Expert: Norman Auspitz - 8/6/2009

Question
QUESTION: 2 month old kitten lost eye & is wee one...
1.2#.was at Vets 2x so far JUST 1 week
ago Vet said lungs heart etc were great very
active hyper &healthy was raised mainly
on catmilk as his mom wouldnt feed him after
losing the 2 kittens FADING KITTEN
SYNDROM..1 at 10 days old & one at  17 days old..
NOW>.he will not respond for the last 2 1/2 hrs BUT
his heart is beating regularly His pupil dilates,we
can see his chest/tummy kind of pantin
then about every 30 seconds inhales & exhales
1 BIG breath. & his tail wags.IT IS 2 am & WE HAVE NO
VET HERE.the closest VET is 3 hrs drive away.............
HELP PLEASEEEEEEEEEEE....thank you

( PS MY DAUGHTERS CATS & SHE RESCUES STRAYS GETS
THEN FIXED as soon as she can afford to & NONE
HAVE BEEN ALLOWED TO GET PREGNANT..........she has
18 as of now  WOWZA & had  38 fixed that she did
not adopt I ONLY hehe have 10..THANK YOU THANK YOU



ANSWER: Joanne,

I am afraid this sounds like a lost cause.  By now, I would expect that the kitten will have expired.  I am very sorry this was such a horrid experience, but these things do happen.

Having the mama spayed is probably the best recourse when all is said and done. I expect, something went wrong in her pregnancy and the litter was born with some kind of congenital or genetic problems.  The fact that you had to hand raise the kittens was already a bad sign, and, as often as not, hand raising can result in disaster.

However, if the kitten is still alive, there may be hope.

Best regards... Norm.



---------- FOLLOW-UP ----------

QUESTION: NORM I CANNOT THANK YOU ENOUGH FOR YOUR DEDICATION TO ANIMALS TOO MANY VETS SEEM TO BE COLD & LEAVE YOU WONDERING WHY THEY ARE VETS

I SEND LOVE & HUGS       BUT    AM NOT SURE YOU READ ALL MY WRITING AS  I MENTIONED MY DAUGHTER & I RESCUE STRAYS PEOPLE ABANDONE & GET THEM SPAYED/NUETERED ALL AT OUR EXPENSE

YOUR ANSWER WAS SO CARING & I HAD TO WRITE & THANK YOU ALSO TO LET YOU KNOW AFTER 8 HRS & A LONGG DRIVE TO THE VET & HIM TELLING US TO "" GIVE UP"" BUT SO UNCARING & RUDE

1) ON THE DRIVE HOME AS WE SPOKE OF HIM DOING THIS ONCE BEFORE BUT NOT FOR AS LONG...........

HE CAME BACK TO HIS NORMAL NAUGHTY HYPER SELF & HAS BEEN SPUNKY & HUNGRY, PLAYFUL & SNAEKY AS HE WAS BEFORE

2)  MY DAUGHTER STRONGLY LIVES ALTERNATIVE MEDICINES IN ALL WALKS OF HER LIFE &

 ONLINE  THEY FOUND    CAT    NARCOLEPSY(sorry bad spelling)

ALLLLLLLLLLLL THE SYMPTOMS  MIRROR WHAT WAS HAPPENING TO HIM

IS THIS SOMETHING THAT YOU ARE FAMILIAR WITH???? AND  IS THERE ANYTHING WE CAN DO TO HELP PREVENT ANOTHER EPISODE   &/OR TO MAKE MORE COMFORTABLE DURING HIS """" OUT OF IT""" TIME


YES WOWWWW  WOWWW HE IS RIGHT BACK TO HEALTH AFTER OVER 8 HRS    I STILL CANNOT BELIEVE IT & I WAS WITH HIM & my daughter thro 7 OF THOSE HRS

THNK YOU THANK YOU

YOU ARE TRUELY A CHERISHED TREASURE WHOM I SHALL NOT FORGET  DEEPLY THANKFUL............JOANNE  ( northwestern BC canada)

Answer
Joanne,

I am both surprised and pleased by this kitten's miraculous recovery.  I would not worry about cat narcolepsy at this point. There is an old saying, "When you here hoof steps outside your apartment door, do not assume there are zebras."  Whatever this kitten's problem, you will probably do just as well to treat it clinically.

One thing you can do to help this kitten is to make a soup of one part of a good strained meat baby food (only ingredients strained meat and broth or gravy) and 3 parts unflavored Pedialyte. This will keep the kitten hydrated and keep those electrolytes in balance. Most cats will kill for strained meat baby food.

It sounds as if you and your daughter are angels doing great work!!!!!!!!

As to alternative medicines, the best veterinarian in the USA (in my not so humble opinion) uses mixture of both occidental and oriental medical traditions in her practice.

Thank you for your very kind words and, please keep me informed about your kitten.

BTW, I have been to BC a number of times and even to a place called Trail.  It is Canada's most beautiful province.

Hopeful regards... Norm.