More good thoughts needed for Squeeker!

I've followed Squeeker's story, but now I can't remember---does the vet have a diagnosis for the seizures yet?
Poor little man; sending (((healing vibes))) his way.

diagnosis is could be meningitis or could be epilepsy who knows-he is too little to test anything on right now. Just keeping our fingers crossed he will out grow whatever it is.

I am turning into a pretzel - all the best for the little man!!

That you for updating us, I will keep Squeeker in my prayers.

Loving vibes and prayers from me and Astrid for you and Squeaker. Good luck - I hope things better soon.

we took him to my in-laws house this evening for the 4th and he has had another poss. 2 seizures, 1 I know of the other I am just suspicious of. He ate a little better, but still not great. The only thing he seems to like is the adult crunchy food and Fancy feast. I am hoping that we do not encounter any more seizures this evening. I am planning on calling the neurologist tomorrow to see if there is anything else we can do for him. Thanks to everyone for your support!

Aww Please please get better Squeeker

C'mon little angel keep fighting sweetie Please

{{{{many,many more health and healing vibes for Squeeker

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My heart goes out to you and Squeeker Kittycorner

Poor little guy. At least the seizure seem to be getting easier, that's a big plus. Hope you can find a way to get them under control.

So far so good in the seizure department, he has had no seizures since last report. YEAH! I also weighed him at work yesterday and he has finally reached the 2 pound mark! ANOTHER YEAH! Here is my concern now that I need help with, another one of the girls at work is fostering 4 kittens who are about 6 weeks old now. 2 are very healthy and fat, the other 2 are small and sickly looking, when we talked with one of our veterinarians he said he thinks it is either fading kitten syndrome OR calicivirus. Since Squeeker has been soo troublesome we have yet to vaccinate him, and I am not sure that he is able to handle it now. But here is where the problem really lies: I have asked her to keep them in a separate kennel room from Squeeker, and she obliged, but we have a kennel girl that is dumber than a box of rocks and she is always petting those kittens or mine and she never washes her hands in between (even though asked several times) . I have brought this up to the powers that be but no response. I wish Squeeker was ok enough to leave at home, but he isn't yet. What shold I do-I am about ready to put a padlock on Squeek's cage! with a NEVER IN YOUR LIFE TOUCH! sign. I am also calling his vet today to see what she recommends. Thanks, I know this was a long one but I really appreciate the support and advice.

Is there anyway you could bring a crate from home & keep him in a separate part of the facility where you could keep an eye on him? (and maybe put that sign on the door, too!) The last thing that poor little man needs is an infection of any kind. Good luck with that silly kennel girl.

Ok, so I mentioned earlier today about the 4 sick kittens at work. Well the one little one died early this morning. I asked the doctors what they thought she died from and he said the calicivirus-VERY, HIGHLY CONTAGIOUS! Yikes! I then called my vet to ask them what I should do-she recommended that I vaccinate him in the hopes that he will not catch the virus. As I mentioned earlier-I have a dumb ass kennel girl who refuses to listen to my wishes and won't stop playing with Squeeker after playing with them. The last thing he needs is to catch a virus. Someone earlier had suggested a different kennel cage to put him in but our vet clinic is kinda small and there would be no room-even if there was I am sure she would still figure out a way to mess with Squeeker. I am just hoping that the vaccine will work and he will escape the virus, or that the vaccine will not cause any more seizures. All the other kittens look ok, so I am hoping for their sake it was just the poor little one with the virus. Anyway rambles on long enough, if anyone has any ideas on how to put it more clearly he should not be touched please let me know-remember to think like a 4 year old, cause I am thinking that is where the brainpower lies!

This is a serious problem....
My experience has been that there are people in this world, who have a blank spot in there brain regarding the reality about how viruses infect people and animals.

The person in charge of the kennel girl's job, needs to educate her about sanitary protocol and if she does not follow procedure, she need to be replaced with someone who will.
If not....any cat could be in danger from cross contamination.
I don't envy you....I am sure that is easier said than done.

Poor Squeeker...
Love of positive vibes & prayers coming your way sweetie pie.

The poor little kitty; so sad.
Now about that stupid kennel girl: if you're not worried about offending her (and it doesn't really sound as if you are ) then I would tell her, in no uncertain terms, to keep her hands off Squeeker. I think at this point you actually may need to make a sign for his cage, and maybe that padlock isn't such a bad idea. I know you said you'd already spoken to the higher-ups about this girl; maybe they need to be reminded that it's not just Squeeker that's at risk, it's any kitten that comes in. How about a big bottle of hand-sanitizer with a pretty bow on it just for the kennel girl? (you know how those 4 year olds like gifts! )
Seriously, good luck with this. Squeeker doesn't need any more problems, and you certainly don't need any more stress.

Thanks I am glad to see that there are others out there who understand the stupidity I am having to deal with. She had a talking to today and has left Squeeker alone all day! Who knew! Squeeker has had no more seizures that I am aware of and is eating great as well as playing like there is no tomorrow, which for a while was almost true. I am hoping that if another week goes by and no more seizures occur than I am planning on leaving him home in his crate and it will no longer be an issue. I will keep everyone updated on his progress, as so many of you have been following his story, thanks for the support!

I just wanted to add my positive thoughts to the pile.

Grear job, Squeeker! Is it possible that you could hang a sign on Squeeker's kennel cage that reads "Please wash your hands before touching me" or just "please wash hands first" or straight to the point "Do not touch me" Could you hang a light towel or sheet over his door for privacy? Please be healthy, little Squeeker!

You are a whole lot nicer than I think I will ever be, unfortunatly I have already tried that route and tried the nice guy aproach. I am dealing with a person with very little brain power, and I just think no matter what is said or done that she will continue to make it a petting zoo of her very own. I am just praying that after this week assuming he has no more seizures that I will be able to leave him home in his kennel. He has been doing great so I think that maybe I will even be able to start sooner.! He has also mastered the art of climbing today and has descovered a whole new level in life-the kitchen table, the middle part of cat trees as well as the couch and my 75 gallon fish tank!! He sure is a joy to have around, and to think that almost 2 weeks ago we were going to put him down, what a change! Thank goodness!

I just hope he hangs in there! WHo has responsibility for hiring/firing people? It sounds to me as if your kennel girl needs to go, very quickly.

Ok it is once again time for more prayers-Squeeker has gone a few days without any seizures and the onces that he was having were not that bad but he has now started cluster seziuring! I am contamplating wether or not I should take him to an emergency clinic or just wait a few hours untill I can get to work. I am not sure that there is much an emergency clinic will be able to do for him, and we have already spent a small fortune on him as it is. I guess if he has a few more I might think about it, but I think he mostly has to just ride them out. I was really hoping since it had been almost a week since his last one that we were over the hurdle but I guess poor Squeeker never gets a break. Please send prayers his way, Thanks!