Hi all, I've scoured the forums but this seems to be a somewhat unique situation.
My 15-year-old cat, Leo, who has a history of chronic liver infections (though his blood panels have been great for the past year and a half), became very lethargic and stopped eating earlier in the week.
I immediately took him to the vet, where they ran a blood panel (not including WBC count) and all his numbers were normal. They prescribed Clavamox and gave him a SubQ injection.
The next day he was doing worse - refusing to eat at all and very lethargic. I decided at that point to stop the Clavamox - every time he's on it, he gets violently ill with diarrhea and loses his appetite altogether. I took him back, and the physical exam revealed nothing, so the vet gave him a steroid shot to boost his appetite. That made a big difference - he came home eager to eat and while still a little weak, was playing and moving around.
Now, two days later, he is back to hiding under the bed, though he will come out for food. He eats very slowly and doesn't finish his food. He's very wobbly and weak, though not completely lethargic. His stool is improving, though still a little soft.
My question is this - do I need to give him some more time to improve? The vet is open today for walk-ins from 8am-noon. My husband thinks I'm over-reacting and should give him some time, but it seems like after two days he would be doing better.
Thoughts?
My 15-year-old cat, Leo, who has a history of chronic liver infections (though his blood panels have been great for the past year and a half), became very lethargic and stopped eating earlier in the week.
I immediately took him to the vet, where they ran a blood panel (not including WBC count) and all his numbers were normal. They prescribed Clavamox and gave him a SubQ injection.
The next day he was doing worse - refusing to eat at all and very lethargic. I decided at that point to stop the Clavamox - every time he's on it, he gets violently ill with diarrhea and loses his appetite altogether. I took him back, and the physical exam revealed nothing, so the vet gave him a steroid shot to boost his appetite. That made a big difference - he came home eager to eat and while still a little weak, was playing and moving around.
Now, two days later, he is back to hiding under the bed, though he will come out for food. He eats very slowly and doesn't finish his food. He's very wobbly and weak, though not completely lethargic. His stool is improving, though still a little soft.
My question is this - do I need to give him some more time to improve? The vet is open today for walk-ins from 8am-noon. My husband thinks I'm over-reacting and should give him some time, but it seems like after two days he would be doing better.
Thoughts?
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