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Lacey said on 20 Dec 2007 at 1:57 pm

My kitten is really thin, won’t eat or drink, and she keeps throwing up. I have been to the vet several times, the just gave me antibiotics “It is hard to determine what virus she has it could be multiple viruses.” Please help

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DrC said on 23 Dec 2007 at 2:50 pm

Lacey,

I am very worried if your kitten will not eat or drink and keeps vomiting. How old is your kitty?

Has she had bloodwork to check her kidneys or radiographs to look for a foreign body?

There are many reasons why she may not be doing well from different viruses, parasites, something congenital, or something stuck in her stomach or intestines.

If it hasn’t already been done, I recommend having a fecal to look for parasites, bloodwork to evaluate her kidneys and liver, a feline leukemia and feline aids test, radiographs to look for evidence of a foreign body.

Dr. C