Chance Lethargic and Not Eating

Hope things are going well Aly! We ar thinking of you and porr little Chance!

Yeah, I am getting antsy waiting to hear the latest update too! Hope all is well!!!!!!!

Ramona

I know that her appointment was at 4:00 PM CST.

So, hopefully we will hear soon.:)

We just walked in the door and I had to run to the computer to let you all know the news!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1

I GOT MY NAUGHTY BOY KITTY CAT BACK!!!!!!!

YAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAY!!!!!!!!!!!

He's wolfing down some food right now. I am literally shaking with pure joy and happiness. You guys, I cannot even tell you how TERRIBLE in has been .. well I'm sure you all know! AHHHH!! I need a few minutes to roll around on the ground with my boy, then I'll be back with more info!

:D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :

WONDERFUL!!!! :D :D :D
*rolling around too* (by herself) ;)

Yippeee! Such a relief! :D

YEAH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!

Can't wait to hear more, but your baby needs some special attention right now. Come on back and tell us when you can!!!!!!!

Oh my goodness, there is NO question that he is much better. It was World War III in here just now as I was trying to give his meds. I had to chase him all over and sit on him to get it down his throat. He kept growling and running! HEHE! I've never been so happy to have such a hard time giving meds!

The vet he went to was great. I really should have just gone there from the start and I am starting to seriously doubt the vet I took him to on Saturday, but thats a different story.

This vet basically said that he agreed that pancreatitis was a possibility, then he listed a bunch of other possibilities. He said there is even a fever of unknown origin that cats get and you never know why. Chance's fever was BAAAAAAAAAAD - 106.5 degrees. The vet said that was a huge concern and needed to be addressed immediately. He also wanted to put Chance on fluids and give him a couple injections that would reduce the fever. Then he wanted to recheck the temp an hour and a half later and go from there, depending on if the temp had gone down or not. So I had to leave Chance there for a couple hours :( They gave him the fluids, the injections, and put him on ice packs. My wonderful friend had met me at the vet and she took me to a dog store while we waited.

The vet told me that if his temp didn't go down, he'd have to go to the emergency room and stay the night :( So I was just beside myself with worry. He did say that his physical exam of Chance gave him good hope that his fever would go down and he'd be just fine.

So they finally called me and said his temp was normal and I could come get him!!!!!!!!!!! I got the liquid form of one of his antibiotics he'd already been taking because the pills were a struggle. He's going to finish the course of both of these antibiotics and he should be fine.

When they brought him back out, the carrier was moving a lot because he was bouncing around playing in it! It was a soft-sided carrier and I unzipped it just a tad so he could stick his paw out and touch me in the car. The naughty boy unzipped it all the way and jumped out at me purring and meowing :D

When we got home, he jumped out and went to the food bowl. When he was done eating, I picked him up and he was purring away :) Now he's sulking though because I squirted all that icky stuff down his throat again.

And another bit of good news, a tech there is seriously considering adopting Chance and Lucky :D If she doesn't, they said they'd help me find them a home!!

YEAH, CHANCER!!!!!!!!!! YEAH, ALY!!!!!!!!!! SO happy to read your post. I know it's been anxiety city over the last week. Can't wait to hear the details. WOOHOO!!!!! :D :D :D

Great news Aly!!!

I just read up on your situation - I'm so happy to hear that things are better!! You sure do a wonderful job with all your furkids. :)

Guess we posted at exactly the same time cause when my post popped up, there was yours, too. :) So now you know why Chance was so lethargic --- his temp was so high. What joy to have to wrestle an active, attitudinal Chance! I'm so thankful that things are looking up. I LOL over him unzipping his carrier and jack-in-the-boxing right out of it. Too cute!!!! :p AAAAAND if all that weren't enough, you might have a line on 2 new homes! My goodness, Aly -- what a wonderful day! I'm so happy and relieved for you. :) Please give ol' Chance a hug and a smooch for me and know that your good day has put a biiiig smile on my face, too. :D :D :D Take care --- Bobbi

Thank you so much :D

I don't think I could have gotten through this without you guys. Thanks so much for all the messages and especially the helpful pm's. I really appreciate all the input everyone had. It really helped me to know experiences that you guys have gone through. And thanks for the prayers and well wishes. I am so grateful!

I am just sitting here gushing out tears of joy and relief. I could have easily lost him. I will be thankful every day for the rest of my life that he was saved :)

A Big WAAAHOOO!!!!!!!!!:D

I am so happy to hear that chance is doing so well. So it was a fever that was keeping poor chance from being happy(Bobbi I see we think alike again).;)

They do sulk after meds. I am lucky with Joey and I can stick a pill in a soft treat and she just eats it.:)

It is such a great relief to hear that this last vet was so good, and was able to help. I was also very happy to read that they you will be able to get them adopted.:)

Please keep us updated on his progress.

Here's to a very speedy recover which he already sounds like he is on.:)

I have been checking this thread throughout the day but I somehow missed the WONDERFUL NEWS!!!! http://petoftheday.com/talk/images/o...es/biggrin.gif With that temp no wonder the little fella didn't want to get up!! Thank goodness you were persitant and kept taking him back!!
I'm so happy for you that I could cry!! Then possible homes too boot!! For such a horrible few days it sure is ending in the best way imaginablehttp://petoftheday.com/talk/images/o...es/biggrin.gif We couldn't be happier for you and I'm glad you can relax now!
PT prayers at work again!!:) :) :) http://petoftheday.com/talk/images/o...lies/smile.gif

I'm so glad it was something easy to diagnose and treat!!! Let me say that one more time...
SO GLAD!!!! :D :D :D
And a possible forever homes on top of that?!? EXCELLENT!

Consider switching vets Aly, based on the details you've provided here this other vet seems incompetent. :mad: You should not have to go through hell because a professional does not know what they are doing! Granted it is possible that when you took Chance into the first vet the stage of things was not as easily diagnosable - maybe that needs to be taken into consideration. But it seems that the first vet made this whole situation much more stressful than it had to be! GAH!

(((HUGS to you)))(((HUGS to Chancers)))

I hope tonight you can have a good night's sleep!

EDIT: Ack, Chance is TOO CUTE! LOOOOVE the new siggy pic!

Glad to hear that Chance is doing better, I don't remember, but what did you say caused the fever?

Anyway glad to see you so happy again and having fun rolling around in the floor! That is really great news!:)

We still aren't sure what caused the fever. It could be caused by pancreatitis which was caused by eating the baked beans, but it also could be a number of other things. The vet just wanted to treat the fever, continue his antibiotics and then evaluate how he's doing after he's done with the antibiotics.

The first vet on Saturday knew about the fever, but didn't do anything. They also knew he hadn't eaten (at that point) for two days. They should have given him fluids then. I have no clue why they didn't. To their credit, they were very busy and worked me in on an emergency appointment. They also had 3 critical cases there at the same time I was. The cases were so critical, they weren't sure if the dogs would live. That is not an excuse though and they still should have given Chance fluids. But anyway, I'm not going to go back there again.

I just went downstairs and Chance ran to me. I picked him up and he growled because he thought I was going to give him medicine again, but then he started purring when he saw I was empty handed :D What a stinker! I just chased him up the stairs like we always used to do before he got sick :) :D :) :D :)

Kate - his symptoms were just as bad, if not worse, on Saturday when he was at the first vet :( When they felt his abdomen on Saturday, he was YOWLING, but today he didn't, so I guess his symptoms were even less for this vet. Anyway, I'm not going back to that other vet.

That is so great to hear that he is doing so well. I am really happy that he is back to his old self. Good luck with the meds.:)

I am also happy to hear that you found a vet that you liked. You are right even though the other one was busy, they should have given him fluids. They should of at least let you know that they could not do it and suggested that you take him to the hosptial or another vet to have it done and get him temp under control.

Well, at least it turned out OK. That really is the important part.

Once agian, WAAAHOOO!!

Give chance a hug and pet for me.:)

Your very brave, everyone of you for having the courage to put your finger near their mouth claws and give medicine, I usually end up with scratches and bites, I am a very scarred person. I have been bit by so many things, from cats, monkeys to prarie dogs, my finger, hands and arms looks terrible.

So, I have to commend you all for your bravery. Sitting on top of Chance and giving him his medicine is a cute picture to add to my other pictures in my mind.

I really am glad to hear that Chance is doing so much better. Thanks for keeping us all updated.:)

I am confused. Are you sure he is not going to get bad again? I mean several times you posted he was doing better, but then he got worse again.......can you just tell me it's all the way over so I can stop worrying? ;)

So a cat can get pancreatis from eating baked beans? :confused: I have never heard such a thing lol. My cats used to eat baked beans all the time and they are fine. Sounds a little odd is all. Is it something in the beans? Seriously, I am really curious now! Did the vet tell you what exactly causes it? Does pancreatis go away? If not, did they give you meds for it?

I hope you find out what caused the fever. Has he been tested for FIV/FELV yet? I am sure he has, since you take such good care of them...........don't know why I even ask. :)

Yeah!! Great news!!

I'm so glad the little cutie is doing so much better. Sounds like a vet change is most certainly in order. I hope the adoption by the vet tech works out too. If not I may have to see how to get a cat from TX to TN??? LOL, wouldn't my husband just love that!

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Originally posted by luckies4me
I am confused. Are you sure he is not going to get bad again? I mean several times you posted he was doing better, but then he got worse again.......can you just tell me it's all the way over so I can stop worrying? ;)

So a cat can get pancreatis from eating baked beans? :confused: I have never heard such a thing lol. My cats used to eat baked beans all the time and they are fine. Sounds a little odd is all. Is it something in the beans? Seriously, I am really curious now! Did the vet tell you what exactly causes it? Does pancreatis go away? If not, did they give you meds for it?

I hope you find out what caused the fever. Has he been tested for FIV/FELV yet? I am sure he has, since you take such good care of them...........don't know why I even ask. :)

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I posted that he was getting up and eating, but I never thought he was getting better really. I had some hope whenever he got up, but 5 minutes later, he'd always be back down in a lump on the floor again. He hasn't done that since we've been back from the vet. He's been eating and walking around and even running. And the whole time he's been sick, he has never put up such a big fight as he did tonight with the medicine. So I know he is better. He got all those injections that make fevers go away and he has a normal temp now. Thats why he's not lethargic anymore. Now since we dont know what caused the temp, there is a chance that it could come back, but the vet doesn't think it will. If it was caused by pancreatitis or a bacterial infection, the antibiotics will help that.

Most of the time, it is unknown how a cat got pancreatitis, but all 3 vets that Chance saw said that it can be caused by eating something they are not used to eating. I'm sure a lot of cats can be fine eating baked beans, but it just affected him like that for some reason.

Yup, he was tested for FIV/FELV way before I let him around my other cats.

Great! I'm so glad he is on the up and up and doing so much better. :D Thanks for taking such good care of him!

I just held him for a few minutes and now he went to take a nap. Instead of flopping on the floor in a miserable ball, he jumped up into a chair and stretched out :)

:D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D

Aly, I'm so glad to hear that Chance is feeling much better and that you found a great vet too. Hopefully the vet tech will be able to adopt both Lucky and Chance and you'll be able to stay in touch with her.:)

I saw the picture in your signature before I read the posts and I felt immediately like rolling on the floor too:)

If he had that much fever it's no wonder he was lethargic. I hope so much it's over now.

And if he was that hot, he must have been constipated too as there was not enough water left.

Has he used the litterbox since?

Kissies and scritchies:D It would be good if Lucky and Chance found their purrfect home but I would miss them terribly.

Your new siggy picture says it all!!!!!!!!:D

Whew.....This was such great news this morning! The director of the lab is out this morning so I couldn't wait to get on PT and check in on Chance.

There is something everyone should remember about Vets and Doctors.......


Not all of them got A's when they passed their tests.......some graduated with C's.


Denyce

He's definately still better, but he doesn't seem 100%. I suppose thats normal since he was totally out of it with that terrible fever for 5 days :(

I'm really worried about what caused all of this. Its terrible not knowing.


(I'm off to enter Skylar's picture in a photo contest our newspaper is having now)

What a huge relief, Aly! Keep getting better, Chance!!! Hugs to both of you, and all of you!

Gald to hear that he is still doing better.:) I am sure that it will take a few days for him to come back to normal. It took a couple of days after Joey got back from the vet to come around and be her old self again.

Just keep an eye on him and take him back to the vet if you notice him slipping too far.

I agree it is really unsettling not knowing how they got that sick. I would like to know just so it can be prevented.

Good luck and let us know how he is doing.:)

I'm late, but I'm glad to read the good news! :)

But while reading, I was also wondering about the same things luckies4me has mentioned. I hope the new vet (who sounds so much better than the one on Saturday) will find out what caused the fever. Good that FIV/FELV are already ruled out! What about FIP? I know there aren't any reliable tests anyway, but I think he would have some other symptoms then, but according to the vet, he's in a good physical state, so FIP doesn't sound very likely.

I don't know much about pancreatitis and what causes it, but I think the beans could only have caused it when the pancreas was already sick.

I found some info on feline pancreatitis, it's here.

Howewer, I'm sending best wishes that Chance will stay on that level of activity now. I know when they got fluids at the vet's, it boosts their condition, and I hope it lasts!

We're sending positive thoughts for a speedy recovery! :)

Kirsten

Wonderful news! Hope he continues being well, and it would be so great if he and Lucky found their furrever home. :D

Thanks for the update. I'm glad Chance is looking up a bit :) and hope it continues.

I'm so glad to read that Chance is doing better. I pray that he continues to do so and he will be back to his old self in no time.

I'm so glad that Chance is feeling better! I hope he starts feeling 100% soon! :D

And good luck to Skylar in the photo contest--I'm sure he'll win with those gorgeous eyes!!

Well Chance has slept most of today. But its not the same way he was sleeping when he had the fever. He's still better, being responsive and more active, but not himself yet. He jumped onto my lap several times during the day and he'll get up and walk around sometimes when I get up. But I'm still worried. I'm not quite sure if he's pooped yet or not.

I think my boy is a tad more active than he was yesterday :) :) :)

I really think he had (or still has) pancreatitis. It is going away for sure now though. It just seems like the most probable explanation. The vet did say that he could be sick for 2 weeks if it is pancreatitis. Its been a week now and he's still not 100%, but all the meds are helping.