Lost Voice and Kinko Update

Since the second surgery it's been a little up and down. One weekend of heavy vomiting and we have discovered Kinko suffers from constipation. A change in diet (Miralax and pumpkin) has seemed to help him quite a bit. In addition to that I've begun Sub-Q fluids daily at home as he seems perpetually slightly dehydrated. It appears this is just a symptom of the Prednisolone. I will say that all of you who told me Sub-Qs were easy to give we're exactly right! I give them while he eats his morning breakfast and he doesn't mind at all.

But something unusual had happened since the two weekends ago when he had the vomiting fit. Kinko has lost his voice. Now he is a LOUD feline and very talkative but lately just a little oof of air comes out. Last night he made a coughing sound a couple of times with a wheezy purr for a few seconds after. I've gotten antibiotics for him but I want to know if any of you have experienced this issue?

Otherwise he is eating well and does not appear to be in any pain. I'll wait until I switch to the new specialist in a couple of weeks as my general vet isn't overly concerned yet.

I'm sorry your guy's lost his voice, especially since he's normally so talkative.  I have no experience with this, but someone should come along soon to help.  I would at least call the vet and ask if it's a side effect of the pred.
 

stephanietx said:

I'm sorry your guy's lost his voice, especially since he's normally so talkative.  I have no experience with this, but someone should come along soon to help.  I would at least call the vet and ask if it's a side effect of the pred.

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I asked my current specialist and he just sort of waved it off. My current general vet has some concern and we thought he might of picked up a cold while at the ER one night. Though he is completely up to date on his shots - so not sure if this would classify as an upper respiratory infection. I've read so much conflicting information.

I have a week of antibiotics to go through and hopefully that will help some.

Both my general vet and I agree that it's time for me to see someone new. Kinko is not reacting normally to the chemo protocol and we both feel he will do better under a new specialist.

I know I worry a lot about him but I've heard the first 4-6 weeks of chemo are the most difficult so I'm just trying to make things easier for him.