About a week ago, my girlfriend's seven-year-old cat, Beast, starting to get lethargic. When we looked at her, we noticed her third eyelid (or, nictitating membrane), was showing.
She was an indoor-outdoor cat (until this happened, and we made her a permanent indoor cat) and we believed she ate something toxic. She got better and, after being given pedialite and the occasional penicillin, she began to eat again and everything cleared up.
Unfortunately, as of last night, we noticed the nictitating membrane was present again. Overnight she became lethargic once more, and this time, is notably congested. She is refusing to eat and drink, and is hiding.
She is congested, her eyes are swollen and watering, her third eyelid is present, she has no appetite and will not drink water from a bowl, she is hiding (I would, too), and is aggressive likely due to whatever pain she's dealing with. She is also drooling.
I will provide pictures, but otherwise; what do you think could possibly be the case? We are trying to get her to a vet, but unfortunately, the ones within the immediate area do not take cats.
Note: we have given her dewormer before. She has an obvious allergy, likely from being outside (she loses hair on her rear / around her tail, we think it may be a mite problem), and she is up to date on all of her shots.
She was an indoor-outdoor cat (until this happened, and we made her a permanent indoor cat) and we believed she ate something toxic. She got better and, after being given pedialite and the occasional penicillin, she began to eat again and everything cleared up.
Unfortunately, as of last night, we noticed the nictitating membrane was present again. Overnight she became lethargic once more, and this time, is notably congested. She is refusing to eat and drink, and is hiding.
She is congested, her eyes are swollen and watering, her third eyelid is present, she has no appetite and will not drink water from a bowl, she is hiding (I would, too), and is aggressive likely due to whatever pain she's dealing with. She is also drooling.
I will provide pictures, but otherwise; what do you think could possibly be the case? We are trying to get her to a vet, but unfortunately, the ones within the immediate area do not take cats.
Note: we have given her dewormer before. She has an obvious allergy, likely from being outside (she loses hair on her rear / around her tail, we think it may be a mite problem), and she is up to date on all of her shots.
