My kitten is Anemic

[de_sjiem 0]

when our kitty was sick last year and not drinking or eating our vet suggested we give him pedialyte (the baby water) to drink since it has electrolytes added already...

[Mags 112]

Absolutely. A cat can only survive 3 or so days without water - any longer and the kidneys shut down and suffer irreparable damage. A cat can, however, last up to two weeks without food.

[raphael7546 0]

Absolutely. A cat can only survive 3 or so days without water - any longer and the kidneys shut down and suffer irreparable damage. A cat can, however, last up to two weeks without food.

Well he is back to drinking water from the water bowl so to me that's a good sign. He is starting to like to eat the baby food too. Were feeding him Veal, chicken,turkey, ham ( no onion powder, all meat, water & cornstarch , no preservitives)

His nose is getting a little color to it, and so are his ears. His foot pads still look white. He is still very weak tho. My hubby is going to call another vet and have a second opinion because I don't like this vet at all. I think he could've done alot more for him. He should have at least gave him an IV with fluids. in my opinion!

[Alex+R 0]

Thank goodness you're calling another vet.

That sounds like a better plan than prayer to me.

[Fuzzness 2]

Hope the kitty keeps improving

[cmartyn 0]

Best wishes for kitty.

I had a little sick one that was losing wait. Turned out it was a virus of some kind. A little antibiotics and some baby food did the trick. Shes five now. Anyways. Again, best wishes.

[Mags 112]

Absolutely. A cat can only survive 3 or so days without water - any longer and the kidneys shut down and suffer irreparable damage. A cat can, however, last up to two weeks without food.

Well he is back to drinking water from the water bowl so to me that's a good sign. He is starting to like to eat the baby food too. Were feeding him Veal, chicken,turkey, ham ( no onion powder, all meat, water & cornstarch , no preservitives)

His nose is getting a little color to it, and so are his ears. His foot pads still look white. He is still very weak tho. My hubby is going to call another vet and have a second opinion because I don't like this vet at all. I think he could've done alot more for him. He should have at least gave him an IV with fluids. in my opinion!

I agree on the IV! I am glad that little kitty is getting better - drinking on his own is indeed a great sign. Hopefully, he'll start to pick up and get back to full health.

The second opinion is a great idea too; keep us posted!

[raphael7546 0]

Thanks for all the well wishes & advice you guys are awesome as usual!

Peepers is a little more awake now, he sat at his water bowl yesterday and drank for a good 10 minutes straight. He still has problems walking for more then a few steps. He's a lil wobbly so I usually pick him up and put him on his warm blanket by the heater so he doesn't use alll his energy trying to walk.

His eyes were a lil gooey so I cleaned them up a bit with a Q tip. I'm still feeding him the baby food thru an eyedropper ( this takes me a good half hr) He eats about 3 table spoons at a time and I feed him every couple hrs when I'm home.

Unfortunatley I have to work today so I fed him this morning before I left. My hubby gets home before me and will feed him as soon as he gets home and then I'll feed him again once I get home.

Hubby is calling around to other vets today to see if we can get a second opinion.

I'll let ya know how things go.

[Ban Hammer 13,427]

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[eau_xplain 2]

Lily, how's Peepers doing?

[Kathryn41 3,205]

I just found this thread! Definitely try the pedialyte (unflavoured) if Peepers goes off his food again or doesn't seem to drink a lot. You can syringe it in the side of his mouth slowly so he can swallow it and not choke. The electrolyte balance will help him to feel better. You mentioned his eyes were a little gooey - I wonder if he does have some sort of a viral infection. I hope he is continuing to improve and will soon be eating heartily and back to his happy playful self. The good news is that the Feline Leukaemia test came back negative.

[raphael7546 0]

Hi, well lastnight my hubby put some eye ointment in Peeprs eyes and this morning they weren't gooey. He was a little more responsive though I'm wondering if the low red blood cells has done some sort of damage to his brain cuz ya kinda hafta remind him to put his head down to drink the water. Only if I splash my fingers in the water, tell him it's water and to drink it, will he drink. Then when he starts drinking it its like he forgets to stop. He drank again for a good ten minutes straight.

I'm happy he's drinking the water. His nose & ears have a slight pink tinge to them but his paw pads are still pretty white.

He still had trouble walking . He is very weak and can only walk 5 or 6 ft at the most. I usually carry him into the kitch, wrap him in a warmed towel, feed him his baby food thru a syringe, then give his NutriCal supplement with my finger. (He usually bites down pretty hard on my finger lol ) Then I'll sit him in front of the water bowl and coax him to drink.

Then its back to his bed under our bed where the heat register is nice and warm on him.

I'm gonna get some pedialyte to try him on that. I had to drink that and Ensure when I had Stomach cancer.

My hubby has had this vet for 10 yrs now and has taken all of his cats to him. I don't like him at all. I don't feel he is doing enough for him.

I told my hubby that if peepers didn't improve over the weekend I was calling another vet for a second opinion.

I'll keep ya posted.

[LaL 418]

Drinking for 10 minutes at a time just dosent sound so good.

[raphael7546 0]

Drinking for 10 minutes at a time just dosent sound so good.

I know

He is pretty much staying the same. My hubby talked to 2 other vets and they told him IV fluids would water down his blood. ( I've never heard of that before) I thought blood thinners would do that, not plain water.

They said to just keep what were doing. Feeding him the baby food, the nutrical and letting him drink the water.

I told my husband that if Peeps doesn't improve after the weekend that I think we should really talk about euthanization. My hubby disagrees cuz Peepers is still eating & drinking and recognizes us and even tries to purr when we pet him.He isn't in pain But I don't think he has much of a life if this is all his life is going to be.

I feel so sad. I don't want to lose him but I don't want him to suffer either.

Edited April 24, 2008 by raphael7546

[Kathryn41 3,205]

Give him more time. If he is eating and drinking then he is holding his own. He has no energy because he is anaemic - there is not enough oxygen getting to his body so that is why he is weak. If he appears in pain, or if he stops eating and drinking and appears to lose consciousness, then I would consider euthanasia. If he is trying to purr that is a good thing, just like it is a good thing that he chomps down on your finger when him give him the nutrical. I think you still have enough positive signs to hold on and hope for a recovery. Good luck.