Still no voice for cat
Terri said on 26 Aug 2007 at 12:06 pm
Thanks for getting back with me, I took skippy to the vets and the Doctor said she didn’t have a temperature and that she might just have a hair ball and to give it some time, he didn’t seemed concerned about her voice. So is it is 11 days later and skippy is doing everything that she did before, grooming eating and kitty litter business, the only difference is that she still opens her mouth and nothing comes out ,and when she finally gets something it out its almost very horsed and just sounds bad. I voiced my concerns to the vet yet again and he said give it another week. What do you think?
DrC said on 26 Aug 2007 at 4:26 pm
Terri,
That is good that you took Skippy to the vet! It can be a perplexiing thing when a cat loses a voice. I have seen a couple cats like Skippy and although sometimes we can link it to something such as an upper respiratory virus and laryngitis sometimes we can not. As long as she is eating and drinking well without losing weight, I am not too concerned. If her voice does not improve in the next week or so, you can have you veterinariain check her throat and mouth closer for any signs of a tumor(this may have to be done under anesthesia to get the best look) and have her tested for Feline Aids(FIV) which is an immunodeficiency virus. If all checks out ok I would just wait and see. Sometimes their voice never returns to normal but at least you will know it is less likely something more serious.
Dr. C
DrC on August 27th 2007 in Vet answers Your Pet Questions, Cat Health
