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kittens that are negative often run mysterious fevers--does she still have diarrhea? i'm glad she's eating and drinking. is she active at all? or is she just sleeping? it is scary when they run that high a temp in one so young and postive also. hopefully her body is fighting something hence the fever. does she look anemic at all? did the vet mention anything about getting blood work done? wish i could help more. barbara ----- Original Message ----- From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <felvtalk@felineleukemia.org> Sent: Sunday, June 12, 2005 9:47 AM Subject: 6 week old kitten fever question > Hello all- sorry I been inactive lately just a reader I guess you would call me :( > > I have a slightly urgent question...I just adopted a 6-7week old felv pos kitten, and of course she came with a fever. It was 104.0 the night I brought her home. I don't know if you'all remember that I work at a vet so thankfully I was able to start her on SQ fluids right away, the doc told me to hold of on antibiotics because she has diarrhea. This was Tuesday night. Well by Thursday her fever had not broken and I brought her to work with me, the doc then started her on amoxicillin and meloxicam (an anti-inflammatory and fever reducer), her temp still has not broken and at 4 am (last night) she spiked to 105.8!!! > I could not give her any further meds because she had them at 11pm. I put her to bed on a soft ice pack and slept with her the rest of the night. This AM she is down to 103.2, better but still too scary for me. Obviously she has something else going on besides just a fever. I have a call in to my doc (again thank god I work there because its Sunday!) In the meantime I was just wondering if anyone has any ideas...experience with this type of fever...tips...anything? Also, at what temperature does there body "shut down" ? I can't find any reference to when a high temp would be critical anywhere. > Oh yeah she is eating and drinking on her own, and she has NO other signs of illness. > Thank you so much in advance for anything anybody can offer, > Kristi >
