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I found someone who posted the questions below. I don't know how to answer them. I can't see how this could be good advice.
my 6 month old kitten has had a touch of diarrhea for the past 2 days. he also threw up a few times! other than that he's been acting normal but we didn't want to risk anything so my dad brought him to the vet today. the vet gave him some shots and did some tests and said he has some sort of illness. i can't remember the name because it's so long but it's similar to irritable bowel syndrome. apparently 1 in 2 cats are born with it. he gave him an antibiotic and said he should be okay. the only thing is he told us not to feed him for 2 days and just to give him water. for some reason that just doesn't sit right with me. i have another 6 month old kitten and i feel so cruel feeding him and not the other. i've also googled lots of things and apparently kittens can get liver disease if they don't eat. so the real question is, should i risk it and just feed him? or just leave him alone for 2 days and only give him water? i hate hearing him cry for food and feeling helpless. please tell me what to do! i'm afraid he's going to hate me if i don't feed him! maybe i'm just being stupid and over exaggerating but the thought of hearing him cry for two days breaks my heart.
my 6 month old kitten has had a touch of diarrhea for the past 2 days. he also threw up a few times! other than that he's been acting normal but we didn't want to risk anything so my dad brought him to the vet today. the vet gave him some shots and did some tests and said he has some sort of illness. i can't remember the name because it's so long but it's similar to irritable bowel syndrome. apparently 1 in 2 cats are born with it. he gave him an antibiotic and said he should be okay. the only thing is he told us not to feed him for 2 days and just to give him water. for some reason that just doesn't sit right with me. i have another 6 month old kitten and i feel so cruel feeding him and not the other. i've also googled lots of things and apparently kittens can get liver disease if they don't eat. so the real question is, should i risk it and just feed him? or just leave him alone for 2 days and only give him water? i hate hearing him cry for food and feeling helpless. please tell me what to do! i'm afraid he's going to hate me if i don't feed him! maybe i'm just being stupid and over exaggerating but the thought of hearing him cry for two days breaks my heart.