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I adopted my cat in 2014 (in my avatar), when she was around 1.5 yrs old from a rescue. She's around 9 to 10. She's never had any health problems aside from a "cold" in 2016. I work at a vet, and for the past 2 yrs all her bloodwork and whatnot has been normal. On Tuesday I noticed she hadn't eaten her lunch (drinking fine), and Weds morning I decided to take her to work. She got a b12 inj and Cerenia inj, and I took her home assuming she'd bounce back. The reason for that is because in Dec when I took her for vomiting, all her labs were good and she stopped vomiting after the visit. She threw up once last week, possibly from eating too fast as she barfed after eating. She hasn't thrown up in over a month. She is not a cat known for vomiting, and until Dec it was a very rare event.
On Thurs I decided to take her back because she still wasn't eating. We did full bloodwork and a pancreatitis test, with normal results. Bloodwork didn't indicate any risk of fatty liver from not eating. She got fluids and Mirataz for at home. I applied the Mirataz at work and 30 minutes later, she came home to immediately eat some wet food. Then before bed, I gave her half a 3oz packet of food and she ate that. This morning, she rejected the same wet food (microwaved to be warm), but ate some dry. I left food out for her, but when I came home from work, she hadn't eaten. I got some tuna cat food and she ignored it.
Keep in mind, she is very picky. She only likes chicken wet food, and it has to be chunks. She will also accept beef but mainly gets chicken. She won't eat pate. She happily eats dry food, but she's been mainly a wet food eater since I've had her. She does like most treats, but I don't have any right now since I don't feed them often. Her normal food is wet Nutro.
Her energy has seemed fine, maybe a little more clingy than usual. She has tried to play and she likes to look out the window and watch my hamsters and guinea pigs. She still drinks water, and prefers to drink from my dog's large water bowl instead of hers. No changes in the house, no stressors. She hasn't eaten much today and if she doesn't eat tomorrow, I would go back to work w/ her. The doctor would want to do radiographs and possibly hospitalize her.
I have lurked on this forum for years and it's very helpful. I have tried tricks here like smelly food and petting her while she eats, but nothing really helped. Any other advice for my cat?
On Thurs I decided to take her back because she still wasn't eating. We did full bloodwork and a pancreatitis test, with normal results. Bloodwork didn't indicate any risk of fatty liver from not eating. She got fluids and Mirataz for at home. I applied the Mirataz at work and 30 minutes later, she came home to immediately eat some wet food. Then before bed, I gave her half a 3oz packet of food and she ate that. This morning, she rejected the same wet food (microwaved to be warm), but ate some dry. I left food out for her, but when I came home from work, she hadn't eaten. I got some tuna cat food and she ignored it.
Keep in mind, she is very picky. She only likes chicken wet food, and it has to be chunks. She will also accept beef but mainly gets chicken. She won't eat pate. She happily eats dry food, but she's been mainly a wet food eater since I've had her. She does like most treats, but I don't have any right now since I don't feed them often. Her normal food is wet Nutro.
Her energy has seemed fine, maybe a little more clingy than usual. She has tried to play and she likes to look out the window and watch my hamsters and guinea pigs. She still drinks water, and prefers to drink from my dog's large water bowl instead of hers. No changes in the house, no stressors. She hasn't eaten much today and if she doesn't eat tomorrow, I would go back to work w/ her. The doctor would want to do radiographs and possibly hospitalize her.
I have lurked on this forum for years and it's very helpful. I have tried tricks here like smelly food and petting her while she eats, but nothing really helped. Any other advice for my cat?