Kitten X (aka Tim, if he makes it) is an emaciated 8 week old kitten who is having both mild and grand mal seizures. He gets severe seizures when I give him straight kmr; moderate ones after goatmilk/kmr blend; he sometimes has mild ones when I wake him up. I tried homemade glop made with goat milk and he had 2 severe fits after that, as well.He was brought to me on Tuesday evening, about 9 pm, after having been found unresponsive under a mobile home. Enroute to my house, he had a gran mal seizure (the CNA who brought him to me is familiar with seizure disorders) and once here, frequently had light tremors, was cold to the touch with dilated pupils and unable to respond to stimuli . I promptly gave him karo on his gums, put him onto a heated rice sock, and then began administering 50/50 pedialyte a few drops every 5-10 minutes. He rapidly improved and by midnight was alert, suckling fairly well for a few moments and I gave him small amounts of Goatalac KMR/goat milk blend along with the pedialyte. He became very alert and would try escaping my arms (he is feral). He was able to rise his forequarters and hold his head up. Unfortunately, around 3am, I fell asleep and didn't wake until almost 7 during which time, he got cold and listless. I was able to bring him back around again, although he was tired an limp when I left at 10 am to take my 90 yo mother for her appointments. My granddaughter-in-law gave him a noon feeding of pedialyte and about 1:30 gave him a few licks of Gerber Stage 2 Beef watered down. When I returned at 2, he yowled, then vomited the beef (the only time he has vomited) followed by a moderate seizure and then almost constant tremors with the dilated pupils and unresponsiveness. I then added small amounts of B1 and B12 to the pedialyte and then he got better but I sought a vet opinion with the hope of getting him nutrition via i.v. plus B1& B12 support. My regular vet is out of town so I took him to the new vet at the more expensive hospital.
End result of the vet visit: hydration and blood glucose was normal. Tested negative for diseases. Bladder was empty. He has neurological deficiencies. He was given SubQ at hospital. Diagnosis was starvation and instructions were to return home and give frequent doses of kmr but discontinue the pedialyte. I asked about B1 and B12 but the vet didn't respond. I asked him about goat milk instead of whey but he hadn't heard of using goat milk. He is the newest vet in town and will be THE vet for the practice until Monday...so, I am asking for anecotes and thoughts.... the nearest other veterinary clinic is almost 150 miles away and they just had a 6.4 earthquake - the power is out and there are road damages and property damages. also reports of house fires. The other cities are 200 miles away and I am the caregiver for my mom and disabled daughter.
And please join me with prayers and vibes
background: The landlord had told the neighboring ladies to stop feeding the stray cat who had the kittens and said that he was going to get rid of them. The mom disappeared last week and then a couple of days later, 4 of the mewing hungry kittens vanished, leaving X behind. The neighbor ladies couldn't pinpoint X's location until the finder's mother's cat got out of his soft carrier upon returning home from his neutering & made a mad dash uinder the trailer. When the finder's spouse arrived to retrieve the neutered cat, he found Kitten X aka Tim.
Anx,as always, thank you for any response or moral support....
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