Hi,
I took a feral cat that I have been feeding to the vet yesterday to be spayed and now I think that she has a fever. She feels quite hot on the top of her head and she is shivering. What should I do?
I know that you are going to tell me to take her to another vet but I live in a very rural part of Greece and the vet I took her took is the best around here! I feel so bad about what I have done to her when I was only trying to help.
When I took her to the vet yesterday I was somewhat concerned about the level of hygiene compared to what I would expect if I took her to a vet in the UK (where I am from). The vet spayed her straight after treating other animals without changing her smock and she did not wear a mask and chewed gum throughout the operation. There was also an open window in the operating theatre to the rest of the surgery so I was quite concerned. I should have trusted my gut and taken her straight out of there. I feel very guilty.
Anyway, it is not an option to take her back to the vet or to another vet because as I said she is the best available here so what can I do to help this cat? The vet did give her an antibiotic shot after the operation so could this be causing the fever or if not will it help her to fight off the infection that I guess she has got after the operation?
Is there anything I can do the help bring down her fever? She is not eating or drinking at the moment.
I took a feral cat that I have been feeding to the vet yesterday to be spayed and now I think that she has a fever. She feels quite hot on the top of her head and she is shivering. What should I do?
I know that you are going to tell me to take her to another vet but I live in a very rural part of Greece and the vet I took her took is the best around here! I feel so bad about what I have done to her when I was only trying to help.
When I took her to the vet yesterday I was somewhat concerned about the level of hygiene compared to what I would expect if I took her to a vet in the UK (where I am from). The vet spayed her straight after treating other animals without changing her smock and she did not wear a mask and chewed gum throughout the operation. There was also an open window in the operating theatre to the rest of the surgery so I was quite concerned. I should have trusted my gut and taken her straight out of there. I feel very guilty.
Anyway, it is not an option to take her back to the vet or to another vet because as I said she is the best available here so what can I do to help this cat? The vet did give her an antibiotic shot after the operation so could this be causing the fever or if not will it help her to fight off the infection that I guess she has got after the operation?
Is there anything I can do the help bring down her fever? She is not eating or drinking at the moment.