Pet Loss

[livingwith]

Sunday, May 27, 2007. Mid-Morn
Brutus, my 8 yr old Brittany is at the emergency hospital. Yesterday he got all his vaccinations in the am. By mid afternoon he wasn’t quite right - a little slow. Spoke to the emergency clinic and since he was eating, drinking, peeing & pooping they thought he might just be sore.
This am he could hardly walk. He was going sideways and falling down. It was awful to watch. I took his temp 104.4 so I rushed him off to the vets.
No clue what is going on. Got...Read the full article

[stolicat]

One of my cats has always been allergic to his distemper shot. In 1995 he was neutered and given regular vaccinations. That night, he was lethargic and then coughing up blood all over the bathtub (he's all white too, so it was very noticable). It took 3 different vets 'till he was correctly diagnosed with this allergy. The Emergency Vet sent him home with stomach relaxers, etc... I finally went to the Kingstowne Cat Clinic in Alexandria, VA where they gave him cortisone and 24 watch and he was fine. "Stoli" is now 13 years old and still with me.

Maybe "Brutus" is allergic.

[stolicat]

One of my cats has always been allergic to his distemper shot. In 1995 he was neutered and given regular vaccinations. That night, he was lethargic and then coughing up blood all over the bathtub (he's all white too, so it was very noticable). It took 3 different vets 'till he was correctly diagnosed with this allergy. The Emergency Vet sent him home with stomach relaxers, etc... I finally went to the Kingstowne Cat Clinic in Alexandria, VA where they gave him cortisone and 24 watch and he was fine. "Stoli" is now 13 years old and still with me.

Maybe "Brutus" is allergic.

[mr bads mom]

I'm so sorry for your loss of Brutus..did you ever get a conclusive cause for his sudden death?