I recently took custody of a little boy kitty that had been rescued by a friend a few weeks prior while he moved into a new place, and he was very lethargic when I got him home.
Wifey-mine gave him a quick going over and found he was literally crawling with the little bugs. It took a good long time in the bathroom with baby shampoo and a flea comb, but we finally got rid of all the things. She counted up to 32 before she lost track.
Two days later, he was bouncing off the walls, pestering Edgar (or adult tom) and chasing the lady cats, just like a normal kitten.
“CHECK FOR FLEAS!!!”
I don’t think they have fleas, they’re not scratching at all.
Really, they are basically not moving, but they do move. They are eating and when we leave them alone in “their” room they move around, use the box, etc.
When they do ambulate (to run under the couch, etc.) they are not unsteady on their legs or anything.
I’m getting pretty convinced to take them into the vet.
My friend is coming to visit this weekend, she is a big cat person. So maybe she can give me some insight too.
I just don’t want to take them to the vet if this is just their “pre-existing” parasite which, in theory, will be cured with the meds they are getting. Which they are taking quite well.