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First and foremost, we are trying very hard to make an appointment at the vet... but considering tomorrow is not only Sunday, but this is Memorial weekend, it's proving to be difficult. We can't particularly afford to go to an Emergency care clinic at the moment, so there's a chance we won't have an opportunity to get him checked out for several days. But we are trying.
Now onto the issues.
Our newest baby is roughly 8-9 weeks old, and has (allegedly) gotten his first set of shots and a deworming. I'm waiting on an email back from the woman we adopted him from to get records of his medical history, but we'll see how that plays out. We got him on Monday night, I believe. He's generally been very playful, very affectionate, he was eating semi-normally (we had changed his diet, so I wasn't too concerned that he didn't dig in right away, until nowish). He seems to still be getting used to drinking water from a bowl, he gets his nose wet a lot. He does drink a little at a time, though. He uses the litter box regularly, stools appear to be solid and normal. He likes to fuss and cry when he has to go #2, so we're always aware of when he's going.
A few days ago, he threw up bile. I didn't think too much of it, I've owned many cats before and I know that dietary changes, the stress of new surroundings, the stress of new pets, etc etc can cause a cat to throw up a couple of times. But now it's a daily thing, he throws up two or three times in a row. It's mostly bile or white, foamy liquids. This morning he threw up, after a while we gave him some boiled chicken. He ate that no problem, kept it down all day. I didn't want to upset his stomache so we held off on feeding him again for a while. When we did try to feed him tonight, he didn't seem interested. He drank a little bit of water, but shortly after he threw up again. He's since been a bit lethargic, he's sleeping in my lap right now. He seems to want to play, but can't really muster the energy to do so.
Could this still simply be from the diet changes? Could it still just be related to him being new in the home, adjusting to different everything? I really just want some peace of mind before I go to sleep, I'm getting very worried. Let me know if anyone needs any further information.
Now onto the issues.
Our newest baby is roughly 8-9 weeks old, and has (allegedly) gotten his first set of shots and a deworming. I'm waiting on an email back from the woman we adopted him from to get records of his medical history, but we'll see how that plays out. We got him on Monday night, I believe. He's generally been very playful, very affectionate, he was eating semi-normally (we had changed his diet, so I wasn't too concerned that he didn't dig in right away, until nowish). He seems to still be getting used to drinking water from a bowl, he gets his nose wet a lot. He does drink a little at a time, though. He uses the litter box regularly, stools appear to be solid and normal. He likes to fuss and cry when he has to go #2, so we're always aware of when he's going.
A few days ago, he threw up bile. I didn't think too much of it, I've owned many cats before and I know that dietary changes, the stress of new surroundings, the stress of new pets, etc etc can cause a cat to throw up a couple of times. But now it's a daily thing, he throws up two or three times in a row. It's mostly bile or white, foamy liquids. This morning he threw up, after a while we gave him some boiled chicken. He ate that no problem, kept it down all day. I didn't want to upset his stomache so we held off on feeding him again for a while. When we did try to feed him tonight, he didn't seem interested. He drank a little bit of water, but shortly after he threw up again. He's since been a bit lethargic, he's sleeping in my lap right now. He seems to want to play, but can't really muster the energy to do so.
Could this still simply be from the diet changes? Could it still just be related to him being new in the home, adjusting to different everything? I really just want some peace of mind before I go to sleep, I'm getting very worried. Let me know if anyone needs any further information.