HELP... Fever and Not Eating

On 2003-09-11, Mavalon wrote:

Not very good news. Blood tests show kidney problems. At this point
we don't know if it's acute or chronic. Kitty was nibbling on a bit of
food yesterday and the fever is down but the vet wants to keep him
hospitalized for 2 more days on IV fluids. After that she figures
we'll know if it's acute or chronic. Is it possible that it's just an
infection rather than a failure? Can anyone give an opinion on the
likelihood of him pulling though?

Fever points to infection.

Body temperature can be low with kidney failure.

Of course, kidney infections can result in kidney failure.