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My Kitten won't eat after sedation
julianacifra posted:
We had to put my six month kitten to sedation to allow the Vet to have some blood samples (she is a dragon in front of needles). That was three day's ago, and she still not wanting to eat. She drinks a little bit of water but she avoids food. We try her dry food, chicken, tuna, yolk, but isn't working. She is awake and playfull but weak and I'm getting really nervous. How long can a cat keep avoiding food without risk?
6 Replies |Watch This Discussion | Report This| Share this:My Kitten won't eat after sedationWe had to put my six month kitten to sedation to allow the Vet to have some blood samples (she is a dragon in front of needles). That was three day's ago, and she still not wanting to eat. She drinks a little bit of water but she avoids food. We try her dry food, chicken, tuna, yolk, but isn't working. She is awake and playfull but weak and I'm getting really nervous. How long can a cat keep avoiding food without risk?
That's long enough! It isn't that she can't go longer without food but she can't go longer without getting dehydrated, even if she's drinking. It's unlikely the sedation caused her anorexia. More likely it's whatever they were diagnosing when they took blood samples. It's simple to keep her hydrated by giving her fluids subcutaneously (under the skin) but it's what's causing her anorexia and dehydration that matters. If you haven't already heard from your veterinarian with her results, please call them. Even if you have, they need to know she's not eating. Let us know what you find out.
Drew Weigner, DVM, ABVP
The Cat Doctor
Board Certified in Feline Practice
Drew Weigner, DVM, ABVP
The Cat Doctor
Board Certified in Feline Practice
Report This| Share this:My Kitten won't eat after sedationThat's long enough! It isn't that she can't go longer without food but she can't go longer without getting dehydrated, even if she's drinking. It's unlikely the sedation caused her anorexia. More likely it's whatever they were diagnosing when they took blood samples. It's simple to keep her hydrated by giving her fluids subcutaneously (under the skin) but it's what's causing her anorexia and dehydration that matters. If you haven't already heard from your veterinarian with her results, please call them. Even if you have, they need to know she's not eating. Let us know what you find out.<br /> <br />Drew Weigner, DVM, ABVP<br />The Cat Doctor<br />Board Certified in Feline Practice
julianacifra responded:
Well, if it's of use to someone:
When I took my kitten to the Vet, they almost wash her on alcohol (Because they had to try in her legs, hinges and throat) and when she woke up, she didn't want to groom herself and became very picky with food. After I wrote this post, I read in the web that smell is so important to cats that it's affect their will to eat. Then, I cleaned her thoroughly with a damp towel (only with warm water). She didn't like it, thought, but after I dry her well with another towel, she began to groom herself and ten minutes later she agree to eat an egg yolk and some kitty-pat?! For most of cats alcohol is only a little annoyance. For mine, it seems that is more than that!
I am a happy mum now.
(By the way, please, forgive my English"026 It's not my mother language)
When I took my kitten to the Vet, they almost wash her on alcohol (Because they had to try in her legs, hinges and throat) and when she woke up, she didn't want to groom herself and became very picky with food. After I wrote this post, I read in the web that smell is so important to cats that it's affect their will to eat. Then, I cleaned her thoroughly with a damp towel (only with warm water). She didn't like it, thought, but after I dry her well with another towel, she began to groom herself and ten minutes later she agree to eat an egg yolk and some kitty-pat?! For most of cats alcohol is only a little annoyance. For mine, it seems that is more than that!
I am a happy mum now.
(By the way, please, forgive my English"026 It's not my mother language)
Report This| Share this:My Kitten won't eat after sedationWell, if it's of use to someone: <br /> When I took my kitten to the Vet, they almost wash her on alcohol (Because they had to try in her legs, hinges and throat) and when she woke up, she didn't want to groom herself and became very picky with food. After I wrote this post, I read in the web that smell is so important to cats that it's affect their will to eat. Then, I cleaned her thoroughly with a damp towel (only with warm water). She didn't like it, thought, but after I dry her well with another towel, she began to groom herself and ten minutes later she agree to eat an egg yolk and some kitty-pat?! For most of cats alcohol is only a little annoyance. For mine, it seems that is more than that! <br />I am a happy mum now. <br />(By the way, please, forgive my English"026 It's not my mother language)
julianacifra replied to Drew Weigner, DVM, ABVP's response:
Dr Weigner
Thank you for your reply
I called several times to the Vet those days. Fortunately they had the results from the exam and Alicia seems quite healthy! They told me to take her there tomorrow if she still not eating. But now, she seems to be getting better. I will be very observant of her, and I hope she keeps eating. If not, I will get her to the Vet, again. I wrote my second post before reading this, then again thanks a lot!
Thank you for your reply
I called several times to the Vet those days. Fortunately they had the results from the exam and Alicia seems quite healthy! They told me to take her there tomorrow if she still not eating. But now, she seems to be getting better. I will be very observant of her, and I hope she keeps eating. If not, I will get her to the Vet, again. I wrote my second post before reading this, then again thanks a lot!
Report This| Share this:My Kitten won't eat after sedationDr Weigner<br />Thank you for your reply<br />I called several times to the Vet those days. Fortunately they had the results from the exam and Alicia seems quite healthy! They told me to take her there tomorrow if she still not eating. But now, she seems to be getting better. I will be very observant of her, and I hope she keeps eating. If not, I will get her to the Vet, again. I wrote my second post before reading this, then again thanks a lot!
Cateies responded:
I had a cat that hated everyone but my husband. The vet nicknamed her "Killer" and whenever she went to the vet for anything she was sedated. When she returned home she could not eat. After having this problem a few times I insisted they check her out thoroughly before I took her home. The problem turned out to be the tube they put in her mouth to provide her extra oxygen was too large and it stretched the jaw so much she was in quite a bit of pain for about a week.
I was given many excuses such as gingavitis, tooth decay or impaction. I took a piece of the tubing to another vet and he said it was too large around to fit comfortably. I confronted the vet and she finally acknowledged they don't measure or check, they use the same size for all cats. Have her jaw and jaw muscles checked.
I was given many excuses such as gingavitis, tooth decay or impaction. I took a piece of the tubing to another vet and he said it was too large around to fit comfortably. I confronted the vet and she finally acknowledged they don't measure or check, they use the same size for all cats. Have her jaw and jaw muscles checked.
Report This| Share this:My Kitten won't eat after sedationI had a cat that hated everyone but my husband. The vet nicknamed her "Killer" and whenever she went to the vet for anything she was sedated. When she returned home she could not eat. After having this problem a few times I insisted they check her out thoroughly before I took her home. The problem turned out to be the tube they put in her mouth to provide her extra oxygen was too large and it stretched the jaw so much she was in quite a bit of pain for about a week.<br />I was given many excuses such as gingavitis, tooth decay or impaction. I took a piece of the tubing to another vet and he said it was too large around to fit comfortably. I confronted the vet and she finally acknowledged they don't measure or check, they use the same size for all cats. Have her jaw and jaw muscles checked.
julianacifra replied to Cateies's response:
Thank you Cateies. I will have her checked for that too.
Report This| Share this:My Kitten won't eat after sedationThank you Cateies. I will have her checked for that too.
Cateies responded:
Hope kitty is feeling better.
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