My little boy, Skippy (1 yr 4 mnths) had his annual vaccination last Wednesday and suffered no ill effects at the time.
On Friday night he was very quiet, not his normal self - by Saturday he became very weak and depressed so we took him to our local vet who put him on a drip overnight and all day Sunday and advised from his blood test it looked like a virus and was probably a delayed reaction to his vaccination. He returned home with us on Sunday night much better, but refused to drink water or eat from his bowl. He would only eat chicken, and only if fed one piece at a time by hand - and as long as the plate containing the rest of the food was out of sight - he seems to have developed a phobia of plates/bowls/food/water. He licked water from my fingers and then had a 50/50 mixture of milk/water from a flat plate after much encouragement (wouldn't drink from a bowl). Monday, although still not drinking or eating on his own he was was much brighter and more his normal self, and we were hopeful he'd be back to "normal" pretty soon. Yesterday (Tuesday) evening he became depressed again and seemed to be experiencing pain when he sat/layed down or moved once he was layed down - he gave a cry each time he moved - but was still keen to run around and play ball and for us to touch him. He's lethargic and depressed when he's not playing ball. He's also still not drinking on his own but is happy for me to drop water in the side of his mouth on a teaspoon - he seems to want the water.
I took him back to the vet first thing this morning and they are running some tests on him today as they have no idea what's wrong with him. They are not sure now whether this is as a result of the vaccination or something else unrelated.
Has anyone heard of these symptoms before?
Any advice would be gratefully appreciated.
Thank you
Rosie
On Friday night he was very quiet, not his normal self - by Saturday he became very weak and depressed so we took him to our local vet who put him on a drip overnight and all day Sunday and advised from his blood test it looked like a virus and was probably a delayed reaction to his vaccination. He returned home with us on Sunday night much better, but refused to drink water or eat from his bowl. He would only eat chicken, and only if fed one piece at a time by hand - and as long as the plate containing the rest of the food was out of sight - he seems to have developed a phobia of plates/bowls/food/water. He licked water from my fingers and then had a 50/50 mixture of milk/water from a flat plate after much encouragement (wouldn't drink from a bowl). Monday, although still not drinking or eating on his own he was was much brighter and more his normal self, and we were hopeful he'd be back to "normal" pretty soon. Yesterday (Tuesday) evening he became depressed again and seemed to be experiencing pain when he sat/layed down or moved once he was layed down - he gave a cry each time he moved - but was still keen to run around and play ball and for us to touch him. He's lethargic and depressed when he's not playing ball. He's also still not drinking on his own but is happy for me to drop water in the side of his mouth on a teaspoon - he seems to want the water.
I took him back to the vet first thing this morning and they are running some tests on him today as they have no idea what's wrong with him. They are not sure now whether this is as a result of the vaccination or something else unrelated.
Has anyone heard of these symptoms before?
Any advice would be gratefully appreciated.
Thank you
Rosie
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Oh I hope it's nothing serious.
