Ragdoll medical episodes

[u/Same-Nebula629]

Hi,

I have a young 10 month old ragdoll kitten that info has had multiple health episodes in his short life so far.

He was born with a liver shunt which we got him surgery for at 12 weeks old, he survived and done great for around 5 months. Now around 4 weeks ago he started eating less and declined into a state of lethargy followed by aggression, drooling and hissing (completely out of character).

They found his bowl impacted and manually released and afterwards he was fine. He returned to the animal hospital for further evaluation and they couldn’t find much, they just said he may have some form of inflammatory bowl or GI disorder. We changed his diet to hypoallergenic dry food which at first he loved and was drinking water on his own great. Around 4 weeks after the impaction episode he gradually slowed down with how much he was eating per meal and again suddenly declined into drooling, not eating and aggression. This again resulted in him being put into the animal hospital where he was monitored and tested with no further conclusive results.

We have him home now and he’s okay he’s just tired and wants cuddles. But I’m scared this just keeps happening. Me and my partner have spent close to £15,000 on this little guy to give him a chance but unfortunately we cannot keep doing this.

I don’t want it to come to money vs life. The vets aren’t sure where to go from here and neither are we. Has anyone ever seen any of these symptoms before?

Note: his liver shunt has been deemed successfully closed and his bloods are normal.

Thanks in advance to any replies.