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Cat Forum / Health and Behavior / October 2004Seeking URGENT HELP - small kitten bleeding from mouth
Few days ago I found a tiny, few days old, male kitten, abandoned. He was still blind, and separated from his mother. Due to the stupidity and carelessness of people in the country I live in, I was unable to find a vet. No vet would check such small kitten - all said - all is lost. By the way, I'm sorry for the awkwardness of this message, but I'm in a real hurry, and in shock over the possibility of losing this kitten. Today, the kitten started meowing like he cannot breathe properly, like he has some fluid in his throat/nose. We kept him warm all the time, and I don't know what may have caused this. He was doing pretty well until today, meowing normally. He doesn't want to drink milk nor water anymore, and now he started bleeding from his mouth. PLEASE, does anyone know how can I help him? Vitamins? Antibiotics? Any suggestion is welcome! > PLEASE, does anyone know how can I help him? Vitamins? Antibiotics? Since you can't get him to a vet, please post in alt.med.veterinary ASAP. It's possible his mother abandoned him because she knew he was sick. It happens. When it does happen, usually only really good care from humans, usually vets, can save the kitten. She may have gotten hurt, though, so first do what you can for the basics, then get more professional advice. 1. The kitten needs kitten milk replacement, not cow's milk or goat's milk, to thrive. I don't know if you've been giving him that or not, but if not, he does need it. 2. Mama is supposed to keep him clean, dry, and warm. Now, you have to. Make sure he's warm (towels, warm water bottles, etc), clean (rub him gently, but vigourously, with a warmed towel), and dry. You can also try suctioning any mucous from his mouth and nose with a dropper. 3. You'll also need to stimulate him to make him eliminate if he's still that young. Normally Mama would do it, but now you have to. They don't go potty on their own very well until they're a few weeks old. They don't do it at all on their own in the beginning. Go post over on the vet board for more about what could medically be wrong with him. Let us know how it goes, okay?  Signature-- ~kaeli~ Hey, if you got it flaunt it! If you don't stare at someone who does. Just don't lick the TV screen, it leaves streaks. http://www.ipwebdesign.net/wildAtHeart http://www.ipwebdesign.net/kaelisSpace Sorry, I just read your post, Kaeli. Since I'm posting using Google, it takes a while until my message shows up. I tried everything I could. I search all over the town (and within a 100 mile radius) for kitten milk, noone has it (some of the folks in pet shops said they had never heard of it, and that kitten can survive with only cows mils). I always kept him warm. I used bottles filled with warm water, as you described it. My other kitty (about 2 and a half months old female) managed to clean him and stimulate him. As soon as I found him I took him to a vet and he laughed in my face - he thinks I'm crazy for taking care of that kitten. He didn't want to examine it. I phoned several other vets, and none of them wanted to check the kitten. All of them said that the kitten won't make it thru the night. He surved a few days. He was doing great, opened his eyes yesterday, and drank milk regularry. I tried making the kitten milk using the info gathered on the Net, but mainly because of my poor grasp of English language (or maybe some of the ingredients were brand names) I failed to do it. So I took the pet shop's advice and fed him kitten milk. About an hour after I posted my initial message the kitten died. I wish I could say he died peacefully, but he was meowing like he's suffocating during the last few hours and was bleeding from mouth. I could't end his pain. I guess I either had some hope left or I simply couldn't do it. Finally he fell asleep and stopped breathing soon afterwards. This has devestated me. I take very good care of all my pets, and I get strongly attached to animals very easily. And seeing this poor cat go away suffering like this really broke me. Thanks for your help. I appreciate it, I guess if I had posted this earlier or have been more persuasive with the vets he might still be alive. BytE > > PLEASE, does anyone know how can I help him? Vitamins? Antibiotics? > [quoted text clipped - 23 lines] > > -- > Sorry, I just read your post, Kaeli. Since I'm posting using Google, > it takes a while until my message shows up. [quoted text clipped - 35 lines] > > BytE It sounds like there was something seriously wrong with kitty and I hope you do not beat yourself up over this. Kitty had a loved life even if that was short. You need to remember that. You did the best you could do to save that kitten - and I would guess it just wasn't meant to be. Please don't think badly of yourself because he didn't live - you loved him and made his ending a lot more peaceful that what could have happened to him in the wild. I wish I could say (write) more that will help to ease your pain. . . . Fondly, SignatureChristi Art Without Anxiety www.ArtWithoutAnxiety.com >^,,^< >^,,^< >^,,^< >^,,^< > Sorry, I just read your post, Kaeli. Since I'm posting using Google, > it takes a while until my message shows up. [quoted text clipped - 73 lines] >> >> -- > This has devestated me. I take very good care of all my pets, and I > get strongly attached to animals very easily. And seeing this poor cat [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > earlier or have been more persuasive with the vets he might still be > alive. Don't blame yourself. Sometimes the world sucks. At least the kitty was loved for a few days. His mama probably abandoned him because he was very ill and only really good (and expensive) vet care would have saved him (and sometimes even that doesn't work). It sounds like that kind of care wouldn't happen where you are, so don't be too hard on yourself. You did a kind thing. Karma has a way of bringing that good stuff back on ya. :) Take care. Signature-- ~kaeli~ A bicycle can't stand on its own because it is two tired. http://www.ipwebdesign.net/wildAtHeart http://www.ipwebdesign.net/kaelisSpace Once again I'd like to thank everyone for your kind words of support. I did everything I could, I realize that, but thinking of the poor guy laying in his basket, surrounded by warm bottles and towels makes me very sad... I realize I do get very emotional when a pet dies, but I guess that's just the way I am. I am glad that his suffering is now over, though... How about taking him to a local animal shelter? They might have a vet on staff there. SignatureCat Galaxy: All Cats! All The Time! www.catgalaxymedia.com >> >> PLEASE, does anyone know how can I help him? Vitamins? Antibiotics? [quoted text clipped - 31 lines] > > Let us know how it goes, okay? Too late. He died within hours. It's incredible how much I got attached to the kitten for just a few days. If there were only more vets in this country who actually care about animals, I believe he would make it. > Few days ago I found a tiny, few days old, male kitten, abandoned. He > was still blind, and separated from his mother. [quoted text clipped - 14 lines] > > Any suggestion is welcome! > Too late. He died within hours. It's incredible how much I got > attached to the kitten for just a few days. If there were only more > vets in this country who actually care about animals, I believe he > would make it. > > BytE I'm so sorry. WHERE are you? > > Too late. He died within hours. It's incredible how much I got > > attached to the kitten for just a few days. If there were only more [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > > I'm so sorry. WHERE are you? Funny but the message source would seem to indicate somewhere around Ohio. > > > Too late. He died within hours. It's incredible how much I got > > > attached to the kitten for just a few days. If there were only more [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > > Funny but the message source would seem to indicate somewhere around Ohio. Christ. I gave up checking headers I got so much crap about it. So I'm guessing the kitten could very well have gotten vet care, if indeed the kitten ever existed. It all just makes me wanna say WHATEVER, you know? > > > > Too late. He died within hours. It's incredible how much I got > > > > attached to the kitten for just a few days. If there were only more [quoted text clipped - 12 lines] > existed. It all > just makes me wanna say WHATEVER, you know? I only check them when the location might be relevant to the answer. > > > > > Too late. He died within hours. It's incredible how much I got > > > > > attached to the kitten for just a few days. If there were only more [quoted text clipped - 15 lines] > > I only check them when the location might be relevant to the answer. I guess this time it really is Serbia? << If there were only more vets in this country who actually care about animals, I believe he would make it. >> I'm very sorry for the poor baby. May I ask what country you are in? I don't understand why all the vets refused to treat him. What sort of animals do they treat? He is safe now and I'm sure he felt your love. Candace (take the litter out before replying by e-mail) See my cats: http://photos.yahoo.com/maccandace "One does not meet oneself until one catches the reflection from an eye other than human." (Loren Eisely) Thank you (and everyone else) for your kind words. I live in Serbia, and vets usually treat animals such as pigs, chicken, goats, etc.. Well, some of them also treat cats (and dogs, and other pets) but they never care too much about them. If it looks like the pet is ill, they will always say "buy a new one", since they obviously had never heard of emotional attachment. Thanks, BytE > << If there were only more > vets in this country who actually care about animals, I believe he [quoted text clipped - 14 lines] > "One does not meet oneself until one catches the reflection from an eye other > than human." (Loren Eisely) << I live in Serbia, and vets usually treat animals such as pigs, chicken, goats, etc.. Well, some of them also treat cats (and dogs, and other pets) but they never care too much about them. If it looks like the pet is ill, they will always say "buy a new one", since they obviously had never heard of emotional attachment. Thanks, BytE >> Oh, I understand. How sad for all those other animals then. It must be difficult to live somewhere where your basic value system differs so much from the norm (of the rest of the country, I mean). I'm very sorry about the kitty and all the other animals there who are unable to get veterinary care when they need it. Candace (take the litter out before replying by e-mail) See my cats: http://photos.yahoo.com/maccandace "One does not meet oneself until one catches the reflection from an eye other than human." (Loren Eisely) maytreex@phreaker.net (BytE) writes >Few days ago I found a tiny, few days old, male kitten, abandoned. He >was still blind, and separated from his mother. Due to the stupidity and carelessness of people in the country I live >in, I was unable to find a vet. I wish you and the others who ask for help like this give us a clue where you live...maybe one or 1 million of us could find a vet for you. I don't know how people's stupidity would prevent you from finding a vet, but that's another issue. No yellow pages available? google might have helped if you type in veterinarian, <your city, state>... I would keep trying for a vet..immediately. > maytreex@phreaker.net (BytE) > writes [quoted text clipped - 10 lines] > veterinarian, <your city, state>... I would keep trying for a > vet..immediately. Way late on this one Luvskats. And the OP lives in Serbia. No wonder they had a difficult time. >"....the OP lives in Serbia. No >wonder they had a difficult time." It makes sense, now. Breaks my heart though. |
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