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Our 6 year old cat Dusty started to become very lethargic on Tuesday evening he usually is very on the go & wants to go outside but I noticed he was in his cat condo most of the day. The next morning he didn’t come for his canned wet food like normal he was just laying on the couch in our den. I gave him his food & he just took a couple bits usually after that he wants to go outside but he had no interest at all which worried me. He did respond to cat nip & his cat toy but then would go lay back down. Around 10 he got up so I gave him food & he ate a decent amount then went pee in the litter box which I watched him to make sure he wasn’t straining or anything and all was good. He then went to lay back down on the couch. Around 2 I went to check on him & noticed his body was soooo hot & he wasn’t really picking his head up which scared me so I called the vet of course they had no appointment till today at 3:30 which I took but when my husband got home we rushed him to the ER Vet where they told us he has bronchitis ( he’s had no sneezing or coughing bug I have noticed he was snoring the other day & he sounded a bit congested when purring) they also said his pancreas levels were abnormal but because he isn’t throwing up or have diarrhea it could just be something he ate. Dusty does live to eat rodents if you don’t catch him in enough time so I know over the weekend he left us the gift of a chewed up mouse on our doormat. They did a full blood panel on him all which was normal & FIV test which was normal.
The ER vet gave him fluids & 4 shots one for pain, an antibiotic, pain medicine & anti nausea medicine & we are following up with our vet today. When we got home last night he seemed to be like his old self rubbing against our legs & going over to his dry food & eating. I even saw him at 4 the morning going to the food dish to eat but then at 6:30 when it was time to get wet food he didn’t respond to the can opening like usual. I had to bring food to him which he ate & kept down but now at 10 he will not eat anything. I tried tuna juice, heated up wet food ( that almost made me puke lol) & his dry food & he just smacks his lips at it. I’ve been feeling his ears & body & it doesn’t feel like he has a fever but now I’m just so worried why he isn’t interested in food again. He just wants to sleep & I noticed his third eyelid was out & he was barely opening his eyes up until he saw a bird fly by the window then he was very alert.
Have any of you dealt with a cat with bronchitis with no sneezing just a fever? Also with a pancreatic condition? I’m terrified the ER Vet wasn’t very insightful on what the prognosis was as it was so busy so I’m hoping our vet will give us better news & help Dusty get better I’m so scared he is going to die.
Thank you!!!
Deirdre
Our 6 year old cat Dusty started to become very lethargic on Tuesday evening he usually is very on the go & wants to go outside but I noticed he was in his cat condo most of the day. The next morning he didn’t come for his canned wet food like normal he was just laying on the couch in our den. I gave him his food & he just took a couple bits usually after that he wants to go outside but he had no interest at all which worried me. He did respond to cat nip & his cat toy but then would go lay back down. Around 10 he got up so I gave him food & he ate a decent amount then went pee in the litter box which I watched him to make sure he wasn’t straining or anything and all was good. He then went to lay back down on the couch. Around 2 I went to check on him & noticed his body was soooo hot & he wasn’t really picking his head up which scared me so I called the vet of course they had no appointment till today at 3:30 which I took but when my husband got home we rushed him to the ER Vet where they told us he has bronchitis ( he’s had no sneezing or coughing bug I have noticed he was snoring the other day & he sounded a bit congested when purring) they also said his pancreas levels were abnormal but because he isn’t throwing up or have diarrhea it could just be something he ate. Dusty does live to eat rodents if you don’t catch him in enough time so I know over the weekend he left us the gift of a chewed up mouse on our doormat. They did a full blood panel on him all which was normal & FIV test which was normal.
The ER vet gave him fluids & 4 shots one for pain, an antibiotic, pain medicine & anti nausea medicine & we are following up with our vet today. When we got home last night he seemed to be like his old self rubbing against our legs & going over to his dry food & eating. I even saw him at 4 the morning going to the food dish to eat but then at 6:30 when it was time to get wet food he didn’t respond to the can opening like usual. I had to bring food to him which he ate & kept down but now at 10 he will not eat anything. I tried tuna juice, heated up wet food ( that almost made me puke lol) & his dry food & he just smacks his lips at it. I’ve been feeling his ears & body & it doesn’t feel like he has a fever but now I’m just so worried why he isn’t interested in food again. He just wants to sleep & I noticed his third eyelid was out & he was barely opening his eyes up until he saw a bird fly by the window then he was very alert.
Have any of you dealt with a cat with bronchitis with no sneezing just a fever? Also with a pancreatic condition? I’m terrified the ER Vet wasn’t very insightful on what the prognosis was as it was so busy so I’m hoping our vet will give us better news & help Dusty get better I’m so scared he is going to die.
Thank you!!!
Deirdre
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