One of our beloved cats has had a health issue ongoing over the last six months. Periodically he will become very lethargic and stop eating. The first time this happened, we took him to the vet. They thought maybe it was a stomach issue and gave him some antibiotics and within a day or so he was back to normal.
This has recurred every couple of months. The second time we used an app to speak to an online vet who advised us to just try him with some chicken and if he didn’t perk up, take him in to a vet. Again, within a couple of days he was back to normal.
It happened a couple more times, but since we got used to it, we just observed him and let it pass. But a few weeks ago, it got quite bad again and on the third day, we took him in to the vets again; this time a different clinic with a new vet. He was kept in, put on a drip, given a metacam (NSAID) injection, and bloods were taken and sent away for analysis. While he was in, the vet had noticed he seemed to have a problem with his eyes. She diagnosed it as uveitis, probably a secondary symptom of an underlying, problem; hence the blood work.
We brought him home that night, and he ate. For a couple of days, he seemed better, but started to slip back into the lethargy and loss of appetite. We took him back to the vets and she said it was probably the pain of the uveitis, and the NSAID had worn off. We got it in a suspension form and after putting it in his food he improved again.
One time it was me who took him to the vet, another time it was my wife. The same with a couple of telephone calls. We shared with each other everything we could remember about what the vet and receptionist had said.
Eventually when all tests came back, he was clear of the most serious possible causes, but toxoplasmosis was determined to be the problem. So we got some antibiotics for him which he has been having for about one week and continue on for the next three.
The thing is, last night and then today, his lethargy and loss of appetite have come back. I rang the vet again and have booked him in for an appointment tomorrow morning.
I was wondering if any members with experience in the field have any feedback on the situation so far. I was hoping that since they diagnosed toxo, and gave him the antibiotics, that it would help with the uveitis and prevent it from reoccurring? So now I don’t know if it’s a misdiagnosis. I’m assuming the uveitis is what’s bothering him again.
Thanks
This has recurred every couple of months. The second time we used an app to speak to an online vet who advised us to just try him with some chicken and if he didn’t perk up, take him in to a vet. Again, within a couple of days he was back to normal.
It happened a couple more times, but since we got used to it, we just observed him and let it pass. But a few weeks ago, it got quite bad again and on the third day, we took him in to the vets again; this time a different clinic with a new vet. He was kept in, put on a drip, given a metacam (NSAID) injection, and bloods were taken and sent away for analysis. While he was in, the vet had noticed he seemed to have a problem with his eyes. She diagnosed it as uveitis, probably a secondary symptom of an underlying, problem; hence the blood work.
We brought him home that night, and he ate. For a couple of days, he seemed better, but started to slip back into the lethargy and loss of appetite. We took him back to the vets and she said it was probably the pain of the uveitis, and the NSAID had worn off. We got it in a suspension form and after putting it in his food he improved again.
One time it was me who took him to the vet, another time it was my wife. The same with a couple of telephone calls. We shared with each other everything we could remember about what the vet and receptionist had said.
Eventually when all tests came back, he was clear of the most serious possible causes, but toxoplasmosis was determined to be the problem. So we got some antibiotics for him which he has been having for about one week and continue on for the next three.
The thing is, last night and then today, his lethargy and loss of appetite have come back. I rang the vet again and have booked him in for an appointment tomorrow morning.
I was wondering if any members with experience in the field have any feedback on the situation so far. I was hoping that since they diagnosed toxo, and gave him the antibiotics, that it would help with the uveitis and prevent it from reoccurring? So now I don’t know if it’s a misdiagnosis. I’m assuming the uveitis is what’s bothering him again.
Thanks