Hello. I joined this forum because I am very, very afraid and unsure of how to handle this situation. My cat has recently gotten sick, about, Tuesday. He started throwing up a lot and wouldn't keep any water down, wouldn't even look at food. He didn't go potty either. He would wander aimlessly throughout the house, looking for different spots, and just lay there after about 10 steps. He would do this repeatedly throughout the day. He did not seek warm areas, rather, he laid on the cold ground. Whenever he lays down or sits, he stares off into space... Also, he stinks. Really bad.
Yesterday, I took him to the vet, and got blood work done, and nothing super concerning came up. His RBC was a bit high but not too much that it was a concern, as well as his glucose level being slightly high but not enough to be diagnosed diabetic. However, he had a low temperature. I believe what he said was 93 degrees F. The vet injected subcutaneous fluids underneath the skin. Something to re-hydrate him. My cat was then wrapped in a towel and I took him home to care for him some more. I gave him water with a small baby syringe every hour or so, as well as fed him a syringe full of watered down wet food from the Vet's office. I took the top off of his carrier and put a heating pad as well as some blankets in there so that he wouldn't get burned.
When I woke up, he'd peed all over his bed I made for him as well as all over himself... I took him to the vet again and his temperature was 94 today. they gave me antibiotics and gave him more fluid to re-hydrate him. I created a little private room for him in my bathroom with a space heater, litter box, and soft blankets. He didn't want to sit on the blankets, and kept getting into the bath tub. He peed just a little bit in there, and it was kind of yellow... For now, he's in a clothes basket with a lid on top (there is holes for ventilation in the clothes basket) and there's blankets laying on the bottom with a heating pad underneath the basket. I've fed him and gave him more water orally and he's kept it down so far. He's still very lethargic, and I don't know what his temperature is right now.
I keep reading stories like this and the cat dies. I'm so, so scared. This is not my first cat, but it wouldn't be the first cat I've adopted that died young.
I appreciate any feedback, thank you...
Yesterday, I took him to the vet, and got blood work done, and nothing super concerning came up. His RBC was a bit high but not too much that it was a concern, as well as his glucose level being slightly high but not enough to be diagnosed diabetic. However, he had a low temperature. I believe what he said was 93 degrees F. The vet injected subcutaneous fluids underneath the skin. Something to re-hydrate him. My cat was then wrapped in a towel and I took him home to care for him some more. I gave him water with a small baby syringe every hour or so, as well as fed him a syringe full of watered down wet food from the Vet's office. I took the top off of his carrier and put a heating pad as well as some blankets in there so that he wouldn't get burned.
When I woke up, he'd peed all over his bed I made for him as well as all over himself... I took him to the vet again and his temperature was 94 today. they gave me antibiotics and gave him more fluid to re-hydrate him. I created a little private room for him in my bathroom with a space heater, litter box, and soft blankets. He didn't want to sit on the blankets, and kept getting into the bath tub. He peed just a little bit in there, and it was kind of yellow... For now, he's in a clothes basket with a lid on top (there is holes for ventilation in the clothes basket) and there's blankets laying on the bottom with a heating pad underneath the basket. I've fed him and gave him more water orally and he's kept it down so far. He's still very lethargic, and I don't know what his temperature is right now.
I keep reading stories like this and the cat dies. I'm so, so scared. This is not my first cat, but it wouldn't be the first cat I've adopted that died young.
I appreciate any feedback, thank you...