TLDR; Cat had mild flu symptoms for 2 months, worse flu symptoms for a week, got described antibiotics and pain meds at the vets. After starting the antibiotics begun acting very strangely, threw up 2 times, doesn't eat as much as usually, tries to hide from us constantly, avoids contact. Is this a "normal" reaction to the antibiotics, or should I take her back in ASAP?
About two months ago my 9 year old female cat started showing some symtoms of the flu, but very minor ones. Her nose would be stuffy for one day, then nothing for weeks, then maybe some coughing, then nothing. She was otherwise completely normal, very energetic, good appetite, so I wasn't too worried. We don't have a car, so getting to the vet takes a lot of planning and preparations. Last Friday (12.3.2021) her state got worse. Her nose was running constantly and she'd occasionally sneeze or cough, but she was still acting completely normal. I was worried enough to ask my aunt for a day off work, and we went to see a vet on Thursday the 18th.
According to the vet the probable diagnosis is an upper respiratory infection, thought they couldn't rule out astma, cancer or a more serious infection without further investigation. My cat seemed to be in good health apart from some wheezing in her breathing, which didn't sound too bad. No fever, didn't seem to be in any pain, all looked good apart from the runny nose. They didn't take blood tests or anything else, just gave us antibiotics for 7 days and some pain medication, and said that if she doesn't show signs of improvement after 3 weeks, or gets worse, we should go back. I'm just not sure if this is getting worse, or just a reaction to the antibiotics.
The cat, Hipsu, is usually a very very social cat. She sleeps in my bed every night, always purring and making biscuits, even during the week when she was more sick. However, since we started the antibiotics and pain meds, so yesterday (friday) and today (saturday) she hasn't been acting herself. On Friday it was just her not being as social and sleeping in her cat bed. Then she started hiding, but would still come out if we gave her treats, and she still liked being pet. Today she's been very weird. She ate a little in the morning after the first med. About an hour after the second med she threw up (mostly green-ish goop, no food visible), and after that she has been hiding and almost avoiding us. She threw up again later, this time just mostly foam. She eats very little, and if I go to pet her, she will slowly leave, almost like she's hurting. Doesn't care about treats, doesn't come if you call her, just sleeps in her hiding place, and if you go to check on her she will leave and find another hiding place.
Just now I found her on the cold bathroom floor just staring at the wall. I went to sit with her, and she moved slightly further away, but didn't completely leave. I noticed she's kind of twitching, every few seconds she'll do a little twitch and lift her head slightly up, like she's falling asleep or hurting - but she's on pain medication, so she shouldn't be hurting. I'm just getting more and more worried. I know antibiotics can cause nausea and such, and you're not supposed to give them on an empty stomach, but if she's nauseous and doesn't want to eat what am I supposed to do?
My questions: Should I start asking people around if I could get her to the vets on monday, or should I just calm down for a moment and see if she gets better? At what point should I get really worried, or should I already be? I'm planning on calling the vet on Monday, but I don't know how useful they will be, since they usually just ask you to come in.
About two months ago my 9 year old female cat started showing some symtoms of the flu, but very minor ones. Her nose would be stuffy for one day, then nothing for weeks, then maybe some coughing, then nothing. She was otherwise completely normal, very energetic, good appetite, so I wasn't too worried. We don't have a car, so getting to the vet takes a lot of planning and preparations. Last Friday (12.3.2021) her state got worse. Her nose was running constantly and she'd occasionally sneeze or cough, but she was still acting completely normal. I was worried enough to ask my aunt for a day off work, and we went to see a vet on Thursday the 18th.
According to the vet the probable diagnosis is an upper respiratory infection, thought they couldn't rule out astma, cancer or a more serious infection without further investigation. My cat seemed to be in good health apart from some wheezing in her breathing, which didn't sound too bad. No fever, didn't seem to be in any pain, all looked good apart from the runny nose. They didn't take blood tests or anything else, just gave us antibiotics for 7 days and some pain medication, and said that if she doesn't show signs of improvement after 3 weeks, or gets worse, we should go back. I'm just not sure if this is getting worse, or just a reaction to the antibiotics.
The cat, Hipsu, is usually a very very social cat. She sleeps in my bed every night, always purring and making biscuits, even during the week when she was more sick. However, since we started the antibiotics and pain meds, so yesterday (friday) and today (saturday) she hasn't been acting herself. On Friday it was just her not being as social and sleeping in her cat bed. Then she started hiding, but would still come out if we gave her treats, and she still liked being pet. Today she's been very weird. She ate a little in the morning after the first med. About an hour after the second med she threw up (mostly green-ish goop, no food visible), and after that she has been hiding and almost avoiding us. She threw up again later, this time just mostly foam. She eats very little, and if I go to pet her, she will slowly leave, almost like she's hurting. Doesn't care about treats, doesn't come if you call her, just sleeps in her hiding place, and if you go to check on her she will leave and find another hiding place.
Just now I found her on the cold bathroom floor just staring at the wall. I went to sit with her, and she moved slightly further away, but didn't completely leave. I noticed she's kind of twitching, every few seconds she'll do a little twitch and lift her head slightly up, like she's falling asleep or hurting - but she's on pain medication, so she shouldn't be hurting. I'm just getting more and more worried. I know antibiotics can cause nausea and such, and you're not supposed to give them on an empty stomach, but if she's nauseous and doesn't want to eat what am I supposed to do?
My questions: Should I start asking people around if I could get her to the vets on monday, or should I just calm down for a moment and see if she gets better? At what point should I get really worried, or should I already be? I'm planning on calling the vet on Monday, but I don't know how useful they will be, since they usually just ask you to come in.
