sorry to hear of Dani's passing. Don't ever blame yourself when you only had her best interests at heart. She is at peace now..in a place without pain. Rest assured you were a very good mommy.

Thank you Miss Mew that was a very kind thing to say!

Dani would want you to do that as well because this will help to heal your broken heart a bit knowing that your giving another kitten a loving home

No one will ever take the place of Dani, and the day you stop thinking of Dani is the day she dies, and i know you won't ever forget her