One of my recent rescues was 10 kittens from one home, 6 were 3 1/2 wks, 5 were 4 1/2 weeks.
They had the same father, diff moms.
So, at the time of intake, I asked if any fosters were willing to take a few of the younger ones, I had my hands quite full!
A foster came and picked up 3.
She had them for 2 weeks, and brought 2 of the 3 back, keeping one behind (Clara) because she was not fully adapted to eating Babycat just yet. Fine. This was last week.
The day after she brought the 2 back, she called and said she didn't think Clara was going to make it. WHAT? WHY?
She described a limp, feverish kitten, not eating or drinking. I walked her through giving sub-q's, etc. and she perked back up to her spunky self.
2 days later she was back to her ol spunky little kitten playful self, so she brought her to me on Wednesday. Thursday (yesterday) I noticed she was limping, holding her right front paw up and not wanting to play, just lay around, but not too alarming, I thought she might have stuck her paw through the cage and maybe a littermate pounced on her, something like that. It happens occasionally, especially the volume of kittens that come through my home, eventually you see it all
However, today she was limping on the other foot, her left. She felt feverish and wanted to just be babied and held.
I gave her fluids but she is still just sort of hanging out, sleeping lots.
The fact that she switched paws alarms me. So I did some digging and apparently Calicivirus has several strains, one of them being limping and fever only.
How odd...especially since the Calici I am familiar with and have (Too much!) experience with in kittens is symptoms of an upper respiratory infection.
NOT a limping kitten!
Anyone know anything about this at all?
Thanks!
They had the same father, diff moms.
So, at the time of intake, I asked if any fosters were willing to take a few of the younger ones, I had my hands quite full!
A foster came and picked up 3.
She had them for 2 weeks, and brought 2 of the 3 back, keeping one behind (Clara) because she was not fully adapted to eating Babycat just yet. Fine. This was last week.
The day after she brought the 2 back, she called and said she didn't think Clara was going to make it. WHAT? WHY?
She described a limp, feverish kitten, not eating or drinking. I walked her through giving sub-q's, etc. and she perked back up to her spunky self.
2 days later she was back to her ol spunky little kitten playful self, so she brought her to me on Wednesday. Thursday (yesterday) I noticed she was limping, holding her right front paw up and not wanting to play, just lay around, but not too alarming, I thought she might have stuck her paw through the cage and maybe a littermate pounced on her, something like that. It happens occasionally, especially the volume of kittens that come through my home, eventually you see it all
However, today she was limping on the other foot, her left. She felt feverish and wanted to just be babied and held.
I gave her fluids but she is still just sort of hanging out, sleeping lots.
The fact that she switched paws alarms me. So I did some digging and apparently Calicivirus has several strains, one of them being limping and fever only.
How odd...especially since the Calici I am familiar with and have (Too much!) experience with in kittens is symptoms of an upper respiratory infection.
NOT a limping kitten!
Anyone know anything about this at all?
Thanks!