my cat is hurt!!

[josie81]

My roomate had a friend come over who is a vet yesterday from new mexico..she is already back there now (i live in AZ) anyways I wasnt there when it happened, but my cat got her shots in both back legs(as I was told). Now I didnt notice anything as I got home late last niggt, but now I come home today and she is in the same exact spot I saw her yesterday at that time!! She is in alot of pain (her legs r hurting her and she doesnt want to get up!) I picked her up and she crys out!! She is refusing everything I ofer her !!! =( I dotn know what to do!! My roomate thinks im making a dig deal over nothing but SHE IS NOT GETTING UP AND ITS BEEN OVER 24HRS!!! I can tell she is dehydrated..her skin feels funny (i pinched it..I leared that at the vets a few yrs ago. Anyways do you think that stupid vet lady hurt her? like nevre damage or something? my roomte thinks'o she is allergic', whatever SHE IS NOT WALKING!! what do i do?? I cant afford a vet bill!! I cant even afford my phone bill whic is why I am resorting to asking online!!! please someone help me!!! =( =(

[josie81]

well I eneded up calling a vet when my roomate got back home. they saidto give her 1/8th of benadryl (which the cat did not like at all) I didnt have a syringe so I had to use a straw and the vet said to try tuna juice. it worked. the next day she still wasnt moving but looked better though. Last night she finnaly ate someting!!

[Savas]

That was "IF it's directly related to the vet visit. :)

This is the most likely scenario. If other symptoms come up, post them here and we'll try to re-evaluate. Keep in mind we aren't a vet service, only experienced animal rescue/foster/shelter workers.

[Savas]

Well... in this case it's directly related to the vet visit (you mention shots a in the standard series?)

There are a variety of adverse reactions to shots that can happen. If this is a chlamydia shot reaction, it could take 1-3 weeks for her to get over it. Generally, the cat would need steroidal treatment to get relief.

Other reactions of this type to other shots generally last for 1-3 days. As horsecorral said (thanks horsecorral! :)  ) give her an oral syringe of water, 3x daily, about a quarter to half syringe (this can be picked up for a few dollars).

If you can afford it and are worried, you can get a product called KMR milk replacer 2nd stage. Cats absolutely love this stuff, and you can feed it via oral syringe. It costs about 10-15 dollars, depending where you are. I've nursed sick "sure to die" cats through a bad patch with this with great success. Many deaths for animals are caused by lack of hydration and nutrition leading body/mind to "give up".

Keep in mind if it's an adverse reaction, your vet is not technically at fault. It's just one of those unlucky statistical things.

[horsecorral]

i don't know about what happened but if the cat is dehydrated, use a syringe and give her water that way.  keep her kidneys going until somebody answers you on here.