| Title: | Meower Power - Where Differing Opinions are Respected |
| Notice: | purrrrr... |
| Moderator: | JULIET::CORDES_JA |
| Created: | Wed Nov 13 1991 |
| Last Modified: | Fri Jun 06 1997 |
| Last Successful Update: | Fri Jun 06 1997 |
| Number of topics: | 1079 |
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My 2 1/2 year old altered male spent all day Saturday on my couch with
his head on a pillow. Sunday morning, he was the same, wouldn't eat or
drink, so I brought him to Tufts. He has been on iv's and
antibiotics, and tested for everything my money could buy. So far, his
only symptom is a 105 fever. The vet said that his fever broke last
night, but was still over 103. Does anybody have any ideas? He has
retested negative for almost everything, we are still waiting for the
test on toxoplasma and one of the Feline viruses. She said that they
don't have good outcomes with cats that run these fevers. She may send
him home with it and he may continue to have them, or it could be a one
time virus.
Count Basie has never been sick, except for an occasional hairball
cough. He is my big 14 pound good humor man. I visited last night,
cried the whole time I was there, at the site of his shaved belly
(ultrasound exam?) and ungroomed coat. The vet says the visits are
important, his fever broke right after my daughter and I left last
night. I was wondering if there were others outthere with a similar
experience and what the outcome was.
Thanks.
Thanks.
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| 960.1 | PADC::KOLLING | Karen | Tue Dec 12 1995 14:44 | 7 | |
Gee, this reminds me of a year or so ago, when several cats
got unexplained high fevers. I believe they all recovered,
but none of their vets ever figured out what had been wrong.
Please let us know how your kitty is doing,
Karen
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| 960.2 | PADC::KOLLING | Karen | Tue Dec 12 1995 14:48 | 10 | |
p.s. If he does test positive for a virus, keep in mind
that (I think) those tests are hard to interpret. If I remember
correctly, there's a lot of confusion about what it actually
means in terms of seriousness.
When my cats have had to be at the vets for any prolonged
period, I've brought a comb with me and groomed them there;
ditto when they haven't felt well at home. I think it makes
them feel better.
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| 960.3 | Is Miss Sarah Vaughan missing him too? | SHRCTR::SCHILTON | Press any key..no,no,not that one! | Wed Dec 13 1995 08:32 | 4 |
Carol, I'm sorry to hear the Count is sick. I kow how much he
means to you. Please let us know when you know more.
Sue
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| 960.4 | fever down | SHRMSG::BERTEL | Thu Dec 14 1995 15:13 | 18 | |
Count Basie is home again, having gotten rid of the high fever, and me
having gotten rid of several hundred dollars. All the tests came back
negative, so it was either viral or a bacterial infection, since it is
responding to antibiotics. The vet noticed that he had a large heart,
get a consult from the cardiologist, and they recommended an
echo-cardiogram, another $130. Having maxed out the Visa gold, I took the
kid home and postponed the test. She said it could be cardiomyopathy,
whcih I read about in this file, or that he just has a big heart - he's
a big kid. I've decided that in a couple of months maybe we'll go back
for the test, but I just wanted to get him home.
He passed the night on my bed, his crabby sister Miss Sarah Vaughan
even let him - her turf, and ate a small amount of food. I took his
temp and it was 100.4, which was good. Apart from being sleepy and
shaved like a prize poodle, it looks like everything will turn out
alright. I'm happy but concerned that something like a 105.1 fever can
seem to come on so suddenly.
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| 960.5 | JULIET::CORDES_JA | Eight Tigers on My Couch | Thu Dec 14 1995 15:39 | 8 | |
Bailey used to be prone to those non-specific high fevers. We got to
the point with her that we treated the symptoms instead of testing
everything.
However, I do recommend getting the test for cardio. Bailey did have
cardio. I lost her to it when she was 6 years old.
Jan
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