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Hi everyone. This is going to be a bit long, but please please hang in there. I’m pretty desperate.
I’m a foster parent, I foster kittens and cats and have seen a lot of stuff.
I walked into my vet one day and they showed me this 4 month old kitten who was left with them. I scooped him up and took him home!
I named him River and ended up bringing him back in the next day because he was feverish. We assumed it was stress because the initial blood work didn’t show anything and he was giving an antibiotic for good measure. He got better in a few days.
For some reason, I had a strange feeling and never pushed for him to be sent out for adoption (into a pet store) as soon as he was neutered etc. He ended up getting sick again.
Fast forward: I have had him in my care for almost 9 months. He has been on 4 different antibiotics. 4 fevers. Along with the fever he gets uncontrollable diarrhea. Sometimes it’s just a little too soft, and sometimes he literally cannot control it coming out. He has cried in pain while in the litter box. We did a full diarrhea panel on him, and he came back negative for everything.
He also pukes. Like last night, he was puking every hour. Then he won’t for days, weeks, months. Sometimes it’s food, sometimes it’s bile, sometimes it’s just foamy water.
I’m at such a loss. The vets are at a loss. On paper, he looks fine. The antibiotics “fix” the fever every time. The diarrhea comes and goes regardless of what his diet is.
We have tried everything. Diet change, plain diets, pumpkin, probiotics, metamucil, deworming. Those are just what I can think of off the top of my head here.
He is the most loving, goofy, cuddly boy who deserves the most amazing forever home. He turns 1 this month, but there’s no way he’s being adopted until I figure this out.
Please remember that all vet care is through a rescue, so I unfortunately do not make all of the calls.
Any thoughts are greatly appreciated. Picture attached because he’s cute.
I’m a foster parent, I foster kittens and cats and have seen a lot of stuff.
I walked into my vet one day and they showed me this 4 month old kitten who was left with them. I scooped him up and took him home!
I named him River and ended up bringing him back in the next day because he was feverish. We assumed it was stress because the initial blood work didn’t show anything and he was giving an antibiotic for good measure. He got better in a few days.
For some reason, I had a strange feeling and never pushed for him to be sent out for adoption (into a pet store) as soon as he was neutered etc. He ended up getting sick again.
Fast forward: I have had him in my care for almost 9 months. He has been on 4 different antibiotics. 4 fevers. Along with the fever he gets uncontrollable diarrhea. Sometimes it’s just a little too soft, and sometimes he literally cannot control it coming out. He has cried in pain while in the litter box. We did a full diarrhea panel on him, and he came back negative for everything.
He also pukes. Like last night, he was puking every hour. Then he won’t for days, weeks, months. Sometimes it’s food, sometimes it’s bile, sometimes it’s just foamy water.
I’m at such a loss. The vets are at a loss. On paper, he looks fine. The antibiotics “fix” the fever every time. The diarrhea comes and goes regardless of what his diet is.
We have tried everything. Diet change, plain diets, pumpkin, probiotics, metamucil, deworming. Those are just what I can think of off the top of my head here.
He is the most loving, goofy, cuddly boy who deserves the most amazing forever home. He turns 1 this month, but there’s no way he’s being adopted until I figure this out.
Please remember that all vet care is through a rescue, so I unfortunately do not make all of the calls.
Any thoughts are greatly appreciated. Picture attached because he’s cute.
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