This is a cat that doesn't even like treats. I offer her a bit of canned food almost daily (Fancy Feast) but she only takes a few licks and nibbles of it at most. She eats mostly dry food.I feed her Nature's Recipe brand. She is, unfortunately, a very limited eater. I'd have to syringe her food unless she perks up enough to be able to eat on her own. Plus I'm short on money so I can't really afford overnight stays there and this isn't my regular vet either, I had the option of leaving her at the vet to be put in an incubator with IV treatment but it was not a guarantee it would save her and I hated to leave without her so I opted for the subQ treatment. I've just now turned the heater off for a bit to give it a break, and the vaporizer seems to be doing a decent job at keeping moisture in the air as well as some warmth. The door is mostly closed.I do leave it cracked a little bit and I've been checking in every half hour or so. It's a safe vaporizer, meant to be child friendly.not one that she can get burned on or anything. I have a vaporizer running in there as well to help offset some of the dry air. So my only option is to keep her in a room that is as warm as possible (without being too hot), and let her lay in there where/how she likes. I wish I could hold her on my lap with a blanket as I watch tv or something but she doesn't want to be held. I've tried covering her with my shawl, something very lightweight and warm but she didn't like that. Seems she wants the cold hard surface of the bathroom floor to lay on. She needs to be warm but she won't stay in a cat bed.she doesn't even seem to want to lay on the rugs I have scattered on the floor. With regards to the heated bathroom, I've been checking regularly to make sure it's not feeling overly hot in there.keeping a close eye on things and the whole setup. However, she has received this antibiotic twice before in the past and did not have any negative response to it and it seemed to help her, so hopefully it will be the same for this time as well. I didn't even know it was Convenia that he gave her until after I looked at the invoice. The antibiotic was Convenia, which I know is controversial. She does get up to move from place to place as every time I check on her she is laying in a different spot, but she looks so awful. I hate seeing how she is every time I open the bathroom door to check on her. This all happened rather suddenly, her going downhill like this. I know she's going to be needing food/nutrition soon, but right now water is my bigger concern. ![]() She did pee on the floor next to the litter pan so I guess that means the fluids are getting processed through her, plus I give her credit for almost making it into the litter pan considering how weak she is. She's being kept in the bathroom which I've made as warm as possible for her and with a warm steam vaporizer as well. She's actually looking worse now than she did this morning when I took her in. It's no exaggeration when I say she looks as though she's dying.a cat taking her last breaths. I'm hoping the SubQ will hold her over for a bit until she's feeling a bit better (hopefully that WILL happen) I've never seen a cat look so sick. ![]() The vet visit was plenty stressful enough for her. He gave me a couple of syringes in 2 different sizes so I can try syringing her water.but right now she's in such a bad state and I don't want to stress her out further by trying to force water down her throat. He said it will only last her maybe a week or so (if it DOES help, right now it's wait and see) and then I'd need to see my regular vet for continued treatment. Yeah, the steroid, antibiotic, and sub is a temporary fix. She's quite now and seems to be resting/sleeping and the room she is in has gotten very warm. She was meowing in distress about an hour ago. I currently have her in the bathroom near the heat vent where she is laid on a rug and with a portable heater close by. I'm just wondering about the subcutaneous fluid.how effective is it at helping a dehydrated cat? Anybody have any experience with this treatment? The dehydration and her low body temp scare me. This is very upsetting for me but I need to do what I can to give her a fighting chance. He was blunt in telling me she is seriously ill and her prognosis is not so great. The vet gave her a treatment of subcutaneous fluid, an antibiotic and a steroid. She is also dehydrated which didn't surprise me. ![]() She has an infection in her chest and here's the scary thing: I was thinking she probably had a fever but her temp is the opposite at only 92F, 10 degrees below normal. She has feline herpes and chronic congestion has been an ongoing issue for her since the day I first got her. She seemed to go downhill pretty fast since Friday evening and didn't eat or drink anything yesterday. ![]() Had to take my cat to the emergency vet today because she is so sick.
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