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Quick history. This is Arden, a former bottle baby that I picked up from an hour away at just 2 weeks old when his siblings suddenly and mysteriously died. I've raised him since then and he hit all of his milestones just fine as a baby, but as he got older he's always acted like an orphan and not a normal kitten. He's also about half the size of what he should be at almost 8 months old. He also still has all of his baby teeth!
The other week he suddenly became weak and laid around. We gave him subq and fortunately were able to bring him to a vet thanks to a rescue group we work with. A week prior, we brought him out to a corner store and along the way he met a dog who he was very much not fond with. He lurched back in my arms and when I put him on the floor of the corner store, he had a head tilt and other weird neuro issues. Anyways, we thought it was coccidia since we had some kittens with it before that ended up having seizures, but after only improving a bit from the meds prescribed we brought him back for bloodwork. The vet said that there was clearly an infection going on and proposed that it's toxo. He's been on meds for another week and a half and he's improved immensly!
Assuming that it IS actually toxo, I wanted to see what experiences you folks have with it. Arden is still incredibly weak but able to stand and walk, as well as somewhat do stairs. He still often falls over and loses his balance. Are there any long term effects we can expect?
The other week he suddenly became weak and laid around. We gave him subq and fortunately were able to bring him to a vet thanks to a rescue group we work with. A week prior, we brought him out to a corner store and along the way he met a dog who he was very much not fond with. He lurched back in my arms and when I put him on the floor of the corner store, he had a head tilt and other weird neuro issues. Anyways, we thought it was coccidia since we had some kittens with it before that ended up having seizures, but after only improving a bit from the meds prescribed we brought him back for bloodwork. The vet said that there was clearly an infection going on and proposed that it's toxo. He's been on meds for another week and a half and he's improved immensly!
Assuming that it IS actually toxo, I wanted to see what experiences you folks have with it. Arden is still incredibly weak but able to stand and walk, as well as somewhat do stairs. He still often falls over and loses his balance. Are there any long term effects we can expect?