Help! Anncetera

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    feral
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    Anncetera…I know you must be getting tired of being bombarded with questions. I’ve suddening developed a problem with one of my ferals,Bootie. He’s the one usually eating 3 times as much as the others(in other words-out of house & home). 2 days ago he stopped eating & there was some swelling under & to the side of both eyes. He’s had a real problem with his teeth since he showed up at my door a few yrs. back. So,I’ve had to deal with them before. Antibiotics have always done the trick & he usually recovers as best he can. Taking him to the vet is out of the question. He was missing when I went out to check on him. I found him curled up in dirty,soggy leaves on the ground hidden behind our trash can (he’s long-haired,so was a mess). I quickly wrapped him & rocked him for awhile. When I took the towel off to clean him & put him in a new one,all four legs were clinched as tight as he could get them to his body & when i went to set him down,he just dropped like he couldn’t stand on his legs. It scared me because he’s usually quite strong & boisterous. I’ve been giving him antibiotics for 2 days(1 & a half size doses instead of 1 dose each time-twice a day). He’s still not eating. My question…because of his size(he’s quite large,but,i don’t know his weight at the time)would it hurt to double the normal dose for him or not. If it’s something more than his teeth going on,it’s well out of my hands,but I don’t want him suffering. I’m just afraid to give him too much biotics. I’m giving him the rest of the biotics that were given to our Cowboy when he was so sick-Amoxicillin. Your opinion on the dosage would be so appreciated. Thanks in advance. I’m Praying big time that he’s not in alot of pain. Most dental problems are tho. Susie

    #174087
    feral
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    bump. Please if anyone knows how to reach anncetera…I need some advice if she can offer it.

    #174088
    Karenopa
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    Susie, I hope Anncetera is around to help, it is the weekend tho. What are the chances that you could bring Bootie inside while he’s doing so poorly? Poot baby..could he be getting the chills??? I feel so bad for him..he’s such a pretty boy and from the pic you sent me..he look’s so miserable. Does anyone know whether or not hydrogen peroxide can be diluted and used inside a kitties mouth for infection?? It doesn’t seem like the antibiotics are helping him. Are cats ever allergic to certain antibiotics? I’m sorry sis, I seem to have more questions than answers.

    #174089
    Renee in Arkansas
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    Catchoo, sorry your kitty is feeling under the weather. I have used amoxicillin quite alot over the years. It is best to give it to him twice a day, than all at once, so it will work better for him. My vet usually suggests 1 dropper full twice a day. Does Bootie look like he weighs about 5 lbs? If so, 1 dropperfull twice a day won’t hurt him. I got the idea from my vet that to give just a little bit much wouldn’t hurt him. Sometimes though, certain things that cats get require different antibiotics. I don’t know about using diluted peroxide in your kitty’s mouth, on an open wound is alright though on the skin, as long as you wash it off afterwards. I used peroxide on my kitten years ago when she had an ankle imflamation. I hope this helps a bit and I wish you luck. Sending well wishes and purrs your way.

    #174090
    TheKnittingNinja
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    can you weigh him? Meds are given by weight, for a large cat I would do atleast a dropper full, that is what Harry gets and he is still under 10 lbs. Buster my monster cat also gets a dropper full. Also you wanna make sure the med isn’t expired, because then it will not work properly and could do more harm. Another thing to try is taking him into the bathroom and getting it really steamy, he probably has a really bad sinus infection which is why he is not eating. Cats won’t eat what they can’t smell, so you might have to force feed him some. Good luck with him, I hope you can heal him.

    #174091
    GreatDane
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    Susie, I sent you the catbed today like I mentioned in my email. I also added a full thing of Nutri-Cal. Milo hated the stuff, though I was told most cats love it. That stuff should help if Bootie is not eating. My vet told me to put some on my finger and let him lick it off if he liked it. If not, he said to put it on the roof of their mouth – I for once had no luck with that. The one time I got it in him, I used the little force feeding syringe thing the vet gave me and squirted a bit into his mouth. They don’t need a lot of it. He said to give Milo about one big drop full four times a day, or more.

    I don’t know anything about the antibiotics. I hope the Nutri-Cal will help, though. I figured you would probably have a candidate for some fattening-up!

    #174092
    Emma
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    When Rotley had tonsilitis and bronchitis he stopped eating. Ruggles had an upper respiratory ailment and continued to eat like a horse.

    With meds, I gave each cat a full eyedropper of Clovomax twice a day (Rots is 11 lbs, Ruggie is 16 lbs). Is Bootie being overmedded? I really don’t know.

    Also, Bootie may have a bad sore throat and sinus problems. Steamy bathrooms are really good for that.

    And I am praying!

    #174093
    feral
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    Thanks you guys. On top of everything that could go wrong,our stinking computer is acting out of sorts. I’ve got a post some where out in cyberspace explaining what’s going on & now it’s not showing up. He’s not doing well at all. I’m going to bring him inside & hope whatever is going on isn’t contagious. I’ll keep you posted.

    #174094
    GreatDane
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    HUgs to you, Susie! I’m praying for both you and Bootie!

    #174095
    Tigerlilly
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    Hi Susie. So sorry to hear this…The dose that you are using is the one that I am familiar with. I will Email my rescue person, see if she knows what the max is. Are you sure that it’s his teeth?…I wasn’t sure from the initial post whether or not these are the exact same symptoms that he has had before. You will be in our prayers.

    #174096
    feral
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    Thanks TL…No I’m not sure it’s his teeth this time. I thought it might be seeing that his face was swelling some right under his eyes to the sides. He’s never stopped eating tho in the past when they bothered him. This time he’s mewing when he sees the food,but,he won’t touch it. I just gave him another dose & a half of biotics a couple minutes ago(7:30p.m.). He hasn’t eaten anything since Thursday night,so I think in a couple of hours I’m going to puree some food & squirt it down him. He’s resting comfortable at the moment in a bed I made in the bathtub. I’ve put food & water down at the drain end of the tub for him if he shoukd wake up & want to drink. The litter box I srt up for him outside,I’ll bring in so he can use it in there. He’s done some weird stuff out of character for him. Like finding him laying in the dirty leaves in the rain. Then I found him laying inside his litter box. That’s when I decided to bring him indoors. I don’t know what to think.

    #174097
    Tigerlilly
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    My goodness, it sounds really worrisome. I’m glad you have him indoors. Will let you know when I hear from my rescue friend.

    #174098
    feral
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    Thanks again TL…I finally got a pic of the Siameezer downloaded & sent it out to all the TDKers via e-mail. I’ve talked about her being a thorn in my side for years & now I have a picture to prove that she’s real. By the time I was certain that Bootie was more than alittle sick,of course my vets office was already closed. Even if she’d been there,I couldn’t have taken him in. I just don’t have the funds. I hope he gets better because I am in no mood at all to help any more kits or cats over the bridge,even if he is going on 12 yrs old.

    #174099
    Tigerlilly
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    I Just heard back from my rescue friend. She says that 2 cc per dose is fine. Hope that helps. Keep us posted.

    #174100
    Sylmiafelixsmama
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    Keep us all posted, Catchoo. If things get dicey, let me know and I will come running.

    #174101
    AZDEBRA 5/27 & crew
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    Catchoo, you are an angel, I can’t suggest anything other than what has already been suggested, except trying the steam shower might work if its a sinus infection. Prayers and white energy are sent your way also from me and the crew.

    #174102
    miu
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    I don’t have any good suggestions, I just offer my thoughts and prayers.

    #174103
    feral
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    Thanks you guys. I haven’t had any sleep in 2 nights,so if I seem alittle out there you’ll know why. I’ve got the newbies crying wanting out of the cage. I’ve had Winnie causing her antics all night long wanting out of my bedroom. She’s getting stir crazy being in there. I was up checking on Bootie all night.He’s still not responding to the biotics. I’ll up the dose to what your friend said would be okay TL. My biggest problem of all is man/companion(I don’t consider him a friend anymore). all he’s doing is causing trouble & stress for me. The guys’s prostate cancer has been eradicated from his body,& he has a second chance at life & all he’s doing is laying around getting high,drinking booze in coffee he’s drinking 3 times the amount his doctor told him he could drink & making my life as miserable as he can. I have at the time no choice but to keep Runt & Spider & Thumper closed up in the master bedroom. There is NO other place to keep them for the time being. Their food,water & litterbox are in the adjacent bathroom. He chooses to close himself off from the world by stayng in there. What it really is ,is he’s gumbied out & has no energy to do anything useful. He whines about the cats being confined in there & shows the a$$ he is by letting them out & then I have to stop what I’m doing to put them back. Their far better than the other 2 sets of kits that are confined to cages. I told him yesterday I was fed up with him purposely causing me more stress & work than I could handle just so he could feed his twisted need to make others unhappy along with him. I’m sick of his substance abuse & his emotional abuse. I’ve asked him over & over to get out so I can get some kind of control over everything that’s being thrown at me. He refuses to. My chevy tires are almost flat & he refuses to put air in them(he recently bought a new compressor). It’s so heavy that I can’t do it myself. I told him a week ago I was out of power-steering fluid for my Pontiac(it leaks it out faster than I can put it in). Well,as of yesterday,I have no vehicle at all to drive because it’s drained of fluid again.

    So,I do hope you guys don’t mind if I feel the need to go alittle postal. And like Elene posted the other day. I’m just physically & emotionally drained from the testing of my patience. They really can’t take anymore. I’m running out of faith.

    #174104
    AZDEBRA 5/27 & crew
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    Catchoo, please don’t run out of faith, you are one of the blessed ones…even though you don’t see it right now…I know life seems to be beating you about the head & shoulders, but please don’t give up. Take care today, and try to relax a little bit at least.

    #174105
    feral
    Participant

    AZDEB…Thank you for believing in me.I just can’t keep living like this or it’s going to kill me. It’s 6:30 in the morning here & my a$$ of a companion is already playing his adolescent games by letting the 2 older kits out of the bedroom they have to be kept in. I can’t take his crap of always wanting to be a victim or the center of attention. He’s 63 yrs.old going on 2. He’s going to drive me to my grave.

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