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Hi all, long story but if someone has any suggestions, please help. Got a 5 month old kitten from a high end shelter as a buddy for my 9 week old barn rescue. All seemed well the first 2 weeks, then I thought he was a picky kitten as he wasn't eating well. He came on Science Diet so I immediately changed him to quality canned, then Stella and Chewys 2 weeks later. He shivered a lot but I thought it was because he was thin coated and it is winter. Then his coat started to look rough so we went to the vert. FELV/FIV negative, waiting on coronovirus but his globbulin is normal so hopefully not FIP. All labs normal. Temperature 103.5 so we gave him the one and done 14 day antibiotic shot as he wasn't eating well and felt the oral ones would be hard on his stomach. Yesterday he started scratching his ears and biting himself like he itches and it gets pretty intense but I can't find anything on his skin. He has continued to lose weight. I have another call into the vet. I have bought literally every cat food and offered including baby food and KMR.
It could be possible the 9 week old is harboring something that he is not symptomatic to but gave it to Leonard (the kitty who is now sick). I am worried he picked up something from the Stella and Chewys raw food and is sick from that but he has no diarrhea. Tried Cerenia, he threw it up. Am trying 1/4 tab of Pepcid Ac.
List of symptoms:
weight loss
loss of appetite
low grade tempreture
new onset itching
lethargic
abdomen not bloated or tender
acts like he wants to eat but walks away
Causes maybe:
"brother" went from baby to very playful adolescent attack and biting but it is play mode
Stress
IBD
FIP Dry maybe
brother gave him something that he is not sick with
something I'm missing
Anybody have anything? No nasal discharge eyes clear but 3rd eyelid visable, no diarrhea.
It could be possible the 9 week old is harboring something that he is not symptomatic to but gave it to Leonard (the kitty who is now sick). I am worried he picked up something from the Stella and Chewys raw food and is sick from that but he has no diarrhea. Tried Cerenia, he threw it up. Am trying 1/4 tab of Pepcid Ac.
List of symptoms:
weight loss
loss of appetite
low grade tempreture
new onset itching
lethargic
abdomen not bloated or tender
acts like he wants to eat but walks away
Causes maybe:
"brother" went from baby to very playful adolescent attack and biting but it is play mode
Stress
IBD
FIP Dry maybe
brother gave him something that he is not sick with
something I'm missing
Anybody have anything? No nasal discharge eyes clear but 3rd eyelid visable, no diarrhea.