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We have an 11 week old kitten who is becoming progressively less energetic and over the past week we have noticed a loss in appetite and energy level, followed by some vomiting and diarrhea.
From Monday through Friday we noticed our kitten's appetite gradually decreasing and his energy levels slowly lowering, as he would spend less time playing and more and more sleeping or just acting lethargic.
Saturday morning he vomited up a small amount of food, slept it off and ate some more later in the day. Saturday evening he vomited all of the food he had eaten earlier.
Sunday morning and evening he again vomited, the morning all of his meal came up and in the evening there was no food in his stomach so it was just water. He vomited again early Monday morning, but ate a few hours later and has kept this down so far (it is now4:30pm and he ate at 9am).
Saturday and Sunday his stool became increasingly watery, from relatively solid Saturday morning to quite runny and light in colour Monday morning.
Monday his energy levels were at their lowest so we took him to the vet where they gave him x-rays that ruled out an obstruction, and gave him a shot of Cerenia, an anti-nausea medication and an 8-day prescription for a low dose antibiotic. The vet felt his abdomen and he seemed more sensitive than he should be, possibly being a sign of inflammation of the intestine.
We have heard that antibiotics can cause an upset stomach, diarrhea and intestine inflammation on their own. We just got home and our kitten ate some wet food before going to sleep. Should we delay administering the antibiotics to see how he does for a day after the anti-nausea medication? Or should we start giving him the antibiotics right away?
From Monday through Friday we noticed our kitten's appetite gradually decreasing and his energy levels slowly lowering, as he would spend less time playing and more and more sleeping or just acting lethargic.
Saturday morning he vomited up a small amount of food, slept it off and ate some more later in the day. Saturday evening he vomited all of the food he had eaten earlier.
Sunday morning and evening he again vomited, the morning all of his meal came up and in the evening there was no food in his stomach so it was just water. He vomited again early Monday morning, but ate a few hours later and has kept this down so far (it is now4:30pm and he ate at 9am).
Saturday and Sunday his stool became increasingly watery, from relatively solid Saturday morning to quite runny and light in colour Monday morning.
Monday his energy levels were at their lowest so we took him to the vet where they gave him x-rays that ruled out an obstruction, and gave him a shot of Cerenia, an anti-nausea medication and an 8-day prescription for a low dose antibiotic. The vet felt his abdomen and he seemed more sensitive than he should be, possibly being a sign of inflammation of the intestine.
We have heard that antibiotics can cause an upset stomach, diarrhea and intestine inflammation on their own. We just got home and our kitten ate some wet food before going to sleep. Should we delay administering the antibiotics to see how he does for a day after the anti-nausea medication? Or should we start giving him the antibiotics right away?