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Walleye

(35,658 posts)
Tue Nov 19, 2024, 07:54 PM Tuesday

Now I'm worried about my friend's new kitten. She just wrote and said he wasn't doing too well.

Little tuxedo cat black-and-white she named him Marley. Not eating and lethargic she took him up to her sister‘s. Her sister is a veterinarian and they gave the kitty hydration and other medicines so now I’m just hoping and waiting. Help me keep a good thought. Thank you.

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Now I'm worried about my friend's new kitten. She just wrote and said he wasn't doing too well. (Original Post) Walleye Tuesday OP
Hugs 🤗 sheshe2 Tuesday #1
Thanks, she promised to keep me updated, I'll do the same here. Walleye Tuesday #2
I hope you get some good news soon. sheshe2 Tuesday #3
She just sent me a text that Marley walked over across the room and tried to climb up her leg to get in her lap Walleye Tuesday #18
Sounds good to me! sheshe2 Tuesday #19
She sent me a little video of him, walking across the room and crawling up her leg to her lap. He was meowing. He's such Walleye Tuesday #20
Healing vibes on the way to sweet Marley SheltieLover Tuesday #4
Thank you it's really a bummer. She hasn't had a kitty for years and she loves them. She finally got one Walleye Tuesday #5
Any updates yet? SheltieLover 14 hrs ago #21
None today, but she said he was doing better yesterday. Ate some of the superfood. The vet gave her and she sent me Walleye 14 hrs ago #22
Thx! SheltieLover 12 hrs ago #23
I wonder if the kitty has FIP (Feline Infectious Peritonitis). This happened to my kitty and her litter mate. Nanuke Tuesday #6
Well, at least he's under the care of a good vet. Walleye Tuesday #11
Vibes and hugs for swift recovery and healing for precious Marley. niyad Tuesday #7
Thank you so much. There's not much I can do but hope. Walleye Tuesday #10
Sending 🩷🩷🩷🩷 MLAA Tuesday #8
Thank you Walleye Tuesday #9
An old vet once told me . .. AverageOldGuy Tuesday #12
Tears here. Thank you for sharing your boy with us. niyad Tuesday #13
Hugs and good vibes MustLoveBeagles Tuesday #14
Thank you, much appreciated Walleye Tuesday #15
I'm glad she is under the care of a veterinarian. That will give her the best chance at survival. n/t totodeinhere Tuesday #16
She's a good vet. She cares about the kitties just a kitten weighs a pound and a half. Walleye Tuesday #17

Walleye

(35,658 posts)
18. She just sent me a text that Marley walked over across the room and tried to climb up her leg to get in her lap
Tue Nov 19, 2024, 10:33 PM
Tuesday

Her sister gave her some urgent care, complete nutrition, cat food that you need a prescription to get. And my friend said the kitty ate about half of it. That sounds good to me. I hope he continues to get better.

Walleye

(35,658 posts)
20. She sent me a little video of him, walking across the room and crawling up her leg to her lap. He was meowing. He's such
Tue Nov 19, 2024, 10:50 PM
Tuesday

Sweetie, I think he’s only about eight weeks old

Walleye

(35,658 posts)
5. Thank you it's really a bummer. She hasn't had a kitty for years and she loves them. She finally got one
Tue Nov 19, 2024, 08:27 PM
Tuesday

The healing vibes from this forum can be very strong. All my fingers crossed.

Walleye

(35,658 posts)
22. None today, but she said he was doing better yesterday. Ate some of the superfood. The vet gave her and she sent me
Wed Nov 20, 2024, 07:15 PM
14 hrs ago

Video of Marley climbing up on her lap while she was sitting on the floor. And he was meowing a little soft meow. So I’m hopeful that kitten is getting better. She said it’s only about eight weeks old.

Nanuke

(558 posts)
6. I wonder if the kitty has FIP (Feline Infectious Peritonitis). This happened to my kitty and her litter mate.
Tue Nov 19, 2024, 08:52 PM
Tuesday

It is now treatable in the USA.

Walleye

(35,658 posts)
11. Well, at least he's under the care of a good vet.
Tue Nov 19, 2024, 09:22 PM
Tuesday

She took care of my cat when he had an infectied cat bite from a fight

niyad

(119,883 posts)
7. Vibes and hugs for swift recovery and healing for precious Marley.
Tue Nov 19, 2024, 09:03 PM
Tuesday

And huggggggs to you and your friend.

Walleye

(35,658 posts)
10. Thank you so much. There's not much I can do but hope.
Tue Nov 19, 2024, 09:22 PM
Tuesday

Fortunately, her sister is a very good vet

AverageOldGuy

(2,054 posts)
12. An old vet once told me . ..
Tue Nov 19, 2024, 09:28 PM
Tuesday

Few years ago we had a grey tabby who was an indoor/outdoor cat who came and went his own way.

On Saturday afternoon I was mowing the lawn and saw him lying in the grass near the back fence. He did not move as the mower came close, I checked him out, he could not stand and seemed to be in pain whenever I touched him.

I managed to slide a piece of thin plywood under him and lift him into the back of the station wagon, went to emergency vet.

Vet determined he had broken pelvis but the broken bones were in normal position — he had been kicked or hit by a car.

Doc said take him home, lay him down gently with water and food where he could reach it then he said: “I’ve found if you can get all the parts of a cat together, they will be alright.”


Sure enough, he lay there, napping. I gave him water through a bottle with nipple, fed him soft food on a spoon for week, then he was able to raise up enough to drink and eat from a dish. After a month he stood briefly, six weeks was walking short distances.

Lived another ten years, then one day he pawed on the door, let him in, he stretched out on the living room floor, flicked his tail a few times, lay his head down, took a deep breath, and died. We wrapped him in his favorite piece of old blanket, buried him beside some rose bushes. Cried for a week.

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