Help, My cat is not eating, drinking and is throwing up

He has not given us any medicine yet, but thats because I don't think he actually tested for UTI. We just told him that Tom wont pee in the litter, and we think he may have a UTI.
His blood work came back and all the vet said is that he has parasites, we need to get a poop sample from our other cat and get her weighed before we start him on antiboitics though. I don't know why o_0. If the blood sample is what told him Tom had parasites why does he want my other cats poop?
And what are parasites? Is it just a term that covers a lot of different things?

It could be Worms. if it is then it can spread t rge other Cats. I still think his Urine should have been tested.

When he was at the vet he had no drank anything for awhile,
so I guess they could not get a sample o_0

They can give Sub Q's and wait a little bit then get a sample.

Took my 8 yr old cat to the vet today and he's said that she has liver failure. Punky, my cat, has had a clean bill of health her whole life and has responded well to change as far as cats go. The first of June we moved into a new house and got a new dog. Punky wasn't pleased but I made sure that she got extra attention and toys. When I took her and her sister (Roxie) for their yearly check ups Punky weighed in at 19 pounds and I was advised to put her on a diet. So, I switched to the weight control Iams (i've always fed them Iams).

Last week we went on vacation from Wed thru Sunday. We had someone keep the dog but left Punky and Roxie with plenty of food, water, and several litter boxes. I thought this would be less stressful than boarding them considering all the changes in their lives recently. Sunday when we returned I noticed that Punky wasn't acting herself. I found her hiding in my closet and I picked her up and she was light as a feather! I started looking back and realized (hindsight being 20/20) that she hadn't been as friendly and had been keeping to herself for probably 2-3 weeks. Before this there wasn't any indication of a problem. This morning she was drinking water and even came out to roam around the house when our dog went outside for the day (the dog stays inside at night and when weather is bad).
But I made her a vet appointment anyway and while putting her in her carrier noticed her mouth was a pale yellowish color.

The vet says he has no way of telling how long its been going on or what might have caused it. Could she really have starved herself, causing liver damage, because we left her for 5 days? She's getting IV fluids and food and staying with the Vet until at least Friday. He suggested I not see her again today and come back tomorrow.

How can this happen so suddenly? I really can't look back and notice anything different until about 2 weeks ago, 3 at the absolute most. If she turns around, what do I do when she comes home to keep it from happening again?

I would do anything for my animals to keep them happy and healthy. I just don't know what to think....

Your cat has fatty liver syndrome and it might not be an easy road. This is more common then you would imagine and I've been through it. My cat kismet stopped eating and we never have figured out why, but often it is emotional, so it it likely from all the change and you being away. In overweight cat's it is worse (kismet wasn't overweight). How ever Fatty liver syndrome (or hepadic lipidosis) is cureable, however as I said if your cat is jaundice it won't be easy.

It is good you have your vet looking after her. Food and fluids is the only cure. If your cat doesn't start eating talk to your vet about getting a feeding tube, it isn't that big a deal, but it will save your cats life, I can't stress enough that food is the ONLY cure.

I know this is all overwhelming and here are some resources

http://pets.groups.yahoo.com/group/F...isted-Feeding/

Once you hear from the vet please update, and please PM me if you have any specific questions

Good luck to you and your kitty

Depending on how bad it is, it can take weeks - months for them to start eating unfortunately, as for it not happening again? getting him to lose weight and carefully monitoring eating is all you can do, the blood panel will likely indicate that there is nothing wrong but liver enzymes which means it probably won't happen again........

I know how hard this is

Thank you for your quick reply. I posted this as a new thread out of anxiousness. Sorry.

I'm going by the vet on my lunch hour tomorrow to see her. The vet said that he'd probably have me try to feed her tomorrow while I"m there. I"m just so amazed at how sudden it could happen and sad that my actions could have caused it. The vet said on a scale of 1-10 Punky's liver failure was a 6 or 7. He didn't call it Fatty Liver Syndrome though? Should I ask him about it?

Thank you again for your response. It eases my mind a little.

You can't blame yourself! nobody can predict this!!! You are doing everything you can, visiting your kitty at the vet will make him happy. Ask your vet about the disease but be aware many vets are not overly aggressive with feeding, check out the message board I sent you.

I will keep my eye on your other thread from now on...........

hey my cats doing same thing .i cannot afford vet.he is a hunter by nature .feild mice ect... he ran in scared few days ago sat on couach like c

scared hr later he went to go out window but didnt make it threw up looked to be like very small tammpon i dont know for shure though .his gas is very potent smell and is under coauch.not going any were hes very sick when do i force water in mouth.or do i .can u tell me what you gert for an answer please chris deangelis .thank you

My cat had same problem, vet told me he will die from within two weeks....
I searched internet and found out that it could be fatty liver disease. I force feed him for a week - special Eukanuba cat food, vitamin supplements, special kitten milk and Sam-e, mood support people dietary supplement from Walgreens -1/2pill once a day. I also took him for fluids few times every other day. After a week he started eating on his own and became normal again. It was 1.5 years ago and he is still healthy.
Good luck and don't believe in everything your vet says. Check internet for some advice!

The Exact same thing happened to our cat over the last Two week. Took him to Vet and Vet did same thing thing for our cat yesterday afternoon and sent us home with him. He was 5 years old. He was found in his vomit Dead today at 2 pm.. These Vets Need to do better job.. We still don't know what caused his death and are getting an autopsy done if we can find someone to it

The Exact same thing happened to our cat over the last Two week. Took him to Vet and Vet did same thing thing for our cat yesterday afternoon and sent us home with him. He was 5 years old. He was found in his vomit Dead today at 2 pm.. These Vets Need to do better job.. We still don't know what caused his death and are getting an autopsy done if we can find someone to it
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The Exact same thing happened to our cat over the last Two week. Took him to Vet and Vet did same thing thing for our cat yesterday afternoon and sent us home with him. He was 5 years old. He was found in his vomit Dead today at 2 pm.. These Vets Need to do better job.. We still don't know what caused his death and are getting an autopsy done if we can find someone to it.

My cat is doing this also. How is your cat doing did you hear anything newnfrom the vet?

Hi A Aerwin77 and welcome to TCS!

This is rather an old thread and you are unlikely to get a response. Would you like to ask your question yourself, by starting a new thread in this Health Forum?

My cat Thaiger has the same symptoms as Tom's and I'm very worried.
My 5year old cat, Thaiger, was diagnosed with fungus so the vet gave him medicated shampoo so we had to leave him with the grooming for 2hours.
We fed him medicine (1 capsule,1 red pill to protect the liver) after that we took him home, he started to act strange and vomited 5 times in a row over the next day. He completely stopped eating, drinking, hasn't talk, and hardly moved around. I tried to feed him canned food recommended by the vet and water with a syringe, but everything that went in his stomach he vomited it out, even water. He mostly sleeps and vomits for 4 days now. Yesterday, I took him to the vet and they gave him fluid for 15 minutes (not IV) because I was scared it would stress him. We've been to the vet daily and changed vet hospitals to get a second opinion on his case. My cat also has asthma and has been on a diet food recommended by a vet. Thank you. We are waiting on his blood test result tomorrow and the vet at the new hospital said he will need an ultrasound to see if he has pancreas, liver, or kidney disease. We're seeking immediate help by someone who's cat has similar experience. Thank you.