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Bottle feeding my foster kitties.
March 12, 2016 at 10:30 pm
For the past couple of days we've been taking care of three little kittens from our local shelter. They are just a few weeks old and need to be bottle fed. The black one and black and white one are sick with some awful diarrhea, but the tabby one has been healthy. I'm taking them to the vet again on Tuesday. They're the sweetest, cutest little things. 
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RE: Bottle feeding my foster kitties.
March 12, 2016 at 10:39 pm
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RE: Bottle feeding my foster kitties.
March 12, 2016 at 10:40 pm
C/L,
Run...don't walk...to a vet and have them tested for this:
http://icatcare.org/advice/cat-health/fe...enia-virus
Quote:Feline parvovirus infection is probably the greatest major disease threat to any rescue facility and infection carries a very high mortality rate, particularly in unvaccinated kittens
But even worse is this,
Quote:and parvoviruses are particularly dangerous as they are able to survive for long periods (up to several years) in the environment, and are resistant to many disinfectants.
Thus until you are certain they don't have parvo you cannot bring another unvaccinated kitten into your home.
Our Rescue took in 5 puppies with parvo last year. Because we got them early they all lived....although it cost us $25,000.
They are cute. I hope they have something else.
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RE: Bottle feeding my foster kitties.
March 12, 2016 at 10:56 pm
(March 12, 2016 at 10:40 pm)Minimalist Wrote: C/L,
Run...don't walk...to a vet and have them tested for this:
http://icatcare.org/advice/cat-health/fe...enia-virus
Quote:Feline parvovirus infection is probably the greatest major disease threat to any rescue facility and infection carries a very high mortality rate, particularly in unvaccinated kittens
But even worse is this,
Quote:and parvoviruses are particularly dangerous as they are able to survive for long periods (up to several years) in the environment, and are resistant to many disinfectants.
Thus until you are certain they don't have parvo you cannot bring another unvaccinated kitten into your home.
Our Rescue took in 5 puppies with parvo last year. Because we got them early they all lived....although it cost us $25,000.
They are cute. I hope they have something else.
Oh gosh, that's awful. Thanks Min. I took them to the vet on Friday when they were having bloody diarrhea. He gave me meds and now the blood is gone but the diarrhea is still really bad, so I'm taking them again assuming it doesn't go away by then.
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RE: Bottle feeding my foster kitties.
March 12, 2016 at 11:05 pm
I can't believe that any competent vet would look at those symptoms and not think parvo.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Feline_panleukopenia
Quote:The virus primarily attacks the lining of the gastrointestinal tract, causing internal ulceration and, ultimately, total sloughing of the intestinal epithelium. This results in profuse and usually bloody diarrhea, severe dehydration, malnutrition, anemia, and often death.
Thus one can only hope that he ruled parvo out and is treating them for something else. As the article notes, untreated parvo can kill them in 24 hours so if you took them in on Friday and they are still alive that is a very good sign.
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RE: Bottle feeding my foster kitties.
March 13, 2016 at 1:03 am
$25000!!!! WTF.
Sounds like your good for a loan, Min.
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RE: Bottle feeding my foster kitties.
March 13, 2016 at 1:05 am
My mum was a Vet Asst for a while and cleaning parvo cages was her worst job.
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RE: Bottle feeding my foster kitties.
March 13, 2016 at 1:51 am
(March 13, 2016 at 1:03 am)Little lunch Wrote: $25000!!!! WTF.
Sounds like your good for a loan, Min.
It was the Rescue not me. Thank goodness for the discount we got from the vets.
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RE: Bottle feeding my foster kitties.
March 13, 2016 at 2:01 am
Good for the kitties, hope they make it.
Our 2 rescue cats here turned out wonderful. Although excessively sleepy grown up cats.
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RE: Bottle feeding my foster kitties.
March 13, 2016 at 2:07 am
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