My cat is an indoor cat and 7 years old, before this incident he weighed 18 pounds and was consider "mr. fatty".
The problem started as fleas, they would bite him up and I had tried a "3 month drop" sample that I purchased at walmart. It didn't do anything at all. As I waited to afford to get the Frontline for my cat I noticed his health was deteriorating.
Ever time I would feed him wet food (whiskas) he would throw it up almost instantly right afterwards some time in the day. So I soon enough began just feeding him just the dry food. But I soon noticed that his weighed has seriously dropped, he went from being the fatty cat to now being a cat where i can see the bones in his back when just standing over him. When I picked him up I noticed he was significantly lighter. I also noticed that around his eyes, inside his ears, his nose, and inside his mouth was pale white. After sometime of consulting the problems with my Mother she said that it was probably just due to the fleas or the heat, or whatever else. But then I realized soon enough that this was not just a problem that could wait to see if "frontline" would cure it all right away when he climbed up upon the lap of my boyfriend and Urinated. And it wasn't just a little "drops" it was completely going. I knew right away that this was an emergency as this was not something he has EVER done.
The following day I took him to a Vet my mom recommended as the neighbors around her swore up and down he is the best. Upon the travel to the vet's office (A 20 minute drive) Ali urinated in his carrier twice, I don't know if this is significant to mention as he didn't care much for the car ride so it may have been out of fear or whatever else.
Upon arriving at the vet's office, and being seen I was asked what was wrong. I told him simply "it started as fleas and took a horrible turn as he has lost significant weight and is very pale in places he shouldn't be, and is starting to urinate in places he never did." I regret mentioning the part where he urinates in places he didn't before, because this was the only thing I felt that the doctor focused on. He took a blood sample from Ali, and tested him for diabetes, he said his sugar levels were high and asked if he ate before I brought him in. To which I replied that I hadn't fed him because he wasn't eating much or if he was he was throwing it back up. Which then prompted him to take his temperature. After being in the office for a about not even 5 minutes, the Vet told me that he was diagnosing my cat with Kidney Infection, and handed me a treatment of Clavamix, in liquid to be given twice daily. And that was the extent of the visit. He didn't say anything about the fleas nor anything about him being pale. He heard "urinates in places where he didn't before" and that was it. He also gave him a shot of what I believe was what he gave me to give Ali at home.
Upon arriving home I immediately googled Feline Kidney Infection and discovered that Ali only matched a couple of symptoms. I'm not saying that Ali doesn't have a kidney infection, I just don't know if I am too comfortable giving him this medicine and the frontline and thinking everything will be ok.
My Mom's husband thinks I am overreacting and thinking too much into this. But upon my research I hadn't found anything about Kidney Infection to have a symptom of being very pale.
I am not a vet, nor a doctor or anything like that. I am simply a very scared cat owner. I do not have a lot of money to keep throwing at vets if I am overreacting so I was hoping to get some opinions here, but in a hurried fashioned as if he does need to go I will work my budget around him getting into a vet appointment by tomorrow (friday). I refuse to allow money problems to stand in the way of my cat surviving this.
It has been 2 days now since my cat has been at the vet's. I have given the medicine as I was directed too and haven't noticed a change and I am aware its not going to happen over night. Since returning home though I have noticed his energy level has dropped once more. I made him up a bed in the living room to which he lays there almost 24/7. The only time he ever really does get up to walk is when he hears me opening the food, or sees me coming at him with the eye dropper for the medicine. I did find him today "squatting" on my laundry basket to which I lifted him out and placed him on the ground where he just sat there, almost seemed out of it, for a good 5 minutes. To which I decided to pick him up and place him in his litter box. I think he went, but it took some time.
I want to also add that I have re-started giving him wet food once again, for the past 2 days he ate it and hasn't had it come back up yet. I don't know if that is significant or anything but I felt I should add it to get the best help.
I am very scared and on constant verge of tears due to this, I had to put one cat to sleep in the past and I cannot imagine doing this to Ali nor being without him in my life. So if you can help me at all with figuring out what is going on I will appreciate it forever.
The problem started as fleas, they would bite him up and I had tried a "3 month drop" sample that I purchased at walmart. It didn't do anything at all. As I waited to afford to get the Frontline for my cat I noticed his health was deteriorating.
Ever time I would feed him wet food (whiskas) he would throw it up almost instantly right afterwards some time in the day. So I soon enough began just feeding him just the dry food. But I soon noticed that his weighed has seriously dropped, he went from being the fatty cat to now being a cat where i can see the bones in his back when just standing over him. When I picked him up I noticed he was significantly lighter. I also noticed that around his eyes, inside his ears, his nose, and inside his mouth was pale white. After sometime of consulting the problems with my Mother she said that it was probably just due to the fleas or the heat, or whatever else. But then I realized soon enough that this was not just a problem that could wait to see if "frontline" would cure it all right away when he climbed up upon the lap of my boyfriend and Urinated. And it wasn't just a little "drops" it was completely going. I knew right away that this was an emergency as this was not something he has EVER done.
The following day I took him to a Vet my mom recommended as the neighbors around her swore up and down he is the best. Upon the travel to the vet's office (A 20 minute drive) Ali urinated in his carrier twice, I don't know if this is significant to mention as he didn't care much for the car ride so it may have been out of fear or whatever else.
Upon arriving at the vet's office, and being seen I was asked what was wrong. I told him simply "it started as fleas and took a horrible turn as he has lost significant weight and is very pale in places he shouldn't be, and is starting to urinate in places he never did." I regret mentioning the part where he urinates in places he didn't before, because this was the only thing I felt that the doctor focused on. He took a blood sample from Ali, and tested him for diabetes, he said his sugar levels were high and asked if he ate before I brought him in. To which I replied that I hadn't fed him because he wasn't eating much or if he was he was throwing it back up. Which then prompted him to take his temperature. After being in the office for a about not even 5 minutes, the Vet told me that he was diagnosing my cat with Kidney Infection, and handed me a treatment of Clavamix, in liquid to be given twice daily. And that was the extent of the visit. He didn't say anything about the fleas nor anything about him being pale. He heard "urinates in places where he didn't before" and that was it. He also gave him a shot of what I believe was what he gave me to give Ali at home.
Upon arriving home I immediately googled Feline Kidney Infection and discovered that Ali only matched a couple of symptoms. I'm not saying that Ali doesn't have a kidney infection, I just don't know if I am too comfortable giving him this medicine and the frontline and thinking everything will be ok.
My Mom's husband thinks I am overreacting and thinking too much into this. But upon my research I hadn't found anything about Kidney Infection to have a symptom of being very pale.
I am not a vet, nor a doctor or anything like that. I am simply a very scared cat owner. I do not have a lot of money to keep throwing at vets if I am overreacting so I was hoping to get some opinions here, but in a hurried fashioned as if he does need to go I will work my budget around him getting into a vet appointment by tomorrow (friday). I refuse to allow money problems to stand in the way of my cat surviving this.
It has been 2 days now since my cat has been at the vet's. I have given the medicine as I was directed too and haven't noticed a change and I am aware its not going to happen over night. Since returning home though I have noticed his energy level has dropped once more. I made him up a bed in the living room to which he lays there almost 24/7. The only time he ever really does get up to walk is when he hears me opening the food, or sees me coming at him with the eye dropper for the medicine. I did find him today "squatting" on my laundry basket to which I lifted him out and placed him on the ground where he just sat there, almost seemed out of it, for a good 5 minutes. To which I decided to pick him up and place him in his litter box. I think he went, but it took some time.
I want to also add that I have re-started giving him wet food once again, for the past 2 days he ate it and hasn't had it come back up yet. I don't know if that is significant or anything but I felt I should add it to get the best help.
I am very scared and on constant verge of tears due to this, I had to put one cat to sleep in the past and I cannot imagine doing this to Ali nor being without him in my life. So if you can help me at all with figuring out what is going on I will appreciate it forever.