thanks waves, harreiet is better today :)

Harriet
 

Bizi,
I am so glad to hear that Harriet is doing better today! I hope her recovery lasts this time!

collinsc:hug:

oh good i hope she continues to do well. :)

now she is not so good, she is breathing so hard thru her nose which is all congested...you would think she would just breath thru her mouth but she is not....:(
I really feel for her
vet said to stop antibiotics not helping ....to force 8cc of pedilyte in her thru out this evening and take her temp and go from there tomorrow if still not eating bring her in.
I hate to say this but some cats don't recover from this....

all you can do is care for her the best you can, and hope for the best. you are doing a really good job. you are a good kitty-nurse. :hug: and we are all hoping with you and continue to send good kitty vibes your way. :o

~ waves ~

thanks waves,
she is resting now....it was like an asthma attack she could not breath! she was using every single ounce of evergy to just breath....our other cat breathed thru its mouth....:(

Bizi
I hope she starts doing better again. Just keep working with
her.

I think just like with people, animals get worse at night.

Donna

Taking Harriet to the vet again, dropping her off and wait and see wht the vet says...he may keep her...we will see. thanks for your kind words of support.
bizi

harriet is still sick and jeff is picking her up from the vets this morning.
her temp is down which is good.
her blood work came back very high elevated nuetraphils White blood count.
and are forcing food and water down her.
she is all congested and can't smell so is not eating , he said. And jeff leaves tomorrow so I am going to have to do all of this by myself?????
wrap her in a towel force open her mouth and stuff a syringe down her throat/????
sigh
bizi

Bizi

Your going to be able to do this. :grouphug: Just keep telling your self you can.:hug:

I know you can. I'm glad they got somewhere though.:grouphug:

Donna

harriet is home now and seems a lot better tonight...she even ate a little and drank alittle so that is huge!
she is marking everything...so happy to be home so her mood is better.
I am still going to have to medicate her....
will try by myself tonight after the gym with jeff here coaching me.
thanks for your support!
bizi

i am soooooooooooooo glad Harriet is doing better......so glad...it is so hard to take care of a sick kitty cat....they are so pathetic when they are sick...
bobby

That's good about Harriet. :)

M.

Harriet
 

Bizi,
You tell Harriet I said I hope she feels better and to continue getting well so her mommy can stop worrying!

collinsc:hug:

I was able to use a syringe to give her some pedialyte and water and antibiotic last night and then this morningn all by myself so that was good.
10cc is only 2 teaspoons but it is better than nothing!
who knows if she ate anything or drank anything last night??? and we will be gone all day so....she is sleeping/breathing easy right now so she tolerated her new antibiotic.:)
thank you for your continued support!
bizi

Dear Beth,
How are you feeling about being by yourself?

How is your cat? http://bestsmileys.com/cats1/10.gif

I'm sending get well kittie vibes.

M.

Bizi
I hope the kittie is feeling better too.

Let us know how all are doing.

Donna:hug:

Well I have really mixed emotions tonight.
Jeff left this morning and won't be home till saturday...I really don't do well when he is gone...and now to have a sick harriet....
I got so upset....
It did not make sense to me that we were to only feed her 1-2 teaspoons twice a day...those were our instructions....
so I called the vets office and asked them about that and was told that was not what we should be doing.
we were supposed to give her 2/3 of a can a day.:eek:
to feed her as often as she would let us.
that is what they did at the vets office 3 people took turns feeding her. no wonder she came back happy she had been fed!
So I felt horrible only feeding her so little and felt like a fool, I should have figured out to feed her more often, common sense should have told me that.
so I made up a lot of cat food and gave her 20 cc 's of it all at once and she gagged. and then growled at me...so I called the vets office to tell them what happened and if she growled at them...no
then she explained how to feed her alittle bit then let her swollow then give her a little more etc. again that is common sense...no i was giving the whole amount as quickly as I could I almost drowned her.....:(
I felt terrible...I did not know how to feed her...
I felt terrible...
so tonight I get her and try to give her small amounts like they said and she starts growling again...but I manage to get 10 ccs down her minus the small amount that came drooling out.
she growls and I need to give her the other 10 cc's...so I just held the towel tightly and force fed her.
I hated it.....
she growled and again the drooling of small amount but at least she got most of it.
I apologized to her profusely and I cried my eyes out...I am so afraid that she will not make it.....:(

then she gave herself a bath...so that was encouraging.
sigh
I am not good at this.
bizi

Dear Beth,

You are doing a good job.
You had enough sense to call the vet's office -- that was good.
Harriet will get used to your system and stop growling.

She'll be a happy kittie soon.
That's good news that after she ate she gave herself a bath. http://bestsmileys.com/cats2/1.gif


M.

she is sleeping really soundly...think I will go to bed too!:o

Hello
 

Bizi,
Good luck with Harriet, I think you are doing a terrific job.

collinsc:hug:

Dear Beth,

Sleep well.


M.

I was able to get her anti biotic and some cat food down her:)

Bizi
You will get the hang of this.

I've got a feeling she was growling because she thought you were
going to try to get it all down her again.

So just take your time again.

Donna

she actually ate alittle of the food when I offered it to her!!!!!
she did not eat enough so I gave her some with the syringe...she is still congested but I think she is better, she even played a tiny little bit with me!:)

harriet is much better now!!!!
eating on her own acting more normal....we are so thank ful!!!!
3 days left on her antibiotics...
thanks for putting up with me...
bizi

:circlelove: For Harriett

:yahoo::Popcorn::Trapeze 2: For Bizi and Hubby


:Heart::BeamUp: Good going Ms. Harriett.


We all are so happy on Neurotalk.

Donna:winky:

thank you donna!