I have two parent cats with 6 kittens. 2 of the kittens are from another litter, but the mother started nursing them when they were one week old. Only the parents were vaccinated. They're indoor-only cats. The 4 kittens from the same litter are about 3 months old. The 2 kittens from the other litter are about 2 months old.
One of them started limping with his front left leg yesterday, so I took him to the vet today. The cat is a little lethargic, but I think that's because his leg hurts when he walks. He meows and dislikes when other kittens want to play with him. Before the limping (yesterday) he was as vital and playful as the other cats. He drinks and eats, but I don't know how much exactly. He is reluctant to walk to the food, because of his leg.
The vet measured 40.9 degrees Celsius temperature in the cat's anus. He moved and pulled his front legs to check for signs of pain, but found none. He thinks the problem (limping) is caused by the cat's backbone or lungs for some reason. He thinks the temperature is unlikely to be solely caused by the leg trauma.
He wanted to start him on antibiotics, because he suspects a viral infection. I asked if isolating the virus to give him a more appropriate antibiotic would be better, but according to him that would cost 300-400 bucks (not at his office). Moreover, he explained that the antibiotics are to prevent a secondary bacterial infection from occurring, so isolating the virus would be pointless. Is that true?
He gave him a shot of some antibiotic (I forgot to ask which one) and asked me to come back tomorrow for another shot. He said to isolate him in a room and monitor his water and food intake. Should I do that? Or is it pointless since the cats had a lot of contact before I took him to the vet?
I will go for an x-ray later today to a clinic that does that.
I'm wondering if I should buy an anus thermometer and test all my cats to see if they also have a high temperature.
Also, when the kittens were young they had eye discharge, I don't think it was puss, but I can't be sure. Their eyes were shut because of some crust that formed. I cleaned their eyes frequently and now I see discharge very very rarely from any of the kittens eyes - mostly from the 2 small kittens, because they're younger (the 4 kittens had discharge when they were younger and then stopped).
None of the kittens had any problems whatsoever, except the occasional soft poop. I feed them wet food (never dry) with relatively high meat content (45%). I plan on feeding them real meat once I save up for a meat grinder that can handle bone.
Advice?
One of them started limping with his front left leg yesterday, so I took him to the vet today. The cat is a little lethargic, but I think that's because his leg hurts when he walks. He meows and dislikes when other kittens want to play with him. Before the limping (yesterday) he was as vital and playful as the other cats. He drinks and eats, but I don't know how much exactly. He is reluctant to walk to the food, because of his leg.
The vet measured 40.9 degrees Celsius temperature in the cat's anus. He moved and pulled his front legs to check for signs of pain, but found none. He thinks the problem (limping) is caused by the cat's backbone or lungs for some reason. He thinks the temperature is unlikely to be solely caused by the leg trauma.
He wanted to start him on antibiotics, because he suspects a viral infection. I asked if isolating the virus to give him a more appropriate antibiotic would be better, but according to him that would cost 300-400 bucks (not at his office). Moreover, he explained that the antibiotics are to prevent a secondary bacterial infection from occurring, so isolating the virus would be pointless. Is that true?
He gave him a shot of some antibiotic (I forgot to ask which one) and asked me to come back tomorrow for another shot. He said to isolate him in a room and monitor his water and food intake. Should I do that? Or is it pointless since the cats had a lot of contact before I took him to the vet?
I will go for an x-ray later today to a clinic that does that.
I'm wondering if I should buy an anus thermometer and test all my cats to see if they also have a high temperature.
Also, when the kittens were young they had eye discharge, I don't think it was puss, but I can't be sure. Their eyes were shut because of some crust that formed. I cleaned their eyes frequently and now I see discharge very very rarely from any of the kittens eyes - mostly from the 2 small kittens, because they're younger (the 4 kittens had discharge when they were younger and then stopped).
None of the kittens had any problems whatsoever, except the occasional soft poop. I feed them wet food (never dry) with relatively high meat content (45%). I plan on feeding them real meat once I save up for a meat grinder that can handle bone.
Advice?
