I have a fixed male cat part Maine Coon about 21 months old, he is up to date on all shots, etc, is an indoor cat so I dont have him on heartworm or flea treatment (per vet) and he has a full sister who is healthy.
Last week on Thursday night I noticed he was not hanging around and realized I had not seen him much that day. I found him hiding and he felt really hot (could not take temp as my thermometer was dead) so I waited until Friday and took him to the vet. He had a temp of 105.8, they kept him and did all sorts of blood work and xrays all which came back normal, no kidney, liver issues, not leukemia or aids, no masses or blockages in gut, chest areas. So they gave him iv fluids antibiotitics and anti inflammatory injections and finally on Sat his temp was normal so I took him home with instructions to give subq fluids once a day.
some of his symptoms besides lethargy, not eating or drinking and fever are neurological, he seems weak on his backend and cant jump, he swallows hard like something is sore.
He went back to the vet Monday and I got a couple meds (same as above) to give him daily and he is seeming to be getting better daily (no fever since monday morning) with a better attitude and not sleeping as much. However he will still not eat or drink. The vet had me stop the subq fluids monday to see if he would drink. I have tried everything I can think of food wise to get him to eat and I did get him to eat a couple temptation treats and a tiny amount of tuna (more the broth than the meat) and some broth type treat I found at the store, but not much of any of those things, I have tired at least 6 different kinds of food, lactose free milk and still not much going into him and still no water. The vet is not too worried right now about organ failure but I will be taking him back tomorrow (friday) if he does not drink today. I have been sleeping in the living room with him on a recliner so that I can hear his every move to see if he gets anything at night but so far I have not caught him doing anything and since I have 2 cats its hard to say who is eating and drinking unless you catch them. I will be trying to separate them tonight to see if he is doing anything the hour or 2 I am actually sleeping. I am really stressed and just want to know what is wrong, Anyone here ever been through something like this, should I be worried since his attitude is getting better? I need sleep
Last week on Thursday night I noticed he was not hanging around and realized I had not seen him much that day. I found him hiding and he felt really hot (could not take temp as my thermometer was dead) so I waited until Friday and took him to the vet. He had a temp of 105.8, they kept him and did all sorts of blood work and xrays all which came back normal, no kidney, liver issues, not leukemia or aids, no masses or blockages in gut, chest areas. So they gave him iv fluids antibiotitics and anti inflammatory injections and finally on Sat his temp was normal so I took him home with instructions to give subq fluids once a day.
some of his symptoms besides lethargy, not eating or drinking and fever are neurological, he seems weak on his backend and cant jump, he swallows hard like something is sore.
He went back to the vet Monday and I got a couple meds (same as above) to give him daily and he is seeming to be getting better daily (no fever since monday morning) with a better attitude and not sleeping as much. However he will still not eat or drink. The vet had me stop the subq fluids monday to see if he would drink. I have tried everything I can think of food wise to get him to eat and I did get him to eat a couple temptation treats and a tiny amount of tuna (more the broth than the meat) and some broth type treat I found at the store, but not much of any of those things, I have tired at least 6 different kinds of food, lactose free milk and still not much going into him and still no water. The vet is not too worried right now about organ failure but I will be taking him back tomorrow (friday) if he does not drink today. I have been sleeping in the living room with him on a recliner so that I can hear his every move to see if he gets anything at night but so far I have not caught him doing anything and since I have 2 cats its hard to say who is eating and drinking unless you catch them. I will be trying to separate them tonight to see if he is doing anything the hour or 2 I am actually sleeping. I am really stressed and just want to know what is wrong, Anyone here ever been through something like this, should I be worried since his attitude is getting better? I need sleep