I'm back from Maine and I have Dora

and I'm so tired.....anyway I just got here and don't know much about her yet but she's goign to be high maintenance. She won't eat so she needs to be force fed. But she's so fat...I mean really fat. Not a good thing. Her gums are a bit white so she might be anemic.

But we have all kinds of stuff here for her. Right now she's got herself stuffed behind the sofa in the foster room. My hubby was mowing the lawn and I think it scared her cause she was exploring. I'll leave her alone for awhile before I make her come out.

So if anyone has any ideas on how to get this girl to eat I'd appreciate you sharing. She has turned her nose up to everything from steak to chicken, baby food to really smelling cat food. It's believed the Clavamox she's on for a UTI is upsetting her belly so Baytril is on it's way. Her Clavamox dosage has been cut back until the Baytril gets here. But in spite of her weight issue is she goes too long without eating fatty liver disease becomes a problem.

So this'll be fun. I'll post some pix when she settles down.

 

Awe, poor little girl. Maybe in addition to the meds, her new unfamiliar surroundings are keeping her appetite away. Hope you can get her to eat soon.

 

Is Dora drinking at least?

 

yeah i agree with nern... she's stressed... all the excitement is keeping her from eating...

i'd suggest keeping a small amount of food in with her each day, and keep her room quiet. maybe play some music for her .. take each day slow.

watch her food.. be paitent... like vene said drinking is important. if u can gt hold of her, take the scruff of her neck and pull it up.

if it bounces back quickly she's ok. if it goes back slowly... means she's dehydrated.--- and may mean a trip to the vet for fluids.

good luck!

 

she won't drink either. I'm mixing AD food with some pedialyte, corn syrup and NutraCal and syringe feeding that to her so she is getting fluids that way. It's thought that the Clavamox is keeping her tummy upset so the dosage has been cut back to keep the UTI from getting worse but I'm waiting a delivery of Baytril. Also the vet that checked her thinks the UTI might be painful enough (since her owner was a senior citizen who was put into a nursery home Dora probably hadn't had any vet care in awhile and she might be as old as 12, young as 10) to make her not want to eat.

I got a couple syringe fulls into her and will give her more before I go to bed. Also I'll give her Clavamox on a full belly so maybe that'll help some with any possible upset.

She loves being brushed though she shows some animation when I'm brushing her - that must feel good to her

 

Hi Mary. It's nice to have you back. I don't have any advice for you, as you seem to be doing everything you can. I take it she is going to the bathroom and all that, so there is no chance she has a blockage of any kind? I sure hope she feels better soon.

 

she used her litterbox last night (peed anyway) and it looks like she might have drank some water cause there was food sediment at the bottom of the water bowl.

Poor girl...she's so fat she can't even clean her backside cause she can't reach it :roll: so tonight it's bathing time (going to get some kitty wipes). I have to clean her after she eats cause she's not even interested in cleaning herself....that's not a good sign either

 

The poor girl. What was wrong with her anyway? Was she abandoned or surrendered?

 

Given her age, I wonder if she may be having problems in her mouth. Also if she doesn't pass a stool soon, you may want to take her to the vet. I hope she's okay.

 

I've wondered about her teeth too...but her exam at the shelter they rated her teeth at a 2 with 4 being the worse.

Her former owner was an elderly person and was put into a nursing home to never come out (stroke perhaps). A neighbor remembered this person had a cat so she took the cat to the shelter and didn't even know her name. Dora does have a nasty UTI and due to her obesity can't clean herself which probably only makes it worse...she gets ill from the Clavamox (which can be tough on the belly) so they figure it's either the Clavamox or the painful UTI that might be keeping her from eating. Or it could just be stress of losing her owner then put into a shelter, then put into foster care - poor dear has had a rough couple of weeks. Siamese cats have been known to just let themselves fade away when they are grieving...it's not uncommon to have to force feed one in this situation. And add that onto an illness can be pretty rough.