Topic: Little one just arrived in a bad way - Pics may upset some people- VERY SAD NEWS (Read 92028 times)

Sue P (Paddysmum) · « **Reply #144 on:** February 19, 2009, 08:50:33 AM »

Lots of loving and healing vibes for Colby.

LesleyW · « **Reply #143 on:** February 19, 2009, 08:50:09 AM »

Good luck little one.

madkittyrescue · « **Reply #142 on:** February 19, 2009, 08:48:46 AM »

thanks guys. Wee Colby is not too hot this morning to be honest.

He is very down and in a lot of pain so we have decided to go ahead with the enema this morning as nothing more has moved.

He will be heading along to the vets shortly so please keep your fingers and paws crossed for the wee fella.

we plan to bring him home as soon as he is ready.

ON an up note he did show signs last night his bowel trying to work bless him.... (can't think of another way to describe it at the mo) although what we got out was full of grass and very gritty.... so heaven only knows what he has been trying to eat to satisfy himself.

will update more as soon as I know.

clarenmax · « **Reply #141 on:** February 19, 2009, 08:43:29 AM »

Hope the pooing vibes have worked and you have a nice surprise from him this morning

If note, praying that all goes well at the vets today

C'mon little man, you can do it

LesleyW · « **Reply #140 on:** February 19, 2009, 08:26:32 AM »

Sending lots of good vibes to Colby, Sarah and Paul this morning, thinking of you all.

Janeyk · « **Reply #139 on:** February 19, 2009, 08:23:54 AM »

hope there is good news today xx

Desley (booktigger) · « **Reply #138 on:** February 19, 2009, 08:23:37 AM »

I have only just been able to get on this thread, i have everything crossed for him today.

Gail Bengal Slave · « **Reply #137 on:** February 19, 2009, 08:18:52 AM »

all thoughts with Colby at his stressful time -hoping for some movement during the night - and that an enema is not needed - and if it is watch over him while sleeping. come on colby we are all routing for you. Both you and Noah have taken our hearts and we love you like our own, and want nothing but the best for you

xxxxxxxxx

Sue P (Paddysmum) · « **Reply #136 on:** February 19, 2009, 08:00:09 AM »

Thinking about this little guy, and hoping everything goes well.

Sonnie · « **Reply #135 on:** February 19, 2009, 04:48:35 AM »

Come on Colby Baby,
Be strong

nessa (A C S ) · « **Reply #134 on:** February 19, 2009, 01:40:45 AM »

Come on colby you know you can do it

bunglycat · « **Reply #133 on:** February 19, 2009, 01:25:44 AM »

Lots of healing and pooing vibes for this little boy - hope everything goew well for him tomorrow and he start to feel better and stronger each day onwards.

Jasmine · « **Reply #132 on:** February 19, 2009, 01:14:32 AM »

Perhaps we should all try to visualise the poo moving down the gut...

2d · « **Reply #131 on:** February 18, 2009, 23:08:47 PM »

Please keep going Colby. It will get better if you can hang on in there.

Lots of love and prayers.

Tiggy's Mum · « **Reply #130 on:** February 18, 2009, 22:40:30 PM »

Will be thinking of you all

JackSpratt · « **Reply #129 on:** February 18, 2009, 22:39:39 PM »

C'mon Colby, you can do it.

Sam (Fussy_Furball) · « **Reply #128 on:** February 18, 2009, 22:37:11 PM »

Zenith (Liz) · « **Reply #127 on:** February 18, 2009, 22:29:45 PM »

I'm thinking of this little one and Noah, both stories have upset me

bonnielass · « **Reply #126 on:** February 18, 2009, 22:20:13 PM »

Fingers crossed for Colby, i do hope this can be resolved quickly,preferably while hes with you and therefore alieviating a visit to the vets,poor little man just hope he has the strength and determination to see him through this,sending lots of positive and healing vibes for the little man

madkittyrescue · « **Reply #125 on:** February 18, 2009, 22:07:45 PM »

thanks guys.

he's been in quite a bit of discomfort tonight again and we have managed to move another few cm's of poo but he seems to have a more stubborn blockage a little further back.

In all honesty I think we are going to have to get him in tomorrow for an enema

and just hope he has the strength to fight through the sedation / anaesthetic. We will see how he is through the night and first thing in the morning but if still the same then we will put a call into the vet and get him fitted in tomorrow.

We won't however be leaving him at the vets and will be bringing him home for supervision and nursing as we don't feel he would cope on his own overnight and without reassurance to keep his spirits up.

lets keep our fingers crossed for a humungous poo overnight.. and failing that.... a positive outcome for the wee fella tomorrow

ginge66 · « **Reply #124 on:** February 18, 2009, 21:58:26 PM »

Just adding to the healing vibes for Colby

xx

Sam (Fussy_Furball) · « **Reply #123 on:** February 18, 2009, 21:09:45 PM »

Sleep well little Colby darling ... we are thinking of you xxxx

sheryl · « **Reply #122 on:** February 18, 2009, 21:07:09 PM »

Topping up the love and positive vibes for wee Colby - have a good night little one xxx

nessa (A C S ) · « **Reply #121 on:** February 18, 2009, 20:59:14 PM »

Hope colby is doing ok

2d · « **Reply #120 on:** February 18, 2009, 19:20:39 PM »

Topping up again.

Praying for you wee boy.

bonnielass · « **Reply #119 on:** February 18, 2009, 18:33:43 PM »

Poor little Colby

it just breaks my heart to think how much suffering hes had to go through in his short life,sending lots of positive and healing vibes for him

Come on Colby you can do it

Tiggy's Mum · « **Reply #118 on:** February 18, 2009, 17:22:09 PM »

Poor Colby

Sending him positive vibes and a gentle

Gill (sneakiefeline) · « **Reply #117 on:** February 18, 2009, 17:16:47 PM »

Sending lots of good wishes for him

clarenmax · « **Reply #116 on:** February 18, 2009, 16:25:11 PM »

Poor little babe, hopefully staying at home with you guys will help him along, he'd probably be much more stressed out if he had to be admitted to the vet overnight

Janeyk · « **Reply #115 on:** February 18, 2009, 16:21:36 PM »

poor little mite

it sounds like you have done right in bringing him home though to give him a little longer before admitting him. The change can all be causing this. One thing which I heard about and I do this with Schui and it helps is gentle slow massage on his tummy in a clockwise circular motion but very gently just for a few seconds or so maybe once or twice a day and it seems to get things gently moving.
Keeping everything crossed for wee one that he poos soon and feels better xx

Canterbury_cats (Sharon) · « **Reply #114 on:** February 18, 2009, 16:01:16 PM »

We had a kitten like this. .Little Gremlin... Pinkbear will i am sure be ablet to fill you in.. But she went back to the vets twice to be cleared... She was about 12wks or so old... a feral... but easily handled.. She made it though... As for the vets they did a lot of work on her .. Maybe Julie can give some insight. She eventually got rehomed to one of our welfare officers mums!

LesleyW · « **Reply #113 on:** February 18, 2009, 15:54:09 PM »

Quote from: Gail Bengal Slave on February 18, 2009, 15:46:52 PM

Hairball stick???? - sorry to ask the obvious but does this help hack up or pass the fur ball? - I think Zebedee has one,I have heard him coughing a copuple of times.

It's like a roll on deodrant in shape and the idea is the cat will lick straight off the stick. I think it is supposed to help them pass hairballs rather than hack up. Forest doesn't suffer from hairballs but this definitely does the trick in helping him pass his poos. He doesn't lick it off the stick, I chop a slice off for him and put it in his food bowl - normally the first thing he eats.

Sam (Fussy_Furball) · « **Reply #112 on:** February 18, 2009, 15:53:12 PM »

Come on Colby baby .... pooooooooh

Gail Bengal Slave · « **Reply #111 on:** February 18, 2009, 15:46:52 PM »

Hairball stick???? - sorry to ask the obvious but does this help hack up or pass the fur ball? - I think Zebedee has one,I have heard him coughing a copuple of times.

Poor colby - I know how he must be feeling as I suffer with big bloaty solid tummy trouble (trying to be polite) I can moan and take something this little fella cant, my heart is breaking for him. come on Colby give us some S**t. xxxx

LesleyW · « **Reply #110 on:** February 18, 2009, 15:26:10 PM »

Our Forest has a very narrow pelvis and has to be kept "moist" for want of a better word all the time. As well as Katalax and Lactulose I have found the Defurr-um paste and also the Hairball stick (available from PAH) to be very effective and the good thing is he loves the taste of it. If he has had a bad bout of constipation I can guarantee that one of these two will "Clear him out" better than the katalax and lactulose. Maybe worth trying Colby with a little bit if he will take it.

I know you will be trying everything for him Sarah, just clutching at straws for things to help really

Kay and Penny · « **Reply #109 on:** February 18, 2009, 15:18:56 PM »

here's hoping you get the biggest pile of sh*t ever from little Colby

sheryl · « **Reply #108 on:** February 18, 2009, 15:16:12 PM »

All the love and positive, healing vibes in the world on the way for this brave little fighter - come on little Colby, although your little body is sore and weak your spirit is strong xxx

madkittyrescue · « **Reply #107 on:** February 18, 2009, 15:15:24 PM »

thanks Nessa...... but we're doing that already ... that's what we mean by bathing him....

we've done this with several cats over the years with this problem so its always a first thought in these circumstances and how we managed to clear the dried poo from his back end last night.

LesleyW · « **Reply #106 on:** February 18, 2009, 15:12:55 PM »

Quote from: Christine (Blip) on February 18, 2009, 14:48:30 PM

Quote from: Gillian (Ambercat) on February 18, 2009, 14:23:15 PM
I so hope little Colby is going to be ok, I'm sending positive vibes for him

Me too...

And me, everything crossed here.

nessa (A C S ) · « **Reply #105 on:** February 18, 2009, 15:12:13 PM »

Hi there sending healing vibes your way
You could also

try SITZ BATHS! (I'm NOT kidding).

You have the room nice and warm of course.
You have a little bowl or whatever the kitten will fit in
nicely, put nice warm not hot water in the bowl.
Then, for 2-5 minutes, you hold the kitten so its abdomen &
bottom are in the nice warm water.

Kitty will scream bloody murder! It's hard to hold the kitty
in there. Piteous mews! I sang to them, they were still upset!

Then of course dry well, warm up, cuddle, listen to them
threatening to call the Cat Abuse Hotline.

We did this on a 2 week old (who fit in a tea mug w/water),
and on a bigger kit in a soup bowl, or other type of container
You need to do this at least twice a day.

We usually saw some loosening up in a day.

I had to do this a few time over the years and I have done it with bigger cats as well, if you have a second person on hand it helps as there will be a bit of a struggle with kitty

I think its worth a shot for colby you have nothing to lose and everything to gain

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