Cat has either calicivirus or got into toxins?

 I had come home from work 5/3/2014 and was heading to bed, when my daughter spotted my cat, whom I had adopted 4 years ago, coming down and meowing like he was in pain, with sticky-like saliva hanging from his mouth. It has a very foul smell, and his tongue sticks out. He acts like he cannot swallow well and he has not eaten or had any water since I noticed this. I had to syringe him water, which he was unhappy with. I took him to the emergency vet last night and they gave him pain meds and an antibiotic to treat for calicivirus, but he still seems in pain and still not eating or drinking, his tongue is still sticking out and he is still salivating a bit, not stringy and hanging like yesterday..

Not sure if you can tell in the picture that was taken last night, but any opinions?

Not good!
You have to get him to a vet now. He's in extreme pain and him not eating or drinking is an emergency!

You need to get your cat to the vet. Syringing water is not enough to replace the fluids he is losing and your cat could aspirate. If it is calcivirus, the cat may not be able to eat due to soreness in his mouth. Cats need to eat. If they don't, they stand  a good chance of fatty liver disease. Also, the pain killer from the vet has worn off by now. Your cat is in pain.

I'm sorry your kitty is going through this. I would of wrote more but I was busy at the moment.
I went through this exactly a couple of months ago.
Like you I had taken our kitty to the E.R. and it was the weekend. I had to take her back to the E.R. 12 hrs later.It's almost impossible to get oral meds in them when they're in extreme pain.
The E.R. didn't charge us for the visit the second time just for the pain shot and a short acting steroid. The steroid took down the inflammation and lasted till we got her to a vet .
I know how it hurts to see your kitty in pain. Mine needed sub q fluids and I could only get her to eat tuna.
Please take him back to the E.R.

JodieThierry64 said:

I'm sorry your kitty is going through this. I would of wrote more but I was busy at the moment.
I went through this exactly a couple of months ago.
Like you I had taken our kitty to the E.R. and it was the weekend. I had to take her back to the E.R. 12 hrs later.It's almost impossible to get oral meds in them when they're in extreme pain.
The E.R. didn't charge us for the visit the second time just for the pain shot and a short acting steroid. The steroid took down the inflammation and lasted till we got her to a vet .
I know how it hurts to see your kitty in pain. Mine needed sub q fluids and I could only get her to eat tuna.
Please take him back to the E.R.

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I have an appointment at 2:30 to take him in again. The instructions the emergency center gave me were to water down soft food but he wont touch that or water. 

cocheezie said:

 
You need to get your cat to the vet. Syringing water is not enough to replace the fluids he is losing and your cat could aspirate. If it is calcivirus, the cat may not be able to eat due to soreness in his mouth. Cats need to eat. If they don't, they stand  a good chance of fatty liver disease. Also, the pain killer from the vet has worn off by now. Your cat is in pain.

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They gave him a painkiller that was strong and supposed to last 3 days, but I don't think it is even working.

Something similar happened to my Boo, who has FCV (feline calicivirus). He was salivating heavily, wouldn't eat or drink, and was hiding under the bed. Luckily, the vet was open, so they saw him right away. He had a FCV ulcer on his tongue. The vet showed it to me when I was there. Did they check your cat's tongue and soft palate for ulcers? Apparently, they are VERY painful. They gave Boo fluids, an anti-inflammatory, and a Fentanyl pain patch, which lasts for three days (is this the one the vet gave your cat?). It helped because as soon as it kicked in, he was eating.

Now, if you do suspect a toxin (like a plant or chemical in the house, or if kitty goes outside), definitely bring this up with the vet.

Something like this happened to our old cat Max. Luckily for him, we took him to the vet, he stayed over night. The vet really just watched him. By morning, he came around and it never happened again.

I hope your baby gets better soon and it isn't too serious.