Cat eats a lot, yet very skinny, vet says he has fever, change in back fo eyes, maybe FIP?!?

Question

So our kitty is about 15 months old, a Lynx Point Siamese. We were away for a couple of weeks and had friends catsit him and our other kitty. When we came home, he had gotten a little heavier than normal because we'd asked them to keep him inside. (He's normally outside for about 8 hours a day)

Then when we started letting him out again, he started losing weight. He went back to his normal weight, but we've noticed in the last week or so that he seems rather skinny, sometimes within a few hours he appears to go from normal slender, to rather skinny. Yet when we weigh him, there's no perceivable change in weight (our scales measures down to a tenth of a pound).

So we took him to the vet to see if he wasn't too skinny. The vet said he had a fever (Temp 103), and that there'd been some change in the back of his eyes (didn't say what, but asked if his night vision was bad, which it's not at all). He feared that our kitty could have FIP, so we're having a blood test done.

TBC

Yet like I said, he eats a LOT, seems like he eats for two cats! He doesn't have any vomiting or diarhea at all. He's active, not in the least bit lethargic, seems physically strong if skinny, plays a lot, is affectionate, seems happy! Could he have FIP?!?

Answer 1

FIP is a possibility...I was thinking worms. My cat is outside all the time, eats like a pig and is pretty darn healthy, but stays really skinny and sometimes runs a fever. We found out eventually that he had worms, and he aquires them more often when he's outside. Wait for the results of the blood test, and then follow your vet's advice.

Good luck to you and your kitty!

Answer 2

I would say this little kitty has worms, I had a kitten a few years ago with the same symptoms. FIP is a bad thing with cats and I pray yours does not have it. It can be contracted through an outdoor cat but once he had it, he would not give it to any of your other cats. Worms are treatable by the vet if caught early enough. Dont wait too long to have him seen, it can get from his bowels to his stomach and heart in no time. I hope all goes well with him and he has a long and happy life with you.

Answer 3

i had a little cat named morrie who died of FIP about 4 years ago. i spent thousands of dollars at the best vet hospital in the midwest to try to save his life, and in the end i had to hold him while they took the tubes out and injected him.

morrie had some HUGE signs of FIP before we ever got a proper DX. he had no balance, was chasing his tail in circles, just fell over, lost control of his bowels, vomited, and didn't grow. he was a kitten (a year old) still and he just stayed the same size.

he was an indoor cat so i have no idea how he came in contact with the virus that causes FIP.

i agree with the theory that your cat could have worms. that would explain getting skinny. have your cat tested for worms at the vet to rule that out. FIP isn't too common and the symptoms are horrible. at least for morrie, who i couldn't save, they were horrible. his neurological system was destroyed. that doesn't sound like your cat.

Answer 4

103 is not much of a temperature, normal is 101-102. FIP usually results in the cat having an enlarged abdomen, not being really skinny. Are you sure your cat does not have worms, this could be a reason he is skinny as the parasites are taking all his nutrients.

Answer 5

FIP usually shows up as a extremely bloated belly. Its filled with a yellowish fluid. Fever...yes, but also loss of appetite, enlarged organs, and lethargy...FIP is extremely dangerous for your cat. I hope not, but i don't think it is...Maybe he has FELV or FIV....thats more of a possibility. Goodluck and let me know what happens!

worms also causes an unusually enlarged belly.

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