Typing with trembling fingers here...excuse the spelling errors.
Something is very wrong with my 2-year old Persian male, Buster. He was fine up until this past Friday. He got his summer lion-cut on Wednesday night and has not been the same since.
I don't know if it is behavioral or physical. His appetite has been poor...this morning he did not even go to his food bowl for breakfast. He is lethargic and does nothing but sit and lay down.
My thoughts are this (rambling a bit...sorry...occupying my mind until we leave for the vet)...either
1 - Buster has a cold. It was extremely hot here the beginning of last week. The day he got his hair cut it was 20 degrees cooler and has been that way since the cut. I do hear a bit of congestion when he sleeps...though Persians are prone to this.
2. - Buster is depressed witihout his hair. I have 2 14-wk. old kittens that he used to chase and dominate in a loving way and now they are chasing him because his tail looks like a toy. Buster is so sweet that he is not swatting them back..he simply sits down when they are near. Funny...but not. They keep swatting his tail and his behind...his rear does look somewhat inflammed.
3 - Possible exposure to intenstinal parasites. I had a foster kitten that died about 2 weeks ago. I don't see signs of diarhea from him but he has no appetite today.
4 - The groomer possibly gave him something. She touches how many cats & dogs everyday? Possible.
Buster's sister Ashely (aslo Persian obviously), has no symptoms and is popping around the house like normal.
Go figure?
Thanks for letting me vent...time to get him in his carrier and fly to the vet. Very nervous...hate to play favorites in my house with the 4 fuzzy faces here but Buster is extra special to me. Love him to death.
Something is very wrong with my 2-year old Persian male, Buster. He was fine up until this past Friday. He got his summer lion-cut on Wednesday night and has not been the same since.
I don't know if it is behavioral or physical. His appetite has been poor...this morning he did not even go to his food bowl for breakfast. He is lethargic and does nothing but sit and lay down.
My thoughts are this (rambling a bit...sorry...occupying my mind until we leave for the vet)...either
1 - Buster has a cold. It was extremely hot here the beginning of last week. The day he got his hair cut it was 20 degrees cooler and has been that way since the cut. I do hear a bit of congestion when he sleeps...though Persians are prone to this.
2. - Buster is depressed witihout his hair. I have 2 14-wk. old kittens that he used to chase and dominate in a loving way and now they are chasing him because his tail looks like a toy. Buster is so sweet that he is not swatting them back..he simply sits down when they are near. Funny...but not. They keep swatting his tail and his behind...his rear does look somewhat inflammed.
3 - Possible exposure to intenstinal parasites. I had a foster kitten that died about 2 weeks ago. I don't see signs of diarhea from him but he has no appetite today.
4 - The groomer possibly gave him something. She touches how many cats & dogs everyday? Possible.
Buster's sister Ashely (aslo Persian obviously), has no symptoms and is popping around the house like normal.
Go figure?
Thanks for letting me vent...time to get him in his carrier and fly to the vet. Very nervous...hate to play favorites in my house with the 4 fuzzy faces here but Buster is extra special to me. Love him to death.
