Hi Marta,
I have a friend in rescue with a kitty that acts the same way as your
Suzette. Marigold seems healthy, test results don't indicate anything,
but she sleeps all the time and doesn't play like other kittens do.
She's about a year old now and hasn't grown out of it or showed any more
serious symptoms. She's just the sweetest little mush pile, but it is
troubling. Let us know if you figure out what's going on.
Bless your heart,
Nina
marta gasper wrote:
I hadn't gotten to all posts either so I might be offf on some things;
first of all my condolences on Mishka 's passing. Your loving care and
big hopes surely made her short life a good one and you'll see her again.
I noticed "all she wants to do is sleep" post. I've a rescue that we
including vet are puzzled over. She's fine according to tests and
exams_except for an injured paw that's healed_she eats/useslitterbox
normally but she sleeps almost always, once we stopped petting her/is
done eating, etc she'll fall asleep. She'll be six months at the end
of the week and no way she's an hyper (in the way that kittens are)
teenager like her siblings.
I thought anemia? Nope all cells are there, all organs function fine.
According to
more experienced rescuers she isn't mentally retarded but I'm not sure
of that. She follows laser light, dangling toys, etc with interest,
even strechts out a paw to touch but that's it, then will fall sleep
again.
All are spayed so I had them rechecked in case something went wrong
but wasn't post surgery trauma either.
All three are panleuk survivors (feral kits rescued at 3 and 4 months)
out of a litter of 5. Nanette who almost died made it but has a
scarred lung, she makes all kinds of noises breathing but vet said
it's just tissue that 'flaps', it might go away as she grows up.
Second kitten Juliette is somewhat social and playful, no problems at
all, then there's Suzette (maybe the runt? She's the smallest) who
sleeps all the time.
Three vets saw them, I might get S to a cat hospital, OTOH I'm afraid
they'll tell me it is FIP as that's what happened to another last year
that's a plump & jolly housecat now and did not have FIP. [tho he did
have some tell tale symptoms, turned out to be organ damage and he
recovered, he's FIV+, though]
Maybe it's some trauma from being motherless when tiny (mom came back
but they had to hold their own for a week)
And another thing that caught my eye; FIP isn't contagious? Or you
mean FIP isn't, but corona is?
Thank-you!
Marta
