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Since cats often eat carrion in the wild, I wouldn’t worry about bacteria. I’m so happy about your kitty. But, it is unlikely that food left out for part of a day grew enough bacteria to harm him in that way.

– "It could be said that Martha and Isaac had chemistry, but Martha had never been good at chemistry, and sex with Isaac had been like an experiment wherein she had accidentally mixed ammonia and bleach, burned her eyebrows off, lost all sense of smell for weeks, and never saw the family cat again."  Kelly Griffith

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I recently was buying cat food  by the case from Petco.  They had their own brand but several cans were bad–VERY obviously

What was wrong with the cans? Just curious. Anna

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I remember they were slightly, just slightly, dented.  A couple oozed.  A couple smelled bad after opening.  One when opened was entirely liquid (yuck!)

– Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – I recently was buying cat food  by the case from Petco.  They had their own brand but several cans were bad–VERY obviously What was wrong with the cans? Just curious. Anna

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Since cats often eat carrion in the wild, I wouldn’t worry about bacteria. I’m so happy about your kitty. But, it is unlikely that food left out for part of a day grew enough bacteria to harm him in that way.

When our cat had a nasty bacterial infection, my vet said it could have been caused by any number of things. Salmonella is possible, but healthy cats are usually resistant.Once in a while normal bacteria in the cats’ own intestines can cause an infection. Many times you never find out the actual source of a bacterial infection.

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Wheeeee!!!!!  I’m so relieved to hear this, it brought tears to my eyes.  I was getting very worried when there was no news yesterday. Glad to know YOU can feel easier too.  We’ll continue our purrs and prayers.  Also, a silent thanks to your vet for her concern and caring.  Give Amber a gentle pet for us.     Jeanne Jeanne Hajos spamguard:( u is i, and not is net) === "Anger improves nothing except the arch of a cat’s back."                                           — Coleman Cox My SETI team: http://setiathome.ssl.berkeley.edu/stats/team/team_125874.html

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oh, what wonderful news. Aren’t our furbabies’ doctors such wonderful people? Well, many of them anyway. We are so glad to hear Amber is doing well. We prayed a lot for him. Jazz & his mama

– Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – Yesterday evening when I saw Amber he looked like death warmed over;

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Great news.  I’ve been following this thread cautiously, hoping for good news but worried.  So I’m glad things are better now. Daria Timing is everything.

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Yesterday evening when I saw Amber he looked like death warmed over; like he wanted to crawl into a hole and die. But the vet said it was time to start force feeding him with a/d food; which they did last night. When I stopped in this morning, I opened the cage and he sat up and looked alertly at me!! His ears were forward and his eyes were open a lot more; although the sclera still covered part of the eyes. He has passed no more bloody tissue, just a little normal fecal matter. His temperature is up to 102. I am so encouraged. I had been praying all the way to the vets. What an answer!

Catherine, what great news!!  :) Lauren =^..^= Sandpaper kisses on a cheek or a chin-that is the way for a day to  begin! See my cats:   http://www.picturetrail.com/mickey4paws/703043

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I’m so happy to hear this good news. It sounds like you have really wonderful and attentive vets and techs. I hope Amber continues to improve with speed so you can bring him back home where he belongs. Anna

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Hooray!!! Quick question, you don’t have air conditioning in your house? Is that why the food spoiled? I’m asking because we feed our crew canned food twice a day, and they never finish it at first. So the food sits in the kitchen floor for an hour or so, sometimes even more. Should we be feeding them less more often? They hate cold food though… — Victor M. Martinez, Jr.            |   The University of Texas at Austin http://www.che.utexas.edu/~martiv  |                    Austin, TX 78712 If we knew what we were doing it would not be called research, would it?  

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The vet is now positive he got a nasty bacteria from spoiled food. They said with this heat wave there have been some nasty ones going around. I am going to be scrupulous at picking up leftover cat food dishes. As well as people leftovers. There have been a lot of times when I am rushed of a morning that I put their canned food down and hit the road. If they leave it til later to eat, it would be spoiled.

Thank goodness Amber is recovering. Sometimes it takes up to 48 hours for the antibiotics to kick in, but when they do, the cat shows a big improvement. Yes, that’s what I was thinking it sounded like–a bacterial infection. Especially if it responded to Baytril. And when you said your cat vomited something that looked like rotten meat, I thought perhaps he had eaten something spoiled. Good luck–it sounds as though he’ll be coming home soon.

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I am happy that Amber is improving Catherine.  Here’s hoping he can come home very soon! Kelly

– Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – Yesterday evening when I saw Amber he looked like death warmed over; like he wanted to crawl into a hole and die. But the vet said it was time to start force feeding him with a/d food; which they did last night. When I stopped in this morning, I opened the cage and he sat up and looked alertly at me!! His ears were forward and his eyes were open a lot more; although the sclera still covered part of the eyes. He has passed no more bloody tissue, just a little normal fecal matter. His temperature is up to 102. I am so encouraged. I had been praying all the way to the vets. What an answer! The vet is now positive he got a nasty bacteria from spoiled food. They said with this heat wave there have been some nasty ones going around. I am going to be scrupulous at picking up leftover cat food dishes. As well as people leftovers. There have been a lot of times when I am rushed of a morning that I put their canned food down and hit the road. If they leave it til later to eat, it would be spoiled. This afternoon when I saw him he was a bit more active and had drank a bit of water by himself. He is not really thirsty with the IV. He was probably just washing his mouth out after being forcefed. This time they begged me to do it. He ate half of a syringeful…about 10ml. He is very strong but did not use claws at trying to push me away. But it was very difficult. He has no appetite and is nauseous; although they are giving him something for that and for prevention of ulcers in mouth and tummy. He now gets his antibiotics subcutaneously. His IV was changed to the other leg. They did a leukemia test and it was negative. With his body temp normal they took away the heating pad. Now he has a thick folded towel they change frequently and a chux pad. He seems to like the cage. When I picked him up to cuddle him he wanted back in the cage. I guess he thought I was going to do something to him like the vet and the techs do when they take him out! The vet said when he is eating by himself he can go home. Please pray for him to get an appetite for a/d. He will be on that for awhile. CATherine

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They did a leukemia test and it was negative. With his body temp normal they took away the heating pad. Now he has a thick folded towel they change frequently and a chux pad. He seems to like the cage. When I picked him up to cuddle him he wanted back in the cage. I guess he thought I was going to do something to him like the vet and the techs do when they take him out! The vet said when he is eating by himself he can go home. Please pray for him to get an appetite for a/d. He will be on that for awhile.

YES! <Amelia, Cleo, and DD slap a triple high-five Purrs, headbutts and tail twitches will continue. Dan Mahoney

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I’m so happy about your kitty. But, it is unlikely that food left out for part of a day grew enough bacteria to harm him in that way.  Rather, I’d strongly consider looking at the canned food–what brand is it?  Have you ever noticed any problems with the cans?  Etc.  Poor canning creates a laboratory for bacteria! I recently was buying cat food  by the case from Petco.  They had their own brand but several cans were bad–VERY obviously.  I returned them, but kept buying the brand.  Soon it disappeared from the shelves.  It seems that others were having this problem. Even more recently I noticed the same thing happen with the cat food at Trader Joes.  I never bought a bad can from them, though. I wonder if there is a way to figure out who is processing these brands (and possibly other, name, brands) and avoid them?

– Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – Yesterday evening when I saw Amber he looked like death warmed over; like he wanted to crawl into a hole and die. But the vet said it was time to start force feeding him with a/d food; which they did last night. When I stopped in this morning, I opened the cage and he sat up and looked alertly at me!! His ears were forward and his eyes were open a lot more; although the sclera still covered part of the eyes. He has passed no more bloody tissue, just a little normal fecal matter. His temperature is up to 102. I am so encouraged. I had been praying all the way to the vets. What an answer! The vet is now positive he got a nasty bacteria from spoiled food. They said with this heat wave there have been some nasty ones going around. I am going to be scrupulous at picking up leftover cat food dishes. As well as people leftovers. There have been a lot of times when I am rushed of a morning that I put their canned food down and hit the road. If they leave it til later to eat, it would be spoiled. This afternoon when I saw him he was a bit more active and had drank a bit of water by himself. He is not really thirsty with the IV. He was probably just washing his mouth out after being forcefed. This time they begged me to do it. He ate half of a syringeful…about 10ml. He is very strong but did not use claws at trying to push me away. But it was very difficult. He has no appetite and is nauseous; although they are giving him something for that and for prevention of ulcers in mouth and tummy. He now gets his antibiotics subcutaneously. His IV was changed to the other leg. They did a leukemia test and it was negative. With his body temp normal they took away the heating pad. Now he has a thick folded towel they change frequently and a chux pad. He seems to like the cage. When I picked him up to cuddle him he wanted back in the cage. I guess he thought I was going to do something to him like the vet and the techs do when they take him out! The vet said when he is eating by himself he can go home. Please pray for him to get an appetite for a/d. He will be on that for awhile. CATherine

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Yesterday evening when I saw Amber he looked like death warmed over; like he wanted to crawl into a hole and die. But the vet said it was time to start force feeding him with a/d food; which they did last night. When I stopped in this morning, I opened the cage and he sat up and looked alertly at me!! His ears were forward and his eyes were open a lot more; although the sclera still covered part of the eyes. He has passed no more bloody tissue, just a little normal fecal matter. His temperature is up to 102. I am so encouraged. I had been praying all the way to the vets. What an answer!

I am very happy for you ))) This has made my day.  I’ve been thinking of you & Amber a lot. Recuperative & convalescent purrs are on their way. — Rosiebint

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Dear CATherine, This is such encouraging news.  Amber is such fighter and with everyone doing all they can to help him recover, I cannot believe that his health will not rapidly improve. Thank you so much for sharing your good news.   I look forward to hearing more. Love to Amber and very best wishes to you Sheenah

– Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – Yesterday evening when I saw Amber he looked like death warmed over; like he wanted to crawl into a hole and die. But the vet said it was time to start force feeding him with a/d food; which they did last night. When I stopped in this morning, I opened the cage and he sat up and looked alertly at me!! His ears were forward and his eyes were open a lot more; although the sclera still covered part of the eyes. He has passed no more bloody tissue, just a little normal fecal matter. His temperature is up to 102. I am so encouraged. I had been praying all the way to the vets. What an answer! The vet is now positive he got a nasty bacteria from spoiled food. They said with this heat wave there have been some nasty ones going around. I am going to be scrupulous at picking up leftover cat food dishes. As well as people leftovers. There have been a lot of times when I am rushed of a morning that I put their canned food down and hit the road. If they leave it til later to eat, it would be spoiled. This afternoon when I saw him he was a bit more active and had drank a bit of water by himself. He is not really thirsty with the IV. He was probably just washing his mouth out after being forcefed. This time they begged me to do it. He ate half of a syringeful…about 10ml. He is very strong but did not use claws at trying to push me away. But it was very difficult. He has no appetite and is nauseous; although they are giving him something for that and for prevention of ulcers in mouth and tummy. He now gets his antibiotics subcutaneously. His IV was changed to the other leg. They did a leukemia test and it was negative. With his body temp normal they took away the heating pad. Now he has a thick folded towel they change frequently and a chux pad. He seems to like the cage. When I picked him up to cuddle him he wanted back in the cage. I guess he thought I was going to do something to him like the vet and the techs do when they take him out! The vet said when he is eating by himself he can go home. Please pray for him to get an appetite for a/d. He will be on that for awhile. CATherine

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Yay!  This is great news!  We will continue the purrs and prayers until he is all better! Hazel Az

– Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – Yesterday evening when I saw Amber he looked like death warmed over; like he wanted to crawl into a hole and die. But the vet said it was time to start force feeding him with a/d food; which they did last night. When I stopped in this morning, I opened the cage and he sat up and looked alertly at me!! His ears were forward and his eyes were open a lot more; although the sclera still covered part of the eyes. He has passed no more bloody tissue, just a little normal fecal matter. His temperature is up to 102. I am so encouraged. I had been praying all the way to the vets. What an answer! The vet is now positive he got a nasty bacteria from spoiled food. They said with this heat wave there have been some nasty ones going around. I am going to be scrupulous at picking up leftover cat food dishes. As well as people leftovers. There have been a lot of times when I am rushed of a morning that I put their canned food down and hit the road. If they leave it til later to eat, it would be spoiled. This afternoon when I saw him he was a bit more active and had drank a bit of water by himself. He is not really thirsty with the IV. He was probably just washing his mouth out after being forcefed. This time they begged me to do it. He ate half of a syringeful…about 10ml. He is very strong but did not use claws at trying to push me away. But it was very difficult. He has no appetite and is nauseous; although they are giving him something for that and for prevention of ulcers in mouth and tummy. He now gets his antibiotics subcutaneously. His IV was changed to the other leg. They did a leukemia test and it was negative. With his body temp normal they took away the heating pad. Now he has a thick folded towel they change frequently and a chux pad. He seems to like the cage. When I picked him up to cuddle him he wanted back in the cage. I guess he thought I was going to do something to him like the vet and the techs do when they take him out! The vet said when he is eating by himself he can go home. Please pray for him to get an appetite for a/d. He will be on that for awhile. CATherine

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Great news – hope Amber’s home soon Helen Wheels – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – Yesterday evening when I saw Amber he looked like death warmed over; like he wanted to crawl into a hole and die. But the vet said it was time to start force feeding him with a/d food; which they did last night. When I stopped in this morning, I opened the cage and he sat up and looked alertly at me!! His ears were forward and his eyes were

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That is SOOOO good to hear. I was so worried! Will continue purrs for a smooth recovery. How horrendous! That’s a big improvement though and so good to hear! Hugs Karen

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That is wonderful news sounds like he’s turned the corner! Yipee! Fuga

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Hey CATherine! I’m sooo happy about the good news re Amber!  I was sort of afraid to check the group tonight but your post really made my day and night! We will all continue to send good recovery vibes and purrs Amber’s way! Christine, Omar, Midnight, Shetra & Oreo

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YAY!  Excellent news — Britta Check out pictures of Vino at: http://photos.yahoo.com/badwilson click on Vino and "friends" album

– Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – Yesterday evening when I saw Amber he looked like death warmed over; like he wanted to crawl into a hole and die. But the vet said it was time to start force feeding him with a/d food; which they did last night. When I stopped in this morning, I opened the cage and he sat up and looked alertly at me!! His ears were forward and his eyes were open a lot more; although the sclera still covered part of the eyes. He has passed no more bloody tissue, just a little normal fecal matter. His temperature is up to 102. I am so encouraged. I had been praying all the way to the vets. What an answer! The vet is now positive he got a nasty bacteria from spoiled food. They said with this heat wave there have been some nasty ones going around. I am going to be scrupulous at picking up leftover cat food dishes. As well as people leftovers. There have been a lot of times when I am rushed of a morning that I put their canned food down and hit the road. If they leave it til later to eat, it would be spoiled. This afternoon when I saw him he was a bit more active and had drank a bit of water by himself. He is not really thirsty with the IV. He was probably just washing his mouth out after being forcefed. This time they begged me to do it. He ate half of a syringeful…about 10ml. He is very strong but did not use claws at trying to push me away. But it was very difficult. He has no appetite and is nauseous; although they are giving him something for that and for prevention of ulcers in mouth and tummy. He now gets his antibiotics subcutaneously. His IV was changed to the other leg. They did a leukemia test and it was negative. With his body temp normal they took away the heating pad. Now he has a thick folded towel they change frequently and a chux pad. He seems to like the cage. When I picked him up to cuddle him he wanted back in the cage. I guess he thought I was going to do something to him like the vet and the techs do when they take him out! The vet said when he is eating by himself he can go home. Please pray for him to get an appetite for a/d. He will be on that for awhile. CATherine

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Thanks for the update – this sounds *so* much better than last night!  I hope it -is- (merely) an infection – which can be effectively battled w/ antibiotic(s) & supportive care.  Here’s also hoping Amber’s nausea will abate & that he’ll then regain his appetite soon. Good thoughts for him… Cathy — "Staccato signals of constant information…" ("The Boy in the Bubble")  Paul Simon

– Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – Yesterday evening when I saw Amber he looked like death warmed over; like he wanted to crawl into a hole and die. But the vet said it was time to start force feeding him with a/d food; which they did last night. When I stopped in this morning, I opened the cage and he sat up and looked alertly at me!! His ears were forward and his eyes were open a lot more; although the sclera still covered part of the eyes. He has passed no more bloody tissue, just a little normal fecal matter. His temperature is up to 102. I am so encouraged. I had been praying all the way to the vets. What an answer! The vet is now positive he got a nasty bacteria from spoiled food. They said with this heat wave there have been some nasty ones going around. I am going to be scrupulous at picking up leftover cat food dishes. As well as people leftovers. There have been a lot of times when I am rushed of a morning that I put their canned food down and hit the road. If they leave it til later to eat, it would be spoiled. This afternoon when I saw him he was a bit more active and had drank a bit of water by himself. He is not really thirsty with the IV. He was probably just washing his mouth out after being forcefed. This time they begged me to do it. He ate half of a syringeful…about 10ml. He is very strong but did not use claws at trying to push me away. But it was very difficult. He has no appetite and is nauseous; although they are giving him something for that and for prevention of ulcers in mouth and tummy. He now gets his antibiotics subcutaneously. His IV was changed to the other leg. They did a leukemia test and it was negative. With his body temp normal they took away the heating pad. Now he has a thick folded towel they change frequently and a chux pad. He seems to like the cage. When I picked him up to cuddle him he wanted back in the cage. I guess he thought I was going to do something to him like the vet and the techs do when they take him out! The vet said when he is eating by himself he can go home. Please pray for him to get an appetite for a/d. He will be on that for awhile. CATherine

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Yesterday evening when I saw Amber he looked like death warmed over; like he wanted to crawl into a hole and die. But the vet said it was time to start force feeding him with a/d food; which they did last night. When I stopped in this morning, I opened the cage and he sat up and looked alertly at me!! His ears were forward and his eyes were open a lot more; although the sclera still covered part of the eyes. He has passed no more bloody tissue, just a little normal fecal matter. His temperature is up to 102. I am so encouraged. I had been praying all the way to the vets. What an answer! The vet is now positive he got a nasty bacteria from spoiled food. They said with this heat wave there have been some nasty ones going around. I am going to be scrupulous at picking up leftover cat food dishes. As well as people leftovers. There have been a lot of times when I am rushed of a morning that I put their canned food down and hit the road. If they leave it til later to eat, it would be spoiled. This afternoon when I saw him he was a bit more active and had drank a bit of water by himself. He is not really thirsty with the IV. He was probably just washing his mouth out after being forcefed. This time they begged me to do it. He ate half of a syringeful…about 10ml. He is very strong but did not use claws at trying to push me away. But it was very difficult. He has no appetite and is nauseous; although they are giving him something for that and for prevention of ulcers in mouth and tummy. He now gets his antibiotics subcutaneously. His IV was changed to the other leg. They did a leukemia test and it was negative. With his body temp normal they took away the heating pad. Now he has a thick folded towel they change frequently and a chux pad. He seems to like the cage. When I picked him up to cuddle him he wanted back in the cage. I guess he thought I was going to do something to him like the vet and the techs do when they take him out! The vet said when he is eating by himself he can go home. Please pray for him to get an appetite for a/d. He will be on that for awhile. CATherine

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Yesterday evening when I saw Amber he looked like death warmed over; like he wanted to crawl into a hole and die. But the vet said it was time to start force feeding him with a/d food; which they did last night. When I stopped in this morning, I opened the cage and he sat up and looked alertly at me!! His ears were forward and his eyes were open a lot more; although the sclera still covered part of the eyes. He has passed no more bloody tissue, just a little normal fecal matter. His temperature is up to 102. I am so encouraged. I had been praying all the way to the vets. What an answer!

Oh, thank heaven.  I’ve been thinking about Amber all day. Beth, crying tears of relief

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Since cats often eat carrion in the wild, I wouldn’t worry about bacteria. I’m so happy about your kitty. But, it is unlikely that food left out for part of a day grew enough bacteria to harm him in that way.

– "It could be said that Martha and Isaac had chemistry, but Martha had never been good at chemistry, and sex with Isaac had been like an experiment wherein she had accidentally mixed ammonia and bleach, burned her eyebrows off, lost all sense of smell for weeks, and never saw the family cat again."  Kelly Griffith

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I recently was buying cat food  by the case from Petco.  They had their own brand but several cans were bad–VERY obviously

What was wrong with the cans? Just curious. Anna

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I remember they were slightly, just slightly, dented.  A couple oozed.  A couple smelled bad after opening.  One when opened was entirely liquid (yuck!)

– Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – I recently was buying cat food  by the case from Petco.  They had their own brand but several cans were bad–VERY obviously What was wrong with the cans? Just curious. Anna

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Since cats often eat carrion in the wild, I wouldn’t worry about bacteria. I’m so happy about your kitty. But, it is unlikely that food left out for part of a day grew enough bacteria to harm him in that way.

When our cat had a nasty bacterial infection, my vet said it could have been caused by any number of things. Salmonella is possible, but healthy cats are usually resistant.Once in a while normal bacteria in the cats’ own intestines can cause an infection. Many times you never find out the actual source of a bacterial infection.

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Wheeeee!!!!!  I’m so relieved to hear this, it brought tears to my eyes.  I was getting very worried when there was no news yesterday. Glad to know YOU can feel easier too.  We’ll continue our purrs and prayers.  Also, a silent thanks to your vet for her concern and caring.  Give Amber a gentle pet for us.     Jeanne Jeanne Hajos spamguard:( u is i, and not is net) === "Anger improves nothing except the arch of a cat’s back."                                           — Coleman Cox My SETI team: http://setiathome.ssl.berkeley.edu/stats/team/team_125874.html

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oh, what wonderful news. Aren’t our furbabies’ doctors such wonderful people? Well, many of them anyway. We are so glad to hear Amber is doing well. We prayed a lot for him. Jazz & his mama

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Great news.  I’ve been following this thread cautiously, hoping for good news but worried.  So I’m glad things are better now. Daria Timing is everything.

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Yesterday evening when I saw Amber he looked like death warmed over; like he wanted to crawl into a hole and die. But the vet said it was time to start force feeding him with a/d food; which they did last night. When I stopped in this morning, I opened the cage and he sat up and looked alertly at me!! His ears were forward and his eyes were open a lot more; although the sclera still covered part of the eyes. He has passed no more bloody tissue, just a little normal fecal matter. His temperature is up to 102. I am so encouraged. I had been praying all the way to the vets. What an answer!

Catherine, what great news!!  :) Lauren =^..^= Sandpaper kisses on a cheek or a chin-that is the way for a day to  begin! See my cats:   http://www.picturetrail.com/mickey4paws/703043

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I’m so happy to hear this good news. It sounds like you have really wonderful and attentive vets and techs. I hope Amber continues to improve with speed so you can bring him back home where he belongs. Anna

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Hooray!!! Quick question, you don’t have air conditioning in your house? Is that why the food spoiled? I’m asking because we feed our crew canned food twice a day, and they never finish it at first. So the food sits in the kitchen floor for an hour or so, sometimes even more. Should we be feeding them less more often? They hate cold food though… — Victor M. Martinez, Jr.            |   The University of Texas at Austin http://www.che.utexas.edu/~martiv  |                    Austin, TX 78712 If we knew what we were doing it would not be called research, would it?  

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The vet is now positive he got a nasty bacteria from spoiled food. They said with this heat wave there have been some nasty ones going around. I am going to be scrupulous at picking up leftover cat food dishes. As well as people leftovers. There have been a lot of times when I am rushed of a morning that I put their canned food down and hit the road. If they leave it til later to eat, it would be spoiled.

Thank goodness Amber is recovering. Sometimes it takes up to 48 hours for the antibiotics to kick in, but when they do, the cat shows a big improvement. Yes, that’s what I was thinking it sounded like–a bacterial infection. Especially if it responded to Baytril. And when you said your cat vomited something that looked like rotten meat, I thought perhaps he had eaten something spoiled. Good luck–it sounds as though he’ll be coming home soon.

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I am happy that Amber is improving Catherine.  Here’s hoping he can come home very soon! Kelly

– Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – Yesterday evening when I saw Amber he looked like death warmed over; like he wanted to crawl into a hole and die. But the vet said it was time to start force feeding him with a/d food; which they did last night. When I stopped in this morning, I opened the cage and he sat up and looked alertly at me!! His ears were forward and his eyes were open a lot more; although the sclera still covered part of the eyes. He has passed no more bloody tissue, just a little normal fecal matter. His temperature is up to 102. I am so encouraged. I had been praying all the way to the vets. What an answer! The vet is now positive he got a nasty bacteria from spoiled food. They said with this heat wave there have been some nasty ones going around. I am going to be scrupulous at picking up leftover cat food dishes. As well as people leftovers. There have been a lot of times when I am rushed of a morning that I put their canned food down and hit the road. If they leave it til later to eat, it would be spoiled. This afternoon when I saw him he was a bit more active and had drank a bit of water by himself. He is not really thirsty with the IV. He was probably just washing his mouth out after being forcefed. This time they begged me to do it. He ate half of a syringeful…about 10ml. He is very strong but did not use claws at trying to push me away. But it was very difficult. He has no appetite and is nauseous; although they are giving him something for that and for prevention of ulcers in mouth and tummy. He now gets his antibiotics subcutaneously. His IV was changed to the other leg. They did a leukemia test and it was negative. With his body temp normal they took away the heating pad. Now he has a thick folded towel they change frequently and a chux pad. He seems to like the cage. When I picked him up to cuddle him he wanted back in the cage. I guess he thought I was going to do something to him like the vet and the techs do when they take him out! The vet said when he is eating by himself he can go home. Please pray for him to get an appetite for a/d. He will be on that for awhile. CATherine

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They did a leukemia test and it was negative. With his body temp normal they took away the heating pad. Now he has a thick folded towel they change frequently and a chux pad. He seems to like the cage. When I picked him up to cuddle him he wanted back in the cage. I guess he thought I was going to do something to him like the vet and the techs do when they take him out! The vet said when he is eating by himself he can go home. Please pray for him to get an appetite for a/d. He will be on that for awhile.

YES! <Amelia, Cleo, and DD slap a triple high-five Purrs, headbutts and tail twitches will continue. Dan Mahoney

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I’m so happy about your kitty. But, it is unlikely that food left out for part of a day grew enough bacteria to harm him in that way.  Rather, I’d strongly consider looking at the canned food–what brand is it?  Have you ever noticed any problems with the cans?  Etc.  Poor canning creates a laboratory for bacteria! I recently was buying cat food  by the case from Petco.  They had their own brand but several cans were bad–VERY obviously.  I returned them, but kept buying the brand.  Soon it disappeared from the shelves.  It seems that others were having this problem. Even more recently I noticed the same thing happen with the cat food at Trader Joes.  I never bought a bad can from them, though. I wonder if there is a way to figure out who is processing these brands (and possibly other, name, brands) and avoid them?

– Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – Yesterday evening when I saw Amber he looked like death warmed over; like he wanted to crawl into a hole and die. But the vet said it was time to start force feeding him with a/d food; which they did last night. When I stopped in this morning, I opened the cage and he sat up and looked alertly at me!! His ears were forward and his eyes were open a lot more; although the sclera still covered part of the eyes. He has passed no more bloody tissue, just a little normal fecal matter. His temperature is up to 102. I am so encouraged. I had been praying all the way to the vets. What an answer! The vet is now positive he got a nasty bacteria from spoiled food. They said with this heat wave there have been some nasty ones going around. I am going to be scrupulous at picking up leftover cat food dishes. As well as people leftovers. There have been a lot of times when I am rushed of a morning that I put their canned food down and hit the road. If they leave it til later to eat, it would be spoiled. This afternoon when I saw him he was a bit more active and had drank a bit of water by himself. He is not really thirsty with the IV. He was probably just washing his mouth out after being forcefed. This time they begged me to do it. He ate half of a syringeful…about 10ml. He is very strong but did not use claws at trying to push me away. But it was very difficult. He has no appetite and is nauseous; although they are giving him something for that and for prevention of ulcers in mouth and tummy. He now gets his antibiotics subcutaneously. His IV was changed to the other leg. They did a leukemia test and it was negative. With his body temp normal they took away the heating pad. Now he has a thick folded towel they change frequently and a chux pad. He seems to like the cage. When I picked him up to cuddle him he wanted back in the cage. I guess he thought I was going to do something to him like the vet and the techs do when they take him out! The vet said when he is eating by himself he can go home. Please pray for him to get an appetite for a/d. He will be on that for awhile. CATherine

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Yesterday evening when I saw Amber he looked like death warmed over; like he wanted to crawl into a hole and die. But the vet said it was time to start force feeding him with a/d food; which they did last night. When I stopped in this morning, I opened the cage and he sat up and looked alertly at me!! His ears were forward and his eyes were open a lot more; although the sclera still covered part of the eyes. He has passed no more bloody tissue, just a little normal fecal matter. His temperature is up to 102. I am so encouraged. I had been praying all the way to the vets. What an answer!

I am very happy for you ))) This has made my day.  I’ve been thinking of you & Amber a lot. Recuperative & convalescent purrs are on their way. — Rosiebint

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Dear CATherine, This is such encouraging news.  Amber is such fighter and with everyone doing all they can to help him recover, I cannot believe that his health will not rapidly improve. Thank you so much for sharing your good news.   I look forward to hearing more. Love to Amber and very best wishes to you Sheenah

– Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – Yesterday evening when I saw Amber he looked like death warmed over; like he wanted to crawl into a hole and die. But the vet said it was time to start force feeding him with a/d food; which they did last night. When I stopped in this morning, I opened the cage and he sat up and looked alertly at me!! His ears were forward and his eyes were open a lot more; although the sclera still covered part of the eyes. He has passed no more bloody tissue, just a little normal fecal matter. His temperature is up to 102. I am so encouraged. I had been praying all the way to the vets. What an answer! The vet is now positive he got a nasty bacteria from spoiled food. They said with this heat wave there have been some nasty ones going around. I am going to be scrupulous at picking up leftover cat food dishes. As well as people leftovers. There have been a lot of times when I am rushed of a morning that I put their canned food down and hit the road. If they leave it til later to eat, it would be spoiled. This afternoon when I saw him he was a bit more active and had drank a bit of water by himself. He is not really thirsty with the IV. He was probably just washing his mouth out after being forcefed. This time they begged me to do it. He ate half of a syringeful…about 10ml. He is very strong but did not use claws at trying to push me away. But it was very difficult. He has no appetite and is nauseous; although they are giving him something for that and for prevention of ulcers in mouth and tummy. He now gets his antibiotics subcutaneously. His IV was changed to the other leg. They did a leukemia test and it was negative. With his body temp normal they took away the heating pad. Now he has a thick folded towel they change frequently and a chux pad. He seems to like the cage. When I picked him up to cuddle him he wanted back in the cage. I guess he thought I was going to do something to him like the vet and the techs do when they take him out! The vet said when he is eating by himself he can go home. Please pray for him to get an appetite for a/d. He will be on that for awhile. CATherine

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Yay!  This is great news!  We will continue the purrs and prayers until he is all better! Hazel Az

– Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – Yesterday evening when I saw Amber he looked like death warmed over; like he wanted to crawl into a hole and die. But the vet said it was time to start force feeding him with a/d food; which they did last night. When I stopped in this morning, I opened the cage and he sat up and looked alertly at me!! His ears were forward and his eyes were open a lot more; although the sclera still covered part of the eyes. He has passed no more bloody tissue, just a little normal fecal matter. His temperature is up to 102. I am so encouraged. I had been praying all the way to the vets. What an answer! The vet is now positive he got a nasty bacteria from spoiled food. They said with this heat wave there have been some nasty ones going around. I am going to be scrupulous at picking up leftover cat food dishes. As well as people leftovers. There have been a lot of times when I am rushed of a morning that I put their canned food down and hit the road. If they leave it til later to eat, it would be spoiled. This afternoon when I saw him he was a bit more active and had drank a bit of water by himself. He is not really thirsty with the IV. He was probably just washing his mouth out after being forcefed. This time they begged me to do it. He ate half of a syringeful…about 10ml. He is very strong but did not use claws at trying to push me away. But it was very difficult. He has no appetite and is nauseous; although they are giving him something for that and for prevention of ulcers in mouth and tummy. He now gets his antibiotics subcutaneously. His IV was changed to the other leg. They did a leukemia test and it was negative. With his body temp normal they took away the heating pad. Now he has a thick folded towel they change frequently and a chux pad. He seems to like the cage. When I picked him up to cuddle him he wanted back in the cage. I guess he thought I was going to do something to him like the vet and the techs do when they take him out! The vet said when he is eating by himself he can go home. Please pray for him to get an appetite for a/d. He will be on that for awhile. CATherine

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Great news – hope Amber’s home soon Helen Wheels – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – Yesterday evening when I saw Amber he looked like death warmed over; like he wanted to crawl into a hole and die. But the vet said it was time to start force feeding him with a/d food; which they did last night. When I stopped in this morning, I opened the cage and he sat up and looked alertly at me!! His ears were forward and his eyes were

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That is SOOOO good to hear. I was so worried! Will continue purrs for a smooth recovery. How horrendous! That’s a big improvement though and so good to hear! Hugs Karen

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That is wonderful news sounds like he’s turned the corner! Yipee! Fuga

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Hey CATherine! I’m sooo happy about the good news re Amber!  I was sort of afraid to check the group tonight but your post really made my day and night! We will all continue to send good recovery vibes and purrs Amber’s way! Christine, Omar, Midnight, Shetra & Oreo

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YAY!  Excellent news — Britta Check out pictures of Vino at: http://photos.yahoo.com/badwilson click on Vino and "friends" album

– Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – Yesterday evening when I saw Amber he looked like death warmed over; like he wanted to crawl into a hole and die. But the vet said it was time to start force feeding him with a/d food; which they did last night. When I stopped in this morning, I opened the cage and he sat up and looked alertly at me!! His ears were forward and his eyes were open a lot more; although the sclera still covered part of the eyes. He has passed no more bloody tissue, just a little normal fecal matter. His temperature is up to 102. I am so encouraged. I had been praying all the way to the vets. What an answer! The vet is now positive he got a nasty bacteria from spoiled food. They said with this heat wave there have been some nasty ones going around. I am going to be scrupulous at picking up leftover cat food dishes. As well as people leftovers. There have been a lot of times when I am rushed of a morning that I put their canned food down and hit the road. If they leave it til later to eat, it would be spoiled. This afternoon when I saw him he was a bit more active and had drank a bit of water by himself. He is not really thirsty with the IV. He was probably just washing his mouth out after being forcefed. This time they begged me to do it. He ate half of a syringeful…about 10ml. He is very strong but did not use claws at trying to push me away. But it was very difficult. He has no appetite and is nauseous; although they are giving him something for that and for prevention of ulcers in mouth and tummy. He now gets his antibiotics subcutaneously. His IV was changed to the other leg. They did a leukemia test and it was negative. With his body temp normal they took away the heating pad. Now he has a thick folded towel they change frequently and a chux pad. He seems to like the cage. When I picked him up to cuddle him he wanted back in the cage. I guess he thought I was going to do something to him like the vet and the techs do when they take him out! The vet said when he is eating by himself he can go home. Please pray for him to get an appetite for a/d. He will be on that for awhile. CATherine

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Thanks for the update – this sounds *so* much better than last night!  I hope it -is- (merely) an infection – which can be effectively battled w/ antibiotic(s) & supportive care.  Here’s also hoping Amber’s nausea will abate & that he’ll then regain his appetite soon. Good thoughts for him… Cathy — "Staccato signals of constant information…" ("The Boy in the Bubble")  Paul Simon

– Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – Yesterday evening when I saw Amber he looked like death warmed over; like he wanted to crawl into a hole and die. But the vet said it was time to start force feeding him with a/d food; which they did last night. When I stopped in this morning, I opened the cage and he sat up and looked alertly at me!! His ears were forward and his eyes were open a lot more; although the sclera still covered part of the eyes. He has passed no more bloody tissue, just a little normal fecal matter. His temperature is up to 102. I am so encouraged. I had been praying all the way to the vets. What an answer! The vet is now positive he got a nasty bacteria from spoiled food. They said with this heat wave there have been some nasty ones going around. I am going to be scrupulous at picking up leftover cat food dishes. As well as people leftovers. There have been a lot of times when I am rushed of a morning that I put their canned food down and hit the road. If they leave it til later to eat, it would be spoiled. This afternoon when I saw him he was a bit more active and had drank a bit of water by himself. He is not really thirsty with the IV. He was probably just washing his mouth out after being forcefed. This time they begged me to do it. He ate half of a syringeful…about 10ml. He is very strong but did not use claws at trying to push me away. But it was very difficult. He has no appetite and is nauseous; although they are giving him something for that and for prevention of ulcers in mouth and tummy. He now gets his antibiotics subcutaneously. His IV was changed to the other leg. They did a leukemia test and it was negative. With his body temp normal they took away the heating pad. Now he has a thick folded towel they change frequently and a chux pad. He seems to like the cage. When I picked him up to cuddle him he wanted back in the cage. I guess he thought I was going to do something to him like the vet and the techs do when they take him out! The vet said when he is eating by himself he can go home. Please pray for him to get an appetite for a/d. He will be on that for awhile. CATherine

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Yesterday evening when I saw Amber he looked like death warmed over; like he wanted to crawl into a hole and die. But the vet said it was time to start force feeding him with a/d food; which they did last night. When I stopped in this morning, I opened the cage and he sat up and looked alertly at me!! His ears were forward and his eyes were open a lot more; although the sclera still covered part of the eyes. He has passed no more bloody tissue, just a little normal fecal matter. His temperature is up to 102. I am so encouraged. I had been praying all the way to the vets. What an answer! The vet is now positive he got a nasty bacteria from spoiled food. They said with this heat wave there have been some nasty ones going around. I am going to be scrupulous at picking up leftover cat food dishes. As well as people leftovers. There have been a lot of times when I am rushed of a morning that I put their canned food down and hit the road. If they leave it til later to eat, it would be spoiled. This afternoon when I saw him he was a bit more active and had drank a bit of water by himself. He is not really thirsty with the IV. He was probably just washing his mouth out after being forcefed. This time they begged me to do it. He ate half of a syringeful…about 10ml. He is very strong but did not use claws at trying to push me away. But it was very difficult. He has no appetite and is nauseous; although they are giving him something for that and for prevention of ulcers in mouth and tummy. He now gets his antibiotics subcutaneously. His IV was changed to the other leg. They did a leukemia test and it was negative. With his body temp normal they took away the heating pad. Now he has a thick folded towel they change frequently and a chux pad. He seems to like the cage. When I picked him up to cuddle him he wanted back in the cage. I guess he thought I was going to do something to him like the vet and the techs do when they take him out! The vet said when he is eating by himself he can go home. Please pray for him to get an appetite for a/d. He will be on that for awhile. CATherine

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Yesterday evening when I saw Amber he looked like death warmed over; like he wanted to crawl into a hole and die. But the vet said it was time to start force feeding him with a/d food; which they did last night. When I stopped in this morning, I opened the cage and he sat up and looked alertly at me!! His ears were forward and his eyes were open a lot more; although the sclera still covered part of the eyes. He has passed no more bloody tissue, just a little normal fecal matter. His temperature is up to 102. I am so encouraged. I had been praying all the way to the vets. What an answer!

Oh, thank heaven.  I’ve been thinking about Amber all day. Beth, crying tears of relief

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Since cats often eat carrion in the wild, I wouldn’t worry about bacteria. I’m so happy about your kitty. But, it is unlikely that food left out for part of a day grew enough bacteria to harm him in that way.

– "It could be said that Martha and Isaac had chemistry, but Martha had never been good at chemistry, and sex with Isaac had been like an experiment wherein she had accidentally mixed ammonia and bleach, burned her eyebrows off, lost all sense of smell for weeks, and never saw the family cat again."  Kelly Griffith

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I recently was buying cat food  by the case from Petco.  They had their own brand but several cans were bad–VERY obviously

What was wrong with the cans? Just curious. Anna

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I remember they were slightly, just slightly, dented.  A couple oozed.  A couple smelled bad after opening.  One when opened was entirely liquid (yuck!)

– Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – I recently was buying cat food  by the case from Petco.  They had their own brand but several cans were bad–VERY obviously What was wrong with the cans? Just curious. Anna

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Since cats often eat carrion in the wild, I wouldn’t worry about bacteria. I’m so happy about your kitty. But, it is unlikely that food left out for part of a day grew enough bacteria to harm him in that way.

When our cat had a nasty bacterial infection, my vet said it could have been caused by any number of things. Salmonella is possible, but healthy cats are usually resistant.Once in a while normal bacteria in the cats’ own intestines can cause an infection. Many times you never find out the actual source of a bacterial infection.

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Wheeeee!!!!!  I’m so relieved to hear this, it brought tears to my eyes.  I was getting very worried when there was no news yesterday. Glad to know YOU can feel easier too.  We’ll continue our purrs and prayers.  Also, a silent thanks to your vet for her concern and caring.  Give Amber a gentle pet for us.     Jeanne Jeanne Hajos spamguard:( u is i, and not is net) === "Anger improves nothing except the arch of a cat’s back."                                           — Coleman Cox My SETI team: http://setiathome.ssl.berkeley.edu/stats/team/team_125874.html

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oh, what wonderful news. Aren’t our furbabies’ doctors such wonderful people? Well, many of them anyway. We are so glad to hear Amber is doing well. We prayed a lot for him. Jazz & his mama

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Great news.  I’ve been following this thread cautiously, hoping for good news but worried.  So I’m glad things are better now. Daria Timing is everything.

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Yesterday evening when I saw Amber he looked like death warmed over; like he wanted to crawl into a hole and die. But the vet said it was time to start force feeding him with a/d food; which they did last night. When I stopped in this morning, I opened the cage and he sat up and looked alertly at me!! His ears were forward and his eyes were open a lot more; although the sclera still covered part of the eyes. He has passed no more bloody tissue, just a little normal fecal matter. His temperature is up to 102. I am so encouraged. I had been praying all the way to the vets. What an answer!

Catherine, what great news!!  :) Lauren =^..^= Sandpaper kisses on a cheek or a chin-that is the way for a day to  begin! See my cats:   http://www.picturetrail.com/mickey4paws/703043

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I’m so happy to hear this good news. It sounds like you have really wonderful and attentive vets and techs. I hope Amber continues to improve with speed so you can bring him back home where he belongs. Anna

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Hooray!!! Quick question, you don’t have air conditioning in your house? Is that why the food spoiled? I’m asking because we feed our crew canned food twice a day, and they never finish it at first. So the food sits in the kitchen floor for an hour or so, sometimes even more. Should we be feeding them less more often? They hate cold food though… — Victor M. Martinez, Jr.            |   The University of Texas at Austin http://www.che.utexas.edu/~martiv  |                    Austin, TX 78712 If we knew what we were doing it would not be called research, would it?  

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The vet is now positive he got a nasty bacteria from spoiled food. They said with this heat wave there have been some nasty ones going around. I am going to be scrupulous at picking up leftover cat food dishes. As well as people leftovers. There have been a lot of times when I am rushed of a morning that I put their canned food down and hit the road. If they leave it til later to eat, it would be spoiled.

Thank goodness Amber is recovering. Sometimes it takes up to 48 hours for the antibiotics to kick in, but when they do, the cat shows a big improvement. Yes, that’s what I was thinking it sounded like–a bacterial infection. Especially if it responded to Baytril. And when you said your cat vomited something that looked like rotten meat, I thought perhaps he had eaten something spoiled. Good luck–it sounds as though he’ll be coming home soon.

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I am happy that Amber is improving Catherine.  Here’s hoping he can come home very soon! Kelly

– Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – Yesterday evening when I saw Amber he looked like death warmed over; like he wanted to crawl into a hole and die. But the vet said it was time to start force feeding him with a/d food; which they did last night. When I stopped in this morning, I opened the cage and he sat up and looked alertly at me!! His ears were forward and his eyes were open a lot more; although the sclera still covered part of the eyes. He has passed no more bloody tissue, just a little normal fecal matter. His temperature is up to 102. I am so encouraged. I had been praying all the way to the vets. What an answer! The vet is now positive he got a nasty bacteria from spoiled food. They said with this heat wave there have been some nasty ones going around. I am going to be scrupulous at picking up leftover cat food dishes. As well as people leftovers. There have been a lot of times when I am rushed of a morning that I put their canned food down and hit the road. If they leave it til later to eat, it would be spoiled. This afternoon when I saw him he was a bit more active and had drank a bit of water by himself. He is not really thirsty with the IV. He was probably just washing his mouth out after being forcefed. This time they begged me to do it. He ate half of a syringeful…about 10ml. He is very strong but did not use claws at trying to push me away. But it was very difficult. He has no appetite and is nauseous; although they are giving him something for that and for prevention of ulcers in mouth and tummy. He now gets his antibiotics subcutaneously. His IV was changed to the other leg. They did a leukemia test and it was negative. With his body temp normal they took away the heating pad. Now he has a thick folded towel they change frequently and a chux pad. He seems to like the cage. When I picked him up to cuddle him he wanted back in the cage. I guess he thought I was going to do something to him like the vet and the techs do when they take him out! The vet said when he is eating by himself he can go home. Please pray for him to get an appetite for a/d. He will be on that for awhile. CATherine

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They did a leukemia test and it was negative. With his body temp normal they took away the heating pad. Now he has a thick folded towel they change frequently and a chux pad. He seems to like the cage. When I picked him up to cuddle him he wanted back in the cage. I guess he thought I was going to do something to him like the vet and the techs do when they take him out! The vet said when he is eating by himself he can go home. Please pray for him to get an appetite for a/d. He will be on that for awhile.

YES! <Amelia, Cleo, and DD slap a triple high-five Purrs, headbutts and tail twitches will continue. Dan Mahoney

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I’m so happy about your kitty. But, it is unlikely that food left out for part of a day grew enough bacteria to harm him in that way.  Rather, I’d strongly consider looking at the canned food–what brand is it?  Have you ever noticed any problems with the cans?  Etc.  Poor canning creates a laboratory for bacteria! I recently was buying cat food  by the case from Petco.  They had their own brand but several cans were bad–VERY obviously.  I returned them, but kept buying the brand.  Soon it disappeared from the shelves.  It seems that others were having this problem. Even more recently I noticed the same thing happen with the cat food at Trader Joes.  I never bought a bad can from them, though. I wonder if there is a way to figure out who is processing these brands (and possibly other, name, brands) and avoid them?

– Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – Yesterday evening when I saw Amber he looked like death warmed over; like he wanted to crawl into a hole and die. But the vet said it was time to start force feeding him with a/d food; which they did last night. When I stopped in this morning, I opened the cage and he sat up and looked alertly at me!! His ears were forward and his eyes were open a lot more; although the sclera still covered part of the eyes. He has passed no more bloody tissue, just a little normal fecal matter. His temperature is up to 102. I am so encouraged. I had been praying all the way to the vets. What an answer! The vet is now positive he got a nasty bacteria from spoiled food. They said with this heat wave there have been some nasty ones going around. I am going to be scrupulous at picking up leftover cat food dishes. As well as people leftovers. There have been a lot of times when I am rushed of a morning that I put their canned food down and hit the road. If they leave it til later to eat, it would be spoiled. This afternoon when I saw him he was a bit more active and had drank a bit of water by himself. He is not really thirsty with the IV. He was probably just washing his mouth out after being forcefed. This time they begged me to do it. He ate half of a syringeful…about 10ml. He is very strong but did not use claws at trying to push me away. But it was very difficult. He has no appetite and is nauseous; although they are giving him something for that and for prevention of ulcers in mouth and tummy. He now gets his antibiotics subcutaneously. His IV was changed to the other leg. They did a leukemia test and it was negative. With his body temp normal they took away the heating pad. Now he has a thick folded towel they change frequently and a chux pad. He seems to like the cage. When I picked him up to cuddle him he wanted back in the cage. I guess he thought I was going to do something to him like the vet and the techs do when they take him out! The vet said when he is eating by himself he can go home. Please pray for him to get an appetite for a/d. He will be on that for awhile. CATherine

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Yesterday evening when I saw Amber he looked like death warmed over; like he wanted to crawl into a hole and die. But the vet said it was time to start force feeding him with a/d food; which they did last night. When I stopped in this morning, I opened the cage and he sat up and looked alertly at me!! His ears were forward and his eyes were open a lot more; although the sclera still covered part of the eyes. He has passed no more bloody tissue, just a little normal fecal matter. His temperature is up to 102. I am so encouraged. I had been praying all the way to the vets. What an answer!

I am very happy for you ))) This has made my day.  I’ve been thinking of you & Amber a lot. Recuperative & convalescent purrs are on their way. — Rosiebint

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Dear CATherine, This is such encouraging news.  Amber is such fighter and with everyone doing all they can to help him recover, I cannot believe that his health will not rapidly improve. Thank you so much for sharing your good news.   I look forward to hearing more. Love to Amber and very best wishes to you Sheenah

– Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – Yesterday evening when I saw Amber he looked like death warmed over; like he wanted to crawl into a hole and die. But the vet said it was time to start force feeding him with a/d food; which they did last night. When I stopped in this morning, I opened the cage and he sat up and looked alertly at me!! His ears were forward and his eyes were open a lot more; although the sclera still covered part of the eyes. He has passed no more bloody tissue, just a little normal fecal matter. His temperature is up to 102. I am so encouraged. I had been praying all the way to the vets. What an answer! The vet is now positive he got a nasty bacteria from spoiled food. They said with this heat wave there have been some nasty ones going around. I am going to be scrupulous at picking up leftover cat food dishes. As well as people leftovers. There have been a lot of times when I am rushed of a morning that I put their canned food down and hit the road. If they leave it til later to eat, it would be spoiled. This afternoon when I saw him he was a bit more active and had drank a bit of water by himself. He is not really thirsty with the IV. He was probably just washing his mouth out after being forcefed. This time they begged me to do it. He ate half of a syringeful…about 10ml. He is very strong but did not use claws at trying to push me away. But it was very difficult. He has no appetite and is nauseous; although they are giving him something for that and for prevention of ulcers in mouth and tummy. He now gets his antibiotics subcutaneously. His IV was changed to the other leg. They did a leukemia test and it was negative. With his body temp normal they took away the heating pad. Now he has a thick folded towel they change frequently and a chux pad. He seems to like the cage. When I picked him up to cuddle him he wanted back in the cage. I guess he thought I was going to do something to him like the vet and the techs do when they take him out! The vet said when he is eating by himself he can go home. Please pray for him to get an appetite for a/d. He will be on that for awhile. CATherine

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Yay!  This is great news!  We will continue the purrs and prayers until he is all better! Hazel Az

– Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – Yesterday evening when I saw Amber he looked like death warmed over; like he wanted to crawl into a hole and die. But the vet said it was time to start force feeding him with a/d food; which they did last night. When I stopped in this morning, I opened the cage and he sat up and looked alertly at me!! His ears were forward and his eyes were open a lot more; although the sclera still covered part of the eyes. He has passed no more bloody tissue, just a little normal fecal matter. His temperature is up to 102. I am so encouraged. I had been praying all the way to the vets. What an answer! The vet is now positive he got a nasty bacteria from spoiled food. They said with this heat wave there have been some nasty ones going around. I am going to be scrupulous at picking up leftover cat food dishes. As well as people leftovers. There have been a lot of times when I am rushed of a morning that I put their canned food down and hit the road. If they leave it til later to eat, it would be spoiled. This afternoon when I saw him he was a bit more active and had drank a bit of water by himself. He is not really thirsty with the IV. He was probably just washing his mouth out after being forcefed. This time they begged me to do it. He ate half of a syringeful…about 10ml. He is very strong but did not use claws at trying to push me away. But it was very difficult. He has no appetite and is nauseous; although they are giving him something for that and for prevention of ulcers in mouth and tummy. He now gets his antibiotics subcutaneously. His IV was changed to the other leg. They did a leukemia test and it was negative. With his body temp normal they took away the heating pad. Now he has a thick folded towel they change frequently and a chux pad. He seems to like the cage. When I picked him up to cuddle him he wanted back in the cage. I guess he thought I was going to do something to him like the vet and the techs do when they take him out! The vet said when he is eating by himself he can go home. Please pray for him to get an appetite for a/d. He will be on that for awhile. CATherine

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Great news – hope Amber’s home soon Helen Wheels – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – Yesterday evening when I saw Amber he looked like death warmed over; like he wanted to crawl into a hole and die. But the vet said it was time to start force feeding him with a/d food; which they did last night. When I stopped in this morning, I opened the cage and he sat up and looked alertly at me!! His ears were forward and his eyes were

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That is SOOOO good to hear. I was so worried! Will continue purrs for a smooth recovery. How horrendous! That’s a big improvement though and so good to hear! Hugs Karen

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That is wonderful news sounds like he’s turned the corner! Yipee! Fuga

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Hey CATherine! I’m sooo happy about the good news re Amber!  I was sort of afraid to check the group tonight but your post really made my day and night! We will all continue to send good recovery vibes and purrs Amber’s way! Christine, Omar, Midnight, Shetra & Oreo

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YAY!  Excellent news — Britta Check out pictures of Vino at: http://photos.yahoo.com/badwilson click on Vino and "friends" album

– Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – Yesterday evening when I saw Amber he looked like death warmed over; like he wanted to crawl into a hole and die. But the vet said it was time to start force feeding him with a/d food; which they did last night. When I stopped in this morning, I opened the cage and he sat up and looked alertly at me!! His ears were forward and his eyes were open a lot more; although the sclera still covered part of the eyes. He has passed no more bloody tissue, just a little normal fecal matter. His temperature is up to 102. I am so encouraged. I had been praying all the way to the vets. What an answer! The vet is now positive he got a nasty bacteria from spoiled food. They said with this heat wave there have been some nasty ones going around. I am going to be scrupulous at picking up leftover cat food dishes. As well as people leftovers. There have been a lot of times when I am rushed of a morning that I put their canned food down and hit the road. If they leave it til later to eat, it would be spoiled. This afternoon when I saw him he was a bit more active and had drank a bit of water by himself. He is not really thirsty with the IV. He was probably just washing his mouth out after being forcefed. This time they begged me to do it. He ate half of a syringeful…about 10ml. He is very strong but did not use claws at trying to push me away. But it was very difficult. He has no appetite and is nauseous; although they are giving him something for that and for prevention of ulcers in mouth and tummy. He now gets his antibiotics subcutaneously. His IV was changed to the other leg. They did a leukemia test and it was negative. With his body temp normal they took away the heating pad. Now he has a thick folded towel they change frequently and a chux pad. He seems to like the cage. When I picked him up to cuddle him he wanted back in the cage. I guess he thought I was going to do something to him like the vet and the techs do when they take him out! The vet said when he is eating by himself he can go home. Please pray for him to get an appetite for a/d. He will be on that for awhile. CATherine

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Thanks for the update – this sounds *so* much better than last night!  I hope it -is- (merely) an infection – which can be effectively battled w/ antibiotic(s) & supportive care.  Here’s also hoping Amber’s nausea will abate & that he’ll then regain his appetite soon. Good thoughts for him… Cathy — "Staccato signals of constant information…" ("The Boy in the Bubble")  Paul Simon

– Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – Yesterday evening when I saw Amber he looked like death warmed over; like he wanted to crawl into a hole and die. But the vet said it was time to start force feeding him with a/d food; which they did last night. When I stopped in this morning, I opened the cage and he sat up and looked alertly at me!! His ears were forward and his eyes were open a lot more; although the sclera still covered part of the eyes. He has passed no more bloody tissue, just a little normal fecal matter. His temperature is up to 102. I am so encouraged. I had been praying all the way to the vets. What an answer! The vet is now positive he got a nasty bacteria from spoiled food. They said with this heat wave there have been some nasty ones going around. I am going to be scrupulous at picking up leftover cat food dishes. As well as people leftovers. There have been a lot of times when I am rushed of a morning that I put their canned food down and hit the road. If they leave it til later to eat, it would be spoiled. This afternoon when I saw him he was a bit more active and had drank a bit of water by himself. He is not really thirsty with the IV. He was probably just washing his mouth out after being forcefed. This time they begged me to do it. He ate half of a syringeful…about 10ml. He is very strong but did not use claws at trying to push me away. But it was very difficult. He has no appetite and is nauseous; although they are giving him something for that and for prevention of ulcers in mouth and tummy. He now gets his antibiotics subcutaneously. His IV was changed to the other leg. They did a leukemia test and it was negative. With his body temp normal they took away the heating pad. Now he has a thick folded towel they change frequently and a chux pad. He seems to like the cage. When I picked him up to cuddle him he wanted back in the cage. I guess he thought I was going to do something to him like the vet and the techs do when they take him out! The vet said when he is eating by himself he can go home. Please pray for him to get an appetite for a/d. He will be on that for awhile. CATherine

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Yesterday evening when I saw Amber he looked like death warmed over; like he wanted to crawl into a hole and die. But the vet said it was time to start force feeding him with a/d food; which they did last night. When I stopped in this morning, I opened the cage and he sat up and looked alertly at me!! His ears were forward and his eyes were open a lot more; although the sclera still covered part of the eyes. He has passed no more bloody tissue, just a little normal fecal matter. His temperature is up to 102. I am so encouraged. I had been praying all the way to the vets. What an answer! The vet is now positive he got a nasty bacteria from spoiled food. They said with this heat wave there have been some nasty ones going around. I am going to be scrupulous at picking up leftover cat food dishes. As well as people leftovers. There have been a lot of times when I am rushed of a morning that I put their canned food down and hit the road. If they leave it til later to eat, it would be spoiled. This afternoon when I saw him he was a bit more active and had drank a bit of water by himself. He is not really thirsty with the IV. He was probably just washing his mouth out after being forcefed. This time they begged me to do it. He ate half of a syringeful…about 10ml. He is very strong but did not use claws at trying to push me away. But it was very difficult. He has no appetite and is nauseous; although they are giving him something for that and for prevention of ulcers in mouth and tummy. He now gets his antibiotics subcutaneously. His IV was changed to the other leg. They did a leukemia test and it was negative. With his body temp normal they took away the heating pad. Now he has a thick folded towel they change frequently and a chux pad. He seems to like the cage. When I picked him up to cuddle him he wanted back in the cage. I guess he thought I was going to do something to him like the vet and the techs do when they take him out! The vet said when he is eating by himself he can go home. Please pray for him to get an appetite for a/d. He will be on that for awhile. CATherine

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Yesterday evening when I saw Amber he looked like death warmed over; like he wanted to crawl into a hole and die. But the vet said it was time to start force feeding him with a/d food; which they did last night. When I stopped in this morning, I opened the cage and he sat up and looked alertly at me!! His ears were forward and his eyes were open a lot more; although the sclera still covered part of the eyes. He has passed no more bloody tissue, just a little normal fecal matter. His temperature is up to 102. I am so encouraged. I had been praying all the way to the vets. What an answer!

Oh, thank heaven.  I’ve been thinking about Amber all day. Beth, crying tears of relief

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