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Kittens with tremors - Long Story
Sharon told me about this newsgroup, so I thought I'd post our situation.
We took in a stray cat who turned out to be very pregnant. She delivered 5 live babies, and 1 that was not born alive. I noticed one kitten seemed less coordinated or weaker than the others at 2 weeks old. From then on, I made sure he got some uninterrupted meals (he was always getting knocked off the nipple) and tried my best to help him. He was about 2/3rds the size of the others. At age 5 weeks, he developed tremors. His little head would bob around at times. He became more lethargic, had some trouble walking, but would try to play now and then. He slept more than the others and missed meals. I was constantly waking him up and hauling him over to mom. The vet could not diagnose what was wrong, said it could be many things -- viral, cerebellum development problems, organ problems, and we started him on antibiotics in case of infection. At 7 weeks, we lost him (2 days ago.) He was completely lethargic and not trying to eat. Vet said he'd have to have IV's, sub-q, and more to get him to last the night to try to get test results. She did not give him a good outlook so we made the decision to let him go. Necropsy showed abnormal liver, but that could have been from lack of nutrition. It did show grossly enlarged and pale kidneys. The vet suspects it was viral or congenital. Could even be FIP. We are waiting for tissue sample results early next week. The mom-cat has tremors when she leans down to eat. You can't see it, but I can feel it down her back. I've read that these are "intention tremors." I have noticed those tremors on 2 of the remaining kittens. Today, one of those kittens developed visible tremors. You could see her little head shaking, and her foot shook when elevated. I have left a message for the vet, but ohmigawd. I cannot take another heartbreak. She also has sneezed a couple of times today, but no discharge. I don't know if her immune system could be weakening and she's catching things that are contagious. Any ideas? Are these classic symptoms of FIP in kittens? What can I do to help these guys? Anyone else have cats with "intention tremors," and can they be harmless? Thanks for making it to the end... Rhonda (Sleepless and Worried in Seattle) |
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