Jasmine Clinic Kitty Update :(

Jasmine is not doing good and is currently hospitalized much to her shagrin...she's NOT happy with the situation and is protesting in any way she can, she rearranges her blanket, dumps her water etc. She's losing more weight, pooping STRAIGHT liquid with hardly any form to it, and is hardly eating. She's lost 1# in 20 days she's down to 7# now. She is skin and bones. She is dehydrated, running a fever and has ascites (fluid in abdomen). We tapped her abdomen and got an exudative type fluid out of her tummy. My dad did say that her heart sounds better and is not as rapid as it was a few weeks ago. Her fecal analysis wasn't really conclusive of anything other than she's not absorbing her nutrients.

Causes of Exudative fluid are:
1. FIP which is Feline Infectious Peritonitis and is unfortunately a fatal disease.
2. Heart disease. When the heart begins to fail, pressure can build up in the chest cavity or the abdominal cavity. When pressure backs up in the abdominal cavity, this is called portal hypertension and it leads to fluid accumulation in the abdomen.
3. Blood from trauma or a bleeding tumor.
4. Cancer in the abdomen causing a fluidy "exudate" - this is known as carcinomatosis
5. Toxoplasmosis or other infection

So for now we have stopped the Vetalog as it suppresses the immune system and can make things like Toxoplasmosis and FIP more apparant. We have switched her antibiotics and have her on Chloramphenicol for the time being. We will continue monitering her vitals, temp etc and see if we see any kind of improvement. We just worry as where she has lost this much weight she is at risk for Fatty Liver Disease.

Here are some pictures taken today:

It's hard to tell but you can see her backbone sticking out. Her coat should be a LOT thicker and more grown in than it is, she was shaved almost 4 months ago.


We will be evaluating her more tomorrow and Friday, we are hoping she responds, if not we may have to put her to sleep so she's not suffering.