Chance Lethargic and Not Eating

[aly]

For the past 24 hours or so, Chance has been pretty lethargic and he won't eat (not even canned food).

2 days ago I caught him into some beans I had on the counter. Do you think his stomach is upset from that?

I know I need to go to the vet, but I wanna give him just a little bit longer to see if he'll feel better soon.

[PayItForward]

I have no advice but I hope Chance gets well very soon.

[Tubby & Peanut's Mom]

It could very well be the beans. Seems cats often get into things they shouldn't and get upset tummies that they are soon over. I have every confidence that you will know if it's an emergency and need to rush him right over to the vet. You do such a good job with all the fosters that I'm sure you'll know when it's time to take him.

By the way, I must have missed something....who's Chance?

[jazzcat]

Maybe he is bloated from the beans. They have that effect on my husband so why not cats.

Seriously, does his belly seem extended and tight? Maybe you could call a vet and just ask them if the beans might be the culprit and what could be done.

[aly]

Thanks for the advice. I put in a call to my vet and am waiting for them to call me back. I tend to overreact and worry too much over every little sickness. I'm sure he'll be fine by tomorrow (I hope!). Lucky and Chance have also been known to munch on dog food here and there. I stop it as much as I can though. The cats are free fed, but now that there are 8 cats running around, they sometimes run out of food and migrate to the dog food until I notice.

Chance is one of my fosters I've had for a long time (hmm... for 5 months or so I think). He's the one with his eyes open :

[jazzcat]

He's gorgeous!! Love his milktashe. He reminds me of a female we wanted to adopted and had her here for two weeks but she was too dominant over Ripley and my dog and she marked everthing that was theirs by peeing on it. After the vet determined no health reasons we tried for another week but she just didn't work out. She slashed poor Disney (my dog) across the nose twice. I still really liked her and wished it would have worked out but now she is an only cat and very happy.

Anyway, sorry to ramble. He just really made me think of her.

[aly]

Originally posted by jazzcat
He's gorgeous!! Love his milktashe. He reminds me of a female we wanted to adopted and had her here for two weeks but she was too dominant over Ripley and my dog and she marked everthing that was theirs by peeing on it. After the vet determined no health reasons we tried for another week but she just didn't work out. She slashed poor Disney (my dog) across the nose twice. I still really liked her and wished it would have worked out but now she is an only cat and very happy.

Anyway, sorry to ramble. He just really made me think of her.

Thats okay, if you can't ramble on PT, then where can ya ramble??

Chance and Lucky are complete dolls. I love them to pieces. They're so pretty that when I first got them, I thought they were girls They're affectionate with people and love other animals too. I'm trying to find them a home together, but I must admit I'm in no hurry, hehe.

[catcrazylady]

Oh they are so cute!! Beautiful eyes and coloring. What doll babies!
I hope you have heard from the vet and that all will soon be well. Get feeling better sweet Chance

[CatDad]

Hopefully it is just the beans and he just has a little gas. You have already done what I would have suggested which is to call the vet.

He is really a great looking Boy.

Let us know what the vet says.

[iloverat]

Poor little guy. I hope he just has a temporarily upset tummy and will feel better right away. Get well soon, sweet Chance!

[aly]

The vet didn't call me back for some reason.

I'm going to take him in to the vet in the morning I thought he was getting better earlier because I put some dry food in front of him and he ate some. But he's ... he's just laying there on the floor and its so not like him

[CatDad]

I think that taking him to the vet is a great idea. At least he ate something, I am sorry that he is not feeling well.

Is he drinking anything? If he is not on his own try to out some water on your finger and let him lick it off. That's what I would do anyway.

[shais_mom]

Feel better soon Chance!!

[aly]

Well, after spending 4 hours at the vet and emptying the old bank account, we are still not exactly sure what is wrong. The vet did narrow it down to some possibilities including a bacterial inbalance or pancreatitis. The poor boy had to get Xrays, a blood panel, and 2 enemas. He behaved really well and CHARMED all of the vets and vet techs. The funniest part was when they were showing me the estimate. When the tech pointed to how much the enema would cost, Chance reached out, grabbed the paper and started ripping it up!!!!! Guess he really didn't want that enema.

The Xrays showed some gas in the small intestines and a whole bunch of poop in the colon. Other than that, they were very normal. We had been afraid there would be a blockage. I was in tears waiting for the xray results because I was afraid he'd need surgery.

He surprised me and moved around a lot at the vet. Here at home, he won't really move at all again. The vet said that was normal because outside of their environment, they don't want to seem vulnerable and sick.

I have 2 different antibiotics for him that will hopefully clear things up. If not, he'll have to go back to the vet on Monday. I'm going to call my friend soon who's ex-huisband is a vet. She might be able to get her ex to see him on Monday for free (I HOPE).

[jazzcat]

Oh no. I so hoped it was just gas from the beans. Poor little guy!!! How cute that he tore the paper when he heard about the enema.

I'll say a prayer for the little sweetie and hope that the antibiotics take care of things so no more vets for him.

What a doll. If I lived closer to you I think I'd have my fourth cat!

Please keep us updated on how he is doing and give him a big scritchie from me.