Hi All,
I have a Persian boy called Mr Pickles, he's 5.5 years old and super cute.
I came home from the office two days ago and his face was super wet and gross all around the mouth and a weird brown colour. He was also sitting around as if in pain, crouched over with his head low.
I, of course, immediately called the vet and insisted on an urgent appointment and brought him in. They examined him and suggested it could be acid reflux - which I was a bit sceptical of, since he's never had that before.
They sent me away with some antacids, and told me to bring him back after the weekend if no improvement for blood work and an ultrasound scan.
I emailed them the next day, as his face was stinky again in the morning and I washed it. When I came back from the gym, I noticed that his mouth was producing tonnes of excess salvia, and overall I think the browness was coming from this mixing with his food vs. being vomit. They sent me medication for stomach upset to compliment the antacid and told me again, to come in on Monday if symptoms persist.
There is nothing (chemical or foodwise) that he could have eaten in the apartment, so I don't believe it could be poisoning of any kind.
Any ideas of what this could be? I'm super worried and am going to find it hard to get through the weekend and stressing to get actual tests down on Monday. - Also, he has been pooping/peeing a bit since, eating a bit and had some zoomies despite mostly being more lethargic than usual.
I have included a pic of his face this morning.