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My 3 foster kittens are 6 weeks old now. 2 are doing great. They came to me at 6 days old, mom was a barn cat and was killed. 2 initially had problems with constipation. One is great now. The other, I just don't know..... Here's the story of my frustration. I have been in to see either the vet who is at the shelter 3 days a week, or one of the vet techs at least once a week for the past 5 weeks. This little guy, Miles, had fairly normal poops wile I gave him olive oil in his formula. Then he started constantly oozing so, I stopped it. He also cries when he strains, and may or may not actually pass any stool. The vet suggested giving Miralax once a day. I'd been doing that until the oozing started again. The crying has continued.
Last Saturday, he strained and cried a lot during the day with no results. Then about 6 pm, he started pooping normal poops. That continued through Sunday. Then Monday, we were back at square one. Oozing, and crying. By Wednesday, he was passing a little more stool, but most of it was in his fur, I actually had to put him under the faucet to get it all out. 3 times, that morning. Then I noticed that he was screaming when I dried him. I saw and felt swelling on either side of his tail. I took him in to be checked.
It wasn't a vet day, so the vet techs saw him and told me they thought that the swelling was thickening from having to clean him so often. That doesn't sound right to me. I had a planned 2 day trip scheduled the next day, Thursday until today. I brought the 3 of them in to stay there while I was gone. I thought," good, because the vet is there on Thursday, and they can see what he does ". I picked them up this afternoon. They were given a different worm treatment (all 3), their distemper shot on Friday, and I have new treatments. FortiFlora, and an ointment for his butt ( an Animax like med) I'm lying down with the little guy so can't get the tube.... They said he had a good stool today. I'm finding that hard to believe. His butt was caked with poop, and he needed a bath when we got home.
I brought 6 big cans of Royal Canin babycat food in with them on Thursday, because for me, the eat about 1/2 can divided among all 3 at each of 4 feedings a day. Funny that when I got home and emptied the bag, there were 5 cans in the bag.... I don't know why they would't have used my free food. And Miles lost 1/2 ounce, Max 1/4 ounce, and Mabel stayed the same.In 2 days..... Miles weighs 1.2.5 lbs, Max 1.6 and Mabel 1.7.
I'm really considering calling my vet on Monday to see if they will see him for a second opinion. Other than crying, and not pooping normally and still having the swelling, and crying when i clean him or touch the swollen area, he is more laid back than his siblings, but does play and rough house with them, just started climbing up the furniture today, and is a cutie.
I'm not sure what to do and feel like they are not listening to me. Do any of you who have fostered gone outside the loop ?
My 3 foster kittens are 6 weeks old now. 2 are doing great. They came to me at 6 days old, mom was a barn cat and was killed. 2 initially had problems with constipation. One is great now. The other, I just don't know..... Here's the story of my frustration. I have been in to see either the vet who is at the shelter 3 days a week, or one of the vet techs at least once a week for the past 5 weeks. This little guy, Miles, had fairly normal poops wile I gave him olive oil in his formula. Then he started constantly oozing so, I stopped it. He also cries when he strains, and may or may not actually pass any stool. The vet suggested giving Miralax once a day. I'd been doing that until the oozing started again. The crying has continued.
Last Saturday, he strained and cried a lot during the day with no results. Then about 6 pm, he started pooping normal poops. That continued through Sunday. Then Monday, we were back at square one. Oozing, and crying. By Wednesday, he was passing a little more stool, but most of it was in his fur, I actually had to put him under the faucet to get it all out. 3 times, that morning. Then I noticed that he was screaming when I dried him. I saw and felt swelling on either side of his tail. I took him in to be checked.
It wasn't a vet day, so the vet techs saw him and told me they thought that the swelling was thickening from having to clean him so often. That doesn't sound right to me. I had a planned 2 day trip scheduled the next day, Thursday until today. I brought the 3 of them in to stay there while I was gone. I thought," good, because the vet is there on Thursday, and they can see what he does ". I picked them up this afternoon. They were given a different worm treatment (all 3), their distemper shot on Friday, and I have new treatments. FortiFlora, and an ointment for his butt ( an Animax like med) I'm lying down with the little guy so can't get the tube.... They said he had a good stool today. I'm finding that hard to believe. His butt was caked with poop, and he needed a bath when we got home.
I brought 6 big cans of Royal Canin babycat food in with them on Thursday, because for me, the eat about 1/2 can divided among all 3 at each of 4 feedings a day. Funny that when I got home and emptied the bag, there were 5 cans in the bag.... I don't know why they would't have used my free food. And Miles lost 1/2 ounce, Max 1/4 ounce, and Mabel stayed the same.In 2 days..... Miles weighs 1.2.5 lbs, Max 1.6 and Mabel 1.7.
I'm really considering calling my vet on Monday to see if they will see him for a second opinion. Other than crying, and not pooping normally and still having the swelling, and crying when i clean him or touch the swollen area, he is more laid back than his siblings, but does play and rough house with them, just started climbing up the furniture today, and is a cutie.
I'm not sure what to do and feel like they are not listening to me. Do any of you who have fostered gone outside the loop ?
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