I have a 10 week old kitten from the humane society that I am fostering. She came to me sick with an upper respiratory infection. She had three days of medicine left, which I gave her. She was on amoxi drops. After that she just still seemed really sick... she was congested, sneezing, and just seemed lethargic. I took her in to get looked at and they gave me a different medicine, clavamox, and they also gave her a dewormer (her second one) because I noticed she had worms. Well I gave her medicine for ten days and she did seem to be getting better. She seemed less congested, but I suppose she was still a little lethargic (It's been hard to tell because she seems pretty laid back personality wise) I was worried, however, that her belly was so bloated. Why was that? She was eating... drinking... going to the bathroom. I know she had worms and that can make cats bloated. But she had two dewormers already... But I put it out of my mind, I decided to wait and just monitor her and see if she would get better. Well yesterday I noticed that her arm was beginning to swell. It felt very fluidy, but as time passed it got harder. So again, I took her in. They had me bring her to a vet clinic. They didn't give me a lot of information, but this is what I know... They did xrays... nothing crazy found. They thought its possible that she could have been bit (she's been rooming with another kitten, but that kitten is super sweet and happy and healthy, and they get along, I hardly doubt she would have bit her hard enough for it to make an impact like that... that kitten is only eight weeks old, also they didn't see any bite marks) And so maybe she got bit before she came to the humane society? Maybe she had an infection from that? Perhaps they didn't notice because she was sick with the upper respiratory thing? But wouldn't the antibiotics have cleared that up? And if she was bit before the humane society grabbed her, is it possible we woould just be seeing symptoms now? Anyway...they aren't sure why her arm is swollen, but she is anemic. They gave me prednisone and more antibiotics... they want to see her in a couple days to see how she is... but I just feel like I have so many unanswered questions still...
What could it be? (A lot of things,I know) Should I be worried? (probably) If it is something serious.... I have other cats... could it be contagious? I have them separated, but could it be airborne? They could get it off of me too, I'm sure... right after I am done cuddling with the kittens and then go say hi to my other cats..I try to be careful and wash my hands, but I worry about it being on my clothes... I don't know, sorry I know this was a MESS of a message to go through... thank you for reading it if you've made it to this point. I tried to be a descriptive as I could be, but ask questions if needed! Just looking for some peace of mind... or some answers.
What could it be? (A lot of things,I know) Should I be worried? (probably) If it is something serious.... I have other cats... could it be contagious? I have them separated, but could it be airborne? They could get it off of me too, I'm sure... right after I am done cuddling with the kittens and then go say hi to my other cats..I try to be careful and wash my hands, but I worry about it being on my clothes... I don't know, sorry I know this was a MESS of a message to go through... thank you for reading it if you've made it to this point. I tried to be a descriptive as I could be, but ask questions if needed! Just looking for some peace of mind... or some answers.