| 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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Hi cat lovers I have a wonderful Maine Coon pussycat called 'Cody'. His official name is Kassaro William Cody. Last Week he became unwell with a high temperature of 1.4 degrees. I took him to the vet lst Thursday and there seemed to be no obvious reason for his temperature (ie bites, abcess etc). Saturday night when I got home, he was lying on the floor just staring, not moving or acknowleging me when I spoke to him and I thought he was dead. Mike, my husband stroked him and he half-heartedly kicked his hand away with his back leg. I phoned the vet (24 hour number) and it seemed that he had not responded to the original antibiotic given to him. Took him to the vet on Sunday and she has given him another antibiotic and a steriod injection to improve his appetite as he his very thin (although he his still growing - he is 18 months old now). Has anyone else had this problem? He is going back today to get his temperature checked out. Cody is the first Maine Coon that we have had: he is just a beautiful cat (brown tab and white) is has a super temperment. Have you come across this type of thing (ie: high temperature with no apparent cause) Any advice would be really appreciated? Sandy
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| 806.1 | Some suggestions | JUPITR::KAGNO | Mon Sep 26 1994 08:26 | 21 | |
Sandy,
Is Cody an indoor/outdoor cat? Does he have any other symptoms besides
the high temperature, like congestion or runny eyes? This would
indicate a viral infection of some sort. Other possibilities that come
to mind are a bacterial infection, or that the high temp. and lethargy
are secondary symptoms of a primary condition that can only be
discovered by other procedures, such as diagnostic testing and
bloodwork. If Cody doesn't respond to the antibiotics, you might want
to have the vet draw blood to test for feline leukemia, liver
or kidney problems, etc. If that is inconclusive, then an ultrasound
might need to be done to check for any respiratory or circulation
problems (heart disease for example).
With cats, it is mostly trial and error in determining what is ailing
them, and unfortunately, it can become very expensive in the process.
Good luck, and I hope Cody is feeling better soon.
-Roberta
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| 806.2 | JULIET::CORDES_JA | Four Tigers on my Couch | Mon Sep 26 1994 09:59 | 8 | |
Bailey used to get a high fever with no specific reason. Because of
my limited funding at the time, the vet and I decided to treat the
symptoms rather than do extensive testing. We were very lucky in
that she responded rather quickly to fluids and antibiotics. We
never did determine the cause of the fever either as this only
happened a couple of times in the 6 years I had her.
Jan
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