My boy cat is a little over a year old. He and his sister went in for their vaccinations two and a half weeks ago (rabies and FVRCP). My boy was a little tender where he got the vaccines for a couple of days, but then he bounced right back and was completely normal. About three days ago, he started eating less. He was still interested in his food, but before when he was literally running to it and gobbling it up, now he slowly meanders toward it and slowly eats it, sometimes not eating all of it until I bring him back to it to finish.
He's also not playing as vigorously as he normally does. He'll still be somewhat interested in play, but no where near as much energy as what I'd normally see. The day before he started acting kind of odd, he and his sister were tumbling around like normal. She's completely fine, but he isn't. He's also sleeping and laying down more often too. Outside of him just being more low key, he still likes being picked up and held, getting belly rubs, doing tricks for treats. His bathroom habits have not changed and while he doesn't seem as excited about his food as he used to be, he still eats all of it.
I'm a bit worried that there's something bothering him and it's been going on for three days now. But outside of him being more "relaxed", he doesn't show any other signs of anything being wrong. It seems a little late in the game for him to be having a reaction to the vaccines, but the vet did say to watch him for at least 30 days after the shots. Mostly they were worried about monitoring the injection sites but those have been fine.
I just want to get some ideas to see if anyone has a similar experience before I take him in to see the vet. He doesn't like going there and it really stresses him out, but this has been going on long enough that a trip to the doc might be inevitable.
He's also not playing as vigorously as he normally does. He'll still be somewhat interested in play, but no where near as much energy as what I'd normally see. The day before he started acting kind of odd, he and his sister were tumbling around like normal. She's completely fine, but he isn't. He's also sleeping and laying down more often too. Outside of him just being more low key, he still likes being picked up and held, getting belly rubs, doing tricks for treats. His bathroom habits have not changed and while he doesn't seem as excited about his food as he used to be, he still eats all of it.
I'm a bit worried that there's something bothering him and it's been going on for three days now. But outside of him being more "relaxed", he doesn't show any other signs of anything being wrong. It seems a little late in the game for him to be having a reaction to the vaccines, but the vet did say to watch him for at least 30 days after the shots. Mostly they were worried about monitoring the injection sites but those have been fine.
I just want to get some ideas to see if anyone has a similar experience before I take him in to see the vet. He doesn't like going there and it really stresses him out, but this has been going on long enough that a trip to the doc might be inevitable.
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