We have a 5 month old 'street cat', (we got him at 6 weeks from a friend). Monday night he went out on the town for the first time. Tuesday morning he was at the door looking a little dishevelled and breating heavily. We thought that he was in shock after a difficult night.
He calmed down during the day but didn't eat and kept himself hidden in quiet places. The next day was the same. Day three (yesterday) we took him to the vet and was told he had caught pneumonia from his wild night out.
He got his anti-biotics, a vitamin shot and intravenous injection to boost his liquid, as he still wasn't eating or drinking.
We're giving him Augmentin (three times daily) - quote from the website: 'Augmentin is used to treat many different infections caused by bacteria, such as sinusitis, pneumonia, ear infections, bronchitis,...',
Today he is the same, though I think the breathing is a little deeper.
We're back to the vet this evening for more shots and another intravenous.
My question: how can we get him to eat? Can we 'force feed' him using the doser (plunger?) supplied with the Augmentin.
Foece feed sounds a bit dramatic but I was thinking of a mix of blended milk, egg and fish in a very liquid form.
He calmed down during the day but didn't eat and kept himself hidden in quiet places. The next day was the same. Day three (yesterday) we took him to the vet and was told he had caught pneumonia from his wild night out.
He got his anti-biotics, a vitamin shot and intravenous injection to boost his liquid, as he still wasn't eating or drinking.
We're giving him Augmentin (three times daily) - quote from the website: 'Augmentin is used to treat many different infections caused by bacteria, such as sinusitis, pneumonia, ear infections, bronchitis,...',
Today he is the same, though I think the breathing is a little deeper.
We're back to the vet this evening for more shots and another intravenous.
My question: how can we get him to eat? Can we 'force feed' him using the doser (plunger?) supplied with the Augmentin.
Foece feed sounds a bit dramatic but I was thinking of a mix of blended milk, egg and fish in a very liquid form.