I've been to the vet so many times since April for 1 of my cats, a 12 year old male.
First, he licked some Precor IGR that hadn't dried completely and got pancreatitis. He was treated and quickly recovered. Then, he had problem teeth and had them cleaned and removed. He had a yeast infection in both ears, and he has had, since the end of August, hairball issues where he would temporarily not eat for half of the day, get Laxatone and then appear perfectly fine until the next week.
He seemed to have a hairball again last week (Friday) but started coughing and sneezing and, again, not eating. We took him to the vet again, she said it was an upper respiratory infection, gave him fluids and an antibiotic and he quickly seemed to get better later that day. She also said his belly felt fine, not swollen, checked his teeth and everything else appeared okay.
Today he is back to being sick again (lethargic, decreased appetite, coughed like he had a hairball yesterday). He is still under treatment (antibiotic shot and lysine) for the URI but was doing great until now.
He just had lots of bloodwork done on him and everything was great. So, I don't understand what's going on.
I think IBD could be a possibility and want to get him in for an ultrasound/xrays even though the vet said his abdomen felt okay. Something chronic is going on. It is just so strange. He eats a lot, is playful and happy one minute, then back to being lethargic and having a decreased appetite the next. There have been so many vet visits for him recently and it is overwhelming.
Please, if anyone has experienced anything similar, please chime in. Also, is an ultrasound best to diagnose IBD and would the symptoms go back and forth?
I've never had a cat appear perfectly fine, eat a lot and play one minute, then go back to being sick and back again repeatedly.
Thanks.
First, he licked some Precor IGR that hadn't dried completely and got pancreatitis. He was treated and quickly recovered. Then, he had problem teeth and had them cleaned and removed. He had a yeast infection in both ears, and he has had, since the end of August, hairball issues where he would temporarily not eat for half of the day, get Laxatone and then appear perfectly fine until the next week.
He seemed to have a hairball again last week (Friday) but started coughing and sneezing and, again, not eating. We took him to the vet again, she said it was an upper respiratory infection, gave him fluids and an antibiotic and he quickly seemed to get better later that day. She also said his belly felt fine, not swollen, checked his teeth and everything else appeared okay.
Today he is back to being sick again (lethargic, decreased appetite, coughed like he had a hairball yesterday). He is still under treatment (antibiotic shot and lysine) for the URI but was doing great until now.
He just had lots of bloodwork done on him and everything was great. So, I don't understand what's going on.
I think IBD could be a possibility and want to get him in for an ultrasound/xrays even though the vet said his abdomen felt okay. Something chronic is going on. It is just so strange. He eats a lot, is playful and happy one minute, then back to being lethargic and having a decreased appetite the next. There have been so many vet visits for him recently and it is overwhelming.
Please, if anyone has experienced anything similar, please chime in. Also, is an ultrasound best to diagnose IBD and would the symptoms go back and forth?
I've never had a cat appear perfectly fine, eat a lot and play one minute, then go back to being sick and back again repeatedly.
Thanks.
