# Creamsicle is sick \[RIP Creamsicle\] **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [June 18, 2018, 5:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/creamsicle-is-sick-rip-creamsicle/816325 "2018-06-18T17:10:54Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![Patx2](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/73ab20/32.png) [@Patx2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Patx2)\ **Post date:** [June 20, 2018, 12:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/creamsicle-is-sick-rip-creamsicle/816325/41 "2018-06-20T00:24:35Z")
Oh, Johnny, hugs and thoughts for all of you, but as many others have said, she may just need some time to rest and get fluids in her. Poor baby. ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_L.A](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_l.a/32/1084_2.png) [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Post date:** [June 20, 2018, 12:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/creamsicle-is-sick-rip-creamsicle/816325/42 "2018-06-20T00:26:50Z")
She just got some fluids. She didn’t like it one bit. I’ll give her a little semi-liquified food in a couple of hours. ---
**Author:** ![Rhiannon8404](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rhiannon8404/32/17929_2.png) [@Rhiannon8404](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rhiannon8404)\ **Post date:** [June 20, 2018, 12:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/creamsicle-is-sick-rip-creamsicle/816325/43 "2018-06-20T00:31:25Z")
I’m sorry she’s not doing better. We’re still keeping our fingers and paws crossed here. Hugs! ---
**Author:** ![IvoryTowerDenizen](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ivorytowerdenizen/32/17937_2.png) [@IvoryTowerDenizen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/IvoryTowerDenizen)\ **Post date:** [June 20, 2018, 12:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/creamsicle-is-sick-rip-creamsicle/816325/44 "2018-06-20T00:40:56Z")
We did subQ fluids for my cat when he went into kidney failure at a young age. t helped him a lot and did begin to feel better, though he hated the treatment. He lived about 5 more years and was pretty healthy right up to the end. Good luck Creamscle… ---
**Author:** ![Backwater\_Under\_Duck](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ba8739/32.png) [@Backwater\_Under\_Duck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Backwater_Under_Duck)\ **Post date:** [June 20, 2018, 12:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/creamsicle-is-sick-rip-creamsicle/816325/45 "2018-06-20T00:55:49Z")
I just want to drop in and say good luck. But really, I feel like I know Creamsicle like one of my own cats. I don’t think I’ve known any other animal on the internet for it’s, almost, entire life. Hang in there Cream girl. ---
**Author:** ![River\_Hippie](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/river_hippie/32/26_2.png) [@River\_Hippie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/River_Hippie)\ **Post date:** [June 20, 2018, 12:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/creamsicle-is-sick-rip-creamsicle/816325/46 "2018-06-20T00:57:34Z")
Good luck Creamy. ---
**Author:** ![Sunny\_Daze](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sunny_daze/32/438_2.png) [@Sunny\_Daze](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sunny_Daze)\ **Post date:** [June 20, 2018, 12:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/creamsicle-is-sick-rip-creamsicle/816325/47 "2018-06-20T00:59:06Z")
> [@Johnny\_L.A](#): > > That’s on the other end of the state. ☹ Crap. Their main campus is over by Spokane/tri-cities, but I think that’s also the other side of the state from you. ☹ Keep pushing fluids. She’ll hate it, but it will help if anything can. Do you know how to make a cat taco with a towel to hold her? I’m so sorry this happened. ☹ ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_L.A](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_l.a/32/1084_2.png) [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Post date:** [June 20, 2018, 2:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/creamsicle-is-sick-rip-creamsicle/816325/48 "2018-06-20T02:30:38Z")
I got about a cc of food into her. ---
**Author:** ![mistymage](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mistymage/32/459_2.png) [@mistymage](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mistymage)\ **Post date:** [June 20, 2018, 2:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/creamsicle-is-sick-rip-creamsicle/816325/49 "2018-06-20T02:38:03Z")
Perk up, kitty! We’re all pulling for you! ~signed One Sided (old, getting worn out) Kitty Link, Fat Cat Gannon and Queen Bitchy NJoy. ---
**Author:** ![StGermain](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/stgermain/32/2868_2.png) [@StGermain](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/StGermain)\ **Post date:** [June 20, 2018, 4:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/creamsicle-is-sick-rip-creamsicle/816325/50 "2018-06-20T04:02:06Z")
My cat learned to tolerate her subQ fluids very well. She would sit, unrestrained, on my lap while I administered them. She _hated_ her oral meds. That was much more traumatic for her. {{{good vibes}}} to Creamsicle. StG ---
**Author:** ![pohjonen](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pohjonen/32/423_2.png) [@pohjonen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pohjonen)\ **Post date:** [June 20, 2018, 4:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/creamsicle-is-sick-rip-creamsicle/816325/51 "2018-06-20T04:05:27Z")
I hope she gets better. I remember her from you posting a picture. She is one gorgeous kitty. ---
**Author:** ![Helena330](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/helena330/32/531_2.png) [@Helena330](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Helena330)\ **Post date:** [June 20, 2018, 5:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/creamsicle-is-sick-rip-creamsicle/816325/52 "2018-06-20T05:06:01Z")
1cc of food? Or 10cc? 1cc isn’t very much. She needs food to get better. Frequent, small meals (5-10cc) are ideal. The very best of luck. I know it’s hard. ---
**Author:** ![cerberus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/71e660/32.png) [@cerberus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cerberus)\ **Post date:** [June 20, 2018, 5:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/creamsicle-is-sick-rip-creamsicle/816325/53 "2018-06-20T05:15:32Z")
Not a vet, but have been through this. Think/ask about low dose Valium to help with stress and appetite ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_L.A](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_l.a/32/1084_2.png) [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Post date:** [June 20, 2018, 5:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/creamsicle-is-sick-rip-creamsicle/816325/54 "2018-06-20T05:27:30Z")
> [@Helena330](#): > > 1cc of food? Or 10cc? 1cc isn’t very much. She needs food to get better. Frequent, small meals (5-10cc) are ideal. The very best of luck. I know it’s hard. 1 cc. The vet gave us a 3 cc syringe. I think I filled it to 2 cc or maybe a little more. I got about half of it into her. I’ll try to give her more tomorrow. ---
**Author:** ![IvoryTowerDenizen](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ivorytowerdenizen/32/17937_2.png) [@IvoryTowerDenizen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/IvoryTowerDenizen)\ **Post date:** [June 20, 2018, 10:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/creamsicle-is-sick-rip-creamsicle/816325/55 "2018-06-20T10:45:59Z")
> [@Johnny\_L.A](#): > > 1 cc. The vet gave us a 3 cc syringe. I think I filled it to 2 cc or maybe a little more. I got about half of it into her. I’ll try to give her more tomorrow. How much did the vet recommend you give her each feeding, and how often to feed? ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_L.A](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_l.a/32/1084_2.png) [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Post date:** [June 20, 2018, 1:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/creamsicle-is-sick-rip-creamsicle/816325/56 "2018-06-20T13:33:31Z")
> [@IvoryTowerDenizen](#): > > How much did the vet recommend you give her each feeding, and how often to feed? She said 3 cc, but I don’t recall her saying how often. Creamsicle came out of her hidey hole during the night. And she vomited. She was on the rug in ‘mom’s’ room, so I was able to easily reach her to give her 3 cc of food - which annoyed her greatly. Now she’s hiding under mom’s bed. ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_L.A](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_l.a/32/1084_2.png) [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Post date:** [June 20, 2018, 1:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/creamsicle-is-sick-rip-creamsicle/816325/57 "2018-06-20T13:56:56Z")
When Creamsicle came out of her hidey hole, she went into Mrs. L.A.'s room. She jumped up on ‘mom’s’ bed, which is pretty high. She slept with ‘mom’ most of the night, and then jumped down later to sleep on the floor. So she’s capable of moving, and well enough to care where she is. Based on what we saw over the weekend, and what the vet said when she was there, it _seems_ she’s perkier early in the day. But the vomited the 1 cc of food I gave her several hours after I gave it to her. I hope she can keep the 3 cc down. I’ll offer her some food on a dish later. If she eats it, great! If not, it’s the syringe again. ---
**Author:** ![Inigo\_Montoya](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/inigo_montoya/32/124_2.png) [@Inigo\_Montoya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Inigo_Montoya)\ **Post date:** [June 20, 2018, 3:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/creamsicle-is-sick-rip-creamsicle/816325/58 "2018-06-20T15:19:59Z")
IME giving enough of a damn to move around is more important than eating. Paws crossed. ---
**Author:** ![Sunny\_Daze](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sunny_daze/32/438_2.png) [@Sunny\_Daze](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sunny_Daze)\ **Post date:** [June 20, 2018, 4:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/creamsicle-is-sick-rip-creamsicle/816325/59 "2018-06-20T16:22:56Z")
Is she walking or crawling? How often are you doing the subQ fluids? ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_L.A](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_l.a/32/1084_2.png) [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Post date:** [June 20, 2018, 4:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/creamsicle-is-sick-rip-creamsicle/816325/60 "2018-06-20T16:27:48Z")
> [@Sunny\_Daze](#): > > Is she walking or crawling? How often are you doing the subQ fluids? When she moves, she walks. The vet said to give them to her twice a day, three times would be better. Creamsicle isn’t in her hiding place. She’s under the coffee table, lying quietly. She shifts onto either side occasionally. I put a little bit of food in front of her, but she wasn’t interested. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/creamsicle-is-sick-rip-creamsicle/816325.md?page=2) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/creamsicle-is-sick-rip-creamsicle/816325.md?page=4)