I've never cared for kittens with illness/injury/disabilities before, only healthy kittens.
I know in my logical mind that Ivory, my blind baby will not be out of the woods until her infections are clearded up, either through meds alone, or surgery and meds.
It just breaks my heart though, to see such a tiny baby, with so many issues, yet so much will.
Get gets 4 different meds.
She's on Clavamox liquid, which I give three times a day.
Neomycin (sp?) drops 3x a day.
Optimmune ointment 2x a day.
And a probiotic gel once a day.
The orbital swelling behind the worse of her eyes has visibly gone down, as well as the general eye weepiness with the exception of the moderate weeping caused by the eye meds.
She still has some sniffles, to be expected with an infection so close to the sinuses, but no rattle in her lungs, which is good.
Aside from a tendancy to circle and occasionally bump into things, she plays like any normal kitten.
She's 2 months old, but the size of a 4 week old that just started walking, she was the runt, and still very skinny.
Since she and her mom are still settling in, I leave them pretty much alone in their room, with 30 to 45 minutes of playtime at each med round.
I have yet to observe this little one eat, I worry that she's not getting enough nourishment since mom is now dry and spayed.
I know she's weaned, but I see her suckling out of comfort.
She pees...not always in the litterbox, but hey, she's blind and just a baby.
Can't really tell if she's pooped, since she shares a box with mom.
How can I tell that she's ok?
She appears in no way dehydrated.
Should I try to get a dropper or two of pedialyte (or Ringers if I can get it) into her?
I know in my logical mind that Ivory, my blind baby will not be out of the woods until her infections are clearded up, either through meds alone, or surgery and meds.
It just breaks my heart though, to see such a tiny baby, with so many issues, yet so much will.
Get gets 4 different meds.
She's on Clavamox liquid, which I give three times a day.
Neomycin (sp?) drops 3x a day.
Optimmune ointment 2x a day.
And a probiotic gel once a day.
The orbital swelling behind the worse of her eyes has visibly gone down, as well as the general eye weepiness with the exception of the moderate weeping caused by the eye meds.
She still has some sniffles, to be expected with an infection so close to the sinuses, but no rattle in her lungs, which is good.
Aside from a tendancy to circle and occasionally bump into things, she plays like any normal kitten.
She's 2 months old, but the size of a 4 week old that just started walking, she was the runt, and still very skinny.
Since she and her mom are still settling in, I leave them pretty much alone in their room, with 30 to 45 minutes of playtime at each med round.
I have yet to observe this little one eat, I worry that she's not getting enough nourishment since mom is now dry and spayed.
I know she's weaned, but I see her suckling out of comfort.
She pees...not always in the litterbox, but hey, she's blind and just a baby.
Can't really tell if she's pooped, since she shares a box with mom.
How can I tell that she's ok?
She appears in no way dehydrated.
Should I try to get a dropper or two of pedialyte (or Ringers if I can get it) into her?