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After much deliberation, I finally adopted my first cat in several years on Friday. The minute I walked into the open cat room, this little guy stole my heart. I had heard one little kitten in the room sneezing, but thought nothing of it as colds go around shelters all the time.
We brought him home and for the first few days, everything was fine. It was an adjustment that left me scrambling to hide things that were potentially dangerous to kitty, but it was okay. He sneezed off and on through the weekend, but again, I didn't worry too much about it; My allergies were acting up as well, so I figured it was just allergies for the cat too.
Tuesday was our first vet visit, and we walked out, having received the rabies vaccine (I'm not sure which type other than 1-year). The doctor wanted me to return in a couple of weeks to receive a booster shot for Viral Rhinotraceitis, Calicivirus, and Panleukopenia, hoping that the time would be enough for my cat's sneezing to pass. He hadn't heard any congestion in my cat's lungs, so he figured that, at the most, the sneezing was a slight URI that would pass with time.
Tuesday night, the sneezing increased greatly. It was now much more forceful and frequent. We called the vet and asked if they thought it was a reaction to the rabies vaccine - which they did not. An antibiotic was called in, but I wouldn't have been able to pick it up until Wednesday.
Wednesday came and we were told by the pharmacy that they couldn't fill the prescription yet. At about 4:30-5 PM, I noticed that the cat was struggling to recover after the sneezing/hacking fits and was breathing with his mouth slightly ajar. This scared the crap out of me, so we rushed him into the vet.
On Tuesday, his temp had been 100.3 - On Wednesday, it was up to 103.
The vet did say that she thought the fever could be a reaction to the rabies vaccine, but that she wasn't sure on the sneezing/hacking. She didn't hear anything in his chest, so she didn't think it was pneumonia or anything like that, but did note that his stomach/abdomen felt a little larger/rounder than she would have liked, but didn't elaborate anymore on that (other than to say that she thought he had to pee and poo). She gave the cat a steroid shot and an antibiotic shot to hold us over until I could pick up the prescription today.
He was okay for a few hours upon arriving home last night, but this morning, we were right back to the frequent sneezing as well as a new noise that I can only describe as hacking or even maybe reverse sneezing (We have a dog in a separate area of the house who sometimes does that).
My problem is that I read somethings online about FIP and now I've got myself anxious about it.
Is that even a possibility, considering both vets said that they didn't hear any fluid in his chest? Would FIP develop that quickly between being at the shelter and then coming home to our house?
We brought him home and for the first few days, everything was fine. It was an adjustment that left me scrambling to hide things that were potentially dangerous to kitty, but it was okay. He sneezed off and on through the weekend, but again, I didn't worry too much about it; My allergies were acting up as well, so I figured it was just allergies for the cat too.
Tuesday was our first vet visit, and we walked out, having received the rabies vaccine (I'm not sure which type other than 1-year). The doctor wanted me to return in a couple of weeks to receive a booster shot for Viral Rhinotraceitis, Calicivirus, and Panleukopenia, hoping that the time would be enough for my cat's sneezing to pass. He hadn't heard any congestion in my cat's lungs, so he figured that, at the most, the sneezing was a slight URI that would pass with time.
Tuesday night, the sneezing increased greatly. It was now much more forceful and frequent. We called the vet and asked if they thought it was a reaction to the rabies vaccine - which they did not. An antibiotic was called in, but I wouldn't have been able to pick it up until Wednesday.
Wednesday came and we were told by the pharmacy that they couldn't fill the prescription yet. At about 4:30-5 PM, I noticed that the cat was struggling to recover after the sneezing/hacking fits and was breathing with his mouth slightly ajar. This scared the crap out of me, so we rushed him into the vet.
On Tuesday, his temp had been 100.3 - On Wednesday, it was up to 103.
The vet did say that she thought the fever could be a reaction to the rabies vaccine, but that she wasn't sure on the sneezing/hacking. She didn't hear anything in his chest, so she didn't think it was pneumonia or anything like that, but did note that his stomach/abdomen felt a little larger/rounder than she would have liked, but didn't elaborate anymore on that (other than to say that she thought he had to pee and poo). She gave the cat a steroid shot and an antibiotic shot to hold us over until I could pick up the prescription today.
He was okay for a few hours upon arriving home last night, but this morning, we were right back to the frequent sneezing as well as a new noise that I can only describe as hacking or even maybe reverse sneezing (We have a dog in a separate area of the house who sometimes does that).
My problem is that I read somethings online about FIP and now I've got myself anxious about it.
Is that even a possibility, considering both vets said that they didn't hear any fluid in his chest? Would FIP develop that quickly between being at the shelter and then coming home to our house?