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I need someone who is a vet/and or can help me.
I have 3 sick kittens coming to my house that need treatment for these problems -
Upper respitory infection
fleas *
eye infection *
possible earmites
My mother can treat ones with * next to them since she is a vet tec. No animal hospitals are open at this time and the SPCA wont take them in since they are too much to handle/care for. I dont need sarcastic remarks this seoncd and if your any help at all, I will give you a 5. Thank you, meg
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the ear mites is an eayz thing to take care of. all you need to do is get a cotton swab thingy nad put some hidrogen poroxied on it. wipe the inside of the ears till clean. do that every day!!
hope it becomes better!
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This is a late answer, but I thought I'd give my response.
If your mother is a Veterinary Technologist, then she should know how to handle ear mites. Ear mites are extremely common in normal practice. I'm only a Vet Tech student and I've dealt with plenty of cats with ear mites at volunteer clinics that I've attended.
She simply needs to clean their ears with cotton or be carefull with Q-tips. There are store bought ear mite solutions, or use warm water and soap. Ear mites are not really an emergency and can stand to wait until they get to a Veterinarian.
For the Upper Respiratory infection, you can keep the cats as comfortable as possible until they can get some medicine. The most comfortable way for them to lay is on their stomach. This gives the least amount of pressure on their lungs, and will make it easier for them to breath.
I'm sort of guessing that even this problem isn't an emergency, since these cats have probably been dealing with the issue for a long time before coming to your home.
I also should add that there are always options for animal hospitals. There must be an emergency animal hospital somewhere in your state.
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I'm afraid you'll have to wait untill a animal hospital is open and take them later, make an appointment.
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You're going to want to keep them comfortable overnight, possibly keeping them on a heating pad. The Upper Respiratory Infection needs to be treated first thing in the morning, since it is the one that can progress to more serious problems. Make sure they are getting water, if they aren't drinking, you may need to force the water into their mouth with a syringe. The earmites, if they have any, will cause a dark brown/black goop in their ears that wouldn't normally be there. That is simple to treat if the vet sees them, they will give you drops to put in. Those are more of a pain then anything else, you are going to want to focus on their breathing at the moment. Like I said though, they need to go in the morning, otherwise there isn't much you can do except comfort them overnight.
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Earmites:
Flea control products that kill adult fleas will kill mites.
i found a site about it:
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Upper Respitory Infection 'cat flu':
there is no treatment.
Unfortunately there are currently no drugs available to kill these viruses so treatment is aimed at supporting the cat through its illness. This treatment includes antibiotics, to treat any secondary bacterial infections as these can be life-threatening, and drugs to help loosen the nasal discharge and make breathing less of a struggle. As cats with 'flue are often reluctant to eat, they may need to be tempted by offering gently warmed, smelly and palatable food. Syringe feeding of liquid food can be tried if necessary, although caution is advised.
-i hopi i helped.
-olga
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My advice, although it's probably not what you want to hear, is to take them to an emergency vet. Respiratory infections can get serious for kittens fast, if you have an emergency vet near you I'd go ahead and take them.
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You should bring them to a vets office. even though its night. You should get them to the vets tomorrow right away!! I'm sorry I couldn't help. I could of helped with the fleas cuz my cat had them but I'm sorry I can't answer all your questions. I'd be happy to answer any other questions you may have. Thanks
xoxoxoxox Julie
good luck to the kittens!
I'm a big animal luver!!
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