Hi all,
I really appreciate your advice/wisdom. I have a nearly 5 month old kitten that was spayed 6 days ago. After the surgery, she has been totally fine, being her really hyper self and eating like normal. Over the past 2 days (Since Saturday morning), however, I have noticed that she hasn't touched her food. Last night, I gave her 4 little treats to see if she would eat them. She did, and about 1.5-2 hours later, she vomited.
At this point I became seriously worried that she had something wrong with her and I took her to the vet today. They really didn't do much.. did an examination and bloodwork. They said both were normal. He did mention feeling a large feces mass at one point in the examination. They recommended x-rays but I wanted to see if she'd recover on her own before spending another $140 on top of the $120 exam. They sent me home with some antibiotics. They did give her a saline injection under the skin as well.
When I got home, I gave her 1 little treat and the prescribed dosage (orally) of antibiotics. A little under an hour later, she vomited, twice. I called the vet back and he said to let her rest for a while and give her more antibiotics in the evening. She is still not eating or drinking.
I'm starting to get really worried for her as it's now been over 2.5 days without eating. I think I *may* have seen her drinking once, but I am pretty sure she hasn't been drinking either. I am thinking that maybe she does need an x-ray, as maybe she has some kind of obstruction. I'm torn between giving her the antibiotics and a day or so to see if she starts to recover or if I should take her back to the vet ASAP (although a different vet that doesn't cost nearly as much) and have an x-ray done.
Anyone experience something like this before? What would you do? Thanks!
I really appreciate your advice/wisdom. I have a nearly 5 month old kitten that was spayed 6 days ago. After the surgery, she has been totally fine, being her really hyper self and eating like normal. Over the past 2 days (Since Saturday morning), however, I have noticed that she hasn't touched her food. Last night, I gave her 4 little treats to see if she would eat them. She did, and about 1.5-2 hours later, she vomited.
At this point I became seriously worried that she had something wrong with her and I took her to the vet today. They really didn't do much.. did an examination and bloodwork. They said both were normal. He did mention feeling a large feces mass at one point in the examination. They recommended x-rays but I wanted to see if she'd recover on her own before spending another $140 on top of the $120 exam. They sent me home with some antibiotics. They did give her a saline injection under the skin as well.
When I got home, I gave her 1 little treat and the prescribed dosage (orally) of antibiotics. A little under an hour later, she vomited, twice. I called the vet back and he said to let her rest for a while and give her more antibiotics in the evening. She is still not eating or drinking.
I'm starting to get really worried for her as it's now been over 2.5 days without eating. I think I *may* have seen her drinking once, but I am pretty sure she hasn't been drinking either. I am thinking that maybe she does need an x-ray, as maybe she has some kind of obstruction. I'm torn between giving her the antibiotics and a day or so to see if she starts to recover or if I should take her back to the vet ASAP (although a different vet that doesn't cost nearly as much) and have an x-ray done.
Anyone experience something like this before? What would you do? Thanks!
