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Hi, I'll try to keep this brief.
Earlier this month I noticed my 9yr old indoor cat, Dora, had lost a little weight. From 5.73kg (last weighed Mid-June) to 5.51kg (Sep 1st).
Then by a couple of weeks later, her appetite had decreased and showing obvious signs of nausea. Maybe slightly more lethargic, but not greatly.
Vets did full blood count which showed slightly elevated WBC. Given a shot of Convenia and told to monitor.
Not very good first 2/3 days. But by fourth day she really picked up. Was a lot perkier and appetite was starting to improve.
Over the subsequent 11 days, she's had a great improvement. Behaviour is back to completely normal and much better appetite.
Her weight is still a bit of an issue. From Sep 1st to 15th she was 5.15kg but the following week (4 days post antibiotic) she'd dropped slightly to 5.49kg. I weighed her last night and she's up very slightly at 5.50kg.
It's now two days after the Covenia should have come to an end and this morning I did notice a bit of fussiness with the food she usually scoffs.
So, I'm just looking for a few opinions. I have a cat with IBD, so am fully aware of further resting. Also, I know Covenia divides opinion, so not looking to get into that. But I was told, slightly abruptly elsewhere, that Convenia would have absolutely no effect on a gut infection.
I don't know if Dora has had a gut, or any other kind, of infection. But I do know that she seemingly responded very well to the antibiotic and I'm now wondering if this mornings lack of interest in food is due to it wearing off?
Does anyone have any opinions on this? Thanks.
Earlier this month I noticed my 9yr old indoor cat, Dora, had lost a little weight. From 5.73kg (last weighed Mid-June) to 5.51kg (Sep 1st).
Then by a couple of weeks later, her appetite had decreased and showing obvious signs of nausea. Maybe slightly more lethargic, but not greatly.
Vets did full blood count which showed slightly elevated WBC. Given a shot of Convenia and told to monitor.
Not very good first 2/3 days. But by fourth day she really picked up. Was a lot perkier and appetite was starting to improve.
Over the subsequent 11 days, she's had a great improvement. Behaviour is back to completely normal and much better appetite.
Her weight is still a bit of an issue. From Sep 1st to 15th she was 5.15kg but the following week (4 days post antibiotic) she'd dropped slightly to 5.49kg. I weighed her last night and she's up very slightly at 5.50kg.
It's now two days after the Covenia should have come to an end and this morning I did notice a bit of fussiness with the food she usually scoffs.
So, I'm just looking for a few opinions. I have a cat with IBD, so am fully aware of further resting. Also, I know Covenia divides opinion, so not looking to get into that. But I was told, slightly abruptly elsewhere, that Convenia would have absolutely no effect on a gut infection.
I don't know if Dora has had a gut, or any other kind, of infection. But I do know that she seemingly responded very well to the antibiotic and I'm now wondering if this mornings lack of interest in food is due to it wearing off?
Does anyone have any opinions on this? Thanks.