Hey folks,
One of my cats, Rocket, has been unwell for a week now. She is normally not picky and eats all her food, but now she only eats 20-30g instead of the full 50-60g per meal. She was at the vet on Sunday and had an X-ray on Monday. They sent blood and urine to the lab and the results for both came back normal. Her abdominal X-ray was also normal, except for a slightly enlarged spleen. The vet said that’s a normal response to having been sedated.
Is that correct? I’d never heard of such a thing. My cat continues to eat small amounts of food, and that’s when she eats anything at all. I’ve noticed Rocket going to the litter box and sitting in there, sometimes laying in there, and sometimes squatting without producing anything. That’s a new behaviour that started on Sunday after her vet visit. Yet there are also times where she goes and pees or produces soft poop. The soft poop also started a week ago and is very unusual for her.
I’ve been adding S Boulardii and Fera probiotics to her food for the past few days, but it’s hard to know how much of it she’s gotten since she’s eating so little food. On Sunday, Rocket weighed 4.61kg, down from 4.89kg. I feel like something is clearly wrong here. She’s been given Cerenia and Mirataz, but still only eats small amounts of food, as if she physically can’t eat more than a few pieces at a time. Without the Cerenia, she won’t eat anything at all. I’ve tried different foods and treats, all have been refused.
I have a few days worth of Cerenia left and figure I’ll take her to a different vet if this is still going on by then. I wanted to check here to see if anyone has ever heard of sedation causing an enlarged spleen, as that sounds pretty suspicious. Especially when everything else came back normal, yet the not wanting to eat continues.
One of my cats, Rocket, has been unwell for a week now. She is normally not picky and eats all her food, but now she only eats 20-30g instead of the full 50-60g per meal. She was at the vet on Sunday and had an X-ray on Monday. They sent blood and urine to the lab and the results for both came back normal. Her abdominal X-ray was also normal, except for a slightly enlarged spleen. The vet said that’s a normal response to having been sedated.
Is that correct? I’d never heard of such a thing. My cat continues to eat small amounts of food, and that’s when she eats anything at all. I’ve noticed Rocket going to the litter box and sitting in there, sometimes laying in there, and sometimes squatting without producing anything. That’s a new behaviour that started on Sunday after her vet visit. Yet there are also times where she goes and pees or produces soft poop. The soft poop also started a week ago and is very unusual for her.
I’ve been adding S Boulardii and Fera probiotics to her food for the past few days, but it’s hard to know how much of it she’s gotten since she’s eating so little food. On Sunday, Rocket weighed 4.61kg, down from 4.89kg. I feel like something is clearly wrong here. She’s been given Cerenia and Mirataz, but still only eats small amounts of food, as if she physically can’t eat more than a few pieces at a time. Without the Cerenia, she won’t eat anything at all. I’ve tried different foods and treats, all have been refused.
I have a few days worth of Cerenia left and figure I’ll take her to a different vet if this is still going on by then. I wanted to check here to see if anyone has ever heard of sedation causing an enlarged spleen, as that sounds pretty suspicious. Especially when everything else came back normal, yet the not wanting to eat continues.