my sister's kitten Mykos is really sick... like serious...
apparantly he was disoriented and wandering around her apartment and falling over...
she took him to an emergency veterinary hospital and he has a temperature of 106 F (normal is 102)
I don't know many details of what is wrong. They don't know exactly what is causing the problem at this point. From what I overheard, it could be FIP, Feline... uhhh... Infection... P... something that starts with P... Feline Infectious Peritonitis (Google is my friend!)... but that is just speculation at this point. They have him on IV's. But he is not in an oxygen tent. And his temp has improved to 104, so that is good news.
But my sister is really upset. She also had to put a deposit down for $1000.
Vet care for cats can be very expensive.
So far we have no idea how sick Mykos is or how likely he is to survive.
Here is a recent pic of him for those who did not see my other cat pic thread (he is on the left... the Siamese... the one on the right is Morty)
For those that didn't read the other thread, Mykos was a birthday present for my sister. She traveled to Greece in August, and my mom and I went to a breeder and picked out Mykos from a pair of Siamese kittens. When she got back from Greece, we surprised her with the kitten.
So naturally, she is very upset.
He is a very sweet little guy and it will be such a shame if he dies.
Also, another of our cats, Mali, is having health problems.
He has lost 3 pounds in the last 6 months or so. It turns out he is hyper-thyroid. He has to take medicine with his food. Also, he throws up a lot. But he is such a sweet guy. I don't think he is long for this world.
It saddens me a lot because I can almost handle it more when a human family member dies. But for some reason it tears me up when one of the cats has problems. I don't know why.
Anyways, I hope Mykos pulls through this and I am able to post pics of him healthy again.
After her semester is over with, my sister will be staying with us again for about 5-6 weeks so I'll be able to post some pics of Mykos if he makes it.
here's a good one from the other thread for those that missed it
apparantly he was disoriented and wandering around her apartment and falling over...
she took him to an emergency veterinary hospital and he has a temperature of 106 F (normal is 102)
I don't know many details of what is wrong. They don't know exactly what is causing the problem at this point. From what I overheard, it could be FIP, Feline... uhhh... Infection... P... something that starts with P... Feline Infectious Peritonitis (Google is my friend!)... but that is just speculation at this point. They have him on IV's. But he is not in an oxygen tent. And his temp has improved to 104, so that is good news.
But my sister is really upset. She also had to put a deposit down for $1000.
Vet care for cats can be very expensive.
So far we have no idea how sick Mykos is or how likely he is to survive.
Here is a recent pic of him for those who did not see my other cat pic thread (he is on the left... the Siamese... the one on the right is Morty)
For those that didn't read the other thread, Mykos was a birthday present for my sister. She traveled to Greece in August, and my mom and I went to a breeder and picked out Mykos from a pair of Siamese kittens. When she got back from Greece, we surprised her with the kitten.
So naturally, she is very upset.
He is a very sweet little guy and it will be such a shame if he dies.
Also, another of our cats, Mali, is having health problems.
He has lost 3 pounds in the last 6 months or so. It turns out he is hyper-thyroid. He has to take medicine with his food. Also, he throws up a lot. But he is such a sweet guy. I don't think he is long for this world.
It saddens me a lot because I can almost handle it more when a human family member dies. But for some reason it tears me up when one of the cats has problems. I don't know why.
Anyways, I hope Mykos pulls through this and I am able to post pics of him healthy again.
After her semester is over with, my sister will be staying with us again for about 5-6 weeks so I'll be able to post some pics of Mykos if he makes it.
here's a good one from the other thread for those that missed it
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