My 4yo girl is spending the night at the vets to have a feeding tube fitted and be swabbed for upper respiratory infection.
10 days ago we came home to find a big puddle of vomit and a hairball. Cat was a bit off afterwards, not eating much and lethargic. 2 days later she developed diarrhoea so we took her into the vet. They thought gastroenteritis and gave her some gabapentin. We went home and Cat was drinking constantly, like she couldn’t get enough fluid.
We were worried about her kidneys, so 48hrs later she was back at the vets. They ran basic bloods and all was fine apart from elevated amylase, indicating pancreas issues.
She seemed to perk up a bit for a day. Another 48hrs later and she was very sick, lots of clear/frothy liquid so we took her to the vets for the 3rd time. They kept her in for 2 nights on IV fluids, repeated bloods and did an ultrasound. The scan showed inflamed intestines, but bloods were normal. They prescribed antibiotics. I picked her up from the vets yesterday and she was full of cold - sneezy, runny nose and gunky eyes. She wouldn’t eat. I’ve taken her to the vets tonight and they’re keeping her in to fit a feeding tube and check what’s going on with her respiratory system.
Sorry for very long post! I’ve had her for a year (she’s a rescue British shorthair), have only taken her to the vet once before this so don’t have an established vet. This practice is an emergency place so she’s seen loads of different vets. I’ve asked about the possibility of FIP but they don’t think her blood ratios indicate that. Could it be flu? Would that affect her stomach as well?