We took her to the low cost spay clinic almost 2 days ago and she still isnt eating, drinking (i am using a syringe to make sure she has atleast something) or moving much. i will be calling back if she doesnt show improvement by noon.
2007-03-07 00:10:41 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pets ➔ Cats
Ok heres mre details. i have 2 cats and both were taken to the SNiP van through PETA/ASPCA at 8:30 monday and taken home that afternoon. the older one was wandering about and eating by the evening and the ther one still isnt acting right. She will move a bit but still very quiet, and not eating or drinking. i am making her drink by using a syringe since i dont have a feeder bottle. i will be calling the lady back if not better soon.
2007-03-07 01:32:34 · update #1
update:
she finally took a few nibbles earlier!!!!
2007-03-07 12:43:12 · update #2
Different animals have different recovery times, just like humans. There is no set time for her to be up and going. She's been through major surgery, don't forget, plus the anasthesia. You should keep the food and water close to her, so she won't have too far to go. And giving her liguids with the syringe is good, keep that up. You may even want to try giving her some Pedialyte, as well. It's a liguid given to infants and small children to keep up their electrolytes and sugars when they are sick.
By all means, call the vet, see what they have to say. I would avoid using a heating pad. She wouldn't be able to tell you if it's too hot. And using a hot water bottle, well that could prove too hot to begin with, and then it cools down so much that it would actually draw heat from her and she'd be too cold. A warm blanket, not too fresh from the dryer, would be a better idea. Once the heat from the dryer is depleted, it would still reflect back her own heat.
Keep an eye on her incision, make sure it's healing properly and doesn't get too dirty or start oozing with pus.
2007-03-07 01:38:44 · answer #1 · answered by Paula S 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hi, if you want to keep her warm use either a warm water bottle or towels fresh from the dryer. Heating pads are not safe to use for animals, while they don't feel too hot to the touch, a young animal laying on one without moving can overheat very quickly, to the point of being life threatening. You need to call the clinic that spayed her as soon as possible. She really should be eating and drinking at this point, and feeling better in general.
Good luck!
2007-03-07 09:20:03 · answer #2 · answered by punkydamit 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yeah i would probably call the vet where she spayed and see what they say.If its hot where you are i would advise you not to put the heat pad under her. She may just be still really groggy from the anesthetic. I have a female cat she's 13 now but when i got her desexed she came home very sluggish after, a day or so she came to the only thing i had to watch out for was that she didn't try and bite the stitches.
Hope everything works out for you.
2007-03-07 08:31:11 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I would think that it would be the other way around with the younger cat eating and drinking and moving about. I wouldn't advise the heating pad without the Vets approval. You are doing the right thing by calling the Vet and asking for advice. I think she will be fine.Good luck with your Baby girls! You did the right thing.
2007-03-07 09:43:15 · answer #4 · answered by Pamela V 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋