Cat has fever

Can anyone offer advice till my vet opens in 1 hour ? Woke this morning to my cat having a temp of 104..just checked again, now its 105..what can I do till I can get her to vet ? I have wiped her down with a cool cloth, she is drinking, but wont eat...her temp jumped after I started wiping her down...should I put her in a tub of water, thats cool ?? Help please

We will leave for vet at 8:45, its a 15 min drive !!

Oh dear, I hope your vet can help you! I'm sorry to not be of much help, I don't know much about cats and dealing with their fevers, but I'm sure that as long as you keep wiping her down every now and then that will at least keep her comfortable. Good luck at the vet!

Vibes for your baby

Hope your cat will be fine. Keep us posted.

Thanks all ! Went to vets office this morning, he was out today,receptionist called him at home, and he prescribed some antibiotic for now till we get in tomorrow...told me to keep up with the cool cloths...last temp check,it was down from 105 to 103.1, atleast it's coming down....I will post tomorrow after vet visit !!

for your kitty, what is his name?

Sorry your vet wasn't in today, but hopefully the antibiotics will start helping with whatever this is!

As well as the cool cloths on the paw pads, you can encourage him to lay somewhere cool like tile flooring rather than what are considered normal kitty spots (blankets, cubby holes, basically warm places.) Also with any kind of illness, encouraging drinking is very important. If he's one to drink from running taps, then let him. A dish of ice water is also temping for kitties too.

Best of luck and keep us updated!

Use cool water on his paw pads... that is exposed area and will help with his temp.

And the on the ears, there are a lot of blood vessels in the ears and when a cat is hot they dilate to vent off heat.

Originally Posted by strange_wings

And the on the ears, there are a lot of blood vessels in the ears and when a cat is hot they dilate to vent off heat.

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Thanks SW - forgot about that!

Hope the OP's kitty is doing better!