Regards All,
We're new here and are hoping to receive some kind and informative input, and would like to thank everyone in advance.
My 6 year-old, indoor, 11 pound Joey just lost his voice and seems to have a swelling on his throat/chest area, but seems to maintain a regular purr.
I noticed that his voice was changing on Wednesday the 21st, observed, and decided that he needed to see a vet, which took place this past Monday, the 26th.
She couldn't diagnose what was wrong with Joey since I believe that his eating habits (Science Diet indoor diet formula) has seemed to remain steady and her stethoscope examination seemed normal, but he was running a slight fever with a temperature of 103 so she gave him an injection of feline Convenia (antibiotic).
I know that it's only been two days since his shot, but I don't think Joey's condition has improved. But on the flipside, I don't think his condition has gotten any worse.
He still feels a bit warm to the touch, and would like to pick your collective brains on what this might be - again thanks in advance.
To provide further background, I just adopted an 11 month-old female kitten from PetSmart on the 16th for Joey's feline psycho-social well-being, which may have stressed him out since he's been the only cat in the house for the past 2-years. However, that doesn't rule out her possibly transmitting an upper respiratory infection to him either since she came with ear mites (which I am in the process of treating with mineral oil and Miticide - congruently), eye discharge, feline acne, a few instances of vomiting, and what seems to be kitty halitosis (lol).
So, what do you guys think? And by that, I mean:
Please advise and thanks again.
Cheers,
Dave
We're new here and are hoping to receive some kind and informative input, and would like to thank everyone in advance.
My 6 year-old, indoor, 11 pound Joey just lost his voice and seems to have a swelling on his throat/chest area, but seems to maintain a regular purr.
I noticed that his voice was changing on Wednesday the 21st, observed, and decided that he needed to see a vet, which took place this past Monday, the 26th.
She couldn't diagnose what was wrong with Joey since I believe that his eating habits (Science Diet indoor diet formula) has seemed to remain steady and her stethoscope examination seemed normal, but he was running a slight fever with a temperature of 103 so she gave him an injection of feline Convenia (antibiotic).
I know that it's only been two days since his shot, but I don't think Joey's condition has improved. But on the flipside, I don't think his condition has gotten any worse.
He still feels a bit warm to the touch, and would like to pick your collective brains on what this might be - again thanks in advance.
To provide further background, I just adopted an 11 month-old female kitten from PetSmart on the 16th for Joey's feline psycho-social well-being, which may have stressed him out since he's been the only cat in the house for the past 2-years. However, that doesn't rule out her possibly transmitting an upper respiratory infection to him either since she came with ear mites (which I am in the process of treating with mineral oil and Miticide - congruently), eye discharge, feline acne, a few instances of vomiting, and what seems to be kitty halitosis (lol).
So, what do you guys think? And by that, I mean:
- What could his condition possibly be?
- What remedies should I take?
- At what point should Joey go back to see the vet?
- Should I trust this particular vet?
- Should I order a blood panel?
Please advise and thanks again.
Cheers,
Dave