Hello, I found this site trying to figure out what's wrong with my kitty. Morbo is a maybe 10 years old (rescued) Norwegian Forest cat, and has been with us for 4 years. He is I door only. He has been in excellent health in that time. I am now very worried about him.
5/23 he started drooling, clear, thin. 5/25 went to the vet - said he had some gingivitis. Started on Clindamycin twice per day for 10 days.
5/4 drooling improved over a couple days, but then worsened. One episode of vomiting and a couple of diarrhea after starting antibiotics. Drool now thick and hangs in strands from his mouth.
5/5 back to vet. Down 0.6lbs. Different doc says teeth don't look that bad. Does blood work which looks ok, and suggests cleaning and further inspection under anesthesia.
5/6 begins to have jaw trembling when attempting to eat and tongue deviates to the left. Refuses kibble and only eats wet food.
5/7 has dental exam under anesthesia. Down another 1lb. They find no problems. During anesthesia developed pulmonary edema, which resolved quickly after diuretic. Give an antibiotic injection.
At home after surgery he is clearly starving, but can't eat. He drops kibble and chunks of meat from his mouth. When I puréed the wet food, he licks a couple times then walks away. Drinking some. Can't tell if he urinated because he has cat siblings. The drool is as bad as ever, and the tongue is still deviated. I called the vet and they said it might still be post op stuff and call if he's not better in the morning.
At this point they have no idea what could be causing these symptoms, only that it's not his teeth or anything in his mouth. I am so sad because he's clearly starving and wants to eat. He also seems to be grooming himself almost obsessively. I'm worried there is something more serious going on, either neurologic or cancerous. What can I do for my guy? I'm at a loss of how to help him.
5/23 he started drooling, clear, thin. 5/25 went to the vet - said he had some gingivitis. Started on Clindamycin twice per day for 10 days.
5/4 drooling improved over a couple days, but then worsened. One episode of vomiting and a couple of diarrhea after starting antibiotics. Drool now thick and hangs in strands from his mouth.
5/5 back to vet. Down 0.6lbs. Different doc says teeth don't look that bad. Does blood work which looks ok, and suggests cleaning and further inspection under anesthesia.
5/6 begins to have jaw trembling when attempting to eat and tongue deviates to the left. Refuses kibble and only eats wet food.
5/7 has dental exam under anesthesia. Down another 1lb. They find no problems. During anesthesia developed pulmonary edema, which resolved quickly after diuretic. Give an antibiotic injection.
At home after surgery he is clearly starving, but can't eat. He drops kibble and chunks of meat from his mouth. When I puréed the wet food, he licks a couple times then walks away. Drinking some. Can't tell if he urinated because he has cat siblings. The drool is as bad as ever, and the tongue is still deviated. I called the vet and they said it might still be post op stuff and call if he's not better in the morning.
At this point they have no idea what could be causing these symptoms, only that it's not his teeth or anything in his mouth. I am so sad because he's clearly starving and wants to eat. He also seems to be grooming himself almost obsessively. I'm worried there is something more serious going on, either neurologic or cancerous. What can I do for my guy? I'm at a loss of how to help him.