sick cat unexplained symptoms

I have a 18 month spayed female cat who got sick about a month ago. She went outside, but loud noises always made her run inside (we left the patio door open for her this summer). ON a friday night, she was nowhere to be found, we searched outdooors in the woods next to our yard, in the barn, the garage, the attic in the house - we couldn't find her, and it happened to be about 95-100 degrees and very humid over the weekend. I finally found her Monday evening hiding in the attic. She was a little dehydrated and tired. I cooled her down and tried to give her some water which she did not want to drink. I gave her some baby food, that is all she could eat, didn't want dry food nor her favorite soft kitty treats. All she did was walk around the house. We did take her to the vet, they found nothing physically wrong with her, they kept her overnight, took a complete blood count work, and gave her intravenous fluids, and said her temperature was low - 99 degrees. They kept her a second night, saying her temperature was low, and the blood work came back indicating nothing was wrong. We brang her home. She laid around the first day, she didn't want to walk or eat. I forced her to walk by having her follow a string around the house. I made her gruel with canned cat food for her to eat. AFter a week, she walks and can eat only canned food. She cannot use the litter pan, pees and poops wherever. Now, about 3 weeks later, she is better, but she is not herself. She can only eay canned food, she tries the dry food, but cannot swallow it and spits it up. She cannot smell, is always licking to see what is by her. She cannot jump up onto anything, she can jump off the couch, bed, etc. It's almost like she forgot how to play, use the litterpan. And she has developed this need to be by our one dog, who doesn't usually like the cat to be by him. Has anyone ever heard of these symptoms?

See another vet. There is something definitely wrong. Also, continue to feed
her canned food as she needs the nutrients.
Gail
"lmathias" wrote in message
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I have a 18 month spayed female cat who got sick about a month ago. She
went outside, but loud noises always made her run inside (we left the
patio door open for her this summer). ON a friday night, she was
nowhere to be found, we searched outdooors in the woods next to our
yard, in the barn, the garage, the attic in the house - we couldn't
find her, and it happened to be about 95-100 degrees and very humid
over the weekend. I finally found her Monday evening hiding in the
attic. She was a little dehydrated and tired. I cooled her down and
tried to give her some water which she did not want to drink. I gave
her some baby food, that is all she could eat, didn't want dry food nor
her favorite soft kitty treats. All she did was walk around the house.
We did take her to the vet, they found nothing physically wrong with
her, they kept her overnight, took a complete blood count work, and
gave her intravenous fluids, and said her temperature was low - 99
degrees. They kept her a second night, saying her temperature was low,
and the blood work came back indicating nothing was wrong. We brang her
home. She laid around the first day, she didn't want to walk or eat. I
forced her to walk by having her follow a string around the house. I
made her gruel with canned cat food for her to eat. AFter a week, she
walks and can eat only canned food. She cannot use the litter pan,
pees and poops wherever. Now, about 3 weeks later, she is better, but
she is not herself. She can only eay canned food, she tries the dry
food, but cannot swallow it and spits it up. She cannot smell, is
always licking to see what is by her. She cannot jump up onto
anything, she can jump off the couch, bed, etc. It's almost like she
forgot how to play, use the litterpan. And she has developed this need
to be by our one dog, who doesn't usually like the cat to be by him.
Has anyone ever heard of these symptoms?




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lmathias

Gail wrote:
See another vet. There is something definitely wrong. Also, continue to feed
her canned food as she needs the nutrients.
Gail

Ditto! Something is very wrong and if your vet can't find it -- get
another vet's opinion as soon as you can.

Rhonda