Hi all,
Last Saturday, my significant other and I rescued a kitten that crossed our path out on the streets. We live in Beirut, Lebanon and took her to a vet at the first opportunity (on Monday morning). The vet confirmed she was around 8 weeks old, was very dehydrated, but was not running a fever. The vet gave her deworming medication, as well as an antibiotic in case she had any bacterial infections.
When we first rescued her, she had very liquidy diarrhea. After getting the deworming medication (she def had worms, I checked her stool), her stool started to firm up and she was putting on some weight. She was eating (wet food) whenever she was awake and we were giving her pedialyte to help aid in her rehydration.
We thought that she had turned a corner, but as of today, she is down by about 50g and the diarrhea has returned. Plus, she doesn't seem very interested in food. My biggest concern, however, is that she seems to have no energy. This has been the case since we rescued her. She is interested in sleeping and eating (mostly) when she is awake. During the couple of days when she seemed to be feeling better, she started exploring our apartment a little bit. But she has never been playful...no matter what we try, we can't get her to engage in any playing. I'm worried that she has an underlying illness. Or is it possible this is just because she is recovering from malnourishment?
In either case, what is recommended? Should I get a vet to run some tests (since we are in Lebanon, the veterinary care is not the same as in the US or Europe)? Or should I give her more time to recover? Thanks in advance!
Last Saturday, my significant other and I rescued a kitten that crossed our path out on the streets. We live in Beirut, Lebanon and took her to a vet at the first opportunity (on Monday morning). The vet confirmed she was around 8 weeks old, was very dehydrated, but was not running a fever. The vet gave her deworming medication, as well as an antibiotic in case she had any bacterial infections.
When we first rescued her, she had very liquidy diarrhea. After getting the deworming medication (she def had worms, I checked her stool), her stool started to firm up and she was putting on some weight. She was eating (wet food) whenever she was awake and we were giving her pedialyte to help aid in her rehydration.
We thought that she had turned a corner, but as of today, she is down by about 50g and the diarrhea has returned. Plus, she doesn't seem very interested in food. My biggest concern, however, is that she seems to have no energy. This has been the case since we rescued her. She is interested in sleeping and eating (mostly) when she is awake. During the couple of days when she seemed to be feeling better, she started exploring our apartment a little bit. But she has never been playful...no matter what we try, we can't get her to engage in any playing. I'm worried that she has an underlying illness. Or is it possible this is just because she is recovering from malnourishment?
In either case, what is recommended? Should I get a vet to run some tests (since we are in Lebanon, the veterinary care is not the same as in the US or Europe)? Or should I give her more time to recover? Thanks in advance!
