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Post by Miles on May 18, 2002 10:17:06 GMT
We're hoping it's good news....sending our best for the little guy's quick recovery.....
Miles & Deb & Bailey & Ribbons
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Post by Linda_Wells on May 18, 2002 23:02:06 GMT
Hi Miles.
At this moment in time, all I can say is that he's holding his own. He hadn't lost any more weight and James said he was better. Unfortunately he's still skin and bone and still has diarrhoea. At least he's eating, but still not drinking enough to make up for the fluid he's losing.
He's had some baby kaolin and a hard boiled egg tonight. This should help to bind him. James the vet says it could be about a week before he starts improving. The poor little scrap is so thin and drawn looking though. It's not fair to be poorly at his age. He's just over 10 weeks old.
Linda
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Post by Miles on May 19, 2002 0:32:06 GMT
Ooohhh myyy...no, 10 weeks old and to be sick like this isn't fair at all....the poor little guy...
Our thoughts and prayers are with you for his quick recovery....hang in there, k...?
Miles
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Post by Jayne on May 20, 2002 17:47:52 GMT
Lin so very sorry to hear your dear sweet little Ben is so poorly-is a worry at such a young age-your in my thoughts and prayers for a speedy recovery.
Can i ask as i may have missed already the reason,
Why have you got such a young pedigree kitten-it cant have had its vacs for a start???.
xx Jayne
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Post by Linda_Wells on May 20, 2002 23:02:54 GMT
Jayne, we'd had him 2 days and he was constipated. I gave him one dose of liquid paraffin and he was fine for a week. Suddenly he came down with diarrhoea, wouldn't eat, lost weight. I tried everything to try to cure the diarrhoea, I've been at the vets every other day, giving him fluid by mouth every 15 minutes. I spoke to 3 breeders over the weekend. All said try him on raw meat. Ben had lost .6k since Friday. He weighed .5k this morning. James the vet gave me some sensitive stomach diet for him this morning. I asked James if raw food was an idea. He said not at the moment. Ben wasn't too keen on the diet stuff and anyway it vacated his stomach after just over 3hr. I went into town and bought some rabbit Yeomans and gave him a little. So far he's had 6 meals, 3 mixed with the Waltham sensitive diet stuff and he only used the tray after 7 hours. Most of what he did was solid. Do you think I did the right thing? As a breeder?
Ben had tricat at 8 weeks 4 days. His breeder was moving home and wanted to home the kittens before she went. She has since said she'll never let them go early again. One or two people have had problems. I'm having to use the mobile to contact her as she hasn't had a phone line connected yet.
Linda
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Post by Denny on May 20, 2002 23:41:11 GMT
So sorry to hear that little Ben Tuli is still having problems.
When Henry and his brother Olly were about 14 weeks old they had the same symptoms, vomitting and diarrhoea at the same time and it was frightening the speed in which they lost weight. After indifferent results with antibiotics the vet decided they might have giardia and treated them for that. They picked up straight away. Just a thought.
I do hope he will be well on the mend soon.
Regards Denny
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