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18 16:07:13

Question
2 weeks ago we had 2 of our cats (age 5) declawed and rabies shot updated. They sneezed a little 2 days after they came home (maybe due to stress?) but this has stopped.  Our female cat seems to be back to her old perky self but our male cat doesn't seem like he is feeling like himself. He seems to just pick at a few morsals of food and wants to stay to himself most of the day (He normally is a lap cat that loves to be around us) We noticed last night that he has tapeworms and we are picking up medicine for him tonight.  I have an appt with our vet on Friday (today is Tuesday)but would like to know if tapeworms could be making him feel a little under the weather.  Any advise you could provide would help as I am worried about him.

Thanks
Lisa  

Answer
Hi there!

They sure can make him feel a bit off. BUT talk to your vet about this when you get the meds. Most post vaccine issues occur the SAME day the vax are given.

See if he recommends some bloodwork to be sure nothing metabolic happening.

Hope this helps!