Hey guys, started a new thread for a couple reasons. First, because the first one is pretty much dead, and second because I wanted to know if anyone had any insight on what could be wrong with her??
Chloe seemed to have "caught a cold" from her brother awhile back. I took her to the vet and they gave her fluids and told me to give her the same antibiotics that her brother was getting. She had a fever (105), but the vet thought she would be fine.
2 days later she was still quite sick, she was lying around a lot, not really eating and quite warm to the touch. So I took her back in the morning, this time her fever was 106 and she had lost some weight over the week from not eating well. (she was only 4 lbs. to start with) They thought it would be a good idea to keep her overnight to administer i.v. antibiotics and fluids to "give her a boost". I agreed to leave her, thinking she would be fine the next day and be able to come home. I visited her that night before going home and she seemed happy and perky and was eating quite well, her fever had gone down to 104. I went to visit her the next morning, the vet said that she had gotten a clot in her catheter overnight and she didn't get her fluids so her fever had spiked back up to 106.
her i.v rate is very low, 7.5 as opposed to a normal 20 because she is so small... so they said to be patient and to leave her another night.
today...
I went to visit her this afternoon, she's so happy to see me and perky and active and eating but her fever is still high!!!
They can't get her fever down. It keeps bouncing between 104 and 106 and the best they can figure is that she has a respiratory infection. They think because she caught it while she was recovering from her spay and because she's so small she's just having a hard time bouncing back.
but really, they don't know. they've tested for everything except herpes and FIP. (testing for FIP tonight, should know by tomorrow), she has all her shots and they say that "clinically" she looks good.
In the meantime I miss my kitty!
and Berach misses his sister too you can just tell... she's not any closer to coming home and it's been days. It was $350 for the 1st night and an xtra $125 for every night she has to stay, not that it matters but it doesn't help...
she wants to come home... she cries when I have to leave her and I miss her and don't know how to help her get better...
any ideas? anyone?
Chloe seemed to have "caught a cold" from her brother awhile back. I took her to the vet and they gave her fluids and told me to give her the same antibiotics that her brother was getting. She had a fever (105), but the vet thought she would be fine.
2 days later she was still quite sick, she was lying around a lot, not really eating and quite warm to the touch. So I took her back in the morning, this time her fever was 106 and she had lost some weight over the week from not eating well. (she was only 4 lbs. to start with) They thought it would be a good idea to keep her overnight to administer i.v. antibiotics and fluids to "give her a boost". I agreed to leave her, thinking she would be fine the next day and be able to come home. I visited her that night before going home and she seemed happy and perky and was eating quite well, her fever had gone down to 104. I went to visit her the next morning, the vet said that she had gotten a clot in her catheter overnight and she didn't get her fluids so her fever had spiked back up to 106.
her i.v rate is very low, 7.5 as opposed to a normal 20 because she is so small... so they said to be patient and to leave her another night.
today...
I went to visit her this afternoon, she's so happy to see me and perky and active and eating but her fever is still high!!!
They can't get her fever down. It keeps bouncing between 104 and 106 and the best they can figure is that she has a respiratory infection. They think because she caught it while she was recovering from her spay and because she's so small she's just having a hard time bouncing back.
but really, they don't know. they've tested for everything except herpes and FIP. (testing for FIP tonight, should know by tomorrow), she has all her shots and they say that "clinically" she looks good.
In the meantime I miss my kitty!
any ideas? anyone?