I'm back with another sick kitten. This time it's a kitten I rescued from a car engine about a month ago. She was in a foster home until last night when they brought her back with some amoxicillin. Apparently, she had a cough since day one and their vet kept telling them that it was from the fumes in the car but then she gave them the antibiotics because they kept asking. She only had a very slight cough, though. Last night she was completely fine, she barely coughed and she was in a great mood. I gave her her syrup with a syringe and it surprised her and she sputtered a lot and this morning she woke up unwell and refusing to eat. I made an appointment with my vet and let her rest. She also ate a bit during the day and seemed in a better mood for a while. Then we went to the vet, where he found that she had almost no congestion but she did have a fever of 104 and he gave her a shot. Now she's worse off than she was this morning, she doesn't feel like eating at the slightest. I'm keeping her in a cool room and she's curled up in a ball and breathing fast. She won't even purr, she just seems tired. She is alert, though.
I was worried that she inhaled some of the syrup last night and that's why her behavior changed so abruptly. She's perfectly fine otherwise, no other symptoms, no runny nose or eyes, just the fever. Could that be it? Is there anything I can do to cool her down?
I was worried that she inhaled some of the syrup last night and that's why her behavior changed so abruptly. She's perfectly fine otherwise, no other symptoms, no runny nose or eyes, just the fever. Could that be it? Is there anything I can do to cool her down?