My cat is female, spayed, 4 years old. The horrors began a few months ago when I noticed a lump in her mouth which wouldn't go away despite being on steroids for a week or so. Concurrently, she also had ringworm, and she was on itraconazole for 2 months. They also gave her an antibiotic shot as some of the ringworm wounds looked inflamed, hence to prevent secondary infection.
Because the lump wouldn't subside entirely she underwent a biopsy where they removed and lab tested it. Results came back indicating that it appeared due to chronic irritation. The lump then grew back again so she was put on another round of steroids and antibiotics, which seemed to finally resolve the issue.
Then, she caught giardia from a new cat I adopted and her ringworm returned. Her giardia symptoms were severe-- throwing up everything she ate, diarrhea. It was a miracle she could keep the medicine, Metronidazole, down, which is yet another antibiotic.
Halfway through the metronidazole, she returned back to her normal happy, affectionate self. But 2 days after the final dose (today) she began hiding, not moving or eating again. However, when we force feed her and syringe water into her mouth she doesn't refuse or puke it out, unlike the time she had giardia.
I am going to observe her more tmr if her condition improves before I decide to bring her to the vet AGAIN. I'm just hoping that she's weak due to so much medicine over the course of months and I just have to ensure there's nutrients in her body so she can regain strength. I'm reluctant to bring her back to the vet because she's been on so much drugs it's taxing on her organs
Because the lump wouldn't subside entirely she underwent a biopsy where they removed and lab tested it. Results came back indicating that it appeared due to chronic irritation. The lump then grew back again so she was put on another round of steroids and antibiotics, which seemed to finally resolve the issue.
Then, she caught giardia from a new cat I adopted and her ringworm returned. Her giardia symptoms were severe-- throwing up everything she ate, diarrhea. It was a miracle she could keep the medicine, Metronidazole, down, which is yet another antibiotic.
Halfway through the metronidazole, she returned back to her normal happy, affectionate self. But 2 days after the final dose (today) she began hiding, not moving or eating again. However, when we force feed her and syringe water into her mouth she doesn't refuse or puke it out, unlike the time she had giardia.
I am going to observe her more tmr if her condition improves before I decide to bring her to the vet AGAIN. I'm just hoping that she's weak due to so much medicine over the course of months and I just have to ensure there's nutrients in her body so she can regain strength. I'm reluctant to bring her back to the vet because she's been on so much drugs it's taxing on her organs