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joeybee12

(56,177 posts)
Thu May 1, 2014, 06:15 PM May 2014

Please send prayers, good thoughts, good vibes for the Calico rescue kitten...it's touch and go...



Got home last night and she was very lethargic and wouldn't eat...this morning not much better so I used an eyedropper and gave her water and some mushed up food and got her to the vet...he thought she might be actively dying, a failure to thrive situation. Tested her for aids/leukemia, both negative and got her on an IV...just called and she's doing a little better and he wants to keep her overnight and if she makes it, do more fluids tomorrow. Might be some serious GI issue that is causing her to shut down, but she did throw up and have diarrhea so maybe the intensive fluids would do the trick...she was fine yesterday morning then all of a sudden...it's very upsetting...she's only about 7 weeks old and is turning into a little sweetheart...she deserves a good life.
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Please send prayers, good thoughts, good vibes for the Calico rescue kitten...it's touch and go... (Original Post) joeybee12 May 2014 OP
Lots of alsame May 2014 #1
please keep us updated sabbat hunter May 2014 #2
My thoughts and good vibes are with both of you! herding cats May 2014 #3
Sounds like you got her the best care possible -- LisaLynne May 2014 #4
Best wishes for a speedy recovery. dipsydoodle May 2014 #5
Oooh - that little face. myrna minx May 2014 #6
As a Cat Lady, HockeyMom May 2014 #7
i'm pulling for teh kitteh... good luck. dionysus May 2014 #8
Hang in there little one. oldandhappy May 2014 #9
((((kitty)))) warrior1 May 2014 #10
Sending good thoughts your way. Mz Pip May 2014 #11
Poor little baby. PLEASE keep us posted. lamp_shade May 2014 #12
Positive healing thoughts for the little baby... alittlelark May 2014 #13
My best wishes for her... jimlup May 2014 #14
Sending good thoughts and vibes to you both Rob H. May 2014 #15
Poor little Bubbeh.... Triana May 2014 #16
Kitty Polly Hennessey May 2014 #17
Oh no! Brigid May 2014 #18
As a Cat Family also montanacowboy May 2014 #19
Wombat and Spicy Tuna are pulling for her here! BrotherIvan May 2014 #20
Did/does she have fleas? Le Taz Hot May 2014 #21
Sending good thoughts TuxedoKat May 2014 #22
more healing vibes for the beautiful baby... magical thyme May 2014 #23
Sending good vibes for the little one. cate94 May 2014 #24
I will be sending much prayers OwnedByCats May 2014 #25
Poor little baby. SoapBox May 2014 #26
Hang tough little sweetheart. bearssoapbox May 2014 #27
Lots of love and hope coming your way. WinstonSmith4740 May 2014 #28
Sending my vibes passiveporcupine May 2014 #29
My prayers for little sweet face. 840high May 2014 #30
Good vibes being sent your way - TBF May 2014 #31
Pulling for her. Granny M May 2014 #32
What a beautiful kitty Iwillnevergiveup May 2014 #33
Sending healing vibes to your baby. City Lights May 2014 #34
A vet once asked if our sick cat was lethargic, and I said, "Well, he sleeps 20 hours a day . . ." tclambert May 2014 #35
Blessings and good wishes to your kitty catrose May 2014 #36
Healing vibes and good wishes KT2000 May 2014 #37
Oh noooooooooooooooo. 3catwoman3 May 2014 #38
oh good luck, poor baby bettyellen May 2014 #39
it's 8:58pm. I'm going to go chant for her now. BlancheSplanchnik May 2014 #40
Hope she makes it. Liberalynn May 2014 #41
Only good vibes from my 4 kittehs to this little baby. She's just precious. Booster May 2014 #42
Good vibes coming from Texas. TexasTowelie May 2014 #43
lots of prayers and healing vibes on the way for this beautiful little being. my heart is hurting niyad May 2014 #44
That beautiful little face just melts my heart LoveMyCali May 2014 #45
Good news to report this morning, Joeybee12? I'm hoping. n/t lamp_shade May 2014 #46
Hang in there, little one! Lizzie Poppet May 2014 #47

herding cats

(19,558 posts)
3. My thoughts and good vibes are with both of you!
Thu May 1, 2014, 06:21 PM
May 2014

I hope the IV fluids help bring her back around. It could just be she's too young and having some digestive problems.

You're a good person for taking her and and caring for her.

LisaLynne

(14,554 posts)
4. Sounds like you got her the best care possible --
Thu May 1, 2014, 06:24 PM
May 2014

and thus the best chance. She's very lucky to have found you. Good thoughts coming her way!

Rob H.

(5,347 posts)
15. Sending good thoughts and vibes to you both
Thu May 1, 2014, 07:07 PM
May 2014

People who help animals in need are some of the finest people around.

BrotherIvan

(9,126 posts)
20. Wombat and Spicy Tuna are pulling for her here!
Thu May 1, 2014, 07:21 PM
May 2014

We all hope she pulls through and grows up a big love bug.

Le Taz Hot

(22,271 posts)
21. Did/does she have fleas?
Thu May 1, 2014, 07:22 PM
May 2014

My little Alaska (newest rescue) was doing great then, all of a sudden, she started vomiting and having terrible diarrhea. Got her to the vet, they did all the tests and everything was negative. We gave her anti-biotics and she got some kind of shot. She started getting better about a day later (at least no more vomiting). Poor little bugger was just COVERED in fleas but, in that she was so young, we couldn't treat her. We finally ended up de-fleaing her anyway. Turns out the fleas will distribute eggs which can get into the stomach and that's how they get worms. Somewhere in there she got an infection as well. She ended up being fine in about 3 days. Weak but she was no longer vomiting.

LTH, Ghostie, Henry, Erica, Xena, Dutchess, Loki and Alaska -- we're all sending good vibes for your baby.

Keep us informed.

TuxedoKat

(3,818 posts)
22. Sending good thoughts
Thu May 1, 2014, 07:24 PM
May 2014

and prayers for your sweet little kitty. I'm so glad you brought her to the vet right away. Hopefully getting those fluids into her so quickly will get her back on track. (((HUGS)))

SoapBox

(18,791 posts)
26. Poor little baby.
Thu May 1, 2014, 07:42 PM
May 2014

Ohhhhh...ya know, overall in my old age, I really hate people...but, I can hardly take it when it comes to little creatures and critters.

Sending good thoughts to her...and to you too JB12, for giving her help...I won't tell anyone in Sports that you are human.

WinstonSmith4740

(3,055 posts)
28. Lots of love and hope coming your way.
Thu May 1, 2014, 07:45 PM
May 2014

Please keep us posted. We all cherish our own, and each others, pets here. Hope everything works out.

passiveporcupine

(8,175 posts)
29. Sending my vibes
Thu May 1, 2014, 07:46 PM
May 2014

I too took in a tiny rescue kitten (and her sister) that were dying in a pet store from dehydration and diarrhea. They weren't even old enough to be taken from the Mom yet, but they were. The pet store just gave them to me because they said they didn't have the money to treat them. I got antibiotics from the vet and they recovered very quickly. Is your vet not thinking she might have a bug that is causing the diarrhea, vomiting, and loss of appetite?

My girls both thrived after the antibiotics. I still have one of them...she's a little chunk now. She was just skin and bones when I got her.

Your little girl is just beautiful. I hope for both of you that she pulls through.

Iwillnevergiveup

(9,298 posts)
33. What a beautiful kitty
Thu May 1, 2014, 07:58 PM
May 2014

She reminds me of "Phantom of the Opera." I am pulling all the way for her and hoping tomorrow is truly a new day for her. She already has a good owner, and she DOES deserve a good life.

City Lights

(25,171 posts)
34. Sending healing vibes to your baby.
Thu May 1, 2014, 07:59 PM
May 2014

Clio, Cairo, Monet, Pippin, Leonardo, Loki, and Dirk are all pulling for her.

catrose

(5,058 posts)
36. Blessings and good wishes to your kitty
Thu May 1, 2014, 08:45 PM
May 2014

From all the kitties at my house. IV, fluids, and syringe feeding can pull through many baby kitties. And cyproheptadine (an appetite stimulant) now comes in compounded form. So you can just rub a little on the ears when petting her, instead of fighting to get a pill down her throat. Your vet's on top of things.

I'm looking forward to her 20-year-old portrait.

TexasTowelie

(111,829 posts)
43. Good vibes coming from Texas.
Thu May 1, 2014, 09:14 PM
May 2014

I know how much I miss my cat since I haven't seen her in about four weeks. At least I know that she is healthy, fed and safe. It amazing how our pets can touch our lives.

niyad

(112,947 posts)
44. lots of prayers and healing vibes on the way for this beautiful little being. my heart is hurting
Thu May 1, 2014, 10:14 PM
May 2014

right there with you.

LoveMyCali

(2,015 posts)
45. That beautiful little face just melts my heart
Thu May 1, 2014, 11:26 PM
May 2014

Healing vibes for your poor little girl. Never underestimate the resiliency of a kitten. My now 2-year-old girl Raven is living proof of how tough those tiny little things can be.

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