Thanks for all the suggestions, I really didn't even consider Nux, but I should have.

Unfortunately I had a heck of a weekend, my vehicle was stolen (limiting my mobility). I was able to check the computer for replies Saturday night, but nothing yet; given the condition of the cat and that I was not confident in my homeopathic skills for this particular case, I made the decision to treat the acute with minimal allopathy.

We have effectively controlled the nausea and diarrhea. My plan is to get her eating on her own and then retake the case to address the more chronic problems with blood sugar and liver (there may also be minimal kidney damage).

The cat is still very scared, but appears to have a little more strength this morning and I believe is improving.

Divina, thanks for the link, its great to see cat breeders are starting to catch up to the dog breeders and are "doing things right" from the beginning! Interestingly enough, the only food that this old bird ate on her own was the raw I offered to her. I am continuing to offer the raw, and I hope she will start to eat on her own soon. I wish we could afford to feed all our shelter cats raw food! We do feed cats (especially TOMS with digestion problems) raw food for a while, but unfortunately finding adopters to carry on the good work is extremely difficult (in many cases where cats can not digest commercial food, I have been forced to adopt them myself -and my house is soooooo full!!!).

I'm not very keen on Anita Frazier (grains) and Feline Future Diet (bone meal), but I will definitly check out your friends book as she appears to have put her own spin on things (ground, fresh, raw bone)! If it reads simply, I think it might be a good resource; it may be a book we can loan to new adopters to introduce them to "Natural Feline Husbandry".