Anyone Have a Clue?

Oof, well, obviously getting her to the vet asap is job one. And, you have other cats, yes? I'd isolate her from them, just in case whatever it is is contagious.

Anyway, sounds like a multitude of possible problems. Worms, hmm, they can starve an animal so I wouldn't expect an abdominal mass. Do animals get a bloated stomach when starving, like humans do, I wonder. With a stray animal, it could be an infection, possibly bad food, who knows?

Hope the little thing is treatable.

I suppose it could be hyperthyroidism.

http://www.furr-angels.com/gastricdv.htm

I have no idea if this is it, but I hope not.

Thanx everyone. She goes to the vet in just a few minutes.

She eats and seems to be in no pain. She seems perfectly fine except she looks ready to drop about 6 kittens!

She is playing, everything. I guess I will just have to let the vet figure it out. There is no way she can be pregnant. Even if there were a possibility, I don't see how she would go from being normal sized to almost ready to give birth in a couple of days.

I will let you all know when we get back. Thank you so much for the help!

I wish I'd seen this earlier!

My dog recently bloated up like that. It freaked me out. It turned out to be gas.

Just got back from the vet. Pita (Pain In The A@@) , just a joke, she's an absolute doll, is going to be just fine.

She has coccidia. The vet said it is nothing to really worry about. He has put her on Albon for fourteen days and said she should be fine. She is one heck of a little fighter kitten. She's been through a lot since she was rescued from that dumpster.

Thanx again for all your help everyone. It really helped me not to be too worried before I actually got her to the doctor.

http://vetmedicine.about.com/gi/dynamic/offsite.htm?zi=1/XJ&sdn=vetmedicine&zu=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.marvistavet.com%2Fhtml%2Fcoccidia.html

Here is a picture of her. I realize she is sitting down and that helps her look a bit wider anyway, but believe me, she's just as wide standing up!

The link doesn't work for me, but here's one that does: http://www.marvistavet.com/html/body_coccidia.html Looks like coccidia is a parasite. Good to know the little Dickens is on the mend.

Thanx jespah. That's the site I was trying to bring up. Yes, she will be fine. Back to her little (thin) self soon!

I'm glad she has you to take care of her, MommaA!

Thanx bommerang. They ARE my children. I have to admit, they are so spoiled .

You got a one eyed bandit on your hands. I know the look. Crooked head......strong stance.....a badass.

I think you should name him amigo.