Hi all,
My Mom has a 7 year old Exotic Shorthair named Boy. Recently she took Boy to the vets for vomiting, extreme watery bowl movements, and lack of eating/drinking. Vet said temp was high-normal and gave her a pepto type medicine to give him (3cc's) 4 times a day. Boy has been drinking water now but, far as Mom knows, not eating. She called the vet and he told her to give him a full (3cc) syringe of Karo every few hours. I, personally, do not feel comfortable with that advice. This same vet told me to give kittens (3 weeks old) karo several times a day and all of them ended up with a sugar crash. Some never fully recovered from it, either.
Any advice? She seems to trust this vet.
Edit to add: He told her to give the karo to stimulate his appetite and to keep his electrolites up.
My Mom has a 7 year old Exotic Shorthair named Boy. Recently she took Boy to the vets for vomiting, extreme watery bowl movements, and lack of eating/drinking. Vet said temp was high-normal and gave her a pepto type medicine to give him (3cc's) 4 times a day. Boy has been drinking water now but, far as Mom knows, not eating. She called the vet and he told her to give him a full (3cc) syringe of Karo every few hours. I, personally, do not feel comfortable with that advice. This same vet told me to give kittens (3 weeks old) karo several times a day and all of them ended up with a sugar crash. Some never fully recovered from it, either.
Any advice? She seems to trust this vet.
Edit to add: He told her to give the karo to stimulate his appetite and to keep his electrolites up.