Hi All, I recently bought home a 6 month old kitten. He was really lively and playfull and healthy looking. Approximatly 2 weeks ago I noticed he was acting a bit less playful, but assumed this might be down to now being used to the house. Then last Thursday I came home from a 4 day business trip and immeadiatly noticed he was acting very differently.
He was very quiet and lethargic, when I picked him up I could see he had lost a lot of weight. He was sleeping all day and not interested in anything. I called the vet who came over and gave him a vitamin and anti-immflamatory shot as well as prescribing a weeks antibiotics. After one day watching him he wasnt eating but still drinking but refused to move from the sofa. On the second day I decided to assist feed him a little kitten food with a syringe. On the third day he was starting to get wobbly in his back legs, still not eating, not pooing but drinking and urinating. By the end of the 3rd day I decided to take him into the vet so he could recieve more care.
They have now had him since Sunday. On Monday they gave him an IV, antibiotic injection and said he was acting a bit better, however today they told me his back legs are still not strong and that they have continued the antibiotics and vitamins. I have asked them to take blood tests today as they decided it maybe due to inbreeding, however I am not convinced an inbreeding problem would occur so quickly. I dont have any other options for vets as I am in Indonesia. Does anyone have any ideas on what it could be and what I can push the vet to do next?
He was very quiet and lethargic, when I picked him up I could see he had lost a lot of weight. He was sleeping all day and not interested in anything. I called the vet who came over and gave him a vitamin and anti-immflamatory shot as well as prescribing a weeks antibiotics. After one day watching him he wasnt eating but still drinking but refused to move from the sofa. On the second day I decided to assist feed him a little kitten food with a syringe. On the third day he was starting to get wobbly in his back legs, still not eating, not pooing but drinking and urinating. By the end of the 3rd day I decided to take him into the vet so he could recieve more care.
They have now had him since Sunday. On Monday they gave him an IV, antibiotic injection and said he was acting a bit better, however today they told me his back legs are still not strong and that they have continued the antibiotics and vitamins. I have asked them to take blood tests today as they decided it maybe due to inbreeding, however I am not convinced an inbreeding problem would occur so quickly. I dont have any other options for vets as I am in Indonesia. Does anyone have any ideas on what it could be and what I can push the vet to do next?
He also will try to rub against you as cats do and he'll hit you hard and bounce right off. My vet has no idea what caused it, either- he thinks a virus caught early in kittenhood or perhaps an injury of some sort (stepped on/booted by a horse). I can't offer much help other than the fact that if that's all that's wrong, your kitty will still be a happy one- and he'll stay off the counters. 
