Quick google . She is on Hills A/D Urgent Care. It is full of liver which is a source of B1. Like all info yours has been jotted down for the next vet visit.
there is a certain Vitamin named Vitamin B1 which your Cat's Vet can give which might stimulate the Cat's appetite: talk to your Vet though; A Citizen USA
I'm not going to go against my vets home care sheet. However no one knows everything and so I take advice that sounds reasonable to heart.
"glad you read my post: the vitamin's other names are "thiamine and Vitamin B-Complex; I am sure Hills adds Vitamin B1; Hills is a good way to get this Vitamin to Kitty;"; my 2c;
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Oh my, I know that well. So hard to give all your attention to the very sick kitty and then still give attention to the others.
Are you at the point yet where you are smelling cat food even when there isn't any around? I think after the day of syringe feeding Lucky I was like that. I feel like we did syringe feeding for weeks but it unfortunately was really just days, when I think about it.
I do not mind doing it at all. But as I'm sure you know it is a huge personal commitment. We got a full 55 mil feeding with the 2 mil pre rinse, and 10 mil rinse after without issue in less than one hour. I know it's supposed to be up to 60 mil per feeding. I'll just keep plugging away Aside from this noons lip licking session we have zero vomit. Nothing has came out the way it went in. Considering her condition last Sat night I see this as moving her up to a solid 3 on the Naked and Afraid survival scale. She's not up much but her strut back to the master bedroom and HER bed had a bit of jaunty trot to it.
That is very good news! And you'll get up to 60 soon enough, best to do it slowly to prevent "rejection" from the stomach.
We're aware this has a chance of not working. I have done a lot of reading in the last few days. This is such a well established treatment that no one should feel guilty using it. Which I sure did the first few days. Honestly I think if Kitten didn't have the neck wrap she'd be more active. She doesn't fiddle but I can tell it does restrict some neck movement. I've tried several types of wraps but the incision and tube have to be covered. and sadly for the cat that does restrict some movement. While you found out what was going on your Lucky was given the chance of life. And spared a lingering death of starvation and dehydration. Before this treatment death was the only outcome. She is tired. lethargic and not prone to getting up and about on her own. With little prompting she got up walked about , used the box and then headed back to bed. She jumped quite easily onto the bed. Her walk is steady. Her breathing relaxed. We'll know more in a few weeks with another blood test. The best any of us can do is resolve to do the best for our little pets regardless of what we want.
Hang in there!!!!!
Cerenia orally, or by sub q injection with fluids is a wonder drug for nausea. A neural block that does amazing things.
That stayed down
