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O/T Need well wishes for my kitty...

Posted by Joanna on November 10, 2009, 9:09 am

Our kitty "Little Bitty" is very sick we thought she would not make it thru the night, Took her to the vet this morning she had a 105 temp and could not even hold her head up let alone walk . She had pain in her belly so the vet thought she may have a blockage but so far the barium x-ray is looking normal. Her blood work did not show infection either. They have her on iv fluids,pain meds, and antibiotics but the vet said she has no clue what would make a kitty this sick but something has to be. We are waiting for a urine sample so hopefully with the fluids she will give one soon. Please keep her in your thoughts and I will post updates as i get them.

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Re: O/T Need well wishes for my kitty...

Posted by Sandy and Denise on November 10, 2009, 9:45 am, in reply to "O/T Need well wishes for my kitty..."

Sure hope they find the problem soon. It's hard when they are sick and you can't help.

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Re: O/T Need well wishes for my kitty...

Posted by Sylvia on November 10, 2009, 11:51 am, in reply to "O/T Need well wishes for my kitty..."

Poor little gal. Hopefully she's feeling better by now. Keep us posted!

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Re: O/T Need well wishes for my kitty...

Posted by Bobbi on November 10, 2009, 12:06 pm, in reply to "O/T Need well wishes for my kitty..."

I hope they find the answer quickly, and can get her on her way to good health.

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UPDATE..

Posted by Joanna on November 10, 2009, 12:43 pm, in reply to "O/T Need well wishes for my kitty..."

BARIUM HAS MADE IT TO THE COLON WITH NO BLOCKAGE SO WE HAVE ALMOST RULED THAT OUT. TEMP STILL HIGH NOT GETTING ANY BETTER. THEY ARE GOING TO KEEP HER ON FLUIDS AND PAIN MEDS TONIGHT AND REPEAT BLOOD WORK IN THE AM. STILL NO URINE SAMPLE. SO I WILL UPDATE IN THE MORNING ONCE I HAVE TALKED TO THEM RIGHT NOW ITS NOT LOOKING GOOD. SHE IS ONLY 1 AND HALF AND YOU NEVER EXPECT THIS TO HAPPEN TO A KITTY THIS YOUNG . THANKS EVERYBODY FOR THE GOOD THOUGHTS AND WISHES! IF ANYBODY HAS ANY SUGG. ABOUT THIS PLEASE LET ME KNOW WE ARE AT A LOSS AS TO WHAT IS WRONG.

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Re: UPDATE..

Posted by Anne O on November 10, 2009, 1:04 pm, in reply to "UPDATE.."

I'm sorry that she is not better. I hope she makes some pee for you tonight and the fever breaks

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Re: UPDATE..

Posted by kerstin on November 10, 2009, 1:40 pm, in reply to "UPDATE.."

JOANNA:I'm sending prayers and get well wishes. Please keep us posted. She is so young..she may very well bounce back in no time!!

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Re: UPDATE..

Posted by Joan on November 10, 2009, 4:21 pm, in reply to "UPDATE.."

It's so much harder when they can't talk and tell you where they hurt.
I do hope that your vet figures out what could be wrong and your kitten gets better.

There was just a segment on the news the other day about animals also getting the flu.
Not knowing how it affects them, it would be hard to say if that was a possibility.

Hopefully tomorrow will bring a brighter day for you and Litte Bitty.
She is lucky to have someone like you who will put such care into getting her well.
I will keep her in my prayers and send healing thoughts for her recovery.

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Re: UPDATE..

Posted by spoazzy1 on November 10, 2009, 5:01 pm, in reply to "UPDATE.."

I will keep you in my prayers! Our blue point siamese went through something very similar years ago, turned out he had eaten some potpourri and was literally poisoned. They kept him on IV antibiotics and fluids for a whole weekend and we were very lucky he pulled through. My regular vet had me take him to the ER vets for the weekend for constant monitoring and was surprised to see him Monday morning. I hope you get the miracle we did that year, he was just a young guy too and I do not know what I would have done if I had lost him.

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Re: UPDATE..

Posted by Beth T the second from Florida on November 10, 2009, 6:04 pm, in reply to "UPDATE.."

Depends on what the bloodwork tells you. My Trouble has cronic colitis and other itis issues. He gets steroids what we call the magic prednisone. Unfortunately, it may kill the kidneys. He's 14 yrs old now so, prednisone to keep him comfy. Things are going through so that is always a good thing.
Cats are so hard to diagnosis, it's very frustrating.

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Re: UPDATE..

Posted by Jo on November 10, 2009, 7:08 pm, in reply to "UPDATE.."

So sorry to hear kitty isn't well. I sure hope they figure it out. Sending positive vibes your way.

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WELL...

Posted by Joanna on November 11, 2009, 7:18 am, in reply to "O/T Need well wishes for my kitty..."

kitty did not show kidney infection from urine sample . her fever is down but she is still pretty lifeless which is not Little Bitty! They want me to take her home for the night and see how she does at home vet said sometimes being at the office will keep one from getting better and when they go home they show a huge improvement.? Still no idea whats wrong she is going to come home on antibiotics and pain meds . if she shows no improvement over night i am to bring her back in the morning. so right now we still have no idea why kitty is sick or if shes going to get better, but shes coming home!

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Re: WELL...

Posted by Cynthi on November 11, 2009, 7:27 am, in reply to "WELL..."

I heard yesterday that it is possible for cats and dogs to catch the Swine Flu from humans. Perhaps this is the case?

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Re: WELL...

Posted by spoazzy1 on November 11, 2009, 3:15 pm, in reply to "Re: WELL..."

Is she showing any sign of wanting food? Spazz would wretch when we tried to give him any food and the vet told me that was not a good sign because if he couldn't get any food in his system then his prognosis wouldn't be good.

I went to the grocery store and bought some stage 1 baby food and watered it down and had to feed him with a syringe. He gagged at it first, but when I shot it down his throat he would swallow it, after the first time he allowed me to give him a few syringes full. I didn't force it, but wanted to get something in him after hearing what the vet told me. II couldn't bear to lose my baby and was willing to try whatever I could!

Keep us posted!! I pray she pulls through for you!

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Re: WELL...

Posted by Jo on November 11, 2009, 5:07 pm, in reply to "WELL..."

I sure hope being home helps her improve.

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