Hello - I'm new to this site! I adopted Pepper on Friday night (10/1/10). She was sneezing a bit but other than that was fine. Saturday came and went without incident. On Sunday midday I noticed that she wasn't doing anything....no eating, drinking, playing, or going to the bathroom! It's now Monday and I have taken her to two vets (1 emergency clinic and 1 reg vet). They both put her on antiobiotcs but are not sure of her problems. She also can't hold her self up and cries when you touch or hold her and she is just sleeping all the time now. I'm concerned because she is only 3 months old! I have no idea what could be wrong with her....help???!!!
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Hi Jenn,
Did the vets give Pepper 2 different antibiotics? Is she taking both or just one? How long is she supposed to take them for? She may just need time for the antibiotics to work.
Is that Pepper in your avatar photo? She's a cutie.
{{{Hugs for Pepper and her mamma who loves her}}}
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Hi Jenn, welcome to TDK - sorry you've found us under such worrying circumstances. Keep this thread bumped up towards the top of the chat threads list, and keep checking back for any new answers. Is the not being able to hold herself up new since the last vet saw her? If it is, maybe she needs to go back.
Posted 1 year ago by MadcatwomanintheUK #
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Thanks everyone!
@Kilroy - Yes she is on two different antibiotics. She got one on Sunday night and another one today. Yes, that's pepper! She's the new love of my life :-)
@Skyron - she seems lethargic, but I don't know if she can't find her balance, if I stand her on all fours, she just plops down on her belly, then rolls over.
Both of the vets that have seen are were unable to give me a definate of what was wrong with her. They are running blood tests so hopefully that will shed some light on the situation. I'm just concerned for her and I hate that I have no control and I can't do anything for her.....it's very hard for me right now.
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Do both vets know that she is on two meds? If they don't know, please let them know ASAP. Sometimes mixing drugs is not a big deal, but sometimes it can be dangerous.
Posted 1 year ago by CheetahBoysmommy #
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@ Cheetaboysmommy - The first vet doesn't know about the 2nd antibiotics only because that was the emergency clinic vet. Her primary vet knows all of what she was given from the emergency clinic.
I appreciate everyone's concern - we should be getting lab results back today so I'll update as soon as I hear something.
On the up side, Pepper is eating and drinking, but only by me giving her the food and water through a syringe. She is being really good to hold her pee/poop and when we put her in the litter box she will go then hold it for as long as she needs to for the next time we put her in it. She is also taking all of her meds wonderfully, so hopefully that will help her out too!d
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Thanks! I have always loved cats and I had to put my last one to sleep 7 years ago and it took me this long to get another one. I never thought I could love another cat like I did my Missy (rest in peace honey). But Pepper has just wiggled her little self right into my heart and I can't bear to loose her. My girls (7 and 5) are just besides themselves right now because she is sick and isn't even interested in playing.
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Hoping for some good news Jenn {{{hugs}}}
Posted 1 year ago by MadcatwomanintheUK #
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Ok - Just talked with the vet, her blood glucose level is high and her anemia level is high. Vet said that is because of her age, but I'm not convinced! Also, all her virals were negative....he consulted the other vet in the practice and he's stumped as to what could be wrong with her too. The vet is trying to get a consult with the pathologist to brainstorm and try and figure this out.
I want her to get better, but at the same time, it's not fair for her to keep living like this...she can't even get up to use the litter box which is less than a foot away from her bed!!!
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At least the vet seems pretty dedicated to find out what the problem is. I know what you mean about the whole quality of life thing - but don't give up on her just yet. I am praying you get some good news soon {{{hugs}}}
Posted 1 year ago by MadcatwomanintheUK #
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I definitely don't want to give up on her, but it's putting a huge strain on our family...my girls are totally upset/sad with it because they just want to play with her as they should since she is a kitten. My hubby, love him to death, but he and I are fighting more because we are so stressed out!
I'm just torn, confused, frustrated........I just wish we could get an answer of what is wrong to get her fixed so she can be happy and healthy!
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Are you expecting to hear back from the vets today?
Posted 1 year ago by MadcatwomanintheUK #
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CA, so you're about 8 hours or so behind us here in the UK...I'll check back later, really, really hope they can find some way to help.
Posted 1 year ago by MadcatwomanintheUK #
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Talked with a friend today who has fostered literally hundreds of kittens in her life, she had a kitten with the same problem. Her vet said it was a really badly strained muscle. I'm hoping that's all it is!
Hubby has a call into the vet and they should be getting back to him around 3pm. He's going to ask 3 things, FeLV, Feline Parvo and worms. Hopefully we'll get some answers!
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Praying your baby will be OK soon.
Posted 1 year ago by Sheba's Mom in Raleigh, NC #
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Jenn, one of our most experienced kitty foster mums, Skyron, has a little boy cat, Stumpie, who had toxoplasmosis. Check out these threads: http://www.dailykitten.com/chat/topic/29796
http://www.dailykitten.com/chat/topic/23304This is some info that Buttercup posted (thanks, Buttercup!)
Most cats that have toxoplasmosis can recover with treatment. Treatment usually involves a course of an antibiotic called Clindamycin. Other drugs that are used include pyrimethamine and sulfadiazine, which act together to inhibit T. gondii reproduction. Treatment must be started as soon as possible after diagnosis and continued for several days after signs have disappeared. In acute illness, treatment is sometimes started on the basis of a high antibody titer in the first test. If clinical improvement is not seen within two to three days, the diagnosis of toxoplasmosis should be questioned.
http://www.vet.cornell.edu/fhc/brochures/toxo.htmlHopefully your little one should be well on the road to recovery soon. {{{Hugs}}}
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Yep. If its not FIV or FeLV, Its toxoplasmosis. Very scary. Has to be managed EXRTEMELY carefully, but it doesnt have to be a death sentence. Clindamycin is very important, but cortisone and anti-inflammatory steroids to minimise swelling is just as important to minimise the brain damage. Please double check with your vet that he is getting that into your kitty. Jenn, you are in for a long haul here. 6 weeks of very intensive treatments, but its worth it. There were so many days where Stumpie was so sick I honestly didnt think he had another hour to live. And its a year later now, and the little bugger bit the cr** out of me this afternoon.
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Thanks jcat! She has been on Clindamycin since yesterday before the results came back in because he wanted to her to get started on it before too much time passed. I just hope she gets better, I would hate to have to give her back or put her to sleep so soon in her life.
Thanks again :-)
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The vet said only if she is in dire pain all the time, but I would think that she is not being able to move/stand/walk. Maybe it's just me, but even when I have a small hurt like a papercut (not really that) but you know what I mean, I take some advil....why can't we do that for Pepper? I know tylenol is bad for kittens/cats, but isn't there something like that that is safe for them?
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Steroids and cortisone isnt for pain relief. Pain relief is the after-effect of cortisone minimising swelling. The reason why this is so important is because toxo attacks a cats' neorological functions. Your kitty not being able to walk or stand up is from the damage that is being done in her brain and cerebral cortex by the toxo. What I mean by damage is this - the t gondii (toxo) acts the same as a parasite - it leaves cysts in all the bodily tissues - muscles, organs, and brain. When optimal conditions for the toxo are present, those cysts start expoding. As the explode/rupture, physical damage is being done to whichever parts of the body happen to be infected with cysts. Organs and muscle can heal again in time from that damage. The damage inflicted from the cysts that burst in the brain is permanent, and there is very little anyone can do about it. The majority of damage inflicted in the brain during a toxo episode isnt so much from the actual damage to the structures of the brain, its from the brain swelling as a reaction to that damage, and the swelling is what kills of permanent neurological functions. Cortisone or another steroid will go a very long way in minimising that swelling. I had to teach Stumpie how to walk again when he got better, just like a human who had a stroke, its a function he had to work very hard for to get back. I wouldnt want to see any other kitty having to go through the same thing.
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