Mama2four Posted September 13, 2012 Share Posted September 13, 2012 Took our sweet kitty to the vet today and was told she has pneumonia. Her temp was 107. The vet gave her antibiotics and put her on ice packs to help cool her down. Sent her home and told us to keep an eye on her temp. It went down to 103 earlier, but is now back to 107. The vet said if it doesn't go down, that could be a sign of her kidneys failing. She was also dehydrated because of being outside all day (she is an outside cat) and I didn't know she was sick until about 3:00 this afternoon. Please tell me if you've had a cat survive this ordeal. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mama2four Posted September 13, 2012 Author Share Posted September 13, 2012 We still have her on ice packs and my daughter is giving her fluids (she is a vet tech). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CupOCoffee Posted September 13, 2012 Share Posted September 13, 2012 :grouphug: poor kitty! I have no advice, just hugs and good wishes for kitty to get better! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fourcatmom Posted September 13, 2012 Share Posted September 13, 2012 :grouphug: I hope she begins to feel better and is able to beat this! :grouphug: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Catwoman Posted September 13, 2012 Share Posted September 13, 2012 If your dd is giving her IV fluids, it's the best thing you can do for her. Someone should stay awake with her tonight, to try to keep her as calm and cool as possible. Keep rotating ice packs. If her nose starts to look really dried out and sore, gently rub a teeny bit of Vaseline on it. (The Vaseline won't hurt her if she licks it off, and you only need a tiny bit to coat the skin, anyway.) I have had cats come back from worse, so I'm hoping everything will be OK with your kitty, too. Did the vet do blood tests to check her kidney function? I'm so sorry your cat is so ill, and I'll pray that she makes a complete recovery. :grouphug::grouphug::grouphug: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Catwoman Posted September 14, 2012 Share Posted September 14, 2012 How is your cat feeling today? I hope she is doing better. :grouphug: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrulySusan Posted September 14, 2012 Share Posted September 14, 2012 I hope your kitty is doing better today! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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