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Kitten growth spurt?

kravenheart

kravenheart

Savannah Super Cat
So the tests have not come back yet, but it turns out the vet gave her the FIP and FELV vaccine with her twelve week shots. He was the only vet in the area with experience with Savannah cats, and we warned him about some of the shots, but he still gave her the one. So this is probably a reaction to that. It was on Friday, so just about a full week ago, and her symptoms are much the same. Bloated and lethargic, but still eating/drinking regularly. She still pees and she did poop a little last night. Her eyes are bright and she is alert, she just doesn't want to move or play and it seems like her belly is giving her discomfort.

Has anyone experienced this before? She doesn't seem to be getting better or worse, so she is fighting the reaction. What can we do to help her? There has to be something. I know other savannahs have been given the shot and survived. I'm doing research into those cases now. Would a cold bath or maybe a heating pad help? A lot of bacteria/viruses are sensitive to temperature change. Are there anti-viral medicines for cats that might help? I feel like the vet really is not doing much at this point besides waiting to see what happens.
 
M

Mikey

Savannah Child
kravenheart said:
So the tests have not come back yet, but it turns out the vet gave her the FIP and FELV vaccine with her twelve week shots. He was the only vet in the area with experience with Savannah cats, and we warned him about some of the shots, but he still gave her the one. So this is probably a reaction to that. It was on Friday, so just about a full week ago, and her symptoms are much the same. Bloated and lethargic, but still eating/drinking regularly. She still pees and she did poop a little last night. Her eyes are bright and she is alert, she just doesn't want to move or play and it seems like her belly is giving her discomfort.

Has anyone experienced this before? She doesn't seem to be getting better or worse, so she is fighting the reaction. What can we do to help her? There has to be something. I know other savannahs have been given the shot and survived. I'm doing research into those cases now. Would a cold bath or maybe a heating pad help? A lot of bacteria/viruses are sensitive to temperature change. Are there anti-viral medicines for cats that might help? I feel like the vet really is not doing much at this point besides waiting to see what happens.
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are vaccines and shots different for savannahs compared to those of common cat breeds?? Should I be aware of this when choosing a vet?
 
Trish Allearz

Trish Allearz

Moderator
Your description of her tummy in the first post made me think fip. Did they comment on her tummy?
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kravenheart

kravenheart

Savannah Super Cat
Yes, it is still bloated. The vet seems very reluctant to do anything. He did seem to think it was FIP because of the bloating, but I found out he did not give her the FIP vaccine, just the FELV one.
 
Trish Allearz

Trish Allearz

Moderator
The vaccine would not cause bloat. call another vet in your area and I'd say I want a second opinion.

If it is fip, the fluid build up is very uncomfortable as it will begin to crush the organs. I hope it is not, but I'd be back at the vet asap.
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kravenheart

kravenheart

Savannah Super Cat
We are looking for another vet now. In humans a fever/warmth will actually help slow/kill viruses because they require certain temperatures to reproduce. Would a warm bath possibly be helpful?
 
Trish Allearz

Trish Allearz

Moderator
kravenheart said:
We are looking for another vet now. In humans a fever/warmth will actually help slow/kill viruses because they require certain temperatures to reproduce. Would a warm bath possibly be helpful?
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Not really- you will just stress out baby more :(

Right now- I would let him/her sleep as much as they want- probably even put a heating pad out in case they want to cuddle on it. With a fever, they probably won't, but it's always an option some sick kitties will take.

I am praying it's not FIP- if it is, we are here for you and your kitty. But I hope you get a second opinion asap because the wait and see approach isn't really the way I'd handle it and sounds like it's not an approach you are too comfortable with either.
 
kravenheart

kravenheart

Savannah Super Cat
No, I'm not a fan of "wait and see" and I refuse to sit by and do nothing. There is always a way, we just have to find it. IF it is FIP, Ive found a research paper that had some success with Polyprenyl Immunostimulant. Gonna bring it up to the vet as an option.
 
kravenheart

kravenheart

Savannah Super Cat
The second vet agreed that it was probably FIP. :( The symptoms don't match for FELV reaction to the shot.
 
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