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I have a 1 year old cat named Rose that I got here in Africa. She's my best buddy and little baby and keeps me company through the very lonely times at my site. I am serving in the peace corps so have very limited food options, but I serve her a mix of wet and dry cat food. She is indoor only and has her full series of kitten vaccinations and has been dewormed and vaccinated for rabies. Vet care is limited here, and I think have exhausted most of my options on that front, so I am turning to you to see if we can crowdsource. There are two vets in the country, one in a large city near me and the other in the capital, which would be a multi day trip for both of us on public transportation and I don't even have a real carrier. The vet in this story is the one in the large city. If we can't figure things out I will got to the other vet but would like to avoid doing so for obvious reasons.
Rose developed diarrhea and gas about 8 weeks ago. Her appetite is normal and she is very playful. We went to the vet and she had a small fever. She was given antibiotic injections and was better within two days, so I took her home. A few days later the diarrhea was back. I took her back to the vet for antibiotic injections and because I didn't want to leave her overnight, he gave her pills. I started to boil her water and cleaned everything with bleach. She kept throwing up the pills so we went back to the vet for more injections and to run some tests. She had a small fever again but the antibiotics cleared that up (as well as the diarrhea) almost immediately again. The vet strongly believed it was bacterial due to the immediate reaction to antibiotics but did a stool test to check for parasites and a blood test to look for any white blood cell problems indicating a virus anyway. Both were completely normal, and he told me that that's enough proof for him that it's bacterial. I asked about FLV, he said it would have shown something on the blood test and plus it's rare in this part of the world anyways (huh! The more you know). This time, he sent me home with antibiotic syrup instead of pills and basically said he's not sure what's going on, but since it's not getting worse and it's not a virus he's not really worried. Again, cleaned everything with bleach, boiled water, etc. She was great for three days but then just had diarrhea again this morning. I've starting giving her the antibiotic syrup but I can't afford to keep going into the city for injections every week or 2. Not only is it expensive but it's exhausting and stressful for both Rose and me. I've ordered a real carrier from America but that will take weeks to get here, and I can't do a multi day journey on public transportation to see the second vet without it. Please help me. Does anyone have any idea what's going on? Has this happened to anyone before? I need her to be healthy to take her home with me so we've got to figure it out. I'm feeding her the best cat food I can find and doing everything else I can think of. Thanks.
Rose developed diarrhea and gas about 8 weeks ago. Her appetite is normal and she is very playful. We went to the vet and she had a small fever. She was given antibiotic injections and was better within two days, so I took her home. A few days later the diarrhea was back. I took her back to the vet for antibiotic injections and because I didn't want to leave her overnight, he gave her pills. I started to boil her water and cleaned everything with bleach. She kept throwing up the pills so we went back to the vet for more injections and to run some tests. She had a small fever again but the antibiotics cleared that up (as well as the diarrhea) almost immediately again. The vet strongly believed it was bacterial due to the immediate reaction to antibiotics but did a stool test to check for parasites and a blood test to look for any white blood cell problems indicating a virus anyway. Both were completely normal, and he told me that that's enough proof for him that it's bacterial. I asked about FLV, he said it would have shown something on the blood test and plus it's rare in this part of the world anyways (huh! The more you know). This time, he sent me home with antibiotic syrup instead of pills and basically said he's not sure what's going on, but since it's not getting worse and it's not a virus he's not really worried. Again, cleaned everything with bleach, boiled water, etc. She was great for three days but then just had diarrhea again this morning. I've starting giving her the antibiotic syrup but I can't afford to keep going into the city for injections every week or 2. Not only is it expensive but it's exhausting and stressful for both Rose and me. I've ordered a real carrier from America but that will take weeks to get here, and I can't do a multi day journey on public transportation to see the second vet without it. Please help me. Does anyone have any idea what's going on? Has this happened to anyone before? I need her to be healthy to take her home with me so we've got to figure it out. I'm feeding her the best cat food I can find and doing everything else I can think of. Thanks.