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I posted an update about this in one of my other threads, so if you also saw that, I apologize for the repeat. My cat Millie received her 1 year FVRCP/Rabies vaccine today. The vet explained that it is a two-in-one sort of deal and ultimately lasts longer, so I decided that made the most sense. Everything was fine until around 5 pm today when Millie wouldn't come out from under my bed, not even for her favorite toy. After nearly an hour and a half of her being under there, I was able to pull her out because I had a bad feeling. She ended up sort of in a squatting position and when I touched her she made some awful crying noises. I immediately knew this was very wrong so I picked her up to take her to her carrier. When I did that she let out an awful cry, it was terrible to hear that. I took her straight to the emergency vet and after 3 hours of waiting (there were some much more emergent cases), they let me know that it seemed consistent with a reaction to the vaccine.
They administered a Benadryl equivalent while at the vet and I was sent home with some pain pills to give to her as needed for the next couple days. I was instructed to give her one of these pills as soon as I got home with food. Luckily, when I got home Millie ate a huge meal. I was very glad to see she was hungry and had an appetite. Since then she has been camped out under my bed again. I've been periodically checking on her under there and she seems okay, just most likely still uncomfortable and wants to feel safe. It's nearly 2 am here and although I'm exhausted, I feel like I need to keep checking on her to make sure nothing gets worse.
If anyone has any experience with this, I could definitely use some advice or even just some reassurance that everything will be fine! (Because I am optimistic that it will, it's just tough right now being in the heart of it).
They administered a Benadryl equivalent while at the vet and I was sent home with some pain pills to give to her as needed for the next couple days. I was instructed to give her one of these pills as soon as I got home with food. Luckily, when I got home Millie ate a huge meal. I was very glad to see she was hungry and had an appetite. Since then she has been camped out under my bed again. I've been periodically checking on her under there and she seems okay, just most likely still uncomfortable and wants to feel safe. It's nearly 2 am here and although I'm exhausted, I feel like I need to keep checking on her to make sure nothing gets worse.
If anyone has any experience with this, I could definitely use some advice or even just some reassurance that everything will be fine! (Because I am optimistic that it will, it's just tough right now being in the heart of it).