My cat has a persistent fever and third eyelids. What should I do?

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Been sending updates n questions about my 11 mnth old bailey so real quick history, he had 3rd eyelids show about 2 weeks ago, my vet gave him a convenia vac, and onsior tabs, he also had 103 fever. Saw no change after a few days so went to another vet who gave him a steroid shot and said give 48 hours. Im concerned about him having a fever for this long n calling my vet today had a tech get nasty with me and say 103 is nothing n he can wait a week to be seen. Aware 103 is low grade. Thoughts? Pet's info: Cat | Domestic Shorthair | Male | neutered | 11 months and 5 days old | 9 lbs

Dr. Strydom, DVM · Accepted Answer

Has he been tested for FeLV/FIV viruses? Sounds like he has what is called a FUO - fever of unknown origin. Many things can cause this. You need to start doing some testing to figure out what is going on. That being said, I have treated many cases where owners could not afford diagnostics and the cats eventually ended up getting better with supportive care......don't know why. Some relapsed later on, others not. We really do usually only consider a temp higher than 103.5F as a fever in cat. Are you taking rectal temps as that is the most accurate. Other ways (like ear, armpit, etc are not very accurate). Maybe this article will help clarify for you. ( https://vcahospitals.com/know-your-pet/fever-of-unknown-origin-for-cats ) Hope this helps. If you have more questions you can always opt for a private consultation where we can chat back and forth. That way you can ask as many questions as you'd like. Best wishes.

My cat has a persistent fever and third eyelids. What should I do?

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