Hello Everyone,
This is my first post here on TheCatSite. My 9 year old cat Max has been experiencing some difficulties lately. He really hasn't been himself for the past 2 1/2 weeks ever since he had 4 teeth extracted, but has been definitely different since last Wednesday.
On Wednesday afternoon Max vomited twice and seemed extremely lethargic. He's usually a very vocal and active cat. Worried, my wife and I took him to the Emergency Vet (VCA Mission Valley). They put him on fluids and ran a NOVA and PCV/TP test which didn't really turn up anything out of the ordinary. They wanted to run more tests, but we elected to bring Max home instead and ultimately have the tests run at a different vet (we were very dissatisfied with our VCA experience, but that's for another story).
Max has been better--but still not himself, lethargic and not too interested in eating. He's lost some weight too.
We took Max to the Cheshire Cat Vet in San Diego on Saturday (yesterday) and had some tests done. The vet prescribed Cyroheptadine as an appetite stimulant, flagyl Metronidazole as an antibiotic w/ anti-inflammatory properties, and metoclopramide for the nausea. She ran a full general health panel and a pancreas-only test.
His liver values were fine, his pancreas tested normal, but he does have a high white blood-cell count.
Our experience w/ Cheshire Cat Vet was the polar opposite of our experience with VCA. They truly love cats and were extremely thorough. The vet even called us today (Sunday) on her day off to let us know the test results! She's going to likely prescribe a broader spectrum antibiotic.
We still have to push him to eat, but we've found that changing up his food helps in case he's developed a taste-aversion to his normal food due to the nausea. Cats aren't always the best at doing the things that are hard but necessary (but neither are people)! We feel like if we can get him to eat and drink, he has a better chance at fighting off whatever is wrong with him.
My wife and I are trying to think positive. We love Max so much and the thought of being without him is so hard. We're monitoring him and trying to pass positive energy down to him. He's an indoor cat, but we've been taking him outside on little outings every couple hours and they seem to improve his mood. He even leaped into the air and killed a giant grasshopper when my back was turned...something he's never done. He wasn't too happy when my wife and I had to take it away from him!
Max is one-of-a-kind and we love him very much. Thanks for any positive vibes.
This is my first post here on TheCatSite. My 9 year old cat Max has been experiencing some difficulties lately. He really hasn't been himself for the past 2 1/2 weeks ever since he had 4 teeth extracted, but has been definitely different since last Wednesday.
On Wednesday afternoon Max vomited twice and seemed extremely lethargic. He's usually a very vocal and active cat. Worried, my wife and I took him to the Emergency Vet (VCA Mission Valley). They put him on fluids and ran a NOVA and PCV/TP test which didn't really turn up anything out of the ordinary. They wanted to run more tests, but we elected to bring Max home instead and ultimately have the tests run at a different vet (we were very dissatisfied with our VCA experience, but that's for another story).
Max has been better--but still not himself, lethargic and not too interested in eating. He's lost some weight too.
We took Max to the Cheshire Cat Vet in San Diego on Saturday (yesterday) and had some tests done. The vet prescribed Cyroheptadine as an appetite stimulant, flagyl Metronidazole as an antibiotic w/ anti-inflammatory properties, and metoclopramide for the nausea. She ran a full general health panel and a pancreas-only test.
His liver values were fine, his pancreas tested normal, but he does have a high white blood-cell count.
Our experience w/ Cheshire Cat Vet was the polar opposite of our experience with VCA. They truly love cats and were extremely thorough. The vet even called us today (Sunday) on her day off to let us know the test results! She's going to likely prescribe a broader spectrum antibiotic.
We still have to push him to eat, but we've found that changing up his food helps in case he's developed a taste-aversion to his normal food due to the nausea. Cats aren't always the best at doing the things that are hard but necessary (but neither are people)! We feel like if we can get him to eat and drink, he has a better chance at fighting off whatever is wrong with him.
My wife and I are trying to think positive. We love Max so much and the thought of being without him is so hard. We're monitoring him and trying to pass positive energy down to him. He's an indoor cat, but we've been taking him outside on little outings every couple hours and they seem to improve his mood. He even leaped into the air and killed a giant grasshopper when my back was turned...something he's never done. He wasn't too happy when my wife and I had to take it away from him!
Max is one-of-a-kind and we love him very much. Thanks for any positive vibes.
I'm glad to hear you like the other clinic better.
