So we took Elsa to the vet again this morning. Unfortunately we couldnt take her to our usual vet, but they recommended me to one. I did not like them at all. They were extremely rough with her and scared her to the point where she acted in a way i have never seen her act before, especially towards my vet. But anyways, after a brief exam they said she may have a blood parasite called hemobartnella, and that we could only give her some medicine, doxycycline. Said antibiotics wouldnt work and no point for a blood test because this type of blood parasite is hard to determine. He called 2 pharmacies and basically gave up and said we will have to wait until after the holiday. Which is not what im going to do, i have a really sick cat and i need to get her some medicine like yesterday. This guy pissed me off. But luckily he at least sent a prescription to cvs who didnt have it, and said to have them order it. So i called around and found a different pharmacy who had it and told them to transfer it. So im getting it now!
My question is has any of you heard of this or know anything about it? Also is there anything further you would recommend doing after this medication, whether it works or not? Im reading online about it and its kinda scarring me. Im seeing if they get severily ill it kills 1 in 3 cats.
Here is her background and symptoms for those who didnt read my last post. This all started about 3 weeks ago. She devolped a really raspy meow and was sleeping a little more than usual, other than that perfectly normal. Made an appointment with my vet but couldnt do it for a few days because of work. So about 4 days after it started her meow was almost back to normal by the time we took her to the vet. They just determined it as a URI. After that she was fine and meowed normal, and during this time we got a new kitten. Well a week after the visit and got the new cat, she stopped meowing all together and became lethargic. After 4 days shes devolped a cough, which was yesterday, and she threw up once. She also started hiding and sleeping under the couch yesterday. So definitely not herself
My question is has any of you heard of this or know anything about it? Also is there anything further you would recommend doing after this medication, whether it works or not? Im reading online about it and its kinda scarring me. Im seeing if they get severily ill it kills 1 in 3 cats.
Here is her background and symptoms for those who didnt read my last post. This all started about 3 weeks ago. She devolped a really raspy meow and was sleeping a little more than usual, other than that perfectly normal. Made an appointment with my vet but couldnt do it for a few days because of work. So about 4 days after it started her meow was almost back to normal by the time we took her to the vet. They just determined it as a URI. After that she was fine and meowed normal, and during this time we got a new kitten. Well a week after the visit and got the new cat, she stopped meowing all together and became lethargic. After 4 days shes devolped a cough, which was yesterday, and she threw up once. She also started hiding and sleeping under the couch yesterday. So definitely not herself