First, I want to know a good amount of water to give a cat during a 24 hour cycle. The vet I went to didn't provide me with that and right now it's too late to call.
They charged me $350 to run a test, say "I don't know, maybe he has AIDS/Cancer?" "He's dehydrated." and inject him with some hydrating fluid before I went home to take care of the cat myself.
He's run out of that hydrating fluid and me of money, so I'm wanting to know what's good for water supply. He's only a year old. I know he's not dehydrated now, but I'd worry if I over-water him (I manually feed him water with a turkey baster). Are there any symptoms which show it?
If you know what may have caused this, it would be a great help. We think he may have devoured something toxic and it's merely passing through his system. It hit him like a hurricane. Fine when I left then on the floor with vomit and BM, meowing in pain when I came home and took him to the vet Saturday night.
Habits experienced so far
-A lot of vomiting (but has not vomited since saturday night)
-Bloated (this has reduced)
-Fast hard breathing (slower and softer now)
-Was dehydrated when we found him (Seems fine now; gums are not dried, his skin is better)
-Loud awkward "Meeoow" usually but not always just before vomiting
-Always resting in bed, seeks warm places.
Positive signs:
-Went without BM's a while, but has had a BM 3 times since this morning (but it is green...maybe an effect of something the vet gave him?)
-Painful meows have been replaced by purring
-Holding down what he eats and drinks (in terms of food isn't much)
-Walks to the window to sit sometimes (at first he would keep to dark places)
They charged me $350 to run a test, say "I don't know, maybe he has AIDS/Cancer?" "He's dehydrated." and inject him with some hydrating fluid before I went home to take care of the cat myself.
He's run out of that hydrating fluid and me of money, so I'm wanting to know what's good for water supply. He's only a year old. I know he's not dehydrated now, but I'd worry if I over-water him (I manually feed him water with a turkey baster). Are there any symptoms which show it?
If you know what may have caused this, it would be a great help. We think he may have devoured something toxic and it's merely passing through his system. It hit him like a hurricane. Fine when I left then on the floor with vomit and BM, meowing in pain when I came home and took him to the vet Saturday night.
Habits experienced so far
-A lot of vomiting (but has not vomited since saturday night)
-Bloated (this has reduced)
-Fast hard breathing (slower and softer now)
-Was dehydrated when we found him (Seems fine now; gums are not dried, his skin is better)
-Loud awkward "Meeoow" usually but not always just before vomiting
-Always resting in bed, seeks warm places.
Positive signs:
-Went without BM's a while, but has had a BM 3 times since this morning (but it is green...maybe an effect of something the vet gave him?)
-Painful meows have been replaced by purring
-Holding down what he eats and drinks (in terms of food isn't much)
-Walks to the window to sit sometimes (at first he would keep to dark places)