Hi All, I am the member previously known as all4stvoyager, but I couldn't get logged in that way, so I set up a new user.
Anyway. I'm really struggling here. My sugar kitty louie also has unclassified cardiomyopathy. He is fighting off an unknown infection (high wbc/low rbc, bun creat normal, no ketones, clean tho concentrated urinalysis). I cannot get him to eat, so I have started dropper feeding him last night. He is on Friskees canned/pate, varying flavors. This illness has been going on for about a week. (my other 3 cats are fighting an intestinal and respiratory virus/herpes--it has been one heck of a couple weeks
) Louie has been put on Clavomox and has gotten 4 doses so far. he really needs his teeth cleaned, but anesthesia is very risky because of his heart. I was told clavamox will help with dental infections. Anyway....I guess Im sort of venting/crying out for help. I am at my limit. I will be getting l-lysine for the resp issues tomorrow when I get paid. Dropper feeding a burritoed kitty isn't as easy as I thought it would be. He keeps tilting his head back and getting more on him than in him. Grr! With his heart disease it is also extremely risky to give him sub q or iv fluids. He would have to be hospitalized, and I can't afford that. The vet did give him 150 cc's sub q on monday. it took until this morning to fully absorb...his breathing remained normal, thank God!
Any thoughts or suggestions would be greatly appreciated!
Anyway. I'm really struggling here. My sugar kitty louie also has unclassified cardiomyopathy. He is fighting off an unknown infection (high wbc/low rbc, bun creat normal, no ketones, clean tho concentrated urinalysis). I cannot get him to eat, so I have started dropper feeding him last night. He is on Friskees canned/pate, varying flavors. This illness has been going on for about a week. (my other 3 cats are fighting an intestinal and respiratory virus/herpes--it has been one heck of a couple weeks
) Louie has been put on Clavomox and has gotten 4 doses so far. he really needs his teeth cleaned, but anesthesia is very risky because of his heart. I was told clavamox will help with dental infections. Anyway....I guess Im sort of venting/crying out for help. I am at my limit. I will be getting l-lysine for the resp issues tomorrow when I get paid. Dropper feeding a burritoed kitty isn't as easy as I thought it would be. He keeps tilting his head back and getting more on him than in him. Grr! With his heart disease it is also extremely risky to give him sub q or iv fluids. He would have to be hospitalized, and I can't afford that. The vet did give him 150 cc's sub q on monday. it took until this morning to fully absorb...his breathing remained normal, thank God!Any thoughts or suggestions would be greatly appreciated!
