Looking for some help with my sick kitty
Currently my cat Sunny is lethargic and breathing sharp quick breaths. He is breathing through his nose and not panting. He has eaten a very small amount of food and drank some water but not much. He doesn't move and will urinate a little where he's laying but has not #2 in two days. He is responsive... purrs, wags his tail slowly and attempts to meow while being petted but won't move much if at all.
The last 5 days...
Friday afternoon Sunny was acting a little odd. I didnt think much of it. Seemed a little constipated and i figured he just ate something the kids threw on he floor. Later that night i found a few piles of diarrhea in my room. Looked around and found him hiding under the bed, when he wouldn't come out I attempted to grab him and he screamed... Never done that before. I got him out and I could tell he looked sick. I tired to pick him up and when I touched his back he hissed and screamed again. At that point I wasn't going to risk anything and called the 24 vet hospital....
Vet said his bladder was completely blocked and could not pee. He was extremely sensitive and would cry out anytime he was touched on the rear. Vet sedated him and ran a catheter and iv fluids. Catheter emptied his bladder and late Saturday he was peeing on his own. Was sent home Sunday with science diet c/d food, methigel for urine acidity and and clavamox antibiotic. Sunday night he was a little slow to move around but was happy and responsive using the litter box, eating and drinking a little too. Monday afternoon I found him breathing odd. There were multiple wet spots on the floor and it was obvious he was urinating on himself where he was laying. At this point I had given him the antibiotics and methigel 3 times. He was still purring and wagging his tail but was clearly very weak.
Tuesday (today) I took him to my regular vet. They took x-rays and found that his lungs could have some fluid build up and his heart was a little enlarged. Blood tests didn't show much. Vet gave him some diuretics and he did pee and drank some water so the bladder and kidneys seem to be ok. Vet suggested that the iv fluids could have shocked his heart or lungs and brought out underlying heart or lung troubles but that's just a guess and not treating him for that at this time.
As of now the vet and I don't know what the problem is. Sunny is normally a very energetic cat and only 6years old. Vet costs have hit four digits and I cannot afford to keep going back to the vet running test after test. He doesn't appear to be in pain just very lethargic.
Help
Currently my cat Sunny is lethargic and breathing sharp quick breaths. He is breathing through his nose and not panting. He has eaten a very small amount of food and drank some water but not much. He doesn't move and will urinate a little where he's laying but has not #2 in two days. He is responsive... purrs, wags his tail slowly and attempts to meow while being petted but won't move much if at all.
The last 5 days...
Friday afternoon Sunny was acting a little odd. I didnt think much of it. Seemed a little constipated and i figured he just ate something the kids threw on he floor. Later that night i found a few piles of diarrhea in my room. Looked around and found him hiding under the bed, when he wouldn't come out I attempted to grab him and he screamed... Never done that before. I got him out and I could tell he looked sick. I tired to pick him up and when I touched his back he hissed and screamed again. At that point I wasn't going to risk anything and called the 24 vet hospital....
Vet said his bladder was completely blocked and could not pee. He was extremely sensitive and would cry out anytime he was touched on the rear. Vet sedated him and ran a catheter and iv fluids. Catheter emptied his bladder and late Saturday he was peeing on his own. Was sent home Sunday with science diet c/d food, methigel for urine acidity and and clavamox antibiotic. Sunday night he was a little slow to move around but was happy and responsive using the litter box, eating and drinking a little too. Monday afternoon I found him breathing odd. There were multiple wet spots on the floor and it was obvious he was urinating on himself where he was laying. At this point I had given him the antibiotics and methigel 3 times. He was still purring and wagging his tail but was clearly very weak.
Tuesday (today) I took him to my regular vet. They took x-rays and found that his lungs could have some fluid build up and his heart was a little enlarged. Blood tests didn't show much. Vet gave him some diuretics and he did pee and drank some water so the bladder and kidneys seem to be ok. Vet suggested that the iv fluids could have shocked his heart or lungs and brought out underlying heart or lung troubles but that's just a guess and not treating him for that at this time.
As of now the vet and I don't know what the problem is. Sunny is normally a very energetic cat and only 6years old. Vet costs have hit four digits and I cannot afford to keep going back to the vet running test after test. He doesn't appear to be in pain just very lethargic.
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