If you have any good thoughts/prayers to spare, Kiwi could use them...

Hello all, I'm not a regular poster here, but my baby is very sick and I need all the positive energy/thoughts I can get...

Kiwi's appetite hasn't been great lately (odd for her) and yesterday she didn't eat at all. This morning I came home from a night shift and she was vomiting, panting, and was sooo lethargic it seemed she could barely move.

So, needless to say I rushed her to the vet and she was running quite a high temperature. (she did perk up a bit in the different environment, so that's good, right...??) So they're keeping her there, are going to put her on fluids, run some blood tests and get a few x-rays to hopefully find out what's wrong with her.

I'm just sick with worry that it's something serious.... the way she looked this morning just scared the crap out of me.

Thanks in advance.

Oh my goodness!!!! for you and your baby! I have no knowledge on this at all, I hope she will come through it all quickly!!!

Sending lots of vibes for Kiwi!

for Kiwi

Here are more healing vibes for Kiwi and for you.

Sending prayers and vibes for Kiwi.

Thanks everyone.

The vet just called, said that the x-rays are normal, her blood panel is pretty much normal, which she said is actually a bit concerning, as it is odd for an animal to have such a high fever and no elevated white blood cell count.

She also said that Kiwi had an "episode" where she started drooling profusely and then collapsed.

Right now they're thinking toxin (although I can't see how she would have gotten into anything) or pancreatitis.

I'm to call again at 3:00 and see how she's doing. She's on high doses of fluids right now, so if it was a toxin then she should have improved by then. If she hasn't, we'll test her for pancreatitis.

I'm just sick over this I'm so worried.

I hope she would be ok.

Please keep us posted with how things go. I spent Christmas through New Years with 5 sick cats. 3 Had to be force fed and given fluids. The worst is over now, but still an ear mite issue (on the down side I hope). So, I can imagine how worried you are. It's scarey when they won't eat. Good luck.

Donna

Sending lots of healing for Kiwi and calming for you.

best wishes for a quick recovery!

praying for you and your fur baby

for Kiwi to get better quickly, and for you, because I can only imagine how frightening this is for you.

Just talked to the vet again, and Kiwi isn't any better. Not any worse, but no better either. We are going to transfer her to the emergency clinic for the night so they can monitor her (she's on fluids, cardiac monitors and strong anti-biotics), and then transfer her back to the vet's in the morning (they have no overnight staff)

I want so badly to bring a sleeping bag and camp out beside her cage, but I'm pretty sure that's not allowed.

Thank you all for your well wishes, I really hope she can kick whatever this is soon. The vet said that the next 12-24 hours are crucial for her.

I hope she will get better.

How awful!

Many vibes and prayers for Kiwi and yourself

for both you and Kiwi

Thanks again for your well wishes everyone.

Kiwi's fever came down a bit during the night, still not in the "normal" range, but the vet was very happy that it had come down at all.

The next step is to see if she'll eat, and then if she'll keep the food down. If she can, that'll be a big step in the right direction.

Thanks again!

I hope she eats more and gets better.