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Help diagnose
I have a young male cat 8 months old. He was less active from early days compared to his brother who was born with him. He developed a fairly big belly at the age of about 4 months. For the past few months he has been very sick and drugs do not seem to answer. I doubt whether his disease has been properly diagnosed.
It all started about 3 months back when he resisted any form of touching of his chest area. He would scream in pain when you touch his chest area. When we took him to the vet, the vet gave IV (antibiotic injections) on three consecutive days, there was little improvement but after few days he was in pain again (and scream in pain when we attempt to carry him or fondle). After about three weeks time from that, he started sneezing and caughing heavily. His nasal discharges covered his hands when we see him in the morning. It was very bad. He had a discharge from the eyes too. He found it very difficult to breath. Again he was given amoxilin family IV for four consecutive days. There was minimum improvement and then he was put on Augmentin syrup for one week and he recovered to a great extent. He started running and playing like a normal cat. But after about two weeks again he started to scream painfully when we touch him, specially the chest area. Now again I see that he has a breathing problem and there is a discharge from his eyes. Now again he is not active at all. He has lost weight. He has reduced eating although still he eats and drinks a bit voluntarily. Please help diagnose the problem. Why does he scream in pain when you touch his chest area? For nearly 3 months why has he not recovered? Why don't the drugs answer? Please help. I feel so sorry for this little cat, the most innocent one I have. |
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I'm so sorry that your kitty is so sick. Has the vet mentioned the possibility of FIP (Feline Infectious Peritonitis)? Unfortunately it's a very tricky disease to diagnose and the vets in Sri Lanka may not be that up-to-date on recognizing it, but according to your description it could be one of the possibilities. Here is a link: http://www.vet.cornell.edu/fhc/brochures/fip.html
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Good idea sugarcatmom
I would also be concerned about FIP. This could cause pain in many areas including the chest. It can cause generalized inflammation. I would also want to make sure that other causes also be looked for which might have a better prognosis. Some further testing is indicated. If there is regional problems in Sri Lanka with veterinary care, the forum here can definitely help and feel free to PM me. Best of luck.
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