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How is she doing today?

I would caution against steroids at this time, because if there's a more serious underlying issue like HCM (not as common, but not impossible in kittens - also breed-pre-disposed), that could make things worse as steroids can exacerbate heart issues... So it might be wise to hold off on...

Oh, that poor angel. Surely there must be other vets in the area? I'm not sure where you live although you mention Croydon which appears to be in England. I would definitely try to find somewhere else to take her in - this could easily turn to an ER-vet situation. In the meanwhile, please...

I honestly think this kitten needs to get proper veterinary care. I'm concerned that not enough diagnostics were performed, and that an improper antibiotic may have been prescribed. I understand that veterinary care is expensive, but that is unfortunately part of owning pets - there are a few...

So no x-ray, no bloodwork? You say antibiotic shot, was it Convenia/cefovecin? That's the only one I know that's a one-time shot and I didn't think it was suitable for respiratory infections (I personally never use Convenia for anything, but that's a different story). Might be time to consider...

I'm confused, did the vet say anything about flat-chest syndrome or pectus excavatum or...? Did they perform any diagnostics?

Along with the routine bloodwork, you can ask them to include a snap proBNP test (checks heart function to some degree).

Thank you again - we have an appointment on Tuesday and I feel in a better position now to ask for certain things. I think we will go for the fecal PCR, if only to be sure. Her brother had what everyone thought was gastroenterititis over the holidays but now I'm questioning everything...

Thank you for the reply and the input. I'm aware Fortiflora is not a great probiotic, which is why we started using Proviable which is much better and readily available her in Canada. I honestly thought it was helping until this week (and perhaps it is, and it's just a mix of other things). I...

TL/DR: Kitten always had loose stools; fecal test came back negative in September, tried different food/probiotics, started getting diarrhea this week - not sure where to go next. My 9.5-month old female kitten Chloë has always had poop issues since we got her at the end of July; they were...

I sure hope you are right! He is still eating well and I upgraded the probiotics today. He does seem a little off at times (hasn't slept with us the last two night : (), but I guess that wouldn't be surprising if he's not 100%. REALLY hope that this will be resolved soon; feels like it's been...

We got a second set of x-rays taken where everything still looked normal and given he's acting normal and his young age, the vet seemed to think pancreatitis was unlikely and that his first choice (like the first vet we saw) was gastroenteritis and basically to stay the course of the antibiotic...

Update: after four hours of not hearing anything back, we were able to get through by phone and have an appointment at 3 PM for follow-up. They said they wanted to do another x-ray in case they had missed anything (he's now vomited about 4-5 times since last night, all food and then...

I did think about pancreatitis (one of our previous cats had it) but because he's acting SO WELL (like he's literally chasing me right now) and there is no abdominal discomfort, we felt that was unlikely (GGT value also good, although I know that's not a 100%). I would not be opposed to running...

Yes me again and this time a different cat (8-month old male kitten). Oliver had been having some loose stools for a bit and we thought he was having issues with hairballs maybe so we were trying a few different things. This progressed to diarrhea with him vocalizing in the box and some...

Oh I know, I'm trying very hard to keep myself busy - easier said than done; it's that GUILT. Thank you for the kind words.

Taking her was not an option given that our host is greatly allergic to cats plus there are no close emergency vets there. Her and her brother are also very bonded and so he would have been devastated not to be with her. I woke up early this morning and ended up cancelling my flights - I felt...

Oh I'm always so careful with things, I swear! I usually have everything put away carefully and had taken most things that could be hazardous away and there are zones that are off-limits to them for sure. It was this one stupid negligent moment. And now I can't decide whether I'm overreacting...

Well we definitely found most of it, but there could be one or two more pieces, like I said - I can't be 100% sure. I really hope things will turn out okay, I'm so very devastated.

IndyJones - they did do an x-ray yesterday afternoon and everything looked normal but obviously we can't see thread on an x-ray, only the issues it may be causing. Boarding her would be difficult this late in the game - there's not really a lot of options plus she is very bonded to her brother...