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Hi everyone,
Our 4-year-old girl, who is normally very active, spunky, and hungry has taken a turn and so far no one can figure out really what's happening.
This happened in a matter of a day or so. Wednesday - fine, eating her meals enthusiastically as normal, then Thursday her appetite started to taper. Didn't finish breakfast, only ate a little by the end of the day. Then Friday morning all we could get her to eat was a little Churu and a bite or two of kibble, no wet food. This is a cat that usually inhales kibble, so we knew there was something wrong and took her to the vet.
Vet couldn't find anything obviously wrong at all. Did labs and the only thing off was low potassium/phosphorus and her temperature was a little high. So they decided to admit her for IV fluids with potassium and also gave Onsior for the fever. We were worried about her staying at the vet because she isn't really skittish but HATES the sounds of other animals and the vet gives her a lot of stress.
They kept her for over a day, about 28 hours, and while there she did eat a little for them but not entirely normal. Hoping it was just stress, they released her back to us this afternoon with a couple of days more of the Onsior, and we have an appetite supplement too.
I've been very insistent with the vet that something else must be going on, but was willing to go with the wait-and-see approach regarding this "fever of unknown origin." The idea was to get her eating normally then recheck her labs/potassium in a week or so. I know how potassium CAN effect a lot of things due to our other cat with heart disease and was hoping this was just a fluke.
She was VERY stressed on the car ride home, to the point of panting, but after we arrived she seemed very normal. Didn't hide, wanted attention and cuddles, even played like normal for a while, vocal like normal. Later on she came up to sleep with my husband and was doing these little jerks and shudders while curled up with him, which was concerning. They would go away after she fell asleep, so we thought maybe just anxiety after everything?
But she had zero interest in dinner, or crunchy treats. Later tonight we tried kibble again and no reaction at all. She is usually a cat who sprints as soon as she hears me scoop it up, and she was still just laying down on the couch. I DID get her to eat a little Churu, her favorite, but nothing else so far. It seems tonight she just wants to sleep and be left alone.
I'd love some advice on what might be happening here. Could her actions tonight be just the stress of her experience at the vet? She does seem jumpy and more fearful than usual, but that could also be interpreted as pain. I just have this gut feeling they have missed something. Or maybe it's a combination of both. We haven't given her the appetite supplement just yet, because I feel like it might cover up how she's actually doing. If she's not eating tomorrow we'll try it, but for now I'm just really worried. What would cause these sudden symptoms that wouldn't appear on labwork?
Our 4-year-old girl, who is normally very active, spunky, and hungry has taken a turn and so far no one can figure out really what's happening.
This happened in a matter of a day or so. Wednesday - fine, eating her meals enthusiastically as normal, then Thursday her appetite started to taper. Didn't finish breakfast, only ate a little by the end of the day. Then Friday morning all we could get her to eat was a little Churu and a bite or two of kibble, no wet food. This is a cat that usually inhales kibble, so we knew there was something wrong and took her to the vet.
Vet couldn't find anything obviously wrong at all. Did labs and the only thing off was low potassium/phosphorus and her temperature was a little high. So they decided to admit her for IV fluids with potassium and also gave Onsior for the fever. We were worried about her staying at the vet because she isn't really skittish but HATES the sounds of other animals and the vet gives her a lot of stress.
They kept her for over a day, about 28 hours, and while there she did eat a little for them but not entirely normal. Hoping it was just stress, they released her back to us this afternoon with a couple of days more of the Onsior, and we have an appetite supplement too.
I've been very insistent with the vet that something else must be going on, but was willing to go with the wait-and-see approach regarding this "fever of unknown origin." The idea was to get her eating normally then recheck her labs/potassium in a week or so. I know how potassium CAN effect a lot of things due to our other cat with heart disease and was hoping this was just a fluke.
She was VERY stressed on the car ride home, to the point of panting, but after we arrived she seemed very normal. Didn't hide, wanted attention and cuddles, even played like normal for a while, vocal like normal. Later on she came up to sleep with my husband and was doing these little jerks and shudders while curled up with him, which was concerning. They would go away after she fell asleep, so we thought maybe just anxiety after everything?
But she had zero interest in dinner, or crunchy treats. Later tonight we tried kibble again and no reaction at all. She is usually a cat who sprints as soon as she hears me scoop it up, and she was still just laying down on the couch. I DID get her to eat a little Churu, her favorite, but nothing else so far. It seems tonight she just wants to sleep and be left alone.
I'd love some advice on what might be happening here. Could her actions tonight be just the stress of her experience at the vet? She does seem jumpy and more fearful than usual, but that could also be interpreted as pain. I just have this gut feeling they have missed something. Or maybe it's a combination of both. We haven't given her the appetite supplement just yet, because I feel like it might cover up how she's actually doing. If she's not eating tomorrow we'll try it, but for now I'm just really worried. What would cause these sudden symptoms that wouldn't appear on labwork?