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I'd say, if the vet you work for can't answer
that, I'd find a new vet for your cat, scary.
All that aside:
106.5 seems to be the point of critical
injury and seizures according to online sources, but I called two different vet
offices in my local area that I have used in the past, one said anything above
105 is dangerous, and the other said anything in the range of 105.5 to
106 is dangerous. They did, however mention that it would be lower in a
kitten, where anything over 104.5 could cause damage to their delicate
systems.
Have you tried wiping her paws with some rubbing
alcohol and keeping her on an ice pack (make sure you flip her every 5 minutes
and rotate her on 20 minutes and off 15 minutes)? I'm assuming she is
limp and unwiulling to move on her own, correct? Cool IV fluids would also help.
Your vet could also do cool water enemas in the office if the temp spikes
again. STOP all cooling measures when the temperature gets down to below 103,
because the cooling system of the cat is not functioning properly, it is
possible to send the cat into hypothermia if you keep treating the fever once it
gets down into the safe zone (anything below 103).
A possibility, if the drugs your vet has been
using have not helped, is Metacam. It's newly approved for cats, and can help
with fever, but is not approved for long term use. You would need to be sure her
body has cleared all the previous drugs first (at least 24 hours), and the
dosage is VERY small. As your vet about it. It's called Metacam, the drug name
is meloxicam. It's been approved for dogs for some time, just recently approved
for felines for short term use. I wouldn't do anything much unless her fever
goes back up above 104.
103.2 is not really that bad at
all.
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Also, at what temperature does there body "shut down" ? I can't find any reference to when a high temp would be critical anywhere. |
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