First off, this special is still here with us. Does Bentley have distemper? The vet isn’t ruling it out. He did do a fecal float to see if it might be giardia, coccidia or something else but all he saw was a ton of bacteria in the poo- nothing easily identifiable.
Bentley is to animated to even consider putting him down. He is on cage rest with supportive fluids and we started him on Baytril. The vet is hoping the vaccines will give him a leg-up to fight this nasty virus. His fever at the time of visit is 104- it is 102.6 as of ten minutes ago.
I told the vet that this is the kitten I would fight to the ends of the earth to save UNLESS he was clearly suffering which he isn’t. He fights the subcu’s so fiercely. I wish I had four arms instead of just two. Mike can’t help me with him, so the subcu’s are delivered sporadically- in small spurts instead of all at once. We did not run a snap test. Vet said it would be a waste of money and like me, he doesn’t trust the results. All I can do is give Bentley the best I have and hope that God doesn’t need another kitten scampering off to heaven.
Marian, glad to read that Little Spot delivered the goods!
Poor Bentley. I hope his temperature continues to normalise and that he recovers fully from whatever he is suffering. Good luck to him and you.
Way to go Bentley! If he feels good enough to fight – then he surely must be fighting the virus too! Bless his tiny heart. You and he both are on my prayer list! Spot is good and says thank you too.