Hi everyone,
I apologize for the long post ahead!
I took my 6 month old cat Brodie to the emergency vet on Jan 1st because I was concerned about his breathing rate. The vet said that he had a slight fever but that he was not showing any other symptoms (lack of energy, change in appetite, vomiting, etc). She said I could just monitor him and that things should return back to normal. He did not show any signs of flu or sickness after that day and so I thought things were fine.
He was neutered just over a week ago on Friday Jan 12th. During his neutering I opted to have the pre-anaesthetic blood work done and I also requested that he be tested for FeLV. His blood work came back fine, he had slightly elevated levels of white blood cells and a slightly low red blood cell count but nothing too concerning. He was fighting a cold and so the vet concluded that his white blood cell elevation was due to him fighting the cold. His FeLV test was negative. She prescribed Clavamox which he has been taking twice a day since Saturday the 13th. He was completely fine after the neutering and returned to his loving, cuddly self the next day.
This past Friday the 19th he only ate a little bit of his wet food which he normally loves and eats very quickly. He also seemed very out of it. On Saturday his behaviour was the same except this time he ate no food and drank no water besides a few Temptations treats and minimal Fancy Feast which I bought especially because he was not eating. He usually eats Simply Nourish wet food and Nutro wet/dry food. He was so lethargic and just wanted to sleep. Yesterday things were the same so I took him back to the ER vet since I am home at my parents house and his regular vet is 2 hours away. His fever was at 40.5 degrees celsius and they performed more blood work and a urinalysis. The blood work revealed the elevated WBC count but again that is due to him fighting some sort of infection. No other abnormalities were found with his blood work, his kidney and liver tests came back normal. The urinalysis results should be back today. They gave him sub q fluids since he was slightly dehydrated from not eating or drinking and they also gave him a shot of Cerenia. The vet prescribed AZithromycin which he said I could administer along with the Clavamox.
I was able to get him to eat some hills a/d yesterday and this morning but only if I physically sat there and essentially "spoon fed" him using my fingers. He has been using the litter box normally but only peeing since he hasn't eaten much. I will make sure to keep feeding him every couple hours. I am going to call his regular vet when they open this morning to update her and to also make sure the AZithromycin and Clavamox can be given together.
Again I apologize for the long post. I am just so stressed and overwhelmed and confused as to what made him change so drastically overnight. I know cat flu can be nasty and that it can take some time to completely go away. Has anyone experienced anything similar to this? Will I ever get my lovely cat back again??
I apologize for the long post ahead!
I took my 6 month old cat Brodie to the emergency vet on Jan 1st because I was concerned about his breathing rate. The vet said that he had a slight fever but that he was not showing any other symptoms (lack of energy, change in appetite, vomiting, etc). She said I could just monitor him and that things should return back to normal. He did not show any signs of flu or sickness after that day and so I thought things were fine.
He was neutered just over a week ago on Friday Jan 12th. During his neutering I opted to have the pre-anaesthetic blood work done and I also requested that he be tested for FeLV. His blood work came back fine, he had slightly elevated levels of white blood cells and a slightly low red blood cell count but nothing too concerning. He was fighting a cold and so the vet concluded that his white blood cell elevation was due to him fighting the cold. His FeLV test was negative. She prescribed Clavamox which he has been taking twice a day since Saturday the 13th. He was completely fine after the neutering and returned to his loving, cuddly self the next day.
This past Friday the 19th he only ate a little bit of his wet food which he normally loves and eats very quickly. He also seemed very out of it. On Saturday his behaviour was the same except this time he ate no food and drank no water besides a few Temptations treats and minimal Fancy Feast which I bought especially because he was not eating. He usually eats Simply Nourish wet food and Nutro wet/dry food. He was so lethargic and just wanted to sleep. Yesterday things were the same so I took him back to the ER vet since I am home at my parents house and his regular vet is 2 hours away. His fever was at 40.5 degrees celsius and they performed more blood work and a urinalysis. The blood work revealed the elevated WBC count but again that is due to him fighting some sort of infection. No other abnormalities were found with his blood work, his kidney and liver tests came back normal. The urinalysis results should be back today. They gave him sub q fluids since he was slightly dehydrated from not eating or drinking and they also gave him a shot of Cerenia. The vet prescribed AZithromycin which he said I could administer along with the Clavamox.
I was able to get him to eat some hills a/d yesterday and this morning but only if I physically sat there and essentially "spoon fed" him using my fingers. He has been using the litter box normally but only peeing since he hasn't eaten much. I will make sure to keep feeding him every couple hours. I am going to call his regular vet when they open this morning to update her and to also make sure the AZithromycin and Clavamox can be given together.
Again I apologize for the long post. I am just so stressed and overwhelmed and confused as to what made him change so drastically overnight. I know cat flu can be nasty and that it can take some time to completely go away. Has anyone experienced anything similar to this? Will I ever get my lovely cat back again??
This is your furbaby you're talking about here. 
