Our Penny is sick

islelily · January 2010

And not feeling well! She's been sleeping all day and will growl at Franklin if he gets too close.

Poor girl. I think she is taking a while to feel better from her vaccines from yesterday. I'll take her in on Monday with Franklin (he goes for his neutering) and see what the vet says.

But I hate seeing her not feeling well.

rjl07 · January 2010

Poor girl. Hopefully it's just the vaccines making her feel bad and it will wear off soon. Glad you are getting her checked on Monday, but hopefully she'll be back to normal before then.

islelily · January 2010

rjl07:
Poor girl. Hopefully it's just the vaccines making her feel bad and it will wear off soon. Glad you are getting her checked on Monday, but hopefully she'll be back to normal before then.

I hope so too! Ever since we found out about her FIV, I've been worried and she's seemed tired. Ugh!

rjl07 · January 2010

What is FIV?

islelily · January 2010

Feline AIDS.

She went in for her booster shot for another vaccine and they suggested that she get tested since she was a stray.

ShellShockedMama · January 2010

my zoey was sick for a week due to vaccinations. It made me crazy and worried, but she was fine.

islelily · January 2010

ShellShockedMama:
my zoey was sick for a week due to vaccinations. It made me crazy and worried, but she was fine.

Thank you for your reassurance. I feel better for waiting until Monday.

rjl07 · January 2010

Oh no! I'm sorry. Is that treatable? I hope she's ok.

ShellShockedMama · January 2010

islelily:
ShellShockedMama:
my zoey was sick for a week due to vaccinations. It made me crazy and worried, but she was fine.
Thank you for your reassurance. I feel better for waiting until Monday.

What I did was give her high calorie wet food b/c she wasn't eating too much, and I gave her tons of lovin'. The only time I get her to a vet straight away is if she doesn't eat for two days in a row and/or doesn't go to the bathroom. Those to me, are not great signs.

Is your cat small? zoey's (a dog) about 7 pounds. The smaller the animal, I think the more complications to vaccinations they can have.

islelily · January 2010

ShellShockedMama:
islelily:
ShellShockedMama:
my zoey was sick for a week due to vaccinations. It made me crazy and worried, but she was fine.
Thank you for your reassurance. I feel better for waiting until Monday.
What I did was give her high calorie wet food b/c she wasn't eating too much, and I gave her tons of lovin'. The only time I get her to a vet straight away is if she doesn't eat for two days in a row and/or doesn't go to the bathroom. Those to me, are not great signs.
Is your cat small? zoey's (a dog) about 7 pounds. The smaller the animal, I think the more complications to vaccinations they can have.

Thanks for the advice. She's only eaten a little today. We're keeping an eye on her if/when she goes to the litter box.

She is tiny, only about 18months and is about 8 pounds. I'm trying to pet her often. She just looks tired.

BeachCole · January 2010

Oh, no! I hope she feel better soon :-(

rjl07 · January 2010

Our cats are over 3 years old now, but I remember they were knocked out by their first round of vaccines when they were little. I think lethargy is a normal side effect of the shots. Don't worry too much yet - sounds like you are doing everything right.

klk2klb · January 2010

I hope she feels better soon.

islelily · January 2010

Thanks ladies! Even Franklin (4 months) is a little lazy today.

My poor babies!

erpetdoc · January 2010

ShellShockedMama:
The smaller the animal, I think the more complications to vaccinations they can have.

This is very true. As for FIV, have you talked to your vet about interferon?? It's an anti-viral that we often use for FIV cats to help boost their immune system. It doesn't cure FIV, but it sometimes helps them have more longevity. If you have other cats, you're definitely going to want to get them tested, and if all negative, then get the cats that are negative vaccinated. Although the vaccine isn't 100%, it provides some protection. You will not want to bring any other cats into the house, as you would be risking exposing those cats as well. And if you were to board your kitty, you'd want to be sure to disclose that she is positive for FIV.

I know it's a scary diagnosis...but I hope your little girl does okay. :-)

butterfly843 · January 2010

Hope she feels better soon.

islelily · January 2010

papetvet:
ShellShockedMama:
The smaller the animal, I think the more complications to vaccinations they can have.
This is very true. As for FIV, have you talked to your vet about interferon?? It's an anti-viral that we often use for FIV cats to help boost their immune system. It doesn't cure FIV, but it sometimes helps them have more longevity. If you have other cats, you're definitely going to want to get them tested, and if all negative, then get the cats that are negative vaccinated. Although the vaccine isn't 100%, it provides some protection. You will not want to bring any other cats into the house, as you would be risking exposing those cats as well. And if you were to board your kitty, you'd want to be sure to disclose that she is positive for FIV.
I know it's a scary diagnosis...but I hope your little girl does okay. :-)

The vet did not mention anything about interferon, but I've been reading about it. Looks like it is something done at a later stage. Can it be done now? She's in stage 2 (I think), where she appears healthy.

We do have another cat, he's 4-5mo old. He was tested at the vet and he's negative for FIV. The vet said we could get him vaccinated, but like you mentioned, it will not keep him 100% from not getting it.

We're hoping not to board the cats if we can (to save money) but now really would not want to so we don't expose her to anything.

Should we pursue the interferon for Penny and the vaccine for Franklin in your opinion?

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