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oh I see.
Cats are quite often lactose intolerant so milk might cause diarrhea which would remove liquid from the body, so that might not be best option.I already know he has hepatic lipidosis, that was the diagnosis a week or so ago, but honestly I don't know if that orange was there before or not. No other part of his body is yellow or orange. That third eyelid was a little yellow for a bit, but it seems to be white again. He's already been to the vet several times (with his most recent liver panel showing slight improvement) and the current plan is to just try to get him to eat as much as possible.
One more food question: Would milk be considered food or fluid that can hydrate? He still won't drink water, but he is drinking milk. I just don't know if that counts as fluid or food for a kitty.
Large amounts is bad, tiny amount not so bad. I did read recently here from mixture of salt water and oil I think it was, which was meant to be something that makes cat drink.Salt is not good for kitties, I wouldn't be adding that to anything.
Prognosis seems to be impacted by concurrent disease and how early nutritional support is implemented. Recovery rates in cats that do not have serious/fatal underlying conditions are reported to be approximately 80%-88%. Cats making a successful recovery demonstrate a decline by 50% in bilirubin within 7-10 days. Cats that succumb to disease usually do so within 7-10 days. Cats may need to be tube fed for weeks to months requiring owners to be active participants in their recovery. Cats are unlikely to have a recurrence of disease.