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Pixie


by: Annemarie on Tue, Feb 26 2008

My 7 month old cat isn’t eating or drinking, she’s lethargic, and weak. She has been rolling her eyes non stop from left to right, or right to left. She isn’t vomiting and doesn’t have diarrhea. She doesn’t poop or pee much either. Her pancreas ultra sound came back normal, her kidneys and other organs are all ok, she doesn’t have any infections and poison didn’t show up either. The vets don’t know what is wrong, and keep suggesting she has dry FIP After reading about the disease, I don’t believe this is the cause of her being sick. She did come from a shelter and she is a kitten, but that’s about all.

Her neurological problems are getting worse. She doesn’t have balance, can’t walk straight, doesn’t use her left side much, and has a hard time getting up and down from couches, beds, toilets, etc. I have black mold in my house but she has no signs of mold poisoning. Her lungs are fine, and the vets keep telling me even if she ate the mold, it would show up in tests. She’s never gone outside, except in a carrier and there are no other animals around. She has always had a runny eye, but nothing else. She grinds her teeth a lot which I’ve been told is either because she is losing her baby teeth, or she has a stomach ache. I’ve never seen teeth from her, so I know she has a problem with her stomach, but xrays and ultra sounds show otherwise.

Her breath smells horrible for a kitten her age, like a port-a-potty at times. The only thing I can get her to eat is some kitty treats or turkey deli meat. I know she needs more, but if that’s what she will eat, then I give it to her as a treat, not as a diet replacement. I know she probably does have dry FIP but my stronger feeling tells me there is something else wrong. I don’t know what else to do. My 18 year old cat was more energetic and ate more right before she died than my 7 month old cat is.

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February 2008

  • Pixie - by Annemarie - (Tue, Feb 26 2008)
    My 7 month old cat isn’t eating or drinking, she’s lethargic, and weak. She has been rolling her eyes non stop from left to right, or right to left. She isn’t vomiting and doesn’t have diarrhea. [more..]
  • FIP - by Chantal - (Mon, Feb 11 2008)
    Our little Brando was just diagnosed with FIP, yesterday. He went from being a cute little ball of energy, to being very lethargic in a matter of days. We first noticed that his gait was off, then his belly looked swollen, and finally, we noticed that the inside of his ears were jaundiced. [more..]
  • Beware of Stray Cats - by BBC - (Wed, Feb 06 2008)
    We had one indoor cat. I regret the day we took a second cat, a stray, into our home. Apparently, the stray had FIP and passed it on to our indoor cat. Both cats died last year. [more..]
  • I can relate…lost my baby last night. - by Wayne Watkins - (Tue, Feb 05 2008)
    My lil’ Munchkin was such a welcome addition to my home after Iost my loveable Batman to a speeding car. And Munchkin sure picked up where Batman left off, loved to be held, could climb up on my lap and perch himself up on my shoulder like a baby. I was so happy! [more..]
  • Persians lost - by PL - (Tue, Feb 05 2008)
    This story is awful. I never heard of FIP until I got it. I had 3 older persians and 3 kittens. I got another kitten that died from FIP at 5 months old. [more..]
  • Harley Sue - by HAS - (Mon, Feb 04 2008)
    My beloved Harley Sue of 12 years was put down on Wednesday, January 30. She was a diabetic cat and I had been treating her for 2 1/2 years with insulin injections twice a day. I had been prepared to lose her to that illness…I never thought she might die of FIP. [more..]
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