Hello,
This is my first post here but I was hoping some people could help me out.
On Wednesday my Indoor cat Pan, who is about a year old, wasn't acting like her normal spunky self and tearing the house apart as usual. She was really lethargic and slept all morning. When I would try and pick her up she would growl and scratch me she also didn't like me touching her stomach. I was worried about her so I stayed at home with her for the day. She was sleeping on my bed on her cat blanket and I noticed little rice like things she left on it. I knew that it had to be Tapeworm so I called the vet and made an appointment. They didn't have an opening until Thursday at 4.
She was lethargic all of Wednesday and didn't really eat. She had a little diarrhea on Wednesday too. But on Thursday morning she had a little bit of energy and was eating her treats and some food. I took her to the vet at 4. She was running a slight temp of 103. The vet said that could have been caused from stress from the drive out there and being in a strange place. He gave her shots since she was due and had bloodwork to test her for FIV/FeLV since she was a stray when we found her (test came back negative). He did a regular examine and didn't notice anything wrong except for the tapeworm and a small case of earmites, which we also got medicine for.
That night she was a little lethargic again, I figured it was from the shots. Then this morning she wouldn't move from her sleeping spot and was really lethargic again. She still doesn't want me to touch her belly or pick her up. She'll also make little growling noises or little mews for no reason and her tummy has made some grumbling noises. She also seems to be moving a little slower and a little light footed. We gave her the tapeworm pill today (the doctor wanted us to wait until today because he was worried she'd vomit it up because of her shots).
The doctor seemed a little concerned that she was lethargic and had a fever because those aren't symptoms of tapeworm. So now I am a little worried something else is wrong with her. She has only eaten a little today and hasn't used the bathroom yet (but she's usually an evening pooper).
Could something else be wrong with her? Maybe I am a bit of a worrier and should just wait until the Tapeworm pill takes affect before I call the vet to make another appt.
EDIT @ 6:35 PST- She just finished eating some of her food. not as much as usual but about handful of dry food and she was waiting in the spot she usually gets her treats and ate them. She hasn't eaten her treats in the last few days.
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This is my first post here but I was hoping some people could help me out.
On Wednesday my Indoor cat Pan, who is about a year old, wasn't acting like her normal spunky self and tearing the house apart as usual. She was really lethargic and slept all morning. When I would try and pick her up she would growl and scratch me she also didn't like me touching her stomach. I was worried about her so I stayed at home with her for the day. She was sleeping on my bed on her cat blanket and I noticed little rice like things she left on it. I knew that it had to be Tapeworm so I called the vet and made an appointment. They didn't have an opening until Thursday at 4.
She was lethargic all of Wednesday and didn't really eat. She had a little diarrhea on Wednesday too. But on Thursday morning she had a little bit of energy and was eating her treats and some food. I took her to the vet at 4. She was running a slight temp of 103. The vet said that could have been caused from stress from the drive out there and being in a strange place. He gave her shots since she was due and had bloodwork to test her for FIV/FeLV since she was a stray when we found her (test came back negative). He did a regular examine and didn't notice anything wrong except for the tapeworm and a small case of earmites, which we also got medicine for.
That night she was a little lethargic again, I figured it was from the shots. Then this morning she wouldn't move from her sleeping spot and was really lethargic again. She still doesn't want me to touch her belly or pick her up. She'll also make little growling noises or little mews for no reason and her tummy has made some grumbling noises. She also seems to be moving a little slower and a little light footed. We gave her the tapeworm pill today (the doctor wanted us to wait until today because he was worried she'd vomit it up because of her shots).
The doctor seemed a little concerned that she was lethargic and had a fever because those aren't symptoms of tapeworm. So now I am a little worried something else is wrong with her. She has only eaten a little today and hasn't used the bathroom yet (but she's usually an evening pooper).
Could something else be wrong with her? Maybe I am a bit of a worrier and should just wait until the Tapeworm pill takes affect before I call the vet to make another appt.
EDIT @ 6:35 PST- She just finished eating some of her food. not as much as usual but about handful of dry food and she was waiting in the spot she usually gets her treats and ate them. She hasn't eaten her treats in the last few days.
This is pan-
). If her temp is normal (anywhere from 100-102, depending on the cat), then you'll know her temp at the vet was just from stress. She could have an infection going on, or if her belly is that sensitive to touch, maybe a blockage of some kind. Is the only BW they ran her FIV/FELV test? Her symptoms don't fit just tapes...I think another visit may be in order. I'd definitely try taking her temp though and go from there.
