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My poor pouncy seems to be sick! Hes lying around and not acting like himself.I took his temp
it was 103.1 Could he be sick from eating too much? This happened all of a sudden. It is 8pm where I live so
I am trying to avoid an after hours emergency bill. However If I have to take him tonight I will...
I hope Pouncys feeling better soon! If he were my baby, I'd take him in asap as I wouldn't I wouldn't want the little guy to suffer and I wouldn't be able to sleep. I myself hate being sick. Our afterhours only charges a little more than a standard office visit to our regualr vet. Hopefully as Candes said, it's only an infection. Keep us updated!
Only just came in on this & hope that by now Pouncy has seen the vet,once the temp.starts reaching that level they need help but then can recover as quickly as they seem to become ill,cuddles to him...x
Thank u everyone for the concern.i took him to an after hrs er.the
Vet acted as though pouncy is teething and im overreacting. He didnt find
nething wrong with him.however he didnt do labs or nething.basically
he took my $100 and sd hv a good day.pouncy is eating and drinking a lil.hes not gone
To the bthrm since last night.he still lays around and meows when i touch him.i am taking him to his
vet after work today.does anyone hv ne suggestions?
Although he had a poop, is he constipated? Does his stomach feel hard? How does his stools look? Hard, dry, loose etc..
I would still go to the vet just to make sure he's okay. They can only help him. Please keep us updated.
What was his temperature at that point,if it was still up then the cat needed something,teething can make them uncomfortable & a bit sore but shouldn't make the temp.go up like that it is more the sign of an infection somewhere,cats normal temps are around 101.5,102 to 102.5 some vets might give a bit of ab coverage just in case,103+ there is something going on.Hopefully your own vet will be of more help ,he/she should be able to tell if Pouncy is constipated & give you adv.on what to do,he sounds a really unhappy babe at the moment bless him.When you get him sorted if I was you I would right a letter to the emerg.service & tell them how you felt about the treatment you received from their vet,they are there to help not make you feel it is wasting their time & you certainly paid enough for them to have kept their feelings to themselves, I know if one of mine had a temp.like that then I would certainly have gone to OOH surgery. Fingers crossed for both you & him...xQuote:
Originally Posted by pouncysmom
i agree with jackie ... they are our babies and no one should make you feel bad for worrying about them
Well Pouncy and I went to the vet and he said that he has an upper resp infection.He gave him a shot of antibiotics that
stay in his system for 10 tens. I hope my lil boy feels better soon! He looks so sad. My vet was also furious with the way I was
treated at the ER clinic and he told me he would contact them. Thanks for all the concern.
I hope Pouncy responds super fast to the antibiotics and he is soon back to normal. What an anxious time this must be for you x
I agree with all here! You can NOT be too cautious with these guys. They turn the corner so quickly! We've had problems with Dakota off-and-on since we got him. He's had upper resp infections and food allergies several times. MCs are so expressive -- you know when something is NOT right. Glad your vet is concerned with the way you were treated (and I'm appalled myself).
We hope Pouncy is feeling "pouncy" again soon!:smile:
URI are very common. So the meds should help Pouncy to feel better soon. Our guy had a temp of 105 when we got him. The meds cleared him up right away. That was 4 months ago and he's doing great.
Thanks everyone! Pouncy is feeling much better!
Bless him & would have been feeling better even quicker if the other vet had given him something,hope when your vet gets in touch with them they have the decency to give you a part refund as a goodwill gesture,when that sort of thing happens it makes you wary about having to use them again. May Pouncy's bounce carry on improving...xQuote:
Originally Posted by pouncysmom
Glad your vet examined Pouncy properly and has given him meds. Hope he springs back quickly XxX
Glad to hear he's doing better. It is so heart-rending to see them suddenly go poorly.
Glad to hear that he got the proper treatment and that he is getting better.
It sucks to go to a emergency, tell you nothing is wrong or do very little to help and take your money. It really irks me that these supposely 'vets' can do this. I could go on but I won't, it makes my blood boil.
Lots of healthy dust sent to Pouncy!
so glad to hear he is feeling better :smile:
hope that OOH vet got a right telling off, not treating a fever that high is negligent in my book!
glad to hear he is feeling better :)