Luna: vomiting and weakness in her hind legs; very worried!

[GingaShadoWolf]

This is the second time today that I took Luna to the vet. She vomited a couple of times tonight (first her food, then liquid with grass), and when she vomited again this morning (clear liquid with a lot of grass), I took her to the vet. I was a bit worried because yesterday, I caught her eating a tiny bit of a ficus leaf (usually the ficus is completely ignored by the cats), and I thought she may be vomiting because of that.

My vet thought it was a stomach bug (her belly was soft, no constipation), and gave her an antibiotic and an anti-inflammant, and she also gave me Hill's i/d food. Back at home, Luna started begging for food, and during the morning hours, I gave her two small portions which she kept down. So far, so good.

Then I noticed something horrible: When I saw her walking, it looked strange, her hind legs look kinda wobbly, as if there was a weakness in her legs, especially the left one. Believe me, I felt like my entire world was falling apart that moment!! I watched her for a while and noticed that she was still able to jump onto the table and the cabinet without any problems, she was playing, and she's still begging for food. But her walking is definitely NOT normal, so I took her back to the vet.

The vet saw when I meant, she said it's still a mild form of weakness, and she doesn't think it's a stroke, or thrombosis. The reflexes in her legs were strong, so it's obviously no stroke, or herniated disc, the reflexes of her eyes were also okay, her heart sounded healthy, and her gums were pink. My vet thought the weakness may either be a poor blood circulation as a result of the stomach infection, or in fact a mild toxic reaction. She got a shot to boost her metabolism, it's a herbal med that's given to support the body fighting down infects, or poisoning. I hope it helps.

We're back home now, and right now, Luna is crying in front of the kitchen door because she wants me to open it, she wants to eat. Time for her next portion of Hill's i/d, I guess. I seriously doubt that this is really a stomach bug when she's THAT hungry! But whatever it is, it is strange, and I'm really worried!

Please keep my Luna in your thoughts,
Kirsten

Sadly this also happened to my cat a week ago, only my cat won't eat or drink much. My cat Kitty was vomiting a yellow foamy bile consistently. In one day alone she vommeted twenty times, it scared me. I took her to the soon after that. My cat ended up going to the vet twice and was given IV fluids, a few different injections, a large amount of lab work, x-rays (that were also sent to a radiologist), and she had to stay at the vet on the first day I brought her in and the second day I brought her in. The first day she was brought home I was told she would get better, but sadly she got worse. I brought her back the next day and the vet did all the same things. Her two x-ray from day one and two were night and day from each other. The x-ray showed a few problems the first was she was fully backed up, the second her stomach was expanded and misshapen with nothing in it, and the last thing was her small intestines were balling up on themselves. I was sent home with some medication. It seemed like it worked, but after a few days she got so much worse. I'm scared for her. I hope Luna gets better.

[cats4ever]

Does Kitty eat things like strings or toys? Even if there's the slightest suspicion of a foreign body, tell your vet immediately. Her symptoms could point to an intestinal blockage. She might need exploratory surgery.
Good luck!

[momoffuzzyfaces]

I'm sorry to hear about Luna. Prayers on the way for you both .