Help please poorly kitten

[anoldiebutagoody]

My 6mth old kitten (Teddy) has been vomiting white frothy liquid since Sat night. Took him to vet yesterday (because I was concerned about the stuff DH had put on the lawn last week) she examined him and did bloods but apart from slightly raised temperature everything was normal. She gave him an injection to help the nausea and he tried to eat a tiny bit of fish last night.
He was sick again last night but nothing since the only thing is he's still not interested in food. He is drinking a little and weeing so that's good but he is sleeping a lot and looking very sorry for himself.
Is there anything I can do/get him to help his tummy and tempt him to eat. Tried steamed fish and chicken and all his favorites but no interest so far.
We (Teddy and me) would be very grateful for any ideas. Thanks Here he is a week or so ago x

Amateur!

'Patience' is not part of the Siamese vocabulary.

Oh Time she really has got you where she wants, but then again we should all be happy to be their slaves shouldn't we ☺.
Teddy likes company if he's out in the garden on his own, he comes in and just sits and looks at me then goes to the door and sits and looks - they learn young.
However if our other cat (Bobby -the rescue centre named them 😏) is around nobody else gets a look in.
Teddy's getting adventurous today walking along the top of our 6ft fence which the Bobby showed him how to get up.
Still eating fine and being a happy little boy x

Well blood results are back.
His white count is high but not hugely so according to vet- 19 against 15 top of range. There's no nasty bacteria within the cells so probably poi the more to inflammation and the Coronavirus. Titre level is the same so looks like he's having a hard time shedding it.
I think it's going to take a long time for him to shed (if he's able to) so the only way forward is to support his immune system and control his temperature. Vet wants to continue with the Metacam for a couple of weeks then reduce the dose (he's not on a full dose now 2kg I stead of 2.8kg and seems to be OK) - I'll ask about the supplements you both mentioned then, as I forgot when we spoke.
Maybe if we can get him to grow a bit more it might help by giving him a bit of resilience.
In himself he's still good, hasn't eaten his breakfast yet though today , because there's much more interesting things be to see in the garden especially the birds in our trees (he's already brought one in a few days ago though it may have been the same one Bobby brought in earlier that morning which I returned to the tree) 😑.
Thanks for all your advice and interest especially Time and Cozie
I'll keep you posted of any developments.

Good on the lad.

Yes - supporting the immune system as best you can seems like a good idea. He sounds like a wee scrapper anyway so if he's eating and low on/free of pain, I think that that's about as much as you can do.

Fingers crossed for him. As long as he's enjoying his life, eh?

Keep us posted as you suggested.

Alfresco Breakfast with friends !

He's eaten then?

Absolutely ate the lot !☺

Excellent. (And I hope it doesn't come up again.) I'm a great believer in the generally beneficial effects of good throughput in their systems - in addition to gaining nutrients etc.

That's the odd thing he's never been sick where he's vomited food, when he's sick it's always just froth.
Also he's never had diarhea just normal poo and vet couldn't see any information when she did the biopsies, so no idea why the lymphnodes around his gut were enlarged .

See, you're learning! Why should he come in for his breakfast when he has human slave to bring it out to him? Even better, she's on tenterhooks about his health so is even easier to train!!!!!

He and Bobby sound great together! Poor bird, though. Was it still alive the second time? Perhaps it was an indication that he's getting fed up of chicken...?

Anyway, so glad to hear he's doing so well. I'll let you go now to prepare his lordship's lunch! Tee hee!

Swollen lymphnodes are frequently/mainly a sign of infection of some sort - and you're doing your best to support his immune system in the fight against that. As was said - one day at a time.

Best of luck to the lad.

Well we had another unplanned visit to the vet today.
Teddy's been a bit lethargic over weekend still eating OK and chasing flies but not as active as before. Originally put it down to the weather not being as good and him being up from 6am chasing flies and partly destroying my vertical blinds in the bedroom.
Anyway I was going to wait to see how he was tomorrow but when I gave him his Metacam at lunchtime his top gums looked bruised at the vey front and were bleeding. Phoned the vet and she said to take him in. She was concerned that the Metacam was causing clotting problems although she's not heard of it happening but when she examine ed him she thought it was probably the calcivirus he had previously flaring up and because his system is already under attack (temperature still 102.5) it is having a more severe effect on his gums. Just to be sure she did another blood test to check the clotting so we'll have to wait for those results later in the week.
It's not having any effect on his appetite he is eating well and apart from being a bit lethargic he's OK.
I can't help feeling uncertain about his future and don't know how long to carry this on, trying to find a diagnosis let alone a cure. 😥

Poor Teddy.

If it's You Know What, it's the very devil to diagnose, sometimes. You know he's got some sort of major infection though. Has the vet given any opinion at all - however informal?

Fingers crossed for the wee lad.

Hi cozie.
The vet hasn't really pointed to anything specific. She's said that everyone she's spoken to thinks is it down to the Coronavirus and just hope that the symptoms are him trying to shed it, but there was no decrease in the titre when the blood results came back last week, however no one will give a timeline to the shedding, if that's what's happening.
None of the "experts" will confirm FIP because he's not showing any signs so far, other than the high temp/white count but those in themselves aren't enough for a diagnosis.
She even said today "we don't know what is causing it". I know she wishes she could identify it and then we'll know what the treatment plan could be. The only advice she could get was to support his system and see how it pans out. In the meantime I don't know whether he's having a good life or not poor baby. I see how lively our other cat Bobby is and wonder if I'm being fair to Teddy.

Do you reckon he's happy yourself? (I've never had a cat with his problems but you'll know that my own lad is very old, so it's a question that I don't put lightly.)

He certainly is happy when he's in the garden chasing flies or stalking the birds on the fence, but it's when he "can't be bothered" he seems sad.
I suppose it's just like when we feel under the weather and don't want to do much.
Before he had his meds he was very sad and didn't want to eat, so had no energy to do anything - that's not the case now, in fact he's had his dinner and just eaten about a third of my plaice.
It's really a question of whether he's happy more than he's not and before this setback I believe he was, so if not quite as happy at the moment will it improve over time and how long do I give it or do I wait until he gets worse ? As long as he's still playing and catching flies I can't put him to sleep I'll have to wait it out (I'm in tears here just thinking about it)- bless him he's only 8 months old he deserves every chance I can give him.

I don't think miserable cats eat plaice after dinner. Unless they've figured out looking sad=fresh fish.

He sounds happy enough.

He sounds pretty happy to me! If cats aren't happy or if they're feeling ill they won't eat. He's had a tough start poor fella but sounds like you're doing what you can for him.
When I was little our cat got quite poorly. I'm not sure exactly what it was but apparently the vets were unsure if she'd pull through. She did and lived until 12 or 13.
My cat has her paws crossed for Teddy.

There are always going to be good days and not so good days. Has he given up would be what I would ask myself, I think.

Did you ask her - among so many other things - about the probiotics?

Poor baby! I agree with the others, though - kitties who eat their dinner and some are not sad kitties (though they probably will be when they realise their humans have grown immune to obvious signs of imminent starvation - their empty bowl!).

The time I got really worried with Tilly was when she didn't purr. Sounds stupid, but she's a wee purr monster, will purr at the slightest touch, so when she didn't all evening I was concerned. More by that than by her lack of appetite. She eventually managed a wee one at about 4 in the morning, but I think that was because she was fed up of me disturbing her every hour, and she wanted some sleep. Never did find out what was wrong - she regained her appetite by the afternoon and I concluded it would upset her more going to the vets than not, so left her and she was fine.

Is he having a good life? I'd say so. He may not be as energetic as Bobby all the time but it doesn't sound like he spends his life stuck in a corner. He has feline company, a warm home and bed and the best of food, plus a human slave who is devoted to him. That's a lot more than many cats (and humans) get in this life. He loves his food, and he loves chasing after flies - what else does he need? Ok, so he gets tired and miserable, but I'd say that whilst he is still able to enjoy the things he enjoys then he still has everything to live for.

Big hugs for the wee fella!

x

Well he's been as bright as a button since about 7am this morning.
He didn't want his breakfast at 8.30 but ate it around d 10.30, I think that was because he was up before me this morning and finished off the supper leftovers as both plates were licked clean.
Had a play with his toys and a good look out from the back door, ventured out once but it's raining here so once was enough. He's now taken himself off to bed, probably until lunch at 1 ☺.
Sorry cozie I forgot to ask about the probiotics think I was in panic mode because he was bleeding I'll try to remember when she rings with the blood results.

Wish I could tell from his purrs Time but he doesn't purr much at all, never has even when he was at the rescue centre,she actually commented on it when we went to see him. He's not really a cuddly pussycat -I'm hoping he'll grow into it 😂

Goodness - I was just curious. They might be of no use at all!

I'm glad he's perkier today, though. Good for you as well?

Seniorboy only ever purrs in bed at night when he's snuggling - and even then, not much or often. Not every cat does.