I guess I'm mainly looking for reassurance with this post. I have a 4 year old cat, Sophie, who is poorly some days, better the next few days, and then poorly again. I'm hoping someone else has been through the same experience. I'd like someone to tell me it will all be OK - that they had a cat with similar symptoms who quickly made a full recovery.
Her only symptoms are intermittent lethargy and lack of appetite. Her blood work only showed high globulin levels - i.e. inflammation somewhere. She doesn't have a fever, she isn't sneezing or coughing, she isn't vomiting, she doesn't have diarrhea or constipation, she isn't drinking more or less than usual, she is breathing normally, her teeth are fine, she doesn't have any wounds/sore spots on her body, she is moving easily (when she can be bothered), she is bright-eyed and alert, she didn't show any signs of discomfort/pain when the vet palpated her abdomen.
This is the saga. It has been a matter of better at times, only to relapse.
Friday evening - Had to be coaxed to eat, only ate about half her dinner.
Saturday - Ate all her breakfast and half of dinner without any coaxing but spent all day in hiding. Conclusion: Bit better but still poorly.
Sunday - Ate some of her breakfast after coaxing but very little dinner, spent all day in hiding. Conclusion: Worse, needs to see a vet.
Monday - Morning she seemed back to normal, ate all her breakfast without coaxing and was her usual morning self so vet visit cancelled. But then had to be coaxed to eat any dinner. Conclusion: Argh! What is going on?
Tuesday - Much like yesterday, normal, hungry, alert and bright in the morning but faded by evening. Conclusion: not 100% but perhaps 80% so on the mend maybe?
Wednesday - Her usual self all day - morning and evening. Conclusion: Cured!
Thursday - Fine in the morning but in hiding with zero appetite in the evening. Conclusion: Off to the vet!
Today (Friday) - Ate all her breakfast and all her dinner but spent all day in hiding. The hiding could be result of the vet visit or could be because she still isn't feeling the best. The return of her appetite could be a result of medication (the vet gave her a painkiller and an anti-emetic) or could be because she is getting better. Conclusion: ?????
I'm supposed to continue dosing her with the painkillers and anti-nausea stuff but she is an ex-feral and I haven't been able to get the medication into her. The vet also said if she isn't better in 3 or 4 days to bring her back for an abdominal ultrasound. But I'm just not sure I can count on her being consistently well. She could be better in 3 days and then sick again 3 days after that.
Has anyone had a cat get sick like this?
Her only symptoms are intermittent lethargy and lack of appetite. Her blood work only showed high globulin levels - i.e. inflammation somewhere. She doesn't have a fever, she isn't sneezing or coughing, she isn't vomiting, she doesn't have diarrhea or constipation, she isn't drinking more or less than usual, she is breathing normally, her teeth are fine, she doesn't have any wounds/sore spots on her body, she is moving easily (when she can be bothered), she is bright-eyed and alert, she didn't show any signs of discomfort/pain when the vet palpated her abdomen.
This is the saga. It has been a matter of better at times, only to relapse.
Friday evening - Had to be coaxed to eat, only ate about half her dinner.
Saturday - Ate all her breakfast and half of dinner without any coaxing but spent all day in hiding. Conclusion: Bit better but still poorly.
Sunday - Ate some of her breakfast after coaxing but very little dinner, spent all day in hiding. Conclusion: Worse, needs to see a vet.
Monday - Morning she seemed back to normal, ate all her breakfast without coaxing and was her usual morning self so vet visit cancelled. But then had to be coaxed to eat any dinner. Conclusion: Argh! What is going on?
Tuesday - Much like yesterday, normal, hungry, alert and bright in the morning but faded by evening. Conclusion: not 100% but perhaps 80% so on the mend maybe?
Wednesday - Her usual self all day - morning and evening. Conclusion: Cured!
Thursday - Fine in the morning but in hiding with zero appetite in the evening. Conclusion: Off to the vet!
Today (Friday) - Ate all her breakfast and all her dinner but spent all day in hiding. The hiding could be result of the vet visit or could be because she still isn't feeling the best. The return of her appetite could be a result of medication (the vet gave her a painkiller and an anti-emetic) or could be because she is getting better. Conclusion: ?????
I'm supposed to continue dosing her with the painkillers and anti-nausea stuff but she is an ex-feral and I haven't been able to get the medication into her. The vet also said if she isn't better in 3 or 4 days to bring her back for an abdominal ultrasound. But I'm just not sure I can count on her being consistently well. She could be better in 3 days and then sick again 3 days after that.
Has anyone had a cat get sick like this?
