My cat lost her voice and her energy

[frankie02]

My cat is a siamese who was found in the street by my roommate's ex girlfriend. She's been eating and welcome at my roommate's house ever since. I moved two years ago and bonded instantly with Bambi (her name Bambi is usually active and is very vocal. She loves to talk! But last week I noticed, after her disapperance for 2 days, she couldn't talk anymore and her energy level was really low. When she tries to speak she gags. She now spends her days sitting down like a little old grandma. I took her to the vet, they did x rays and blood work and found nothing abnormal. The doctor did say she was dehydrated.
Has anybody ever experienced that? Thanks in advance for your help.

[Traci]

How old is she?

Exactly what bloodwork was done?

Did the vet address the dehydration, such as give fluids? Did she have a high temperature?

Has she been tested for FELV/FIV? Is she current on vaccinations?

Was there any evidence of puncture wounds from a bite from another animal?

Did the vet check her oral health? What kind of shape are her teeth in?

Does she wear a collar she could have gotten hung up or trapped in?

And, please, Indoors ONLY!

[frankie02]

Thank you very much Traci for your reply.
My cat was doing worse, I took her back to the vet, they found a polyp and removed it.
Hopefully she will get her voice back soon and the polyp won't be cancerous or come back too soon. Apparently they reoccur within a year.

Frankie