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Suspect feline distemper or gastritis.
Vomiting yellow-green fluid, low appetite, lethargy suggest acute gastroenteritis, distemper, or coronavirus. Get a full vet exam. If unvaccinated, infection is likely; these are life-threatening, so treat promptly.
After coming to the new home, the cat stays in a ‘hen-squat,’ drools, is lethargic, with a high fever around 41°C, and only eats canned food, not kibble
Drooling, lethargy, and persistent high fever with a hen-squat suggest feline infectious peritonitis, or distemper if vomiting/diarrhea follow. These do not self-heal; see a vet for targeted treatment.
After recovering from feline distemper and coming home, the cat ate and drank fine at first but now won’t eat, is lethargic, and has diarrhea
After distemper, the gut needs 1 week to 1 month to heal, so diarrhea is normal; feed bland, easily digested food or an intestinal prescription diet. Add probiotics, and if symptoms persist, see a vet.
Why is my cat’s appetite down and listless?
Low appetite and lethargy are early signs of many diseases, including gastroenteritis, pancreatitis, FIP, distemper, or coronavirus. Try probiotics; if prolonged with little food, see a vet.
How is a dog’s mental state after getting distemper?
After distemper infection a dog is usually listless, with fever, poor appetite and sleepiness, and reacts less to its surroundings. As it progresses, the virus may hit the nervous system, causing involuntary limb movements, circling, foaming, drooling and abnormal behavior. See a vet if suspected.
Kitten was fine when first brought home, but started vomiting the next day with clear fluid and white foam, refusing food, listless for three days, vomiting 2 to 3 times daily, sometimes yellow; never ate, threw up a few kibbles, ate some cat strips and hairball paste, water never cut off. Gave amoxicillin on day three, still vomiting, ate some chicken breast, vomited green fluid at night, then started having diarrhea.
Based on your description, vomiting, lethargy, loss of appetite, and diarrhea are most likely caused by enteritis or feline panleukopenia (distemper) virus infection. Because symptoms appeared shortly after bringing the kitten home, it may be a so-called week-old kitten from an unreliable source.
My cat was just diagnosed with feline panleukopenia (distemper) – is there still hope?
From the test report you uploaded, the cat's white blood cells are trending down, a clinical sign of feline panleukopenia. If confirmed, seek treatment promptly; timely care gives a good chance of recovery, so don't give up and support the vet while monitoring the cat's indicators. After symptoms ease, retest white cells, SAA, and FPV antigen to confirm full recovery.
Distemper, Respiratory Infection, Pneumonia, Eating and Walking Fine, Hind Leg Twitching at Night, Pus Eye Discharge
Distemper is severe; respiratory/pneumonia types need nebulization and anti-inflammatories plus distemper monoclonal antibody, interferon and serum for 5-7 days. Hind-leg twitching suggests nerve damage that may be lifelong but manageable.
My cat has poor appetite, labored breathing, stays in a corner not moving, low spirits, and keeps making noises.
Poor appetite, breathing difficulty, and low energy may be stress, FIP, distemper, gut disease, heart disease, or bronchial pneumonia; severe cases are life-threatening. Take the cat to a vet promptly for diagnosis and treatment.
My dog just turned two months old; because of a tick bite it was shaved and given a medicated bath, then slept with the AC on. For three days it barely ate, only goat milk, but energy and stools were normal. On day five it ate, but in the afternoon spiked to 40.7C, and shots and medicine did not bring the fever down; it stayed 39.5-40. The dog is unvaccinated, no distemper, weight 0.95kg.
Persistent high fever needs prompt vet care; it may signal bacterial pneumonia, gut infection, blood parasites, distemper, or parvovirus. Non-viral cases are easier to treat. Fever is usually lowered by injection plus physical cooling while the vet finds the cause.