Hi all, I do more reading then posting but needed some reassurance and your thoughts. Our Mississippi is a very talkative, food motivated girl. Last Thursday evening she turned her back on canned food and was very quiet. I took her into the vets on Thursday and they did blood-work and x-rays. No masses showed up on the x-rays and her lungs are clear. Her WBC was off the charts and her temp was very low (97.3). The top possibilities are intestinal infection or IBD with intestinal cancer being mentioned if we rule out the other 2. She was sent home on and appetite stimulate and antibiotics. She got fluids at the vet and seemed to be a little more her talkative self. She didn't really want to eat much over the weekend but she was eating a little. I went and got an ear thermometer so I could check her temp. When I got up Monday morning she was back to being very quiet and now had a temperature of 103.7. I got her meds in her and called my vet. They had me bring her in. The appetite stimulate kicked in after we got there and she ate really well for them
They gave her fluids and something to settle her stomach. Her temp came down close to normal and they sent her home with fluids for me to give daily to help keep her hydrated. She's been more herself but still not completely better. She goes in tomorrow for blood work to check the WBC. My biggest issue is I don't think she's eating enough. They gave me a syringe to force feed her if needed but she feels just well enough to really fight me on it. She seems to want to eat but doesn't eat very much. I'm going to ask about something to settle her stomach to give her at home tomorrow since she ate a lot better after she got that on Monday at the vet. I also know I'm watching her so close that I'm probably over reacting to every little thing. (Hi,
I the over worried cat mom) Is there anything else you can think to do to get her to eat or that I should ask the vet? I know she's playing me a little. She'll eat a little more if I let her lick it off my fingers but still not as much as I'd like.
Oh and basic info, Mississippi is 11 and has never been sick since she came to us in 2001. She does have a heart murmur but she's had that her whole life. She weighs around 7 lbs.
Thanks
Oh and basic info, Mississippi is 11 and has never been sick since she came to us in 2001. She does have a heart murmur but she's had that her whole life. She weighs around 7 lbs.
Thanks