4 Year old male not himself

Hello,

my 4 year old male shorthair is acting weird for the last few days. On a typical day he can be found running around like a maniac, staring out a window or wanting to play.

However, for the past 2 days he just sits in 1 spot. He shows no interest in play or food at all. This morning I found a small pile of yellow vomit ( i'm assuming it came from his mouth ). He also looks bigger in the tummy area and he hasn't been eating more than normal, I suspect he's bloated a bit. I witnessed him take a #2 in his box this morning.

About 3 months ago he had to have his urethra cleared of crystals (urinary obstruction) but since then he has been eating science diet c/d kibble.

Also a few days ago, we brought a new kitten into the home and keep her locked in 1 room. I have tried a few times to slowly introduce them but he just hisses and runs away. Could all his symptoms be related to the new kitten?

Thanks,

concerned kitty owner

He needs to be seen by a vet today.  It could be stress related but it sounds too extreme for that.  Not eating can cause a serious, even life threatening liver condition called hepatic lipidosis also known as fatty liver.

Thanks for the reply.

I forgot to mention, I took him into the vet 2 nights ago for a regular checkup. This was before I really noticed him acting differently and the visit had nothing to do with it. He had a standard look-over exam done and was given a distemper shot. The vet said he looked good, but of course I didn't tell him what I'm telling you now. I'm not sure if this detail is important, I can't believe I left it out.

At the very least you could call the vet and describe how you left the detail out on accident and ask for direction. Hope it all works out.

What was the purpose of the distemper shot? Some vets over vaccinate or don't even tell us the reason for the vaccine. If he is indoors he shouldn't need any vaccines unless the rabies shot is required by state which you can get an exemption from your vet if possible. Maybe it had a negative affect on him.

Aoi chan said:

What was the purpose of the distemper shot? Some vets over vaccinate or don't even tell us the reason for the vaccine. If he is indoors he shouldn't need any vaccines unless the rabies shot is required by state which you can get an exemption from your vet if possible. Maybe it had a negative affect on him.

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Indoor cats still need to maintain an immunity against distemper.  It's a long lived virus that survives in the environment mostly in soil which means that we can bring it into the home and infect our cats.  It is true that it is a killer type virus with kittens not adults but all cats need to have the immunity level for it.  Most vets now vaccinate every three years which means a four year old cat would be due a booster.  Some people get a titer done before immunizing.

Denice please provide a website that has scientific evidence where people have brought soil into their homes and the cat got infected with distemper.

I'm not going against those who wish to vaccinate their cats, but they should do a long hard research to make the best decision instead of taking the vets word or others.

I never vaccinated my cat with distemper and he was perfectly fine going outdoors. It's more likely to cause health issues in the long run to vaccinate anyways in my opinion.

http://www.allpetsmacomb.com/felinedistemper.html

http://www.petmd.com/cat/conditions/infectious-parasitic/c_ct_feline_panleukopenia

http://www.merck-animal-health-usa.com/diseases/130_120798/productdetails_130_121013.aspx

https://www.petfinder.com/cats/cat-health/cat-panleukopenia-fact-sheet/

We had someone here a few months ago with an 8 month old kitten that had feline distemper.  He was a strictly indoor cat that had not been vaccinated.   The kitten survived because the owner had the financial resources for the care the kitten needed including several days of inpatient care on an IV.  It's closely related to the canine parvo virus.  It is shed by an infected animal and can then survive in the environment for up to a year.

@Aoi chan

There is a movement in this country to stop vaccinating humans, and the result has been epidemics of whooping cough amongst other illnesses.  TCS is pro vaccination, it has been shown over and over again that vaccinating cats appropriately has a net positive effect.

To say this "I have never vaccinated my cat with distemper and he was perfectly fine going outdoors. It's more likely to cause health issues in the long run to vaccinate anyways in my opinion." is purely anecdotal and to say that vaccinating cats is more likely to cause health problems in the long run I believe is contrary to fact.  Rabies vaccine related sarcoma is about 1 in 10,000, hardly a big health problem, and I don't know about any veterinary professionals complaining about the FVRCP vaccine.  Have you ever seen an unvaccinated cat with panleukopenia (distemper)? It's awful and usually fatal.

Perhaps you should show us some links.

Overvaccination does cause issues. The current AVMA recommendation for the FVCRP vaccine is "no more often than once every 3 years". But not vaccinating at all is too risky and I wouldn't recommend it.

It is inaccurate to call it "distemper" even though that's common. It's really a parvovirus, proper name panleukopenia. I'm not even sure why anybody started calling it feline distemper because symptoms are nothing like actual distemper.

@Aenge; how is he tonight?  Did you call the vet?  I have called both my vet's office and the Emergency Vet to get advice over the phone.  They have always been very good about it.  Keep us updated please!

Willowy said:

Overvaccination does cause issues. The current AVMA recommendation for the FVCRP vaccine is "no more often than once every 3 years". But not vaccinating at all is too risky and I wouldn't recommend it.

It is inaccurate to call it "distemper" even though that's common. It's really a parvovirus, proper name panleukopenia. I'm not even sure why anybody started calling it feline distemper because symptoms are nothing like actual distemper.

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I totally agree, over vaccinating adds unnecessary risks.

MoochNNoodles said:

@Aenge
; how is he tonight?  Did you call the vet?  I have called both my vet's office and the Emergency Vet to get advice over the phone.  They have always been very good about it.  Keep us updated please! :nod:

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please keep us updated. :cross:

Can we all please stay on topic here, which is Aenge's cat? Thanks. .