Last week we rescued our kitten (13 weeks old) off the side of a busy highway. We immediately took her to the vet and she was given the following:
Revolution
Strongid
FVRCP & FeLV combo booster
Clavamox (for facial cuts and injury/road rash to her bottom) for 10 days
As she was rescued off the highway, she's a bony little thing so my immediate concern was getting her weight up. She's been eating fine up until the last couple of days. While she does eat throughout the day (FF kitten wet with kitten chow kibble as a snack) and drinks water, I noticed that she's no longer finishing her wet food at her meals.
She's still bony. She doesn't seem to weigh less, but 2.69lbs in a 13 week old kitten really doesn't seem like much. Her cuts and hiney are healed beautifully.
She is playful and active, but not bouncing off the walls kitten behavior that I've read about. She's very laid back.
This morning she puked. Still playful and active and inquisitive. Poops and pees (in her box) are normal.
I'm a new kitty mom, so of course I have scoured the site and the more I read, the more I freak out. My vet is closed until tomorrow, but they answered a million questions for me on Friday and encouraged me to keep her on her regimen of antibiotics since she's still eating. Now that she has puked though, I'm freaking out a bit. I'm heading to the store to find the holy grail of kitten food that will help her put on weight but still keep her hydrated and healthy. Even though my gut tells me that she's probably ok, my head is in information overload with "what if" and "omg!".
So if anyone has any thoughts and advice, I'd be grateful. I've gotten extremely attached to this little stinker in 6 days and I'd be devastated if anything happened to her.
Thank you in advance!!
Revolution
Strongid
FVRCP & FeLV combo booster
Clavamox (for facial cuts and injury/road rash to her bottom) for 10 days
As she was rescued off the highway, she's a bony little thing so my immediate concern was getting her weight up. She's been eating fine up until the last couple of days. While she does eat throughout the day (FF kitten wet with kitten chow kibble as a snack) and drinks water, I noticed that she's no longer finishing her wet food at her meals.
She's still bony. She doesn't seem to weigh less, but 2.69lbs in a 13 week old kitten really doesn't seem like much. Her cuts and hiney are healed beautifully.
She is playful and active, but not bouncing off the walls kitten behavior that I've read about. She's very laid back.
This morning she puked. Still playful and active and inquisitive. Poops and pees (in her box) are normal.
I'm a new kitty mom, so of course I have scoured the site and the more I read, the more I freak out. My vet is closed until tomorrow, but they answered a million questions for me on Friday and encouraged me to keep her on her regimen of antibiotics since she's still eating. Now that she has puked though, I'm freaking out a bit. I'm heading to the store to find the holy grail of kitten food that will help her put on weight but still keep her hydrated and healthy. Even though my gut tells me that she's probably ok, my head is in information overload with "what if" and "omg!".
So if anyone has any thoughts and advice, I'd be grateful. I've gotten extremely attached to this little stinker in 6 days and I'd be devastated if anything happened to her.
Thank you in advance!!
