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Hi - I'm sorry to find yet another cat going through this. I'm the original poster on this thread. The Zoetis Felocell 4 webpage (Zoetis) describes this:
5. The use of this product has been associated with fever, anorexia, and lethargy in 1% of vaccinated cats, often occurring in clusters in association with multiple concurrent vaccinations. The onset is typically delayed 7-21 days after vaccination. Symptoms may persist for 3-30 days with an average of 12 days after onset. Veterinary intervention may be required. When treatment is necessary, supportive care, steroids, and antibiotics have been utilized.
This is EXACTLY what happened with our Pawnee. It took her a month to recover. She was given prednisolone (steroid), buprenorphine (pain medication), appetite stimulant (mirtazapine), and plenty of fluids (I gave some fluids at home subcutaneously, but she also visited the vet clinic a couple of times for half a day to get them intravenously). We did everything we could to coax her to eat - the fluids really helped by reducing her fever, and when the fever went down, she'd eat like crazy - she even stole a chicken breast out of my husband's sandwich when he turned his back for a second! It was a long, expensive month, but she did get better. I am so grateful that my vet recognized this, because the emergency vet we saw when she first crashed dismissed it too - "oh, no, vaccine reactions don't take that long to show up." If nothing else, see if they'll let you give subcu fluids at home (it's not hard to do, and they can show you how to do it - LOTS of people with kidney failure cats do it) to keep your boy hydrated and to help get the fever down. And the appetite stimulant to keep him eating. Wishing you all the best, good luck, and let us know how it goes.
**EDIT to add about the limping someone else mentioned... my vet told me that a high fever - just like in humans - can cause severe body aches and joint pain. Poor Pawnee would just hobble around the house like a cripple. But the steroids, pain meds, and fluids pushed her temperature down and she moved around much more and didn't limp unless the fever started going up again.
5. The use of this product has been associated with fever, anorexia, and lethargy in 1% of vaccinated cats, often occurring in clusters in association with multiple concurrent vaccinations. The onset is typically delayed 7-21 days after vaccination. Symptoms may persist for 3-30 days with an average of 12 days after onset. Veterinary intervention may be required. When treatment is necessary, supportive care, steroids, and antibiotics have been utilized.
This is EXACTLY what happened with our Pawnee. It took her a month to recover. She was given prednisolone (steroid), buprenorphine (pain medication), appetite stimulant (mirtazapine), and plenty of fluids (I gave some fluids at home subcutaneously, but she also visited the vet clinic a couple of times for half a day to get them intravenously). We did everything we could to coax her to eat - the fluids really helped by reducing her fever, and when the fever went down, she'd eat like crazy - she even stole a chicken breast out of my husband's sandwich when he turned his back for a second! It was a long, expensive month, but she did get better. I am so grateful that my vet recognized this, because the emergency vet we saw when she first crashed dismissed it too - "oh, no, vaccine reactions don't take that long to show up." If nothing else, see if they'll let you give subcu fluids at home (it's not hard to do, and they can show you how to do it - LOTS of people with kidney failure cats do it) to keep your boy hydrated and to help get the fever down. And the appetite stimulant to keep him eating. Wishing you all the best, good luck, and let us know how it goes.
**EDIT to add about the limping someone else mentioned... my vet told me that a high fever - just like in humans - can cause severe body aches and joint pain. Poor Pawnee would just hobble around the house like a cripple. But the steroids, pain meds, and fluids pushed her temperature down and she moved around much more and didn't limp unless the fever started going up again.
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