I just got back from the vet, they suspect he has a Traumatic Diaphragmatic Hernia. There is no coming back from this injury folks. The surgery is expensive, it is arduous, the recovery rate is months and “usually” a kitten doesn’t make it off the table. My “accident” has caused his bowel to be pushed into his chest- or so they suspect. They suspect this type of injury based on his inappetence and fever (104). He wouldn’t eat anything they offered him. He has been given pain meds, and a shot and he is on 48 hour watch. I need him to eat, to drink and for his fever to go down. Any of these signs would cancel out what they now suspect might be wrong with him.
Please pray for Axle- he really needs candles going and prayers flying- This is the kitty abandoned with his sister in a van for five days no food and no water. Pray that he doesn’t have this horrible injury. I will know by Monday. If he doesn’t improve-I am sad to report he’ll have a date to keep with an angel.
ah darn… 🙁 Please little Axle, eat and drink.. please please….
I’ve had several cats (adult rescues) with diaphragmatic hernias. I don’t think the d-hernia has anything to do with the fever… which would be indicative of infection, or perhaps a virus.
you might puree wet and dry food together with water and syringe feed the little fella. dehydration kills kittens faster than anything.
From what I am understanding by talking to various cat experts, Traumatic D-hernias take a few days to form. In some instances kittens can appear completely normal, eating, drinking and still have this horrendous injury. he is doing this now, eating, drinking and playing but his temp has dropped to sub-normal. i can only just play the waiting game and see what happens. He is on pain meds and antibiotics so I am hoping whatever is wrong with him isn’t going to be life-threatening. If he does have this injury tomorrow will be D Day and he will start to fade pretty quickly.