Sick Kitten Found

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Thanks everyone! This morning she's up to 422 grams!
 
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Thanks! but sigh... I wish people would stop dumping their animals here.
 

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Oh my, I am in love - she is gorgeous! And you're wonderful for taking care of her. :redheartpump:
 
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It sure is unfair how communities rely on a few good souls to handle the problems for everybody. And we do it for the kitties, not for the humans.
I try to do my best for all creatures.

lovely baby=I have a weakness for tiger cats with white on their faces-any updates?
Thanks, she is really sweet.

Oh my, I am in love - she is gorgeous! And you're wonderful for taking care of her. :redheartpump:
Thanks!

Update - She uses the litter box, eats, and is gaining weight. Still has gooey eyes and I'm debating whether or not to start her on some Clavamox. :dunno:
 

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My vet has me use L-lysine to start, in case the cause is a virus. If eyes are still goopy, she gives me antibiotic eye ointment and that usually clears it up. If the kitten gets diarrhea or respiratory problems, then we go to full-system antibiotic such as clavamox or biomoxx. I have also purchased pet probiotics but my vet, a practical country vet, tells me to just feed plain, whole milk yogurt. I am sure that you will get all sorts of opinions and advice, but this is pretty much my routine minus the herbs that i use. (I was raised using herbs as was my vet - they work great but you should ask your vet or consult a holistic vet, even if online).
Thank you for the updates!
 

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beautiful kitten!!

Thank you for taking her in to take care of her. She looks better in that second photo already!
 
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My vet has me use L-lysine to start, in case the cause is a virus. If eyes are still goopy, she gives me antibiotic eye ointment and that usually clears it up. If the kitten gets diarrhea or respiratory problems, then we go to full-system antibiotic such as clavamox or biomoxx. I have also purchased pet probiotics but my vet, a practical country vet, tells me to just feed plain, whole milk yogurt. I am sure that you will get all sorts of opinions and advice, but this is pretty much my routine minus the herbs that i use. (I was raised using herbs as was my vet - they work great but you should ask your vet or consult a holistic vet, even if online).
Thank you for the updates!
We do have some lysine already, so maybe I'll give that a go first. Also have various antibiotic drops and ointment, as well as steroid drops. Also have tons of Clavamox.
 
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beautiful kitten!!

Thank you for taking her in to take care of her. She looks better in that second photo already!
Thanks! She does looks better, but still looks sick. :(
 

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Is the goop green or yellow? If so, that indicates infection.

Has the kitten had a round of clavamox yet? If she has an upper respiratory infection (URI), it might be a good idea to start the kitten on the clavamox.
 
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Is the goop green or yellow? If so, that indicates infection.

Has the kitten had a round of clavamox yet? If she has an upper respiratory infection (URI), it might be a good idea to start the kitten on the clavamox.
The goop is not clear, it has a slight yellow tint. If the kitten were one of my peachicks I would start it on antibiotics, but I know so little about cat diseases that I wanted to give it some time to see if it got better.
 
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Had a bit of a scare, but I think we're back on track. Yesterday she was looking quite depressed and off her feed a little, plus she hadn't made much of a weigh gain. Then she pooped a nasty, bloody pile of diarrhea that looked similar to poultry coccidiosis poop, so I did a little research on coccidiosis in kittens and decided to give her toltrazuril (Generic Baycox).

It's been about 18 hours since I dosed her, and wow, what a difference! Haven't seen her poop yet today, but she is back to her normal self running around and chasing her tail. :)
 

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That's good! It may take more than one dose, but she clearly has most likely had parasites.
 
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Thanks! Yeah, Plumb's Vet Drug Handbook says 2-3 days, so I was planning on 3. Interestingly, the cat dose is quite a bit more (3 to 4.3 x) than the bird dose, which surprised me because so many other drugs it's the other way around.
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