Somethings wrong with Jasper.

He's feeling MUCH better this morning!

He's walking around, from room to room. Went up to the food dish, and then over to the sink where I was making my mama's lunch for work, waiting for tidbits to fall.

Originally Posted by Leto86

Ok.. not good news so far... I'm typing through tears and heartache at the moment.

While at the vets, he was walking around somewhat normally, just sorta dragging himself.. but he was still moving around.

My vet checked him over and is pretty positive that he has FIP.

He gave him a Duplocillin and Flucort shot, to see if it's just an infection. His temperature was 106. Which is unbelievably high. So we are hoping it's just an infection.

The only thing throwing him off of FIP is that he still has a full appetite. He still eats and shows extreme interest in food all the time.


I love my vet so much. He only charged me for the injection, which was still $35, but better than the $100+ it would have been.


Hopefully it's just an infection and he will be ok. I don't know what I'll do.

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Leto, can you PM me with the name of your vet. I'm curious to see who you use, as I'm in your area.

Zoey got those shots when she was sick (they suspected FIP, I still say infection) and they didn't help her much. Liquid clavomax seemed to help her a lot, as she went downhill a day after being taken off of it.

I know it's expensive, but I would get blood work done. I wouldn't worry about the coronavirus test right yet...given Jasper's background and your house full of cats, he'll probably test positive regardless. More useful would be a full blood workup...including specific white blood cell levels and globulin/albumin.

Poor little guy. I wouldn't be doing much if I had a 106 fever either!

Edit: I guess I didn't read the whole thread before posting! Oops! I'm glad he's feeling better. If his fever is responsing to antibiotics, it's a great thing! Crossing my fingers it's not FIP! Do you have any longer-range antibiotics to give him, or was it just the shot?

It was just the shot. We are going back tomorrow afternoon though, so we can get something else if thats what it is.


I got Jasper from the same shelter you got Zoey from, and if you know which vet they use, thats the same vet I use. But I'll shoot you a PM with the name just incase.

Oh Thank GOD!

Sending many good vibes your way. GL!!

Thinking of you and Jasper today and praying that FIP is a wrong diagnosis. It's a heartbreaking disease.

I'm so gald he's doing better today!
Hopefully it's just an infection. Poor boy. that FIP is an incorrect diagnosis and he's back to his old self in no time.

Originally Posted by Ms. Freya

I'm so gald he's doing better today!
Hopefully it's just an infection. Poor boy. that FIP is an incorrect diagnosis and he's back to his old self in no time.

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Just wanted to say I am hopeful. The antibiotic injection did absolutely nothing for Smudge. So... here's hoping!

He's feeling even better this afternoon. He jumped up onto the chaise lounge just a little bit ago. Yesterday he wouldn't even roll over.

Originally Posted by Ms. Freya

I'm so gald he's doing better today!
Hopefully it's just an infection. Poor boy. that FIP is an incorrect diagnosis and he's back to his old self in no time.

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I hope he doesn't go back to his old self. I hope he becomes less evil after this.
But yeah, I hope he continues to get better!

Your description of his behavior is very close to what happened to Sterling after one of his vaccination. We discovered him the next morning huddled down in the closet, unwilling to move, with a fever. We took him to the vet, who gave him an injection (possibly metacam), and by the next day, he was pretty much back to normal. But we thought he was dying at first!

Originally Posted by mrblanche

Your description of his behavior is very close to what happened to Sterling after one of his vaccination. We discovered him the next morning huddled down in the closet, unwilling to move, with a fever. We took him to the vet, who gave him an injection (possibly metacam), and by the next day, he was pretty much back to normal. But we thought he was dying at first!

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If you think your cat has had the metacam injection, I recommend you find out for sure.

Metacam can cause kidney failure in cats, and once a cat has had the one time metacam injection, I'm pretty sure, should never ever have metacam in any form, again.

I know many will disagree with me. But I am one of those who is against metacam use in cats.

Isn't Metacam used as pain management?

I know many will disagree with me. But I am one of those who is against metacam use in cats.

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No disagreement from me. I have it on my cats' charts to NEVER give it unless I specifically request it. That's not likely to happen!

Originally Posted by otto

If you think your cat has had the metacam injection, I recommend you find out for sure.

Metacam can cause kidney failure in cats, and once a cat has had the one time metacam injection, I'm pretty sure, should never ever have metacam in any form, again.

I know many will disagree with me. But I am one of those who is against metacam use in cats.

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I'm another one against Metacam. I'm positive that it's what put my kitty into renal failure. I'm finding more and more vets are agreeing with me when I mention that I refuse to give it to my cats, but too many still give it like it's nothing. Even the FDA disapproved it's use in cats but that doesn't stop them.

Originally Posted by Leto86

Isn't Metacam used as pain management?

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Metacam is label and approved in the USA for use in dogs only. It is very difficult to work out a safe dose for cats, for one thing, for another, it's just not worth the risk, IMO.

At the very least, blood work should be done to check kidney function before using metacam in a cat.

burpenex, tramadol and torbogesic are safe short term pain medications for cats.

I'm not certain that's what they used, and since they did it gratis, it's not on the records, either.

that Jasper continues to improve!

Wow.

We've used Metacam several times... mostly for amputations or legs with metal pins in it... I've never seen a negative side effect so far.
I never heard that it caused any seriously bad side effects like renal failure.

I have seen the bad side of Metacam and will never give it to my cats.
You should see all the cars that have CRF from it in the groups.

Now, I realize, that anyone can find something to substantiate any claim, on the internet.

but here is one link against metacam use in cats, and there are many more out there if you care to do a search.

http://www.metacamkills.com/

There are as many who say it's safe as who say it is not safe.

As for me, I will not, ever, allow metacam to be used in my cats.

There are enough other choices to make taking such a risk unnecessary, IMO.

(Leto86-I apologize for the hijack of your thread! )