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My 12ish year old cat Willow has hyperthyroidism and was on too high of a dose of methimazole for about two months. We noticed she was sleeping a lot and losing weight so we took her to the vet and found out her thyroid was only .05. They reduced her meds and told us she’d perk up, but instead she continued to decline becoming even more lethargic and losing so much weight she is skin and bones. We took her back in and they ran a full blood panel and found out she has elevated liver enzymes but everything else was normal. They hydrated her and gave her an appetite stimulant but that only helped slightly. She ate a bit over the weekend. But she’s only 4 pounds, she can’t afford to lose any more weight. She had an ultrasound and we found out that her liver is slightly enlarged. Again more hydration and we’re told to bring her back in three weeks. I bring her home and she refuses to eat for nearly two days, but then I get her to lick some food off my finger and she ate some dry food and treats overnight. But the following day she refuses to eat again until the evening when she licks a bit of food off my fingers. Last night she didn’t eat anything and now when I put food near her mouth she gags. The vet has told me there is nothing else to do. I’m heartbroken and I need some advice. Is there anything to do to help her liver? Any medicine? They’re not giving her anything but Mirataz to stimulate her appetite but that doesn’t seem to be working anymore. They even took her off her thyroid meds completely. Can anything be done to save her? Should I consider a feeding tube?? Any advice would be appreciated.