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07:40 AM - 09/13/2013

The topic: I’m so tired right now

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I think whatever hit Georgie last week, hit Potter this week. Wednesday morning he was fine, climbing all over my lap (which I don't care for because he won't let me trim his claws and they hurt). It just got worse throughout the day. He threw up white sticky foam multiple times (indicates an empty stomach). He pooped a couple of times, nasty dark, mucusy stuff, which I attributed to the empty tummy. He had a fever of a couple of degrees. He wouldn't eat, wouldn't drink.

Yesterday morning at 4 am, I gave him 60cc of fluids. That seemed to help throughout the day, but he still wouldn't eat or drink. I gave him an additional 60cc (the usual amount I give the kidney kitties it 120cc twice a week). He crashed. He had the same soreness that Georgie had. He growled at me every time I touched him. I was able to get him onto the bed, where he stayed. At 9:30 last night I got an amoxicillan into him. Since Brian spent the night on his sofa (so as not to bother Potter), as did I, I was able to turn on the light in the bedroom to check on Pot. At 4 this morning, he gave me a little purr. Still not eating, but I think he's getting close. I tried a little bit of cat food this morning and put a taste in his mouth (sometimes they forget to be hungry and the taste of food wakes up the appetite). I didn't "force feed" him, figure it's not time for that yet.

He spit out what I gave him, but a little while later he smelled the little lump of food and licked at it. Which is more than he's done in the past 36 hours, so I think we'll be okay.

But I'll be watching to make sure he keeps getting better, or it's off to the vet we go. I don't want him sick like this over the weekend.

 

 


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