alexgirl73
17-09-2007, 06:43 PM
Things have been a little on the hectic side here for the last 24 hours!! All the kittens were doing really well until yesterday evening when I went to give them their evening meal (well try to anyway). The littlest kitten, Idge, was lying by himself with a little bit of sick in front of him, nothing to worry about I thought as they are just starting to eat solids, but something about him just didnt look right. I took him in to the living room beside me to keep an eye on him.
Within 20 mins he went downhill very fast, couldn't lift his head up, was very lethargic and was drooling all over my leg. I phoned my boss to find out which vet to take him to and off we set 10 mins later. TBH, I stopped the car twice on the way there as I thought he had gone:( . We got to the emergency vet where he was given antibiotics and fluids. I was given the option of leaving him there or bringing him home as the only thing they could do was fluids and warmth. She told me that the outlook was very guarded for him. I brought him home as I would rather he would go at home if that was what was to happen.
We got home and within an hour he had started to perk up. I fed him on cimicat every 2 hours and gave him water and by 10 o'clock you'd have been astounded that he had ever been at the vets!!:o He came throught the night with no problems and went to the vets with all the kittens this morning. All given a clean bill of health, Idge was given a longer lasting antibiotic as she felt it may have been a urine infection which I did not realise could happen with kittens! So fingers crossed that all will be well for him in the future!
Within 20 mins he went downhill very fast, couldn't lift his head up, was very lethargic and was drooling all over my leg. I phoned my boss to find out which vet to take him to and off we set 10 mins later. TBH, I stopped the car twice on the way there as I thought he had gone:( . We got to the emergency vet where he was given antibiotics and fluids. I was given the option of leaving him there or bringing him home as the only thing they could do was fluids and warmth. She told me that the outlook was very guarded for him. I brought him home as I would rather he would go at home if that was what was to happen.
We got home and within an hour he had started to perk up. I fed him on cimicat every 2 hours and gave him water and by 10 o'clock you'd have been astounded that he had ever been at the vets!!:o He came throught the night with no problems and went to the vets with all the kittens this morning. All given a clean bill of health, Idge was given a longer lasting antibiotic as she felt it may have been a urine infection which I did not realise could happen with kittens! So fingers crossed that all will be well for him in the future!