Pirate is an adorable four-month-old domestic short hair who is filled with cuddly goodness. He's a black and tan tabby with a striped back, swirled sides and spots on his belly.
So my precious kitty has apparently contracted a mystery illness. It's filled with generic symptoms that don't seem to be responding to antibiotics - not completely, anyway - and my vets are stumped and at a loss and told me that they are "afraid" that they are "fighting a losing battle".
This makes me sad.
So I figured I'd see if anyone else had a kitty with these problems!
He's had a high fever since Tuesday. From Tuesday to about Thursday night it ranged from 104.5 to 105.5; on Friday it began ranging from about 103.5 to 104.5.
He was started on Clavamox Wednesday morning after seeing the vet, with symptoms of lethargy and lack of appetite, and has been treated with subcutaneous fluids and eating the Hill's prescription diet. He is more than happy to eat but doesn't seem to eat very MUCH; he goes after the wet food with gusto, but finishes maybe a quarter/three eighths of a can a day?
On Friday he was extra-lethargic though his fever had gone down a degree in range. On Saturday he seemed a bit perkier, but uveitis appeared in his right eye (the fluid in his eye became cloudy in the bottom part and is reddish in color), and his left front leg stopped responding for about a minute; the kitty dragged it around mewling pitifully (it was stiff and unresponsive) before it just started working again randomly. We decided to stop the Clavamox and start Clindamycin, though my vet was once again talking about FIP.
His bloodwork came back negative for everything that they normally test for (leukemia, FIP, toxo-something...), which is leaving everyone stumped. One vet is still thinking FIP though his antibodies to the corona virus are zero. The other is just plain confused.
Today, I went in to get his eye checked again (after gruesome tales of blindness and not hurrying to get eyedrops causing pain and other crazy tales) only to be told that, silly worried mama, it's not that kind of eye problem and the antibiotic is supposed to take care of it. Then I was told that they were not sure what was going on but they were extremely worried for him, and that they were adopting a "watch and wait" attitude for the short-term. They didn't mention anything for long-term, but did say that this was a highly unusual case.
*sighs.* Does anyone have a single solitary clue? I was told all his symptoms were fairly generic in nature and could be attributed to all sorts of things, and that randomly testing was not really a good option (financially, either).
As it is I think I've spent over $350 on the baby and it's only going to go up until he gets better. =[ Though any amount of money is fine and any amount of debt is okay as long as he DOES get better!
Meanwhile prayers of health and well-being are appreciated by his nibs and his mama too.
So my precious kitty has apparently contracted a mystery illness. It's filled with generic symptoms that don't seem to be responding to antibiotics - not completely, anyway - and my vets are stumped and at a loss and told me that they are "afraid" that they are "fighting a losing battle".
This makes me sad.
So I figured I'd see if anyone else had a kitty with these problems!
He's had a high fever since Tuesday. From Tuesday to about Thursday night it ranged from 104.5 to 105.5; on Friday it began ranging from about 103.5 to 104.5.
He was started on Clavamox Wednesday morning after seeing the vet, with symptoms of lethargy and lack of appetite, and has been treated with subcutaneous fluids and eating the Hill's prescription diet. He is more than happy to eat but doesn't seem to eat very MUCH; he goes after the wet food with gusto, but finishes maybe a quarter/three eighths of a can a day?
On Friday he was extra-lethargic though his fever had gone down a degree in range. On Saturday he seemed a bit perkier, but uveitis appeared in his right eye (the fluid in his eye became cloudy in the bottom part and is reddish in color), and his left front leg stopped responding for about a minute; the kitty dragged it around mewling pitifully (it was stiff and unresponsive) before it just started working again randomly. We decided to stop the Clavamox and start Clindamycin, though my vet was once again talking about FIP.
His bloodwork came back negative for everything that they normally test for (leukemia, FIP, toxo-something...), which is leaving everyone stumped. One vet is still thinking FIP though his antibodies to the corona virus are zero. The other is just plain confused.
Today, I went in to get his eye checked again (after gruesome tales of blindness and not hurrying to get eyedrops causing pain and other crazy tales) only to be told that, silly worried mama, it's not that kind of eye problem and the antibiotic is supposed to take care of it. Then I was told that they were not sure what was going on but they were extremely worried for him, and that they were adopting a "watch and wait" attitude for the short-term. They didn't mention anything for long-term, but did say that this was a highly unusual case.
*sighs.* Does anyone have a single solitary clue? I was told all his symptoms were fairly generic in nature and could be attributed to all sorts of things, and that randomly testing was not really a good option (financially, either).
As it is I think I've spent over $350 on the baby and it's only going to go up until he gets better. =[ Though any amount of money is fine and any amount of debt is okay as long as he DOES get better!
Meanwhile prayers of health and well-being are appreciated by his nibs and his mama too.
