Hi Everyone!
So I have been on this rollarcoaster with my cat being sick. Its started about a month ago now I guess. He has been back and forth to the Vet but I still have gotten no clear answers or much improvement. I am wondering if anyone has something similar this that can shed some light???
So here is the background: this is long so thank you to anyone that takes the time to read.
He is almost 6 years old and was showing signs of lethargy and being withdrawn. I have other cats and he usually the first to cause some trouble and play around and he stopped all of this. He has and still is eating drinking water, and using the litterbox fine from what I see. His appetite fluctuates daily but he always eats something.
When I orginally took him to the Veterinarian they thought it was his teeth and gave him antibiotics and took blood. The bloodwork showed low red blood cells (anima) but just on the line. I was told to schedule a teeth cleaning which they dont do at the place I took him.
So I schedule the surgery with a new vet. When I took him there the vet was not convinced about the teeth so I got another round of antibiotics. They took blood and his red blood had improved drastically from the previous visit. So I took him home and did the next round of antibiotics. He seemed to improve a little but super slow and once the antibiotic was done he got more withdraw again. He never made it back to 100 percent.
So I took him back to the vet this week after I noticed he had small shaking going on. Which could be from a fever or pain. I am leaning more towards fever bc when I bundle him up it seems to stop. They did every test they could that day in expection to an ultrasound bc there needs to be someone special there to do this. ( I am in New York and due to the coronavirus hours and Drs are not on normal schedules). They did xrays, blood work, urine test. All was good except now the red blood went down again and he had bacteria in his urine. So they concluded that it was possible 2 things a bacterial infection in his body or UTI that the first 2 antibiotics didnt help with. They could not conclusively say UTI bc his symptoms didnt line up with. So they sent this bacteria off to the lab to culture which takes about 5 days to make sure we get the right antibiotics. In the meantime they sent me home with one they said is a broad spectrum and should cover a UTI and possibly anything else but, again wont know till I get results back from the culture.
It's been 2 days since the vet and hes isnt really improving. He had the shaking again this morning. Which seemed to go away this afternoon after his pill. He is still eating and drinking but just sleeping a ton and totally not interested in playing or hanging out. I was hoping for more improvement now...he has gotten 3 pills of his new antibiotics. I spoke to the vet and they kind of said let's wait till the results come back next week.
I am not patient when I see my cat continuously being sick like this!
Has anyone dealt with something similar if so would love to hear.
MOD NOTE: For more information on this kitty's situation, see these threads: Neck Pulsing Cat
Whats wrong with cat teeth?
So I have been on this rollarcoaster with my cat being sick. Its started about a month ago now I guess. He has been back and forth to the Vet but I still have gotten no clear answers or much improvement. I am wondering if anyone has something similar this that can shed some light???
So here is the background: this is long so thank you to anyone that takes the time to read.
He is almost 6 years old and was showing signs of lethargy and being withdrawn. I have other cats and he usually the first to cause some trouble and play around and he stopped all of this. He has and still is eating drinking water, and using the litterbox fine from what I see. His appetite fluctuates daily but he always eats something.
When I orginally took him to the Veterinarian they thought it was his teeth and gave him antibiotics and took blood. The bloodwork showed low red blood cells (anima) but just on the line. I was told to schedule a teeth cleaning which they dont do at the place I took him.
So I schedule the surgery with a new vet. When I took him there the vet was not convinced about the teeth so I got another round of antibiotics. They took blood and his red blood had improved drastically from the previous visit. So I took him home and did the next round of antibiotics. He seemed to improve a little but super slow and once the antibiotic was done he got more withdraw again. He never made it back to 100 percent.
So I took him back to the vet this week after I noticed he had small shaking going on. Which could be from a fever or pain. I am leaning more towards fever bc when I bundle him up it seems to stop. They did every test they could that day in expection to an ultrasound bc there needs to be someone special there to do this. ( I am in New York and due to the coronavirus hours and Drs are not on normal schedules). They did xrays, blood work, urine test. All was good except now the red blood went down again and he had bacteria in his urine. So they concluded that it was possible 2 things a bacterial infection in his body or UTI that the first 2 antibiotics didnt help with. They could not conclusively say UTI bc his symptoms didnt line up with. So they sent this bacteria off to the lab to culture which takes about 5 days to make sure we get the right antibiotics. In the meantime they sent me home with one they said is a broad spectrum and should cover a UTI and possibly anything else but, again wont know till I get results back from the culture.
It's been 2 days since the vet and hes isnt really improving. He had the shaking again this morning. Which seemed to go away this afternoon after his pill. He is still eating and drinking but just sleeping a ton and totally not interested in playing or hanging out. I was hoping for more improvement now...he has gotten 3 pills of his new antibiotics. I spoke to the vet and they kind of said let's wait till the results come back next week.
I am not patient when I see my cat continuously being sick like this!
Has anyone dealt with something similar if so would love to hear.
MOD NOTE: For more information on this kitty's situation, see these threads: Neck Pulsing Cat
Whats wrong with cat teeth?
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