Well wishes please.

Well see, there are no high places the kittens can reach at all. They can't climb the snake racks, they can't climb the bookcases or the entertainment center. Not to mention that Marz has never been a super adventurous cat. He's always the laid back 'brains' of the operations so if he did hit his head it'd have to have been a strange accident.
But that still doesn't explain the congestion and the weepy eye.

I'm just hoping that my vet can have an answer for me tomorrow because my hiney is sitting in that office until they do.

Edited to add: He's also never been stepped on or sat on or had a door closed on him.
However, something I am going to bring up to the vet is the other two do get rougher in play then Marz does. Being a ragdoll he's not bred to be so rough and tumble and agressive.

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Well see, there are no high places the kittens can reach at all. They can't climb the snake racks, they can't climb the bookcases or the entertainment center. Not to mention that Marz has never been a super adventurous cat. He's always the laid back 'brains' of the operations so if he did hit his head it'd have to have been a strange accident.
But that still doesn't explain the congestion and the weepy eye.

I'm just hoping that my vet can have an answer for me tomorrow because my hiney is sitting in that office until they do.

Edited to add: He's also never been stepped on or sat on or had a door closed on him.
However, something I am going to bring up to the vet is the other two do get rougher in play then Marz does. Being a ragdoll he's not bred to be so rough and tumble and agressive.

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I missed the congestion part.I would think the vet would consider it a emergancy need.

Well, part of the problem is with this being a new vet to me and me new to them (only been here in WA two months) they haven't quite discovered that I'm not one of the 'ZOMG THEY SNEEZED CALL THE VET' type owners. I rarely involve vets unless it's serious, this comes from growing up in the middle of nowhere and having to doctor our own critters.

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Well, part of the problem is with this being a new vet to me and me new to them (only been here in WA two months) they haven't quite discovered that I'm not one of the 'ZOMG THEY SNEEZED CALL THE VET' type owners. I rarely involve vets unless it's serious, this comes from growing up in the middle of nowhere and having to doctor our own critters.

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I totaly forgot you moved :eek: .If the vets a animal lover then he/she should be able to tell you are not that type of person.

Well keep your fingers crossed. I take Ryan to the ship at 6:30 A.M and Marz is coming with me.

Poor kitty! Definitely looks and sounds like he needs a full-scale check-up. I hope you get this puzzle solved and I hope its something he can fully recover from! :hug:

So sorry to read about your poor kitty. I tried to do some research on the symptoms myself and came up with this interesting link. The lady is talking about almost the exact same things with her kittens....congestion, runny eyes, diorientation, lack of co-ordination. Maybe something mentioned in here can be of help to you. Best of luck with that sweet fur baby.

http://www.petoftheday.com/talk/showthread.php?t=108523

Thanks for the link Franky, however Marz has never turned his nose up at food.
This morning they took the fecal sample I gave them and told me that they are still working on finding out what's wrong with him, they didn't want to keep him since there was nothing they needed to physically have him for and it would just stress him out.

As for Marz himself. I don't want to jinx myself or him but he seems to be showing a bit of improvement. He's a tad more active though still hasn't given himself a bath. His left eye is a bit less weepy and he seems a tad less congested...

So, that's my update for now.

Has he been tested for FeLV/FIV?
General blood panel?
How many rounds of vax has he had?

I'd be running chems, electrolytes, and a CBC on that baby ASAP. If your vet is not recommending major diagnostics at this point, then you should find a new vet NOW. Some vets are content to do minimal therapy and ride it out, but they're not ones I'd choose to treat my pets. A fecal sample is just one tiny part of a work-up.

If your vet has already run these diagnostics (or has them in progress anyway) then freel free to disregard this. :-)

Defnitely make sure he keeps eating, and keep us posted. Do you know how to check him for dehydration?

Yes he's been tested for FeLV/FIV, due for his second round of vax but not overdue, holding off due to all this.
He's eating, and drinking.
Came home today with lots of antibiotics.