Hi
I've already posted another thread about my two little torties (10 months) who are very shy and have been hiding a lot. We got them from a lovely local shelter nearly 2 weeks ago and they've been fixed, flead, vaccinated and wormed on schedule.
As far as we can see they've been eating, drinking, grooming and using their litter trays. They were starting to settle in and come out around us a bit, but had to go to vets last Friday for weepy eyes and have been having twice daily eye drops since. Eyes were looking brighter and I thought all was good, but the littlest one seems to have gone downhill in the last day or so. She's not eaten at all, had diarrhoea on carpet, barely drank and was super listless.
We got her to vet this morning, who gave her an antibiotic/anti-inflammatory shot. He said it could be cat flu that's dragging on a bit. He also weighed her and said she's 1.2kg and should be 2kg so she's underweight, although I was told she has always been very slight.
We've had her on wet food that we know from the shelter she liked and she's been ok with it, but now she's not touching it. As they're still hiding a bit, he told us to move her into the bathroom so we can keep an eye on her. I'm just really hoping she picks up and starts eating, I'm going to try her on some cooked chicken as well.
Just a bit beside myself about her and could do with a hand hold! I really want her to be ok.
Here she is:
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The litter tray
My poor kitten is going downhill - scared
tortietimestwo · 07/03/2024 12:01
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tortietimestwo · 07/03/2024 19:57
Well, she ate a little wet food I put out for her, and later, some air fried salmon that I gave to both the girls. I've noticed poor sick kitty is more likely to eat the food if I put it right in front of her rather than if she has to go to her food dish - so she might still be a bit run down. At least I've got some food into her. Very thankful for that.
@Potentialmadcatlady Bet she is so cute - any pictures?
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