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Hello all,
I have a female about 8 years old, she woke up vomiting during the night 6 days ago. She continued to vomit, about a dozen times over the next 12-16 hours. We got her to the vet early next morning, she was already dehydrated, so they hydrated her. They did a blood test and an x-ray and their conclusion was a gastrointestinal infection, most likely from something she ate. She is indoor only, we (just wife and I) couldn't imagine what she could've eaten. The only thing we could think of is we had a vase of carnations, maybe she ate some of that.
The vet gave her something to stop the vomiting (which worked) and also an antibiotic. This was on a Tuesday. We had to give her some meds on Wed & Thurs.
The worst is she wouldn't eat or drink. We've been using an eye dropper to give her water and chicken broth for 5 days now. Last night, for the very first time, she drank on her own, and a good bit at that. Over a 10 minute period, about 50 laps of water. We've seen her urinate a couple times also.
It's now Saturday, day 6. Kitty is sleeping 20+ hours/day. When she moves, it seems it's very slow & deliberate. But she still won't eat. Over the last 3 days, we've managed to get her to eat about a teaspoon per day of soft pate by putting little bits in her mouth and holding her head up. She opens and closes her jaws and moves her tongue around and swallows it, and we do some more.
She has always been a thin cat to begin with. She also has a thyroid condition which requires a pill every morning and night. She doesn't have a lot of extra body fat to spare.
I'm feeling a little overwhelmed, scared, and unsure what else I should do. I welcome any advice. I've never had a cat this sick for this long. I'm concerned why she isn't eating, and how long she can go on like this.
Thanks
I have a female about 8 years old, she woke up vomiting during the night 6 days ago. She continued to vomit, about a dozen times over the next 12-16 hours. We got her to the vet early next morning, she was already dehydrated, so they hydrated her. They did a blood test and an x-ray and their conclusion was a gastrointestinal infection, most likely from something she ate. She is indoor only, we (just wife and I) couldn't imagine what she could've eaten. The only thing we could think of is we had a vase of carnations, maybe she ate some of that.
The vet gave her something to stop the vomiting (which worked) and also an antibiotic. This was on a Tuesday. We had to give her some meds on Wed & Thurs.
The worst is she wouldn't eat or drink. We've been using an eye dropper to give her water and chicken broth for 5 days now. Last night, for the very first time, she drank on her own, and a good bit at that. Over a 10 minute period, about 50 laps of water. We've seen her urinate a couple times also.
It's now Saturday, day 6. Kitty is sleeping 20+ hours/day. When she moves, it seems it's very slow & deliberate. But she still won't eat. Over the last 3 days, we've managed to get her to eat about a teaspoon per day of soft pate by putting little bits in her mouth and holding her head up. She opens and closes her jaws and moves her tongue around and swallows it, and we do some more.
She has always been a thin cat to begin with. She also has a thyroid condition which requires a pill every morning and night. She doesn't have a lot of extra body fat to spare.
I'm feeling a little overwhelmed, scared, and unsure what else I should do. I welcome any advice. I've never had a cat this sick for this long. I'm concerned why she isn't eating, and how long she can go on like this.
Thanks