My kitty is sick, can u help?

Question

She has fleas bad and we put some drops on her that the vet gave us, but she is still sick. she doesnt eat much- what can we give her that she might like to eat while she gets better? milk? or something else?

Answer 1

F EED HER SOME JARS OF  STRAINED BABY FOOD...LIKE JARS OF MEAT  LIKE CHICHEN meat only you make sure she has plenty of water to drink and maybe a little  milk.......even if you have to forse feed her  with a eyedropper the baby food .. and she must drink so she does not dehiderate  force it into her if she wont do it on herown...most cats will eat the  baby food in the jar......CHICHEN   I SURE YOU WILL GET HER TO EAT THAT..EVEN  IF YO PUT A LITTLE AROUND HER MOUTH SO SHE CAN l**k IT OF...TRY THAT...SHE MUST EAT AND DRINK...FEED HER EVERY 2  HOURS   TILL YOU GET HER TO EAT ON HER OWN............GOOD LUCK  AND I PRAY ALL WILL WORK OUT WITH YOUR KITTY  ..AND GOD  BLESS HER........

Answer 2

So the cat is sick.  And you took it to the vet.  And all he gave you was flea drops?  Something doesn't make sense here.  Your cat wouldn't be sick from fleas unless you ignored it for so long that she was emaciated from anemia.  So what REALLY is going on?  Has this cat even been to the vet????

Answer 3

dont feed the cat milk.

if it is a kitten then it might be sick from its mothers milk. that is what happened to my cat.  we took him to the vet and he went blind for 2 weeks but hes all better now.

or ..

it could be (its it new to your house) not use to it or something, feed it cheese..

Answer 4

Forget the food!  If your cat's doctor gave you flea "drops" and she's still sick, then something is wrong.  Most "flea drop" remedies will begin killing the fleas within 30 minutes and kill most of the fleas within 24 hours (unless your cat keeps going out into the grass and picking up new fleas), so if you're cat is still sick, something is wrong.

Did the vet show you how to apply the "drops" to your cat's skin (or some brands are formulated to go into your cat's food)?  Perhaps it did not get on the skin where it could be absorbed into your cat's bloodstream, but wound up mostly in the fur, which would do no good ~ ~ at which case, your kitty still needs help.  If so, you should call the vet and see if he recommends another dosing of the drops (but do not re~dose your cat without him telling you to do so . . . too much can harm your cat, especially if she is ill).

Another thing that could be wrong, is if some of the fleas biting your cat were infected with the larval stage of a parasite known as Taenia taeniaeformis (mature stage is the tapeworm).  The tapeworm larvae enter your cat's bloodstream when the flea bites her, travel via her blood until it finds its way to her intestines, where it uses its sucker on one end to "bite" into her intestine wall and take root, until it matures into the mature, segmented worm stage.

Some cats get tapeworm and have little ill effects, except that they eat more because they're "eating for two", so to speak, because the tapeworm robs them of much of the nourishment they take in when they eat.  But many cats become gravely ill from their belly being filled with the worms, their intestines so overrun with them that they receive no nourishment at all that they need to survive.

You can usually tell if your cat has tapeworms if you notice small ricegrain~sized segments wiggling on a surface where your cat was just sitting, or find them on a stool in your kitty's litterbox.  But just because you haven't witnessed the little wigglers, doesn't mean they're not there.

And your cat could also be anemic from the fleas literally sucking her blood dry.  I rescued a feral kitten once that was so anemic from flea infestation, and had a blood infection (septicemia) from so many fleabites, that she required a blood transfusion!  Percy-and-Penny may be right, that your cat could be suffering from anemia and septicemia (infected blood), which is life~threatening if not immediately treated!

Because there are a number of things your cat could be suffering from besides the fleas (giardia and other environmental parasites, or a whole host of feline diseases), and mostly BECAUSE SHE IS STILL SICK, I BEG OF YOU TO TAKE HER BACK TO HER VETERINARIAN!  If you don't, she could become seriously ill!

It is always EASIER and CHEAPER to treat an illness early on, than to wait until the condition becomes serious.  Your kitty will love you for it!

And FYI, never give a cat milk.  If you ever do have a kitty who has a chronic condition being treated by your vet, and she won't eat, it is always best, with a quick phone call, to ASK YOUR VET what to feed your cat.  He/She knows what is wrong with her, and what kind of nutrition would be easiest for her to handle.

This answer was a little long, but I hope it helps your kitty.  When in doubt, don't ask strangers who don't know your cat.  ASK YOUR VET!

Answer 5

Not milk. NEVER feed a cat milk--it can cause digestive problems. The fleas can be making her sick, and so can the flea remedy. Just be patient. Cats don't always eat like you think they ought to--sometimes they are "off" their food a while, especially  when they have a bad flea infestation. Let the flea medicine do its job, and offer her regular food--no treats--until she gets better. Then give her a cat treat or some canned food with her dry food. She'll be okay.