Please help! My mom has raised this cat from a kitten and she never leaves her side, and the vets don't seem to have a clue!
5 year old Siamese with no health problems except chronically "gunky" tear ducts, and a previously abscessed anal gland which has not been a problem lately.
She now has potassium so low that she's weak, unsteady and can barely walk, unable to lift her head so her chin is tucked up oddly, and not eating or drinking so she's already dropped to 6 lbs IIRC. They vet did a full bloodwork panel and the WBC count (white blood cells) was slightly elevated. There are no other apparent symptoms.
Yesterday the vet injected an antibiotic and steroid and is giving a potassium supplement. Today they say she's weaker and they're increasing the potassium supplement. They say they basically don't know what it is, and they're not even trying anything new!
Any suggestions are welcome. Thanks for your help!
(P.S. It's a good thing that possibly the most important forum, "Ask a vet", has a total limit of about 3 questions per day. Way to go.)