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My neighbor/friend is TNR certified. She rescues kittens and after socializing them, she finds homes for them. Recently she rescued two 4 weeks old kittens-they are brothers from the same litter. She called me this past Friday night to tell me that they are both sick. She rescued them last Monday (jan 26).
When she first brought them home, they seemed ok. She started them on the stage 2 petlac formula. I'm not sure how long they were ok but she said by Wednesday they both started having diarrhea after they were dewormed and it got progressively worse. By Friday night it was watery, and she was trying Pepcid ac, pepto bismol, and Imodium. During this time, one kitten also started to have dark brown stool. When she told me this I told her to stop the medications and to try pedialyte until we could get to the vet in the morning.
Saturday morning I forced her to bring the kittens so we can go see the vet but she only brought one. (According to her the other was doing ok) The kitten cried non-stop until we were seen by the vet and according to my friend he had been crying that way all night. The vet examined him and gave him a shot of ampicillin and first dose of metronidazole. He gave the kitten 7-10 day supply of the metronidazole to be given twice a day.
My friend called me this morning to tell me that she thinks the other kitten is also down. She said he's acting depressed, not interested in walking around and he's not eating much. I told her that if he gets any worse we must bring him to the vet also, but she's saying that she has access to ampicillin pills and metronidazole. Although I'm highly against medicating without consulting a vet, it's hard for me to convince her. I don't want the kitten to die.
Does anyone have any suggestions? The kitten is slightly under 1.5 pounds. Does anyone know how the ampicillin pill could be given and if it's effective compared to the injection?
When she first brought them home, they seemed ok. She started them on the stage 2 petlac formula. I'm not sure how long they were ok but she said by Wednesday they both started having diarrhea after they were dewormed and it got progressively worse. By Friday night it was watery, and she was trying Pepcid ac, pepto bismol, and Imodium. During this time, one kitten also started to have dark brown stool. When she told me this I told her to stop the medications and to try pedialyte until we could get to the vet in the morning.
Saturday morning I forced her to bring the kittens so we can go see the vet but she only brought one. (According to her the other was doing ok) The kitten cried non-stop until we were seen by the vet and according to my friend he had been crying that way all night. The vet examined him and gave him a shot of ampicillin and first dose of metronidazole. He gave the kitten 7-10 day supply of the metronidazole to be given twice a day.
My friend called me this morning to tell me that she thinks the other kitten is also down. She said he's acting depressed, not interested in walking around and he's not eating much. I told her that if he gets any worse we must bring him to the vet also, but she's saying that she has access to ampicillin pills and metronidazole. Although I'm highly against medicating without consulting a vet, it's hard for me to convince her. I don't want the kitten to die.
Does anyone have any suggestions? The kitten is slightly under 1.5 pounds. Does anyone know how the ampicillin pill could be given and if it's effective compared to the injection?