Healthy cat goes to vet and got the sickest she's ever been plus not drinking water.

[springballad]

Context: She's about 5 1/2 and weighs 11.4 pounds. Has always been healthy besides an occasional sniffle session that lasts for about a week during fall/winter time.

- Took her last month on the 14th for her annual shots + full senior blood/urine work. Was completely healthy before we brought her and her test showed she was also. Slept for awhile when she got home but was fine the next day.

- 10 days later she started to sleep more and as time went on she was starting to sleep all day. She also sounded a little congested. We gave her heated wet food with added water along with a humidifier. She did go pee and poop during this time but definitely not as often. She would only eat some of the wet food and not dry food nor drink any water. A vet appointment was made.

- At the vet she got another blood/urine test and it showed she had an infection somewhere in her body along with a fever. The weird thing was the vet didn't see or hear anything wrong despite the fact she did sound congested when eating/breathing. She wasn't dehydrated but was given fluids along with antibiotics and pain/anti-inflammatory shots.

- When she got home that night she definitely had more energy but the next day it wasn't as much but more than how she was the previous week. She was getting up more to walk around the house for different sleeping spots. She was also starting to eat more wet food and was now also eating dry food. Still wasn't drinking water though but we were adding it to her wet food. We noticed that she was shifting a little bit when trying to get in position to eat but we thought she was just sore from all the tests/shots. We did not see her poop (there was some in the litter box but we have multiple cats) but she did pee a normal amount twice a day.

- 2 days ago she was walking really weird and couldn't move her body normally or sit. We brought her to the vet same day and she had impacted anal glands along with a fever of 106 + slightly dehydrated. We asked if this was the cause of her lethargy and they said maybe but not 100% sure plus she was still sounding congested at home. They did an X-ray and besides a little bit of poop (not enough to consider constipation) there was nothing wrong internally. They ordered a full blood panel and gave her the same shots + fluids again. She was sent home.

- The next morning there was definitely a change. She actually greeted us and used the cat tree for the first time in 2 weeks. She seemed more mobile and alert. But, she's still sleeping a bit (not as much as before), slightly slower than normal, sneezing/sounding congested, and is still not drinking water! She's eating more dry food and is still getting her heated wet food with water about 3-4x a day. I'll see her look at the water and sniff but just walk away. We've cleaned the bowls, added different kinds of water, changed to different bowls, put them around the house, and even got a water fountain. But during the day we haven't seen her drink at all. She's going pee twice a day but we have not seen her poop. Could be doing it at night but not sure since we're a multi-cat household.

The vets are stumped about what's wrong and we will get the full blood panel any day now but I'm really stressed on what could possibly be wrong. Her body's not as rigid as before and she's more mobile than she's has been the last 2 weeks. She has a watery eye, runny nose, occasional sneezing, licking lips throughout the day, and still won't drink any water except in her wet food! I'm going to do a 24 hour watch for poop too just in case but I think she has been going.

If anyone can offer any advice or can share similar situations I'd really appreciate it. I mainly just want to know why she won't drink anymore and what to do about it! Done everything the vet has recom
mended so far.

 

[silent meowlook]

I am sorry your cat isn’t feeling well.

Is the wet food a new addition to her diet? Often cats don’t drink water when being fed wet food. In nature, cats get most of their water intake from their food. Of course you should always have water available, but often they don’t drink it. Cats that eat a dry food diet, do drink water.

The important thing is to make sure she isn’t dehydrated. Obviously a blood test is the only way to know for sure, but there are some things you can check at home that can give you an idea.

1, Skin turgor test.
Grab a piece of skin above the shoulders and gently lift it up. The, release the skin and see how long it takes to go back into place. Start counting when you release the skin. Normal cat’s skin will go back in 1 to 2 seconds. Age and the cat’s weight ca affect this test.

2, Capillary refill time (CRT).
Gently lift the cat’s lip to expose the gum above the canine tooth. Press the gum to blanch it to white and count how long it takes to become pink again. It should take 1-2 seconds. The gums should be a healthy pink. The gums should not feel dry, sticky or tacky. There should be plenty of saliva in the cats mouth.

3, Eyes.
The eyes of a very dehydrated cat will appear sunken. Often the third eyelids will be showing across the inner corners of the eye.

4, Hair coat.
A cat that is dehydrated will often have an unkempt look to their hair. The hair may look like it is separating or not laying flat.


If your cat shows any of the above signs of dehydration, it is worth it to speak to your veterinarian about possibly doing Subcutaneous fluids at home.

106 f is a significant fever. Have you been checking your cat’s temperature at home? I would, if you aren’t already. A cat with a fever that high will be dehydrated and depressed and most likely won’t eat.

It is possible that when you brought your cat in for vaccines, the stress of the visit plus, perhaps exposure to a virus there, added to the immune system working to develop a healthy response to the vaccines all led to this. Or it’s something else. In the future, I would consider this as a possible reaction to the vaccines and only give one at a time from now on. Or at least discuss it with your vet.

This could also be a flare up of your cat’s upper respiratory issues, which could be herpes virus
(Not contagious to people) flare up as well, although that fever is usually not seen with it.

Are any of your other cats ill?

With a fever that high, this isn’t something to take lightly. So, if your vets aren’t helping you, get a referral to an internal medicine veterinarian so your can can be properly treated.

If this was my cat, I wouldn’t continue with the same treatments that don’t seem to help more than 24 hours.

Is the medication they gave you to reduce the fever Meloxicam, Metacam, or Ondansetron? If so, I would be very cautious giving those drugs to a cat that is not drinking and eating properly, or feeling well.

I hope some of this helps.

 

[springballad]

I am sorry your cat isn’t feeling well.

Is the wet food a new addition to her diet? Often cats don’t drink water when being fed wet food. In nature, cats get most of their water intake from their food. Of course you should always have water available, but often they don’t drink it. Cats that eat a dry food diet, do drink water.

The important thing is to make sure she isn’t dehydrated. Obviously a blood test is the only way to know for sure, but there are some things you can check at home that can give you an idea.

1, Skin turgor test.
Grab a piece of skin above the shoulders and gently lift it up. The, release the skin and see how long it takes to go back into place. Start counting when you release the skin. Normal cat’s skin will go back in 1 to 2 seconds. Age and the cat’s weight ca affect this test.

2, Capillary refill time (CRT).
Gently lift the cat’s lip to expose the gum above the canine tooth. Press the gum to blanch it to white and count how long it takes to become pink again. It should take 1-2 seconds. The gums should be a healthy pink. The gums should not feel dry, sticky or tacky. There should be plenty of saliva in the cats mouth.

3, Eyes.
The eyes of a very dehydrated cat will appear sunken. Often the third eyelids will be showing across the inner corners of the eye.

4, Hair coat.
A cat that is dehydrated will often have an unkempt look to their hair. The hair may look like it is separating or not laying flat.


If your cat shows any of the above signs of dehydration, it is worth it to speak to your veterinarian about possibly doing Subcutaneous fluids at home.

106 f is a significant fever. Have you been checking your cat’s temperature at home? I would, if you aren’t already. A cat with a fever that high will be dehydrated and depressed and most likely won’t eat.

It is possible that when you brought your cat in for vaccines, the stress of the visit plus, perhaps exposure to a virus there, added to the immune system working to develop a healthy response to the vaccines all led to this. Or it’s something else. In the future, I would consider this as a possible reaction to the vaccines and only give one at a time from now on. Or at least discuss it with your vet.

This could also be a flare up of your cat’s upper respiratory issues, which could be herpes virus
(Not contagious to people) flare up as well, although that fever is usually not seen with it.

Are any of your other cats ill?

With a fever that high, this isn’t something to take lightly. So, if your vets aren’t helping you, get a referral to an internal medicine veterinarian so your can can be properly treated.

If this was my cat, I wouldn’t continue with the same treatments that don’t seem to help more than 24 hours.

Is the medication they gave you to reduce the fever Meloxicam, Metacam, or Ondansetron? If so, I would be very cautious giving those drugs to a cat that is not drinking and eating properly, or feeling well.

I hope some of this helps.

Hi, thank you so much for the informative reply! It helped tremendously. We've always done 1 Sheba Perfect Portion (she's always eaten most but not all of it) and free feeding Purina One Tender Selects dry food. She often drunk water throughout the day. Now her diet is heated 3-4 wet foods with added water and she eats a little bit of dry food throughout the day. The vet said as long as she was getting the wet food and peeing they weren't as worried. She was having the third eyelid appear on and off a few days ago before the 3rd vet visit but I haven't seen it as much if at all unless she's in-between napping. We will continue to monitor for all the signs of dehydration you mentioned over the next couple of days. She still licks her lips sometimes but it's definitely been less often. I will ask about doing subcutaneous fluids at home!

The vet said her anal glands were extremely full and considering she couldn't even sit that day I believe it must have been pretty painful for her. So my question is, could the infection they detected the 2nd visit be caused by it which is why she had a fever? I don't believe they checked her glands the 2nd visit so it could of been an issue for over a week before we noticed at the 3rd visit. I read that impacted anal glands can lead to lethargy and fevers if infected. I looked at her vet bill again and the test she got was Fever Of Unknown Origins. We should be getting the results in the next 2 days.

I asked about her having a reaction to the shots and they said they didn't see anything pointed to it in her blood work but that it was a good question. So while maybe there wasn't a allergic reaction it might have been too much on top of the added vet visit stress. We mentioned the sniffle episodes before and the vet did say it was likely she had the herpes virus which would flare up sometimes in cats. All 3 things together could cause something like this as you mentioned but the vet wasn't sure yet if that was the issue or not.

None of my other cats are sick and rarely ever have been which is why this has been so stressful. I will look into a internal medicine veterinarian. The vet did give her Meloxicam the 2nd and 3rd vet visit which worries me now if she's not supposed to be getting it with her current condition. I'm not experienced with most pain meds for cats and was assured they knew what they were doing. If it effects her in anyway like drinking, eating, etc is there a timeframe for when it'll go away?

As for her improving, every vet visit she's gotten a little better but not fully recovered. This last vet visit we've seen the most improvement. She's actually been laying around the house instead of one spot, not sleeping as much, sitting on the stairs to watch us, and even using the cat tree throughout the day which is a first since she's got sick! For once she's actually been able to jump on furniture. I'm just concerned on why she still sounds stuffy/sneezing and why she won't drink water with the occasional lip licking. Her last visit was 2 days ago and she's been improving slowly since. I guess my question is how long does it take to recover from something like impacted anal glands that may have been infected and if the Meloxicam is causing her side effects how long will it last? Or are the side effects from it something that the vet needs to take care of for her to get better? I would like to mention she's on antibiotics that last 10 days and today is day 8.

 

[silent meowlook]

Hi.
What are the antibiotics?
The meloxicam is hard on the kidneys, which is why it isn’t a good idea in a cat that doesn’t feel well.
I have never seen impacted anal glands cause that high a fever. With a fever that high, I would think viral or sepsis but there are no signs of sepsis, or reason for it.
Is your cat overweight? Usually cats that can clean themselves don’t get impacted anal glands but it can happen.
If it is viral, antibiotics won’t help. There are anti viral medications available.
The fever of unknown origin test will most likely check for different viruses.
Did they happen to say if her congestion was all upper airway? As opposed to lower, which would be lungs?

There is no set time for her to recover from the impacted anal glands, since each cat is an individual. But, I would think she should be significantly improved by a week’s time.

Pain in cats is often overlooked. Buprenorphine is good for pain, but can cause constipation.

 

[silent meowlook]

I believe this is probably the test they did on your cat.

 

[silent meowlook]

This test

 

[springballad]

Hi.
What are the antibiotics?
The meloxicam is hard on the kidneys, which is why it isn’t a good idea in a cat that doesn’t feel well.
I have never seen impacted anal glands cause that high a fever. With a fever that high, I would think viral or sepsis but there are no signs of sepsis, or reason for it.
Is your cat overweight? Usually cats that can clean themselves don’t get impacted anal glands but it can happen.
If it is viral, antibiotics won’t help. There are anti viral medications available.
The fever of unknown origin test will most likely check for different viruses.
Did they happen to say if her congestion was all upper airway? As opposed to lower, which would be lungs?

There is no set time for her to recover from the impacted anal glands, since each cat is an individual. But, I would think she should be significantly improved by a week’s time.

Pain in cats is often overlooked. Buprenorphine is good for pain, but can cause constipation.

She received a Convenia injection on the 27th and it says it last 14 days online. My cat is a little chubby but as my vet put it "house cat weight". She's always very good with cleaning herself but stopped cleaning her behind (still groomed face/paws) until after they expressed her glands. Now she cleans her behind again. She was very stiff moving until they expressed her and I don't think her back area was very flexible until they did.

That's the problem, they couldn't hear any signs of congestion when we first brought her and they didn't really give us an explanation/answer the second time besides that they were doing a fever test to see what kind of virus she had because they were stumped. From what I've observed she sounds most congested in her nasal airways. When she's eating she seems to be trying to mouth breathe instead of breathing through her nose. She was having clear discharge (runny snot) from her nose yesterday but it wasn't a lot.

That is the correct test!

 

[springballad]

Now that I think about it, her having to mouth breathe is probably why she doesn't want to drink water from the bowl. It's probably uncomfortable for her to try to do both.

 

[silent meowlook]

Most likely.
When cats get stressed they shut down all of the things that could show them as weak. So, sneezing would be one of the things they shut down.

 

[Kwik]

Welcome to TCS S springballad
What's your cats name? I was just about to reply as it sounds like a FHV flare up to me and then S silent meowlook said much of what I was thinking

It's very common for FHV cats to have a flare up from stress,there's no other reason to indicate her office visit has anything to do with her symptoms ,perhaps you were thinking she was infected or contracted something at the office? But the stress of getting there and being there is always to be considered

I have a multi cat household myself,one cat "Max" gets eye infections whenever he gets stressed due to the herpes virus- it's likely they are all FHV yet asymptomatic - he will sneeze and get congested from time to time so an antiviral is required with antibiotic for the virus when that happens ( not often) besides the antibiotic for his eyes- the best thing to do is of course to try to prevent flare ups......my Vet recommended Llysine suppliment for respiratory support and for his eyes- they are all on it and the frequency of symptoms has significantly decreased.... you might want to discuss this with your Vet

My Graycie has a problem with her anal glands- more fiber helps,again prevention is key.... it's very uncomfortable and can cause a bacterial infection with fever-its more common in dogs but does happen to cats too Try to prevent impaction because ,believe it or not frequent manual expression can actually be counter productive,leading to scar tissue and further complications- so unless it's absolutely necessary..... which it was but my point is that it's a systemic problem that needs be addressed so the anal glands work properly

Usually just adding fiber to a poor or low fiber diet will do the trick - work closely with your Vet for preventative measures because it might not be easy to figure out if she is not overweight,on a good diet,no underlying health issues....for example ,if allergies are the cause.....

So it sounds like your girl had more than one thing going on- allergies might be a consideration

 

[springballad]

Welcome to TCS S springballad
What's your cats name? I was just about to reply as it sounds like a FHV flare up to me and then S silent meowlook said much of what I was thinking

It's very common for FHV cats to have a flare up from stress,there's no other reason to indicate her office visit has anything to do with her symptoms ,perhaps you were thinking she was infected or contracted something at the office? But the stress of getting there and being there is always to be considered

I have a multi cat household myself,one cat "Max" gets eye infections whenever he gets stressed due to the herpes virus- it's likely they are all FHV yet asymptomatic - he will sneeze and get congested from time to time so an antiviral is required with antibiotic for the virus when that happens ( not often) besides the antibiotic for his eyes- the best thing to do is of course to try to prevent flare ups......my Vet recommended Llysine suppliment for respiratory support and for his eyes- they are all on it and the frequency of symptoms has significantly decreased.... you might want to discuss this with your Vet

My Graycie has a problem with her anal glands- more fiber helps,again prevention is key.... it's very uncomfortable and can cause a bacterial infection with fever-its more common in dogs but does happen to cats too Try to prevent impaction because ,believe it or not frequent manual expression can actually be counter productive,leading to scar tissue and further complications- so unless it's absolutely necessary..... which it was but my point is that it's a systemic problem that needs be addressed so the anal glands work properly

Usually just adding fiber to a poor or low fiber diet will do the trick - work closely with your Vet for preventative measures because it might not be easy to figure out if she is not overweight,on a good diet,no underlying health issues....for example ,if allergies are the cause.....

So it sounds like your girl had more than one thing going on- allergies might be a consideration

Hi, thank you for the reply! Her name is Nala!

My first thoughts were that she may have been exposed to something because a few animals came out from the room we entered soon after. Then I thought maybe she may have had a bad reaction to the shots or tests done but she was fine the day afterwards and didn't start getting sick until 10 days later. And finally I remembered she had flare ups before and the vet said she likely had FHV. Though the vet never brought it up again about it being the cause or maybe even an option of why she was sick. Does the Fever of Unknown Origins show if FHV could of been the cause?

Thank you for the suggestion! I'll ask about the Llysine supplement. Is there a certain brand you would recommend and how do you usually give it to your cats?

None of my cats have ever had their anal glands impacted before so I think what caused it was her not having the energy to move around a lot and not clean her butt for almost a week+; the bacteria probably built up. But just for precaution, how would you recommend I go about adding more fiber to her diet?

I agree. She's honestly never been sick like this, especially for this long, so I definitely think there's more than one thing affecting her. Today though she was walking around the house a lot more and laying by us which is a huge improvement from last week! She's eating more dry food and eating her greenies again. She also ate about 2 whole wet foods with added water. Still not drinking water in the daytime but she did walk up to the fountain and stand there for a few seconds before leaving so she isn't entirely disinterested in it. I understand that she may not want to drink as much with the added wet food she's been given but I wish she would drink soon because it's the main thing I'm worried about. She's also still sniffling a bit.

 

[Kwik]

Hi S springballad
I'm glad Nala is starting to come around ,they are such a worry,aren't they?

Fever of unknown origin is just what it is- when a cats temperature goes higher than 104 and there's no obvious reason you'd continue to take their temperature over the course of a 2wk period,if after more than 4or 5 times you get the same reading then it's determined FUO and further testing should be done.... urine sample,immune tests etc

It's not uncommon though,without a specific diagnosis the Vet might try antibiotics or another treatment but that can be risky- I'd personally not recommend treatment without knowing a cause- treating symptoms doesn't treat the cause Of course the most common cause for fever is infection-so with suspicion of FHV while Nala is symptomatic would be the best time to do a PCR test-detecting the presencd of pathogens and identifying genomic material. Did thst answer your question?

Blood test,urinalysis,fecal PCR &/or culture test were not done?Tests can really add up financially but that's the only way to diagnose

I'll tell you,my Graycie has this chronic cough that finally we've been treating with a steroid injection that relieves the "symptom" and lasts 4 months ( still not a positive diagnosis btw) - I've had every test under the sun done by my primary Vet and we sent her scans to the radiologists specialist only to be undetermined by them as well- quite frankly the next step would be pulmonary specialist but I'm just drained $$$$

If your Vet approves of using the Llysine suppliment then I'd suggest either Alpha Paws( which has no taste,big plus) and just sprinkle into her wet food- a scoop is included for weight recommendation.... I had a little difficulty getting the Alpha Paws so I also bought Viralys brand( fish & poultry flavor) It's a great support for the immune system and promotes eye health....my Vet is old school,he says Llysine has been used to treat herpes long before anything else- even the lip ointments for human herpes is made with Llysine!

You can buy Glandex also by Vetnigue and I also use Laxatone( or Cat Lax) which is good for hair balls but it also softens the stool ( can cause diarrhea they say)

Psyllium Husk powder is good fiber or (and so many owners love it)Fortiflora- contains crude fiber( psyllium)

Gee, S springballad I'm just yapping away- sorry bout the long winded post- lol

 

[springballad]

Hi S springballad
I'm glad Nala is starting to come around ,they are such a worry,aren't they?

Fever of unknown origin is just what it is- when a cats temperature goes higher than 104 and there's no obvious reason you'd continue to take their temperature over the course of a 2wk period,if after more than 4or 5 times you get the same reading then it's determined FUO and further testing should be done.... urine sample,immune tests etc

It's not uncommon though,without a specific diagnosis the Vet might try antibiotics or another treatment but that can be risky- I'd personally not recommend treatment without knowing a cause- treating symptoms doesn't treat the cause Of course the most common cause for fever is infection-so with suspicion of FHV while Nala is symptomatic would be the best time to do a PCR test-detecting the presencd of pathogens and identifying genomic material. Did thst answer your question?

Blood test,urinalysis,fecal PCR &/or culture test were not done?Tests can really add up financially but that's the only way to diagnose

I'll tell you,my Graycie has this chronic cough that finally we've been treating with a steroid injection that relieves the "symptom" and lasts 4 months ( still not a positive diagnosis btw) - I've had every test under the sun done by my primary Vet and we sent her scans to the radiologists specialist only to be undetermined by them as well- quite frankly the next step would be pulmonary specialist but I'm just drained $$$$

If your Vet approves of using the Llysine suppliment then I'd suggest either Alpha Paws( which has no taste,big plus) and just sprinkle into her wet food- a scoop is included for weight recommendation.... I had a little difficulty getting the Alpha Paws so I also bought Viralys brand( fish & poultry flavor) It's a great support for the immune system and promotes eye health....my Vet is old school,he says Llysine has been used to treat herpes long before anything else- even the lip ointments for human herpes is made with Llysine!

You can buy Glandex also by Vetnigue and I also use Laxatone( or Cat Lax) which is good for hair balls but it also softens the stool ( can cause diarrhea they say)

Psyllium Husk powder is good fiber or (and so many owners love it)Fortiflora- contains crude fiber( psyllium)

Gee, S springballad I'm just yapping away- sorry bout the long winded post- lol

Apologies for the late reply, having to work double shift to make up for taking time off for Nala. Also, I really appreciate detailed replies so don't worry! lol

The Fever Of Unknown Origins came back negative for everything. The vet said they were completely stumped but when we mentioned FHV flare up they said that definitely could be the cause of her symptoms. We asked about Lysine and she said we could give it to all of our cats and it could very well help Nala get better. But I have noticed her symptoms becoming less and for the first time yesterday she actually drunk water! We did lessen the amount of wet food we were giving her so that may have been why she wasn't as interested in drinking in general before. I'd still like to continue Lysine as a supplement though to avoid having flare ups like this again.

We had blood work and urinalysis done! They couldn't get a fecal sample because she was clean and she wasn't pooping for us to get one when she was sick. At least not in the day and the poop at night in the box could of been from any cat so we couldn't use it. If she wasn't getting better we'd definitely looked into the tests you mentioned but she's almost completely back to her old self. Everyday she improves so unless her progress declines we decided not to bring her back to the vet to avoid another bad flare up, especially while she's still getting over her last one. And yes, test are definitely costly! Almost 1.3k+ in vet bills in just 3 visits. But we love our cats dearly so it was worth it to find out what was wrong and help her get better.

Thank you for all the suggestions and advice, I'll definitely look into those products and go over with my vet if needed. I also want to say thank you to you and silent meowlook for your help, it helped tremendously in diagnosing what could of been wrong with Nala and definitely lessen the stress of the unknown. You both helped in Nala's improvement and I'm very thankful for that.

 

[Kwik]

Apologies for the late reply, having to work double shift to make up for taking time off for Nala. Also, I really appreciate detailed replies so don't worry! lol

The Fever Of Unknown Origins came back negative for everything. The vet said they were completely stumped but when we mentioned FHV flare up they said that definitely could be the cause of her symptoms. We asked about Lysine and she said we could give it to all of our cats and it could very well help Nala get better. But I have noticed her symptoms becoming less and for the first time yesterday she actually drunk water! We did lessen the amount of wet food we were giving her so that may have been why she wasn't as interested in drinking in general before. I'd still like to continue Lysine as a supplement though to avoid having flare ups like this again.

We had blood work and urinalysis done! They couldn't get a fecal sample because she was clean and she wasn't pooping for us to get one when she was sick. At least not in the day and the poop at night in the box could of been from any cat so we couldn't use it. If she wasn't getting better we'd definitely looked into the tests you mentioned but she's almost completely back to her old self. Everyday she improves so unless her progress declines we decided not to bring her back to the vet to avoid another bad flare up, especially while she's still getting over her last one. And yes, test are definitely costly! Almost 1.3k+ in vet bills in just 3 visits. But we love our cats dearly so it was worth it to find out what was wrong and help her get better.

Thank you for all the suggestions and advice, I'll definitely look into those products and go over with my vet if needed. I also want to say thank you to you and silent meowlook for your help, it helped tremendously in diagnosing what could of been wrong with Nala and definitely lessen the stress of the unknown. You both helped in Nala's improvement and I'm very thankful for that.

Just for future,whenever I have a problem & tests are run the fecal is usually included and I just drop of a sample in the next day or so ..... I try hard to get the right cat but honestly & realistically unless it's something very specific usually if one cat has something they all likely do ( like parasitic,bacterial ,viral)in multi cat households.....

Anyway,I'm really glad Nala is doing much better....Wow,that was a hefty bill - I know what you mean they are worth any amount though sometimes you just don't have it,then you lose your mind!

It's my pleasure to be of some help to you & I can say the same from S silent meowlook in case she didn't see this

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[springballad]

Just for future,whenever I have a problem & tests are run the fecal is usually included and I just drop of a sample in the next day or so ..... I try hard to get the right cat but honestly & realistically unless it's something very specific usually if one cat has something they all likely do ( like parasitic,bacterial ,viral)in multi cat households.....

Anyway,I'm really glad Nala is doing much better....Wow,that was a hefty bill - I know what you mean they are worth any amount though sometimes you just don't have it,then you lose your mind!

It's my pleasure to be of some help to you & I can say the same from S silent meowlook in case she didn't see this

If you want someone to get a notification just tag them by using @ & as you start to type their username you'll see a list of members

I'll keep both of those things in mind, thank you! And I definitely agree, was starting to look at Care Credit and pet insurance just in case. Will definitely be getting the later for reinsurance of affording any future vet visits though cause these things definitely aren't cheap!