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Gosh now is not a good time to give a detailed history because I'm panicking, but I'll try.
For the past few weeks I've changed my kitties diets a little bit to accommodate Nat who is now at the beginning stages of renal failure. So, adding a little water to their canned foods. They've been getting Jarrow probiotic for months now, and tolerating it just fine. I started giving L-lysine about a week ago because of Nat's right eye which gets weepy from time to time, never been diagnosed but I asked his vet if I could give L-lysine and he said yes. I put it in all their food because they eat together - 6 bowls. And they switch bowls while they are eating. Each bowl has the same thing in it. Usually 2 different kinds of canned foods that I rotate.
I stopped feeding fishy foods because of what I've read about it here. I think Honey might have just been protesting and not eating what I put out. I see her at the food bowls so I assume (I know you should never assume) that she was eating some of it. She's gotten picker and picker these past few weeks. I think she missed the FF flaky tuna Gracie used to eat and the Friskies ocean whitefish and tuna, that I used to rotate.
These past few days she has thrown up more and more. And her poos have gotten really stinky again like before she went on the probiotic. It's loose but it usually is from time to time. Yesterday she didn't eat at all that I could see, except for the little bit of baby food chicken I syringe fed her last night.
Yesterday I took her to the nearest vet office in town. They drew a senior panel, gave her 150ml Lactated ringers sub-q, and gave her I guess about 5 mg of Metoclopramide (reglan) for nausea. I brought her home and syringe fed her the baby food chicken.
This morning I went and got some more FF flaky tuna just to get her to eat anything. She DID! She acted like that was the only thing she wanted. I had to go to work but was so glad to see her eating! I hoped it stayed down.
But tonight, I came home and saw her waiting in the kitchen. She didn't look right at all. Moving a little more slowly and just not herself. She crawled up on the sofa behind me and put her head down to rest. Like she didn't have much energy. It could be that Oreo ate most of the flaky tuna this morning He can be a bit of a hog, he is an alpha kitty.
Anyway, I just smeared some honey on her gums and syringe fed her about 4 ml baby food chicken. She ran and hid under my bed. I put some FF flaky tuna in a bowl and slid it under her nose. At first she just put her nose on it, which is not like her. Then she slowly started eating. I got another can of ocean whitefish and tuna (because it's pate) and put that in the bowl. She's eating that too. I hope she keeps it down. Please keep it down!
Here's my question; what else can I do? I actually have a 1 liter bag of normal saline from when my mom, who had medical care at home, would need fluids because of dehydration. That's all they would give her. Should I give Honey normal saline sub-q? It's not as good as ringers because that has electrolytes but I don't think it will add too much saline to her system. I'm reluctant to give it without some advice from others who aren't in a panic state like I am right now.
Please help!
For the past few weeks I've changed my kitties diets a little bit to accommodate Nat who is now at the beginning stages of renal failure. So, adding a little water to their canned foods. They've been getting Jarrow probiotic for months now, and tolerating it just fine. I started giving L-lysine about a week ago because of Nat's right eye which gets weepy from time to time, never been diagnosed but I asked his vet if I could give L-lysine and he said yes. I put it in all their food because they eat together - 6 bowls. And they switch bowls while they are eating. Each bowl has the same thing in it. Usually 2 different kinds of canned foods that I rotate.
I stopped feeding fishy foods because of what I've read about it here. I think Honey might have just been protesting and not eating what I put out. I see her at the food bowls so I assume (I know you should never assume) that she was eating some of it. She's gotten picker and picker these past few weeks. I think she missed the FF flaky tuna Gracie used to eat and the Friskies ocean whitefish and tuna, that I used to rotate.
These past few days she has thrown up more and more. And her poos have gotten really stinky again like before she went on the probiotic. It's loose but it usually is from time to time. Yesterday she didn't eat at all that I could see, except for the little bit of baby food chicken I syringe fed her last night.
Yesterday I took her to the nearest vet office in town. They drew a senior panel, gave her 150ml Lactated ringers sub-q, and gave her I guess about 5 mg of Metoclopramide (reglan) for nausea. I brought her home and syringe fed her the baby food chicken.
This morning I went and got some more FF flaky tuna just to get her to eat anything. She DID! She acted like that was the only thing she wanted. I had to go to work but was so glad to see her eating! I hoped it stayed down.
But tonight, I came home and saw her waiting in the kitchen. She didn't look right at all. Moving a little more slowly and just not herself. She crawled up on the sofa behind me and put her head down to rest. Like she didn't have much energy. It could be that Oreo ate most of the flaky tuna this morning He can be a bit of a hog, he is an alpha kitty.
Anyway, I just smeared some honey on her gums and syringe fed her about 4 ml baby food chicken. She ran and hid under my bed. I put some FF flaky tuna in a bowl and slid it under her nose. At first she just put her nose on it, which is not like her. Then she slowly started eating. I got another can of ocean whitefish and tuna (because it's pate) and put that in the bowl. She's eating that too. I hope she keeps it down. Please keep it down!
Here's my question; what else can I do? I actually have a 1 liter bag of normal saline from when my mom, who had medical care at home, would need fluids because of dehydration. That's all they would give her. Should I give Honey normal saline sub-q? It's not as good as ringers because that has electrolytes but I don't think it will add too much saline to her system. I'm reluctant to give it without some advice from others who aren't in a panic state like I am right now.
Please help!
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