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vaccine reaction with vomiting and bloody diarrhea
Please anyone who has experience with this, I need help, or at least
reassurance. I took Sweety - 2.5 year old ragdoll - to the vet today for her yearly vaccination. She got something called Nobivac Tricat (for feline herpesvirus, feline calicivirus and feline panleucopenia). 3 hours later she started having diarrhea and vomiting. I rushed her back to the vet. He gave her a shot for infection and to stop the vomiting, then told me to take her home and keep her cool (we're in Spain and it's *hot* here right now). He said her color (gums) was good. She was panting, but she always pants when she's scared or excited, so we think that was not a problem. He gave her Primperan for the vomiting, and I'm not sure what the name of the drug against infection was. He gave me a syringe with another dose of the same medicine to inject her with in 8 hours. I took her home, and about an hour later she tried throwing up again. There wasn't anything in her tummy so all that came out was a bit of foamy liquid. But at the same time her read end started leaking bloody diarrhea. It was just mucus and blood - there was nothing left in her intestines by this point. I called the vet again, and told him this. He told me to give her Flagyl (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metronidazole) and Sucralfate (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sucralfate). I am familiar with both of these - I've given the Flagyl to her when she had bloody diarrhea as a kitten, but then it was just a few drops of blood, not a whole puddle of blood like now. He said to call him in a few hours again to tell him how she's doing. What else should I be doing? She's not drinking, and with the vomiting and diarrhea she must be dehydrated (although she wasn't when I took her to the vet - he checked her skin). I tried offering her water, ice cubes in the water, freshly made chicken broth (cooled)... she won't even sniff at anything. Should I syringe water into her? What else do vets normally do in these cases? Should I take her to another vet? Just treating the symptoms of vomiting and diarrhea doesn't seem enough... but maybe that's what is normally done and I am just too crazy with worry... Nadia, Kotyo and a very sick Sweety -- Little Monster pictures: http://picasaweb.google.com/nnakova/Kotyo Sweety pictures: http://picasaweb.google.com/nnakova/Sweety Kotyo and Sweety together: http://picasaweb.google.com/nnakova/KotyoAndSweety |
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vaccine reaction with vomiting and bloody diarrhea
On Mon, 09 Aug 2010 18:14:24 +0200, Nadia N. wrote:
Please anyone who has experience with this, I need help, or at least reassurance. I took Sweety - 2.5 year old ragdoll - to the vet today for her yearly vaccination. She got something called Nobivac Tricat (for feline herpesvirus, feline calicivirus and feline panleucopenia). 3 hours later she started having diarrhea and vomiting. I rushed her back to the vet. Assuming she's not dead from inaction, get her to a pet emergency care clinic, or another vet if you haven't one. |
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vaccine reaction with vomiting and bloody diarrhea
AZ Nomad wrote:
On Mon, 09 Aug 2010 18:14:24 +0200, Nadia N. wrote: Please anyone who has experience with this, I need help, or at least reassurance. I took Sweety - 2.5 year old ragdoll - to the vet today for her yearly vaccination. She got something called Nobivac Tricat (for feline herpesvirus, feline calicivirus and feline panleucopenia). 3 hours later she started having diarrhea and vomiting. I rushed her back to the vet. Assuming she's not dead from inaction, get her to a pet emergency care clinic, or another vet if you haven't one. She is not dead. She hasn't vomited since the last time I posted. She had one more incident of trying to poo where she just passed mucous which was dark pink in color. It wasn't as bloody as the last time. What exactly else is a vet supposed to do other than what my vet did? He checked her heart and the color of her gums, and gave medicines to try to stop the vomiting and diarrhea. She has no trouble breathing, so he didn't give her an anti-histamine as I've read is done sometimes for adverse reactions to vaccines. If you know what else is supposed to be done, maybe you can post it instead of saying "if she's not dead from inaction". I am trying my best to get her the best care I can. -- Little Monster pictures: http://picasaweb.google.com/nnakova/Kotyo Sweety pictures: http://picasaweb.google.com/nnakova/Sweety Kotyo and Sweety together: http://picasaweb.google.com/nnakova/KotyoAndSweety |
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vaccine reaction with vomiting and bloody diarrhea
On Mon, 09 Aug 2010 19:38:03 +0200, Nadia N. wrote:
AZ Nomad wrote: On Mon, 09 Aug 2010 18:14:24 +0200, Nadia N. wrote: Please anyone who has experience with this, I need help, or at least reassurance. I took Sweety - 2.5 year old ragdoll - to the vet today for her yearly vaccination. She got something called Nobivac Tricat (for feline herpesvirus, feline calicivirus and feline panleucopenia). 3 hours later she started having diarrhea and vomiting. I rushed her back to the vet. Assuming she's not dead from inaction, get her to a pet emergency care clinic, or another vet if you haven't one. She is not dead. She hasn't vomited since the last time I posted. She had one more incident of trying to poo where she just passed mucous which was dark pink in color. It wasn't as bloody as the last time. What exactly else is a vet supposed to do other than what my vet did? He checked her heart and the color of her gums, and gave medicines to try I don't know. I'm not a vet nor do I play one on usenet. Vomiting is serious business and I wouldn't spend the evening asking strangers on usenet. Kitty'd be in the care of professionals instead. |
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vaccine reaction with vomiting and bloody diarrhea
AZ Nomad wrote:
On Mon, 09 Aug 2010 19:38:03 +0200, Nadia N. wrote: What exactly else is a vet supposed to do other than what my vet did? He checked her heart and the color of her gums, and gave medicines to try I don't know. I'm not a vet nor do I play one on usenet. Vomiting is serious business and I wouldn't spend the evening asking strangers on usenet. Kitty'd be in the care of professionals instead. I did take her to a professional. I took her to her vet - the same one who gave her the vaccination. He gave her Primperan to stop the vomiting and she has indeed stopped vomiting. I have the vet's emergency phone number and he said to call at any time if I notice any change for the worse. At the moment she is sleeping. Earlier she was even washing herself, which to me is a sign that she is feeling better. The reason I posted was because I was hoping to hear from other people who have been in a similar situation with their cat, so I could have some idea of what to expect, and to reassure myself that this happens and cats get over it with the proper care. That was *AFTER* I had taken my cat to the vet for the 2nd time, and after I had talked to him on the phone. I was not looking for vet advice online. I said as much in my original post, right at the top. Maybe you missed reading that part? Again, does anyone have any advice how I can get Sweety to drink? She still refuses any water or broth. She hasn't eaten or drunk since this morning (about 12 hours ago), and she threw up the food she'd eaten then. I am not concerned about her not eating, but I think she needs to drink. I tried to give her water with a syringe and most of it ended up on her fur. For a sick kitty she sure has a lot of fight in her. I don't want to stress her too much by forcing water on her. It's bad enough that I'll have to force bad-tasting medicine down her throat again. I asked the vet about her not drinking and he thinks that she is still feeling too nauseous to want to drink, and that she'll start drinking when she feels better. He said that if she doesn't drink anything until tomorrow morning it won't hurt her, and if she really hasn't started drinking by then I should bring her back in. He repeated again that she was not dehydrated when he looked at her the 2nd time (about 4 hours ago). -- Little Monster pictures: http://picasaweb.google.com/nnakova/Kotyo Sweety pictures: http://picasaweb.google.com/nnakova/Sweety Kotyo and Sweety together: http://picasaweb.google.com/nnakova/KotyoAndSweety |
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vaccine reaction with vomiting and bloody diarrhea
"Nadia N." wrote
Again, does anyone have any advice how I can get Sweety to drink? She still refuses any water or broth. She hasn't eaten or drunk since this morning (about 12 hours ago), and she threw up the food she'd eaten Drinking is critical. Too dehydrated they will have to put her on an IV. Try broth again, but water it down a bit and make sure it isnt to salty. then. I am not concerned about her not eating, but I think she needs to drink. I tried to give her water with a syringe and most of it ended up on her fur. For a sick kitty she sure has a lot of fight in her. I don't Keep trying. If 'most ended on her fur' that means some got in? Thats important. Do not use milk (unless special cat milk) as older cats are almost always lactose intolerant so it would cause more loss than gain. They make a sort of margarine for lactose intolerant people and it's mostly water. If she likes butter, she may accept licking some of that. want to stress her too much by forcing water on her. It's bad enough that I'll have to force bad-tasting medicine down her throat again. I asked the vet about her not drinking and he thinks that she is still feeling too nauseous to want to drink, and that she'll start drinking when she feels better. He said that if she doesn't drink anything until tomorrow morning it won't hurt her, and if she really hasn't started drinking by then I should bring her back in. He repeated again that she was not dehydrated when he looked at her the 2nd time (about 4 hours ago). I agree she probably isnt too much so if she's normally well aquated. 12 hours is acceptable (not preferred obviously) I've only had experience with one cat that had a bad reaction to a shot, but it was a bit like this. He was allergic to something in that shot. If it helps, he did indeed start drinking a bit in the night and by morning was happy to be waited on hand and foot with little tempting treats in tiny amounts every hour or so. The first thing he accepted with a little bit of my roomate's 'special margarine for the lactose intolerant' (her idea and a good one as it worked). He was my roomate's cat and they moved on so I don't know if Chauncy had any later issues. Just that he didn't have any while she was staying with me. |
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vaccine reaction with vomiting and bloody diarrhea
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"Nadia N." wrote in message ... AZ Nomad wrote: On Mon, 09 Aug 2010 19:38:03 +0200, Nadia N. wrote: What exactly else is a vet supposed to do other than what my vet did? He checked her heart and the color of her gums, and gave medicines to try I don't know. I'm not a vet nor do I play one on usenet. Vomiting is serious business and I wouldn't spend the evening asking strangers on usenet. Kitty'd be in the care of professionals instead. I did take her to a professional. I took her to her vet - the same one who gave her the vaccination. He gave her Primperan to stop the vomiting and she has indeed stopped vomiting. I have the vet's emergency phone number and he said to call at any time if I notice any change for the worse. At the moment she is sleeping. Earlier she was even washing herself, which to me is a sign that she is feeling better. The reason I posted was because I was hoping to hear from other people who have been in a similar situation with their cat, so I could have some idea of what to expect, and to reassure myself that this happens and cats get over it with the proper care. That was *AFTER* I had taken my cat to the vet for the 2nd time, and after I had talked to him on the phone. I was not looking for vet advice online. I said as much in my original post, right at the top. Maybe you missed reading that part? Again, does anyone have any advice how I can get Sweety to drink? She still refuses any water or broth. She hasn't eaten or drunk since this morning (about 12 hours ago), and she threw up the food she'd eaten then. I am not concerned about her not eating, but I think she needs to drink. I tried to give her water with a syringe and most of it ended up on her fur. For a sick kitty she sure has a lot of fight in her. I don't want to stress her too much by forcing water on her. It's bad enough that I'll have to force bad-tasting medicine down her throat again. I asked the vet about her not drinking and he thinks that she is still feeling too nauseous to want to drink, and that she'll start drinking when she feels better. He said that if she doesn't drink anything until tomorrow morning it won't hurt her, and if she really hasn't started drinking by then I should bring her back in. He repeated again that she was not dehydrated when he looked at her the 2nd time (about 4 hours ago). -- Little Monster pictures: http://picasaweb.google.com/nnakova/Kotyo Sweety pictures: http://picasaweb.google.com/nnakova/Sweety Kotyo and Sweety together: http://picasaweb.google.com/nnakova/KotyoAndSweety |
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vaccine reaction with vomiting and bloody diarrhea
On Aug 9, 11:14*am, "Nadia N." wrote:
Please anyone who has experience with this, I need help, or at least reassurance. Hello Nadia, I've been away for several days and just saw your post. I am hoping by now that Sweety is doing fine. One of our cats had two bad reactions when he was a young cat (one year) to a vaccine--also vomiting, loose stools, and his ears and paw pads were bright pink. We took him to the emergency vets and they gave him a shot of benadryl to stop the reaction (it helped only a little). I wanted to caution you, now that she's had this reaction--to NOT vaccinate her again. It could be more dangerous of a reaction next time she gets any vaccine. We have not vaccinated Benny since he had the reaction. IMO it's just too dangerous. Rene |
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vaccine reaction with vomiting and bloody diarrhea
Rene S. wrote:
I wanted to caution you, now that she's had this reaction--to NOT vaccinate her again. It could be more dangerous of a reaction next time she gets any vaccine. We have not vaccinated Benny since he had the reaction. IMO it's just too dangerous. Thanks Rene. Yeah, I was reading up on vaccine reactions yesterday and read that if a cat has a reaction to a vaccine, if she gets vaccinated again she'll get a worse reaction. Considering how scary it was this time, I don't want to imagine what a worse reaction would be. So I will not be vaccinating her again. I am concerned though about her catching something that I bring in from outside. There are tons of stray cats living outside here in Spain, and I don't drive so I walk everywhere. I'm afraid I might bring in something on my shoes that she won't be protected against. I know I won't have to worry about this for at least a year, maybe not even for the next 3 years (I think current vaccination protocols say that it's enough to vaccinate cats every 3 years instead of every year). But eventually her immunity will fade and then what? I guess I have 3 years to think of ways to figure something out... -- Little Monster pictures: http://picasaweb.google.com/nnakova/Kotyo Sweety pictures: http://picasaweb.google.com/nnakova/Sweety Kotyo and Sweety together: http://picasaweb.google.com/nnakova/KotyoAndSweety |
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vaccine reaction with vomiting and bloody diarrhea
"Nadia N." wrote
Rene S. wrote: I wanted to caution you, now that she's had this reaction--to NOT vaccinate her again. It could be more dangerous of a reaction next time she gets any vaccine. We have not vaccinated Benny since he had the reaction. IMO it's just too dangerous. Thanks Rene. Yeah, I was reading up on vaccine reactions yesterday and read that if a cat has a reaction to a vaccine, if she gets vaccinated again she'll get a worse reaction. Considering how scary it was this time, I don't want to imagine what a worse reaction would be. So I will not be vaccinating her again. I am concerned though about her catching something that I bring in from outside. There are tons of stray cats living outside here in Spain, and I don't drive so I walk everywhere. I'm afraid I might bring in something on my shoes that she won't be protected against. I know I won't have to worry about this for at least a year, maybe not even for the next 3 years (I think current vaccination protocols say that it's enough to vaccinate cats every 3 years instead of every year). But eventually her immunity will fade and then what? I guess I have 3 years to think of ways to figure something out... Nadia would you be US military associated? Doesnt really matter. One thing you need to check is the vaccination requirements to bring a pet to the next country. There is some controversy in how fast a vaccination fades, but there is little doubt on what is required per country be 'current'. Hawaii used to be very restrictive and so was England. Probably others as well. |
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