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Blackie

Out from under- the bed!

Purred: Sun Nov 8, '09 6:42am PST


	Kingsford died Friday morning. Don't know what else to say. He was a real fighter.

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Cat Health > +FeLV +not eating/drinking +respiratory illness

Blackie

Out from under- the bed!

Purred: Wed Nov 4, '09 11:24am PST


	He stayed over at the Vet's Saturday night. They gave him IV fluids then. He had to come home Sunday morning because the Care Credit money had run out. At least he was able to get one night's care. That's it - Baytrol. It does seem to help. So doxycycline is better? They can certainly ask about that. The hardest part is that he's feeling better enough to raise holy heck when it's time to give him water or try to give him food. With seven claws on each front foot, he can be a real buzz-saw. Then he's all worn out and feeling worse. The food-slurry sounds like a good idea. Do you have any suggestions for a way to administer food and water that might be easier on everyone? Are there any "home remedies" that might make him more comfortable? Shady and Sophie came through with just a few sneezes. Baby has definitely got the cold, but she's still eating and drinking OK, just sleeping a lot (pretty healthy considering she's turning 19). Chester has the full-on cold, too but he's not horribly sick yet. Not everyone is vaccinated against FeLV. We didn't know until Kingsford had been with us a while. His former Dad lied to Them about the vet care that Kingsford had (or had not) received. Since we've been living together, would it do any good to get vaccinated at this point? Isn't it really expensive? (I hate to keep harping on money, but there just isn't any since DaddyJohn lost his job. It's just rough all over...) DEFINITELY going to look into the food. Maybe a bigger syringe for the water (so he can more at one time). sigh

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Cat Health > +FeLV +not eating/drinking +respiratory illness

Blackie

Out from under- the bed!

Purred: Wed Nov 4, '09 8:07am PST


	Kingsford is really sick. There's been a cold going around the house. Just about everyone's had it. Kingsford got hit really hard. He went to the vet a week ago Sunday and they gave him some clavamox. Took it just like he was supposed to, but it didn't do anything. He quit eating and drinking... got so bad that he was dehydrated and in shock Saturday morning. They took him back to the vet for an overnight, but that's all they could afford. The vet gave him a new med (it's a pill, starts with a B) and it seems to be helping, but he still won't eat or drink. They have been giving him water with an eyedropper and rubbing food into his mouth... The vet said that Kingsford will die if he doesn't start eating or drinking. I guess the FeLV has really made this little cold into a big deal. They don't really have the money for all the stuff the vet says he needs. What can They do to help him get better? He's really, really sick...

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Blackie

Out from under- the bed!

Purred: Fri May 2, '08 3:25pm PST

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Grooming > Older cat getting clumpy

Baby

Cute house,- nobody home

Purred: Fri May 2, '08 3:12pm PST


	Hi... I'm getting old, and MB has noticed that I can't clean myself as well as I used to. I've got short hair, but I shed quiet a bit. Now I'm getting little clumps in my fur. Mb's tried to brush me over the years, but I just hate it! It was bad enough when I was young, but I've lost a lot of weight over the years, and all that loose skin just hangs. It gets in the way when I get brushed and I'm really sensitive. I feel bad that she can't brush me, but I can't stand it either. What can we do? I can let her pick the mats apart with her fingers, but that's really tedious and it's not really helping. She's thinking about scissors, but that doesn't keep them from coming back. I wish I could keep myself clean, but I just can't reach like I used to...

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