Hi! I am Zach's mom, and I am so glad I found y'all! Zach was diagnosed just 2 weeks ago, and the vet said he was in the later stages. We thought he was a goner, but the vet gave him fluids, and 1 unit on insulin, and he got so much better. He was very lethargic at first, and we thought it was too late. I stayed up till 3 and 5 am most nights just making sure he had his blanket on, and he stayed on the heating pad since his temperature had dropped to 97.
Then after the first week, he even ate on his own, and became his sweet little self again. This past Tuesday, he just stopped eating again. We took him to the vet yesterday for more fluids as he is dehydrated once more.
I feel like such a failure! I tried to force feed him with a syringe that had a bigger hole, (the vet tech did that for me) and I think he wore more than he ate! He looked awful, and I hated the way this was going. He was so mad at us! cat(2)_steam
Finally, I gave him Catsip milk in the syringe, and gave him 2 units of insulin since the vet told us to up the amount. I will watch the video, and maybe that will help us. I just don't think it's time to let him go. If he eats, then that's half the battle. Any help with all of this will be appreciated! Thanks!
