Re: miatia
you can also smear some food on her paws so she'll at least taste the foodstuff you're trying to get her interested in. sometimes a cat gets nauseous and won't eat after that. use a wooden tongue depressor and try to smear a little food inside the side of one of her cheeks also. deli meats always seem to interest my gang. also those cooked chickens from the grocery store. and heck, i'm here on Long Island NY and it's still a battle to educate my vets about leukemia and what's new in the field. and remember to just love Miatia. try to stay calm around her and stroke her gently. and please when you find time, alert someone to the situation at that farm. there might be several leukemia postive cats there -all with no proper attention. take care, barbara - Original Message - From: Chris To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org Sent: Sunday, February 20, 2005 1:05 AM Subject: RE: miatia Just keep in mind that almost any food is better than no food. If she was living on a farm she may have gotten used to leftover people food so try things like any sort of cold cuts, yogurt, cottage cheese, the water from a can of the dark tuna & the tuna if she’ll eat it. Baby food without any onions. Cheese. Just try a little & see if she’ll take it. I saw the other post about syringing her… you can usually buy a large syringe (top only without needle) at a pharmacy like cvs, etc. Also, try to make sure she’s drinking a little. You can always put some water on her paws or her mouth, at least she’ll lick that up. Chris [EMAIL PROTECTED] -Original Message-From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of crystal dunhamSent: Saturday, February 19, 2005 6:21 PMTo: Felvtalk@felineleukemia.orgSubject: miatia miatia is 9months old and as of yesterday see was eating but today she has not as of yet I will be calling the vet frist thing monday morn,of corse can not get ahold of him on the weekend I have wrote down a list of meds that I found on this site to talk to the vet about and she tested postive 4 weeks ago we dont know if she got it from her mom or from the other cats that she was living on that farm with but the vet said she more the likley had it when we got her cause she was very ill when she was gotten for me.I am going to try and fight to keep her alive no matter what the coast I have already taken my car of the road to save money for her I just wish we lived were there were vets that would fight for her health the way im trying.I will let you all know monday what her vet says and does once I give him the info i have wrote down from this web site on the kinds of treatment untill monday thang you all for you help
Re: miatia
Actually, Simon would lick sour cream off my fingers when he would not otherwise eat, and so did Kerry's Levi for a few days. You may want to try that. Michelle
RE: miatia
Just keep in mind that almost any food is better than no food. If she was living on a farm she may have gotten used to leftover people food so try things like any sort of cold cuts, yogurt, cottage cheese, the water from a can of the dark tuna & the tuna if she’ll eat it. Baby food without any onions. Cheese. Just try a little & see if she’ll take it. I saw the other post about syringing her… you can usually buy a large syringe (top only without needle) at a pharmacy like cvs, etc. Also, try to make sure she’s drinking a little. You can always put some water on her paws or her mouth, at least she’ll lick that up. Chris [EMAIL PROTECTED] -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of crystal dunham Sent: Saturday, February 19, 2005 6:21 PM To: Felvtalk@felineleukemia.org Subject: miatia miatia is 9months old and as of yesterday see was eating but today she has not as of yet I will be calling the vet frist thing monday morn,of corse can not get ahold of him on the weekend I have wrote down a list of meds that I found on this site to talk to the vet about and she tested postive 4 weeks ago we dont know if she got it from her mom or from the other cats that she was living on that farm with but the vet said she more the likley had it when we got her cause she was very ill when she was gotten for me.I am going to try and fight to keep her alive no matter what the coast I have already taken my car of the road to save money for her I just wish we lived were there were vets that would fight for her health the way im trying.I will let you all know monday what her vet says and does once I give him the info i have wrote down from this web site on the kinds of treatment untill monday thang you all for you help
Re: miatia
If she does not eat by tomorrow morning you really should syringe some food into her. If cats go 48 hours without eating, they can develop a condition called fatty liver, or hepatic lipidosis, which can kill them. It is a cat thing, and does not happen to other species, but needs to be avoided at all costs. To syringe feed her, get a small plastic syringe (if you do not have one you can get an orphan or bird syringe at a pet food store), fill it with Beech Nut or Gerbers chicken or turkey baby food (meat and corn starch only ingredients, no onion which can kill cats), kneel behind her, open her mouth, put the syringe tip in a little ways, and slowly syringe her 1 cc/ml of food and let her swallow and repeat. Try to get at least one, preferably two jars of baby food into her tomorrow. At the vet's on Monday you can get a canned food called A/D that is better to syringe her than baby food. Also, if she gets extremely listless tomorrow, you may want to bring her to an emergency clinic rather than waiting until Monday as she may need fluids and/or a transfusion. Good luck, and sending energy and prayers, Michelle
