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Sick kittynot reallly a , just worried

Sick kittynot reallly a , just worried2007-11-25 12:25:55

My cat has not been herself for a week. Past 3 days she has not been eating. She has lost alot of weight in the past week.

Took her to the vet today, did tests and blood work. They gave her sub Q fluids and sent me home with Clavamox. Vet called tonight and said her white blood count was sky rocketed. I cant remember if she said 5100 or 51,000.but it was real high, which means she has some sort of real bad infection, but they don't know what or where.

She did eat a bit tonight (warmed canned food), but I am worried about her. Vet said if she isnt any better, they may need to up the strength of the meds and possibly hospitilize her to give her more fluids.

What can I do to help her pull through? She was out a little bit today, and only ate maybe 1/4 of a small can of food. But it is more than she has eaten in 3 days. I just dont want to wake up to a dead cat in the AM, and I also don't want to have her hospitalized if I can nurse her back at home.

Answers:

There is no way you will be able to nurse her back to health at home! if her WBC count was that high. There is deffinately something wrong. An infection is brewing very well somewhere. Sub Q fluids is probably what made her feel better today. If a cat for any reason doesnt eat.you need to go to the vet asap! Cat's don't just not eat. And if a cat has lost weight,.that's definately something to worry about. Did she have a fever. Has she been tested for feline leukemia/aids? these are some things to consider. Does she go outsides, does she get into fights, and is she spayed. There are many things that can cause her to be this sick. But I would advise having the vet help her. She sounds seriously sick. White blood cell count for cats on the high end of normal is 17,000. So if the cell count is 51k, the most probable causes are leukemia, a horrible abscess, or pyometra.which occurs in unspayed females. It's basically an infection of the uterus. Which can happen to any unspayed female, no matter how well up to date they are, or how well they are taken care of.

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