3 Months Old Kitten, Feverish

[Beebun]

Peaches is still with us! She's bitey and jumpy. Two days ago she got feverish (39*C) all out of a sudden. Everything looks okay- poop, pee, appetite. She drinks great, too.

Took her to the vet yesterday, did a fecal smear (came out clear) and blood test. Her white blood cells were really high in the 31ks and her red blood cells were a little lower than the benchmark but the doc said it's not considered dangerous yet. She said she has some sort of a tummy infection or parasite and prescribed some panacur and vitamins. Since she had a history of worms (being picked out from the streets) she said probably there's some other type of worms hanging out in her tum.

She's still feverish today and a little lethargic. I'm so worried. Has anyone gone through this before?

 

[stephanietx]

I have not gone through this, but wanted to let you know that someone should be along soon to help out. Sorry you're going through this with your kitty.

 

[Beebun]

Thank you so much Stephanie. I hope so too ;_;

 

[Beebun]

She's still feverish and lethargic, but she eats, drinks, poops, and pees well. We're continuing medicine. The current theory is that her worms bit her intestine and caused a wound that got infected. Still very worried.

 

[foxxycat]

Are they giving sub fluids to keep hydrated? Maybe a different antibiotic or other medicine? Glad the eating is still good. You can try giving syringes of water to keep hydrated. I don't have experience with worms-the other question is-where you are is it hot? Some cats don't handle heat very well. Do you have a cool place to keep her cool?

 

[Beebun]

Hi, Foxxy! Thank you so much for the reply.

No, the doctor didn't give sub-q because Peaches is drinking very well on her own. She was prescribed some anti parasite capsules along with the panacur. I also give her some appetite supplements after consulting with the vet - she eats well, but has to be cajoled into it first (and would only eat from the palm of our hands). Today I've added a small bit of bene-bac gel to help her good bacteria. Hopefully this helps her intestine heal better.

We keep her in a shaded part of our home with cool pads (my rabbit has one) under her bed. She also has a water bottle to lean to. Yesterday night we moistened her fur with a damp cotton pad to help her cool off. I think we'll do it again later.

I'm worried because we're scheduled to go for a trip to our hometown for Raya in two days. Thinking of boarding her at the vet's for the days we'll be gone. I wonder if she'll be very stressed about it