Really Worried About My Cat

Honestly, I'd try a different vet. Veterinarians are only human, and some are better at what they do than others.

But not eating or drinking enough will, be itself, make her weaker. If all she's getting is what you give her, make sure you're giving her enough.

First, she's beautiful - secondly, I think I'd be asking my vet to run the blood work right now. I can see that with no other symptoms, the vet might want to wait to see before ordering tests (vets can be blamed if they order tests immediately, and blamed if they don't), but the loss of interest in food and water bothers me. If your vet doesn't give you a really good reason for not doing more tests, I'd check around for another vet.

Mention the bubbles to the vet, although I don't think that would be a root cause, but doesn't hurt to write down and report EVERYTHING - including moving the furniture. Have you tried either plain chicken or lamb human baby food (no garlic, no onion), or maybe very plain poached chicken breast to see if your baby would like that? Sometimes when they don't want anything else, the baby food will work.

Has anything else changed at home - different work hours, new plants, seen any spiders or bugs around she might have eaten?

Please remember I'm a very nervous mommy myself - I have the vet on speed dial.

Is she going to the bathroom normally or does she have diarrhea? Is she vomiting? I'm asking because if she is not pooping and vomiting, there could be an obstruction. I would go back to vet and get blood work done and then X-rays if the blood comes back normal. Something is definitely not right with you kitty and you need to find out what is going on.

Please update and I wish you all the best!

Unless the vet did bloodwork, there's no way to know what's going wrong inside. She really needs to have complete blood work done. There are a million things it could be, and without that information, there's no way to narrow it down.

I wouldn't wait the two days.

And like Darlili says - try boiled chicken or meat-only babyfood. And most cats are lactose intolerant, so syringe-feeding her milk isn't a good idea. Get a pate-type food, mix it with some water, and syringe feed her that instead.

Are her paw pads pink? If so, look at her paw pads and her gums. Do they look bright pink or do they look white or very light? If they don't look bright pink, this can be a sign of anemia. They won't be pink as normal because she's not being active, but if they look white, I'd get her in for a CBC as soon as possible.

Thank you so much guys, I never really expected that a lot will reply on my post. Really thank you!

Yes, she's really really beautiful and its such a pain to see her like this.

I'm feeding my cat a Lactose free milk for pets called Cosi. She seems to like it more than water but she does not drink it when its put in a bowl instead I put it in a small cup and she licks in there. I only feed her dry cat food like Iams (way back then), Friskies and Whiskas-she never eats table food. I also started feeding her wet canned cat food 4 times a week since a month ago until now.

She urinates and poops normally, and I haven't found any abnormality with her poop. They're normal and firm just like the usual and she doesn't ever vomit. She's only vomited 3-4 times hairballs (she's a Persian) in almost 2 years of life but not very recently. Her pawpads are pink, with patches of blue and dark cream being a Dilute Calico color, I think its normal...

Okay my observation now is she's kinda a little wobbly when walking plus she twtiches her back and twitches her hears too much and then licks her fur like crazy but I think its involuntary. :/

Yes, we might arrange her to do her blood work ASAP coz waiting might not be really good... Because there is really something wrong with her.

I erased the adjusting to moved furnitures now, its no longer a suspect cause because I remembered she adjusted quickly coz she stays there a lot before. Maybe its the bubbles, I don't know.

And I forgot to mention that little of her hair on her lower lip and and upper are kinda thinning. But it has been like that for a long time already...

You can read my recent posting on my cat Nub-e who has anemia among other problems. Open her mouth and look in the back where the jaws come together-faint yellow tinge seen?
I would get blood work done tomorrow.

You said she twitched before but not as bad. So maybe it's a preexisting condition that's gotten worse. If I were you, I would get her bloodwork done now. The vet was probably lazy and didn't want to do the whole workup. I know at my hospital, they would not hesitate ti recommend bloodwork as a minimum diagnostic. It would also help to have a neurological exam. Also, I would start syringe feeding her 20 mls every 4 hours. Get some cans of hills' a/d which is easy to feed through a syringe (you can get one at any pet store or ask for one at thet vet's). She needs to eat regularly! Cats need food to recover from illness and there is abrisk of hepatic lipidosis which takes a long time to recover from and expensive. Sorry I am not trying to scare you, just hoping to avoid that. If your vet still doesn'tbdp the diagnostics, then find a vet who will.

Can you check her gums? Are they pale or a nice pink colour? If you gently press them and let go, do her gums go white and quickly return to pink or does it take more than 2 seconds to go back to pink? Are her gums moist or dry? If her gums are pale or they take a while to return to pink after pressing them then her blood pressure isn't good or there is a chance of anemia like a previous poster suggested. If they are dry, that means she is dehydrated and should be on iv fluids.

Good luck and let us know what happens.

Okay, I just took her to her vet this morning and the vet already got some of her blood. We are now waiting 2-3 hours for the results, she said she will contact us ASAP. I am really hoping that we can point out the problem at this point.

Thank you so much for the concern, I'll keep you guys updated!
I will check for her gums thoroughly now, gailC.

Her gums looks pinkish, moist, clean and the vet also did a test on her gums pressing them and letting go if it goes back to pink, she's already clear on that.

Have you gotten the blood test results back yet?

The vet didn't suggest blood work?

Get a new vet.
Get blood work and x-rays done ASAP.

The Op said she is waiting for bloodwork results. Hopefully, the vet was able to make a diagnosis or at least have some sort of idea of further diagnostics required.

Hi guys, so her Doctor just updated me and the result of Pepper's Blood Test is that she has a Viral Infection. That's the diagnosis.

Possible treatment to be provided are vitamins to improve immunity and maybe a better catfood. She will be also gonna give her antibiotic to prevent bacterial infection. Because viral infection is self limiting. That's what she said.

I'm following her up with more questions! I'll update again later.

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The doctor said they cannot specify what kind of viral infection she has. but its treatable with antibiotic and vitamins. Her twitching might be related with ear mites or nerve problems she said.

Almost all values with her blood test are normal.
Below range white blood cells.

With the antibiotic and vitamins she said in 5-7 days, we should expect her improvement.

Thanks for the update, precious. I hope your baby gets better. I would also suggest getting a probiotic and giving it for a week to ten days after finishing.the antibiotics so that her good bacteria can be replenished. Did your vet make any suggestions about the twitching?

Originally Posted by SweetPea24

Thanks for the update, precious. I hope your baby gets better. I would also suggest getting a probiotic and giving it for a week to ten days after finishing.the antibiotics so that her good bacteria can be replenished. Did your vet make any suggestions about the twitching?

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Thank you
I really really hope that she will. Okay I will ask for a probiotic from her vet. I really want her health to be in tip top.
She suggested that the twitching might be because of ear mites or some nerve problems. She's gonna check her ears.

But I am not really sure about this. I thought I've already treated her ear mites way back then. Because when Pepper was just a kitty she had some bad smelling and dirty ears, they look like crushed coffee and even if I clean it with cotton buds, her ears become really dirty after a day or two.

So I bought some eardrops recommended for ear mite. The smell and the dirt went away so i stopped using the treatment since then. Is it possible that she still has some earmites left?

If the ear drops weren't prescription, it's quite possible, but wouldn't the vet have caught that?

If you'll be chatting with the vet again, you might want to ask about the low white blood cell count. Most viral infections result in a high white blood cell count, I thought.

for your baby.

Thank you so much, I'm taking her to the vet later for some follow up checkups for her ears if she still got ear mites. I researched about low white blood cell counts and I've read that its possible to be for viral infections as well.. eh not sure xD I'll ask her vet for a more thorough explanation how they come up with the diagnosis.

When I went downstairs as soon as I wake up she was coming towards me and meow meow at me. xD I think she's slowly recovering. I hope. xD

I'll update later...

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Thank you

I really really hope that she will. Okay I will ask for a probiotic from her vet. I really want her health to be in tip top.
She suggested that the twitching might be because of ear mites or some nerve problems. She's gonna check her ears.

But I am not really sure about this. I thought I've already treated her ear mites way back then. Because when Pepper was just a kitty she had some bad smelling and dirty ears, they look like crushed coffee and even if I clean it with cotton buds, her ears become really dirty after a day or two.

So I bought some eardrops recommended for ear mite. The smell and the dirt went away so i stopped using the treatment since then. Is it possible that she still has some earmites left?

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You can get a probiotic from a health store. I get Udo's probiotics for children and open the capsule and you only have to put a tiny bit on your cat's food.

Ear mites can come back. Especially if you used a pet store product. A viral infection can lower wbc's -U'm wondering if your vet can precribe something that will help support her immune system? Like they do with upper respiratory infections, lysine helps boost the immune system.

If she is not noticable better in a day or two, I would def seek a second opinion.
The only reason a vet would come to the conclusion the it's viral is that she has no bacterial growth.(and the low wbc) The vet mentioned that it her twitching could be mites...did she test for mites? Did she give you meds to kill the mites? She said it's treatable with antibiotics? The antibiotics are not curing anything, only preventing secondary infections.
I agree that if you can afford it, go get a higher quality cat food. Iams is not that great, IMO. I feed Taste of the Wild.
Anyway, I really hope she gets better soon. The weakness is concerning. Is it a generalized weakness? One sided? Back end only?

I also wanted to add that I've seen cats to the back twitching and the turning and licking hard and quickly. Have you thought of dry skin or food allergies?
She could be itchy. I would start her on a grain free kibble. TOTW salmon is grain free and the salmon would be good for her skin and fur.