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Cat Forum / General Topics / March 2005How Many Days No Water?
I adopted a large white 14 lb cat odd colored eyes from the humane society on Friday. He was there due to a job transfer. He is all white and has odd colored eyes. He is a handsome cat no doubt.On the way home(I live alone no other cats a small place) I stopped by the vet to get him a checkup. They said he had upper resp and give my 14 days of antibiotic meds and some ointment for his eyes and for his chin, he has the black spots there. So we went home and I made the mistake of you might as well say forcing him out from under the bed and forcing him to take the meds on Friday night and twice on Saturday.(every 12 hours)It was a struggle he had to be restrained in pillow case and towel wrap and he clamped his mouth shut tight I had to pry it open. He is very very strong. .I think he is mad at me . Now today I just leaving him alone. He has not come out from under the bedon his own except to pee in the box.Since Friday.He has not eaten or drink any water. I am beginning to worry now.I should have never give the meds right away. The vet should have instructed me as so.Since I only had one other white cat same odd colored eyes. So I am not cat expert at all.How long is too long?Thank you. Wow, I just read your post... I think it would be wise to call that vet back and tell him/her about what is going on! I'm not really sure about how long a cat can go without water because I've never had one try to go without before. I think it probably depends on the temp (how hot or cool) in your home and also on the cat's general condition. If your cat has a less than ideal renal (kidneys and liver) condition this could complicate matters and since no real history on the cat is known there is no way to tell about these things without blood work. Also since the cat is ill with the resp infection I would consider the cat to be somewhat delicate. Have you tried putting a water bowl right there under the bed so that maybe the cat will be less afraid to drink. Do the same with food and a litter box. But do call your vet and explain the situation in great detail. If the cat has a resp infection he really does need his meds too. Hi there, Sometimes cats will not eat when they have a respiratory infection -- if they cannot smell the food. I would put the food and water right under the bed with him for now. Try giving him a stinky wet food, like something with tuna or fish. Anything that will get him to eat. You might also try meat baby food, but make sure it has no onions. I agree with the other poster to call your vet back as soon as you can. Eating is more important than the medicine right now. Upper respiratory's are usually viral and just have to be waited out, and the antibiotics are given just in case it goes into a bacterial infection like bronchitis. I don't think antibiotics are crucial right now, unless the vet suspects something else is going on. The eye medication would be more important if the cat already has an eye infection. Are the eyes goopy? Good luck! Rhonda > I adopted a large white 14 lb cat odd colored eyes from the humane society > on Friday. He was there due to a job transfer. He is all white and has odd [quoted text clipped - 13 lines] > cat same odd colored eyes. So I am not cat expert at all.How long is too > long?Thank you. A cat shouldn't go without water at all, but longer then a few (2-3) days and you can start to have problems. For now, put food and water in front of him so he doesn't have to expose himself to a new and scary environment to get to it. Call the vet and ask his advice. Mar --------- Vet Tech student >I adopted a large white 14 lb cat odd colored eyes from the humane society > on Friday. He was there due to a job transfer. He is all white and has odd [quoted text clipped - 18 lines] > cat same odd colored eyes. So I am not cat expert at all.How long is too > long?Thank you. Greetings, I advise wet food also. They like it better, and it will also rehydrate him. A cat that only eats wet food, you'll never see drinking water. They get it all in the food. It's a drag you gotta play bad guy, during your "getting to know each other period". I just adopted a cat from a shelter, and had to put ointment in his eyes 3 times a day for 5 days. He hated this so much, and just seemed to hate me afterwards. So I started giving him wet food, after one treatment, and catnip after the other. He would instantly forget that I had just squeezed ooze into his eyes and start purring and eating, or purring and rolling around on the 'nip. This is a good way to make friends with the cat. And don't worry. They forget quickly. Once you're done with the meds, and he's healthy, he'll start to trust you and become your buddy... |I adopted a large white 14 lb cat odd colored eyes from the humane society | on Friday. He was there due to a job transfer. He is all white and has odd [quoted text clipped - 13 lines] | cat same odd colored eyes. So I am not cat expert at all.How long is too | long?Thank you. It's normal that a new cats stays under furniture up to several weeks. Just bend down, talk to him softly etc. You just did what you thought was OK. I did that too with a new feral, after the medication course was finished she started to love me dearly, came on my lap etc. Maybe you could improve your way of giving him the meds, like hide it in liver pate, ham, tuna, cheese, whatever. Don't interrupt the course. About the water: Place water bowls all over the place, under the bed, on the way to the litter box etc, he should come round. Put the food down there too. Carola > I adopted a large white 14 lb cat odd colored eyes from the humane society > on Friday. He was there due to a job transfer. He is all white and has odd [quoted text clipped - 13 lines] > cat same odd colored eyes. So I am not cat expert at all.How long is too > long?Thank you. Slide some stinky food that he can smell under the bed - pilchards in oil are what I got mine eating with when his nose was bunged up. Bowl of water as well. If you can sleep elsewhere then I would do so for a couple of days to give him time to adjust. Put some of your unwahsed clothes like a sweater or two in the room so he can get used to your scent. What goes in must eventually come out so a litter tray as well..... On Sun, 06 Mar 2005 22:48:58 GMT, "Lottie Snipes via CatKB.com" <forum@CatKB.com> >I adopted a large white 14 lb cat odd colored eyes from the humane society >on Friday. He was there due to a job transfer. He is all white and has odd [quoted text clipped - 13 lines] >cat same odd colored eyes. So I am not cat expert at all.How long is too >long?Thank you. I'd be worried too. 72 hours with no water is not good. I'm sure age makes a difference, but I had very little problem giving an antibiotic to the one I took in off the street (est. 5-6 weeks old) who also had a URI. She resisted a little, but applying pressure towards the rear of her jaw would get her to open (although I'm sure yours is much stronger). She never once spit it out, although I was told not to worry if she did. The hardest part was trying to tell if I had the proper dosage in the eyedropper. I could tell I wasn't using enough when it lasted much longer than it should have. She got better though. |
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