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Hi everyone,
We have 3 sick cats in the house. The only symptoms they have in common is lethargy, gagging, and sometimes vomiting. All of them are eating and drinking, no diarrhea or constipation, no runny nose, watery eyes, or sneezing. The biggest oddity is that the symptoms aren't constant - they ebb and flow. Sometimes they still want to run around and play, but then 2 hours later they're gagging again.
Marky Mark has had this for 8 days, Murphy for 3, and Donnie for 1. They all went to the vet on Fri. She found no symptoms of obstruction, distemper, worms, or anything else communicable. She blamed the symptoms on a 4-day change in food the week before, and treated with an anti-emetic shot & fluids.
The shot that should've lasted 24 hours didn't keep Marky Mark from vomiting in the middle of the night. And then Donnie started gagging Sat morning. Today Murphy had wheezy breathing for a few minutes, and Marky Mark has coughed about 10 times - it sounds like a hairball but isn't productive.
The other wild card is that we got 2 foster kittens 2 weeks ago. Unbeknownst to me, they came into my house unvaccinated. I took them to their own vet on Fri where they were examined and vaccinated. They have absolutely no symptoms & all blood/fecal tests were negative.
I'm at a loss. I've had cats for 30 years, but never had an illness like this that seems communicable. But if it's communicable, why are the kittens still healthy? And why do the sick kitties have symptoms that come & go?
Any help or advice would be greatly appreciated!
Thanks in advance,
Nicole
We have 3 sick cats in the house. The only symptoms they have in common is lethargy, gagging, and sometimes vomiting. All of them are eating and drinking, no diarrhea or constipation, no runny nose, watery eyes, or sneezing. The biggest oddity is that the symptoms aren't constant - they ebb and flow. Sometimes they still want to run around and play, but then 2 hours later they're gagging again.
Marky Mark has had this for 8 days, Murphy for 3, and Donnie for 1. They all went to the vet on Fri. She found no symptoms of obstruction, distemper, worms, or anything else communicable. She blamed the symptoms on a 4-day change in food the week before, and treated with an anti-emetic shot & fluids.
The shot that should've lasted 24 hours didn't keep Marky Mark from vomiting in the middle of the night. And then Donnie started gagging Sat morning. Today Murphy had wheezy breathing for a few minutes, and Marky Mark has coughed about 10 times - it sounds like a hairball but isn't productive.
The other wild card is that we got 2 foster kittens 2 weeks ago. Unbeknownst to me, they came into my house unvaccinated. I took them to their own vet on Fri where they were examined and vaccinated. They have absolutely no symptoms & all blood/fecal tests were negative.
I'm at a loss. I've had cats for 30 years, but never had an illness like this that seems communicable. But if it's communicable, why are the kittens still healthy? And why do the sick kitties have symptoms that come & go?
Any help or advice would be greatly appreciated!
Thanks in advance,
Nicole