7 month old kitten suddenly not right

[hercrock]

My male started vomiting a couple weeks ago. Took him to the vet everything was fine. They recommended hairball medicine. He stopped for 5 days, then started vomiting right after eating. Did that for about 4 days, stopped. Now his appetite is normal but he isn't very active anymore. I have a 6 month old female and she tries messing with him and he just shrugs her off. Should I be concerned?

[Tambrey]

did the vet do x-rays or ultrasound to verify a hairball and not some other obstruction...did the cat get into string or have access to anything that could have gotten lodged in the intestines?

Has he had a bowel movement within the last few days?

Get him to the vet, or another one, ASAP and in the meantime, be sure to keep him separate, and measure food and water given to monitor intake vs. output....which you will see in his separate litterbox....

please keep us posted

[hercrock]

did the vet do x-rays or ultrasound to verify a hairball and not some other obstruction...did the cat get into string or have access to anything that could have gotten lodged in the intestines?

Has he had a bowel movement within the last few days?

Get him to the vet, or another one, ASAP and in the meantime, be sure to keep him separate, and measure food and water given to monitor intake vs. output....which you will see in his separate litterbox....

please keep us posted

Vet just did basically a routine check-up. Temp, checked his teeth, etc. I don't wanna sound heartless but I just moved into a new house 6 weeks ago and could't really afford to drop a lot of $$$. He's been using the litter box regularly without any issues. No crying or anything. He does seem to drink a lot of water.

[mamabear]

Vet just did basically a routine check-up. Temp, checked his teeth, etc. I don't wanna sound heartless but I just moved into a new house 6 weeks ago and could't really afford to drop a lot of $$$. He's been using the litter box regularly without any issues. No crying or anything. He does seem to drink a lot of water.

So are you saying you opted NOT to have an xray done to check for this. If not the xray could have shown what was wrong and thus saved you all this time going back and fourth. If the vet is recommending things that you just don't want to pay, please either get them done and pay for them or ask if the vet will take post dated checks. This kitty is your responsibility and is in need of help. Oh cats and dogs do not tend to show their pain. Some kitties do but for the most part they dont so please dont go by him not crying or not. Just because he doesnt complain like we would doesnt mean he is not in need of help. Throwing up is NOT good.

If the vet was good and you just said no to his recommendations then please talk to him again. If he was not good please seek another vet asap preferably a feline only vet. But either way you will have to pay for a well needed xray to try to figure this out. Don't delay this any longer.

[hercrock]

Vet just did basically a routine check-up. Temp, checked his teeth, etc. I don't wanna sound heartless but I just moved into a new house 6 weeks ago and could't really afford to drop a lot of $$$. He's been using the litter box regularly without any issues. No crying or anything. He does seem to drink a lot of water.

So are you saying you opted NOT to have an xray done to check for this. If not the xray could have shown what was wrong and thus saved you all this time going back and fourth. If the vet is recommending things that you just don't want to pay, please either get them done and pay for them or ask if the vet will take post dated checks. This kitty is your responsibility and is in need of help. Oh cats and dogs do not tend to show their pain. Some kitties do but for the most part they dont so please dont go by him not crying or not. Just because he doesnt complain like we would doesnt mean he is not in need of help. Throwing up is NOT good.

If the vet was good and you just said no to his recommendations then please talk to him again. If he was not good please seek another vet asap preferably a feline only vet. But either way you will have to pay for a well needed xray to try to figure this out. Don't delay this any longer.

Vet's words "We could go crazy and do x-rays but I highly doubt this is anything serious."

[paschat]

If I were you, I'd get a 2nd opinion. Some vets are just not 'cat people' and don't check thoroughly enough, or dismiss blatant warning signs. Take your kitten to a feline only veterinarian and let them do a thorough check up for a second opinion.

[Traci]

We're talking about a 7-month-old kitten, various things can go wrong here and in a young kitten, they can fail fast, you can't take that risk. Young kittens should be energetic, healthy, have a healthy appetite, etc....something is wrong here.

Did you base your decline of diagnostics simply by what the vet said? If so, please remember, YOU have to be proactive for your cats' health, and demand better.

Excessive vomiting leads to dehydration, did the vet even bother to check that? If dehydrated, then vital organ function is compromised. Did the vet even offer to do a CBC to determine infection? Did kitten have a high temperature?

What food are you feeding (name, type, brand please)? When he vomited, what exactly was he vomiting? Food, bile, or ???

The vet recommended hairball remedy, when he did that, he at least suspected a hairball or even a partial obstruction, and should have advised a quick xray and CBC, those are commonplace diagnostics with a vomiting cat. Since he's a kitten, your vet should have been more agressive and suggested at least these diagnostics. He should also have been more agressive when the hairball remedy obviously didn't work, and when he continued to vomit. His inactivity is concerning, since young kittens are always energetic!!

Get kitten back to the vet for diagnostics, or see a new vet, RIGHT AWAY, you cannot take chances! Were both kittens tested for FELV/FIV? Are both kittens current on vaccination boosters? Are they allowed outdoors? (if so, please, Indoors ONLY! Do you have plants, chemicals, toys with strings/yarn he could have gotten into?