Hello all, I just lost a very loving, sweet cat today, Athena, which was unrelated to this new thread. I just wanted to mention it in case my grammar is off or my sentences seem jumbled. I'm not in a good place right now.
Anyway, I have 14 cats now, all strictly indoor. I'm going to make a few points without writing a whole essay and see if anyone has had the same thing happen or what virus my cats could have.
-we brought in two stray kittens three or four months ago now
-kept them separated for the most part just in case they were sick
-the kittens were sneezy but did not have watery eyes or runny noses, was worried about Feline Leukemia as I've never had such seemingly sick kittens
-one seemed more sick than the other, third eyelids showing and less energy, diarrhea
-vet gave us antibiotics for the boys, the seemed to perk up
-couple weeks later, my other (13) cats at the time became strangely sick
-in 10 years, never had one sick cat
-lethargic, appetite but could not eat or drink due to (burns? sores?) on their tongues and in their mouths
-few were worse off than others with excessive drooling
-one had an open sore on her nose and down into her mouth
-no runny eyes, no noticably runny noses, vet suggested they were chemical burns from a new litter deoderizer
-all put on antibiotics and given an oral rinse for 7 days, twice a day, including the kittens again as a precaution, though they were still kept separate
-oral rinse seemed to help with the sores and the antibiotics helped with their fevers (we took three of the 15 cats in, all with 103+ temps, so we assumed they all had it as they all had the same symptoms)
-cats all perked up after the seven days and were eating and drinking normally
-kittens got tested for Feline Leukemia; negative
-kittens to this day are 7 months old, active, eating, and pooping normally, however they sneeze occasionally and one had ear infections in both ears that has recently cleared up due to an antibiotic shot (maybe the kittens have allergies? Food allergies?)
-hoped that the cats just had chemical burns and not a virus after all, best case scenario as we didn't want a reoccurence
-fast forward about a month ago
-one of my eldest cats begins to gag quite a bit, nothing coming up
-loses her meow, can't eat or drink without gagging
-has diarrhea
-take her to the vet, has a fever, is very dehydrated, vet suggests the antibiotics could have messed her intestines up and so she developed diarrhea, thus making her dehydrated, thus causing her throat to be dry and causing her to gag
-intervenal fluids given to her
-seems to absorb all the water in less than thirty minutes, perks up
-did not see any obstruction in throat or mouth, no redness
-no sneezing or runny eyes
-we kept her separate from the other cats whilst she was on her 7-day antibiotics for her fever and probiotics to help her tummy (given two hours apart)
-she recovers
-eating, drinking, normal poops
-hopeful this was just a hiccup and now we could move past all the strange illnesses, or perhaps it was specifically only with this cat and not a virus (heart problem or just dehydration)
-fast forward to a few days ago
-another cat showing the same exact symptoms as the last cat, now we know it is not just a hiccup, but another bug going around some of my cats
(((-one other cat Athena (RIP) was showing a little gagging as well but vet took her temperature before her tragic passing today and deduced she did not have a fever like the other cat did)))
-gagging, hoarse, fever 103+
-NO diarrhea
-started antibiotics today and also an immune booster
So that is the story thus far. Does ANYONE have any idea what in the world this could be? The vet says he thinks it's upper respiratory, but what really could that be? Has anyone else experienced this?
Anyway, I have 14 cats now, all strictly indoor. I'm going to make a few points without writing a whole essay and see if anyone has had the same thing happen or what virus my cats could have.
-we brought in two stray kittens three or four months ago now
-kept them separated for the most part just in case they were sick
-the kittens were sneezy but did not have watery eyes or runny noses, was worried about Feline Leukemia as I've never had such seemingly sick kittens
-one seemed more sick than the other, third eyelids showing and less energy, diarrhea
-vet gave us antibiotics for the boys, the seemed to perk up
-couple weeks later, my other (13) cats at the time became strangely sick
-in 10 years, never had one sick cat
-lethargic, appetite but could not eat or drink due to (burns? sores?) on their tongues and in their mouths
-few were worse off than others with excessive drooling
-one had an open sore on her nose and down into her mouth
-no runny eyes, no noticably runny noses, vet suggested they were chemical burns from a new litter deoderizer
-all put on antibiotics and given an oral rinse for 7 days, twice a day, including the kittens again as a precaution, though they were still kept separate
-oral rinse seemed to help with the sores and the antibiotics helped with their fevers (we took three of the 15 cats in, all with 103+ temps, so we assumed they all had it as they all had the same symptoms)
-cats all perked up after the seven days and were eating and drinking normally
-kittens got tested for Feline Leukemia; negative
-kittens to this day are 7 months old, active, eating, and pooping normally, however they sneeze occasionally and one had ear infections in both ears that has recently cleared up due to an antibiotic shot (maybe the kittens have allergies? Food allergies?)
-hoped that the cats just had chemical burns and not a virus after all, best case scenario as we didn't want a reoccurence
-fast forward about a month ago
-one of my eldest cats begins to gag quite a bit, nothing coming up
-loses her meow, can't eat or drink without gagging
-has diarrhea
-take her to the vet, has a fever, is very dehydrated, vet suggests the antibiotics could have messed her intestines up and so she developed diarrhea, thus making her dehydrated, thus causing her throat to be dry and causing her to gag
-intervenal fluids given to her
-seems to absorb all the water in less than thirty minutes, perks up
-did not see any obstruction in throat or mouth, no redness
-no sneezing or runny eyes
-we kept her separate from the other cats whilst she was on her 7-day antibiotics for her fever and probiotics to help her tummy (given two hours apart)
-she recovers
-eating, drinking, normal poops
-hopeful this was just a hiccup and now we could move past all the strange illnesses, or perhaps it was specifically only with this cat and not a virus (heart problem or just dehydration)
-fast forward to a few days ago
-another cat showing the same exact symptoms as the last cat, now we know it is not just a hiccup, but another bug going around some of my cats
(((-one other cat Athena (RIP) was showing a little gagging as well but vet took her temperature before her tragic passing today and deduced she did not have a fever like the other cat did)))
-gagging, hoarse, fever 103+
-NO diarrhea
-started antibiotics today and also an immune booster
So that is the story thus far. Does ANYONE have any idea what in the world this could be? The vet says he thinks it's upper respiratory, but what really could that be? Has anyone else experienced this?
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