I posted last week about my cat that will not drink water, or anything else. She has not been drinking since the 5th (10 days ago) except for a few hours the morning after she received an injection of chloramphinicol (sp?) for a kidney infection. That morning she ate & drank normally from 8 am to 2 pm. She has drunk nothing since.
She was eating fairly normally until a couple of days ago when two more oral meds were added.
However at present I'm more concerned about the lack of fluid intake. I have been forcing water down her by more or less pouring it down her. She is getting tired of this (as am I) and is becoming more & more uncooperative with each session.
She is running a fluctuating fever. Feels pretty normal to the touch in the morning but temp goes up as day progresses. At the vets (6:00 pm) she has had temp of 104.5 on two visits. So I think she really needs fluid. Vet said to try to get 4 oz in daily since she hasn't been getting dehydrated with this amount.
Has anyone else had to force water on a cat? How did you do it. Any suggestions will be appreciated.
Betty & Mandy
She was eating fairly normally until a couple of days ago when two more oral meds were added.
However at present I'm more concerned about the lack of fluid intake. I have been forcing water down her by more or less pouring it down her. She is getting tired of this (as am I) and is becoming more & more uncooperative with each session.
She is running a fluctuating fever. Feels pretty normal to the touch in the morning but temp goes up as day progresses. At the vets (6:00 pm) she has had temp of 104.5 on two visits. So I think she really needs fluid. Vet said to try to get 4 oz in daily since she hasn't been getting dehydrated with this amount.
Has anyone else had to force water on a cat? How did you do it. Any suggestions will be appreciated.
Betty & Mandy