Chatter box

[Dalynda]

Last weekend I picked up two sick kittens, by the following saturday they both had passed away. My older cat Nitro, has been acting a bit strange. She's begun to chatter. It may be that the kittens has given her something of some sort.

Signs: Her teeth are chattering together usually when she first wakes up from a cat nap or when she comes from another room. She also shows signs of excessive saliva. Not sure what is wrong. Any ideas?

[Dalynda]

Well I called the vet and made an appointment to see her in a few hours, and I also registered... yay me.


I'll give an update when miss kitty comes home.

[Tina B and crew]

You did exactly what I would have advised...if your cat was exposed to these kittens and you don't know what caused them to die a vet visit is very important. I hope all goes well

[Dalynda]

Well, she had a 103 degree temp, she was running a fever and she also had a intestinal virus, which the kittens probably had given to her, since it was highly contageous.

With the exception of the funds, she'll be fine in a few days. They gave me two liquid medications for her, one antibotic for the fever and the other for the intestinal virus. So.... she'll be up and about soon.


Also I found out the reason why she was chattering. From the virus it is likely to see ulcers on the tongue. It was irritating her so she'd chatter. Good stuff to know if it happens again.


Thank you Tina for the advice.

[Tina B and crew]

glad to here she was seen...I hope she is feeling better soon. Not a bad idea when you bring kittens into the house to isolate them until they can be checked by your vet...especially strays...you never know what they might be carrying.