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Hi everyone!
I'm new to this site and have been reading a lot of the comments regarding hepatic lipidosis.
My kitty, Homer was just diagnosed Monday He's in pretty rough shape as I didn't catch it when I started noticing him acting funny and not seeing him eat (not strange though because he's more of a grazer than a meal eater).
Spent all of Sunday night/Monday morning at the emergency vet trying to figure out what was wrong and after blood work the doc said there's really nothing we can do at this point and we should put him down...they gave him some fluids and sent us home with an antibiotic and a HUGE bill. I cried for HOURS and brought him to my vet first thing in the morning when it opened.
Three days later and he's still with us!!! Vet has given him more fluids, he's been on Denamarin since Monday and got a small dose of Mirtazapine to help with his appetite Tuesday (yesterday).
He ate like a horse for about 3 hours after the Mirtazapine and drank a ton of water but seems to not be as interested in food again this morning. So, I'm coming to you all for suggestions on syringe feeding techniques.
Homer is a VERY relaxed kitty and shouldn't struggle too much with the feeding, but if you have any tips or tricks, I'd greatly appreciate them!
Please pray for my little boy...he's my everything and I can't imagine him not being with me anymore...it's killing me seeing him sick like this.
Thanks everyone!
I'm new to this site and have been reading a lot of the comments regarding hepatic lipidosis.
My kitty, Homer was just diagnosed Monday He's in pretty rough shape as I didn't catch it when I started noticing him acting funny and not seeing him eat (not strange though because he's more of a grazer than a meal eater).
Spent all of Sunday night/Monday morning at the emergency vet trying to figure out what was wrong and after blood work the doc said there's really nothing we can do at this point and we should put him down...they gave him some fluids and sent us home with an antibiotic and a HUGE bill. I cried for HOURS and brought him to my vet first thing in the morning when it opened.
Three days later and he's still with us!!! Vet has given him more fluids, he's been on Denamarin since Monday and got a small dose of Mirtazapine to help with his appetite Tuesday (yesterday).
He ate like a horse for about 3 hours after the Mirtazapine and drank a ton of water but seems to not be as interested in food again this morning. So, I'm coming to you all for suggestions on syringe feeding techniques.
Homer is a VERY relaxed kitty and shouldn't struggle too much with the feeding, but if you have any tips or tricks, I'd greatly appreciate them!
Please pray for my little boy...he's my everything and I can't imagine him not being with me anymore...it's killing me seeing him sick like this.
Thanks everyone!
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