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My cat has a fever and hasn't eaten for days. Can I give Amoxicillin?

Updated On September 23rd, 2025

Pet's info: Cat | Mixed Breed | Male | neutered | 2 years and 2 months old | 6.61 lbs

My cat chinpu is suffering from fever and didn't eat anything from the last 5days. Can i give him Amoxicillin? And if not then which medicine I should give him? Please help me. I'll always thankful for your help.

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Answered By David Elbeze, DVM, MRCVS

Veterinarian

Published on June 12th, 2018

No, you need to bring him to the vet urgently, a cat that does not eat for more than 3 days starts developing a condition called fatty liver and this must be treated with iv fluids, anti emetic medications and other medications to support the liver, this is even before your vet finds and treats the original condition that caused him to stop eating in the first place. you must take him to the vet today otherwise he will not survive and you cannot treat this at home.

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