Hi everyone,
Has anyone got any ideas on how to get some food into my kitty?
He has had FELV since 03. He was a very sick kitty and we were a breath away
from having to put him to sleep. We wanted to try and give him a chance,
even though our Vet and the Ophthalmologist that was treating kitty's eyes
were against it. He was on Prednisone 5mg a day for about 6 months, he
began looking and acting healthier. then his meds were changed to half a
pill each day, and then finally a half a pill every other day.
August of 04 he was taken off of all meds, and became a healthy chubby cat.
( 16 lbs) He has been wonderful till Friday of last week. Then over this
weekend his eyes clouded over (Uveitis returned) and he is not eating a
thing. I have tried everything, even his favorite snack, and no way.
We went to the Vet yesterday (Monday), and guess what, the Dr. who has
worked with us is on holiday. What a mess. The one that we saw was a bit
of a fruit cake. She tried to draw blood and had such a problem, it took
three tries with kitty crying, can't even tell you what I was going to do to
her if hubby had not stepped in. I spoke to her about the prednisone. She
said she did not want to put him back on the prednisone at this time and on
and on and on. I told her our Dr. made it quite clear to us,( it was down
on his chart also ) that if we saw that he was sliding to get him back on
the Prednisone. It was like talking to the wall. She gave me an
anti-biotic for ten days for him and that was it.
Today I called and got one of the other vets who pulled Kitty's chart and
gave me a prescription for the prednisone. I will be starting it later.
Tomorrow we will be taking him to his Ophthalmologist and hopefully she will
be able to get his eyes back under control. Please God.
I am quite sure at this time he is only seeing shadows, and is so frightened
from every noise. I can't get him to eat. I know how important this is on
a chubby cat, and how quickly they can get... Hepatic Lipidosis and it may
be fatal with his immune system..
A few moments ago I put a little food on my finger and had to force his
little mouth open and I put it on the back of his tongue. He did swallow
it, and is now sleeping.
Would anyone know of any other way of doing it.
Sorry about this winded letter, it has been a long and heartbreaking 5 days.
Thank you for taking the time to read it.
Lisa.
