I will start out by explaining what happened. I was getting a stain out of a shirt, and got distracted and walked away. I completely forgot about the bleach being out in a children’s syringe. (That’s how I “spot” treat shirts that can be bleached.) anyhow, my 3 year old squirted the bleach on our cat. It was a small spot, but still enough to freak me out. I didn’t notice it right away until I noticed some in the floor. When I went to clean it up, that’s when our cat came to me to pet her. And I thought at first my son got her wet with just water, and I went to wipe it off with a towel and I noticed it was the bleach. I immediately gave her a no rinse bath to get it off. Her hairs didn’t dye or anything. And I didn’t notice it on her breath. This was all Tuesday night. Let me say she was 100% perfectly fine before I gave her a bath. After, she licked herself “clean” and it seemed like she did that for an hour or so. I noticed while she was doing it a little later on, she started coughing/hacking. I didn’t think nothing of it. Then she went to sleep and she was snoring really loud. That’s when I noticed something different. She never has snored before or atleast not like that. Well, this morning and throughout the day, I noticed she was wheezing when she breathed, when she purred it sounded “scratchy” (that’s the best way I can explain, like something was in her throat.) and she has been hacking on and off like she’s trying to vomit. When I really got concerned is when I noticed she hasn’t used her litter box any. Then I noticed she hadn’t ate her food or drank any of her water. That’s when I started freaking out. I tried to get her to eat her food by adding warmed butter to it. It didn’t work. So I warmed a little milk up and sat out in a bowl. She did drink a little of that. About 30 minutes later she finally peed. She’s also been lethargy. She’s definitely not herself. And when she meows, she sounds horse like I can barely hear her meow. My first thought she either has a hairball or she has a cold. Or possibly both? She hasn’t had any runny nose, or eyes. She hasn’t been sneezing. No vomiting, no diarrhea. Her stomach does seem to be bigger than normal. So I’m thinking she has a hair ball blocked? Idk. So I decided to go to Walmart to get some hairball gel. I got Petag hairball solution gel. I gave her exactly what the directions said. I had to pretty much force it on her tongue. She swallowed it good and okay. About an hour later she started eating just a couple bites of her food, and even drank some water. And then she got up and started playing.
I cannot afford to take her to the vet right now because of how much it costs. So if I can do home remedies that will help, I’m all for it! She is a healthy cat so this has me a little worried. Also, she is a medium/long haired tabby. I also meant to add in that she keeps licking her coat. She normally doesn’t do it this much. I just want her to feel better and figure out what’s wrong.
She eats Purina Cat Chow Indoor. (As of Aug 1st) She’s 11.10 lbs (slightly over weight and has been on a diet. No change of food just 10% less and getting her to exercise/play more.) she probably weighs a little bit more than that. But not much. She’s 1 1/2 to 2 years old. Any advice would be great! And please no negative comments.
I don’t think the bleach has anything to do with Her symptoms especially since it’s been over 24 hours.
I cannot afford to take her to the vet right now because of how much it costs. So if I can do home remedies that will help, I’m all for it! She is a healthy cat so this has me a little worried. Also, she is a medium/long haired tabby. I also meant to add in that she keeps licking her coat. She normally doesn’t do it this much. I just want her to feel better and figure out what’s wrong.
She eats Purina Cat Chow Indoor. (As of Aug 1st) She’s 11.10 lbs (slightly over weight and has been on a diet. No change of food just 10% less and getting her to exercise/play more.) she probably weighs a little bit more than that. But not much. She’s 1 1/2 to 2 years old. Any advice would be great! And please no negative comments.
I don’t think the bleach has anything to do with Her symptoms especially since it’s been over 24 hours.
Second, let me say welcome to thecatsite! I am very glad you came to seek help.
I am not a vet and cannot give medical advice but I think you have taken good steps to help her. Make absolutely sure that she does not have any bleach residue on her fur. You can use a very damp cloth to make sure her fur is clean and help to rub down any loose fur. Licking her fur could have allowed some of the bleach in her system. Licking also could have put loose fur in her system. It’s really hard to know. Our kitties can get into all sorts of things that worry us. Although cows milk is something I would not normally suggest, in this case it may have been a good thing. Any chance you could just call an emergency vet and ask about possible bleach side effects? Just to ask what you can do at home. We all know how hard it is to afford vet fees these days. You are not alone in that! If it is a cold coming on then maybe she will fight it off. You’ve already given her hairball remedy so maybe she will start showing signs of improvement. I am going to try and get another person here who might be able to offer you more help. Please do write back and let us know how kitty is doing. We really do care. 
) this PetAg hairball solution has white petrolatum 884mg, veg oil 92.4 mg, glycerin 88 mg, and lecithin 2.2 mg. Idk how many times a day I need to give him aside from the directions. It says just once. I want to get him to eat something that will help him poop but idk anything. He will drink milk but I think that’ll stop him up. 
and the cat licked the fur..n got some in his system...I would DEFINITELY call a VET...Asap
