My f3 male Savannah, 9 months, is sick with upset stomach

[Gaby]

I'm worried about him, he ate a mouse a few days ago an took Him to the vet but the medication
Only stoped the vomit, he sleeps all day long if I let him. I wake him up to feed him, give him his med and water by a syringe. He lost at least 2lbs. He is not himself anymore. Thank you to anyone with a suggestion or maybe somebody went through the same situation.

 

[Rafiki]

Two things come immediately to mind - poison and blockage.

I would be concerned that the mouse had been poisoned or something and he is still suffering the effects. In this case, I would think that he needs something to neutralize the poison.

What did they do at the vet's? Did they make sure that blockage is not the issue. If he also ate something other than a mouse it could have blocked his intestines (that would explain the vomiting, lack of appetite and lethargy).

If he has not eaten in 48 hours, he could be in trouble (fatty liver) and I would get him to an internal medicine specialist.

 

[Gaby]

They have done X-rays, and was just fine, nothing that blocked his intestines the vomiting stoped right after I gave him the medication. I'm taking him to the vet once again this afternoon. You could be right on that the mice could be poisoned, so something to neutralize the poison is a start. Thank you!
I let u know how this goes, hopefully by then he will improve. Thank you again!

 

[Brigitte Cowell]

Xrays do NOT rule out a blockage, they can sometimes detect a blockage but it isn't completely sensitive. The best way to rule out an intestinal blockage is a barium series. Ultrasound can sometimes be better than xray also.

Definitely a mouse might be carrying poison, that is what killed my parents' dog once. They don't use poison but it seems a neighbor must :-( I don't know if there is a general medication for poison (no idea how many different types there might be) so the only care might be supportive care as you have been doing...syringing water but you could possible add syringing chicken baby food (no garlic although i believe all first stage baby food is free of that nowadays) or get some A/D canned food from the vet to dilute and syringe. That way he will get a little nutrition to help him get through this...

 

[Rafiki]

Not everything will show up on an x-ray. The barium test is the best to detect blockage.

 

[Gaby]

Not everything will show up on an x-ray. The barium test is the best to detect blockage.

Thank you for letting me know. I have the app with the vet in an hour so I let her know. Thank you

 

[SV Dad]

I don't know if there is a general medication for poison

warfarin. By far the most common. Causes internal bleeding. I don't think that is a factor here.

 

[Gaby]

Xrays do NOT rule out a blockage, they can sometimes detect a blockage but it isn't completely sensitive. The best way to rule out an intestinal blockage is a barium series. Ultrasound can sometimes be better than xray also.

Definitely a mouse might be carrying poison, that is what killed my parents' dog once. They don't use poison but it seems a neighbor must :-( I don't know if there is a general medication for poison (no idea how many different types there might be) so the only care might be supportive care as you have been doing...syringing water but you could possible add syringing chicken baby food (no garlic although i believe all first stage baby food is free of that nowadays) or get some A/D canned food from the vet to dilute and syringe. That way he will get a little nutrition to help him get through this...

Oh!, I see. I'm sure the vet have something to neutralize the poison, I HOPE!
I posted the canned food that I feed him from the vet, and the medicine. Hope when I came back from the vet I have good news. I lost my Maine Coon after 10 years and took me 2 years to recover from it. I'm not loosing this one, so thank you so much for your advises, I'm doing my best

 

[Patti]

Poison was my first thought as well, and warfarin (a common rat poison) is reversible. Warfarin causes bleeding which means he could be bleeding internally. Not sure if you can run an INR on a cat - I've never seen that before, but that would tell you how thin his blood is (if he's been exposed to warfarin).

In any case it sounds like your boy needs supportive care at the least - possibly some IV fluids and maybe a bit of force feeding some nutrition. I had two kittens that go into mouthwash that had peppermint in it - I ended up force feeding and fluid supplementing them for almost five weeks before they finally recovered and started eating normally again...

 

[Gaby]

Oh!, I see. I'm sure the vet have something to neutralize the poison, I HOPE!
I posted the canned food that I feed him from the vet, and the medicine. Hope when I came back from the vet I have good news. I lost my Maine Coon after 10 years and took me 2 years to recover from it. I'm not loosing this one, so thank you so much for your advises, I'm doing my best

There is not poison in his system no obstruction in his intestines, the blood work turn out to be normal, so she gave me a softener for his constipation, some pils to get his appetite back and to continue with what I have been doing so far. I can imagine myself finding him with a syringe for a long time, and he hates me for it right now