Hello all!
I have a 4 year old cat named Mouse. I recently moved to another state and had her transported here by a pet transportation company. When she first arrived she was a bit frazzled; crying constantly for a couple hours. After she calmed down and realized who I was, I started noticing how unlike herself she seemed. The transportation people said she didn't cry or fight the whole 3 day trip which surprised me cause she'll meow the whole way to a vet visit and back.
She seems so lethargic; not moving much at all. She'll walk a few steps then plot down, lie down, and just stay there for hours. She never really liked to be picked up, but now she fights even harder about it and it's almost like it hurts to pick her up. So I just let her lie where she wants. Usually that's in the bathroom for most of the day. This is a cat who's normally full of energy and running around non-stop. She won't even acknowledge the toys I've bought for her though she normally goes crazy for things with feathers on them.
And what really has me worried is she won't eat. She nibbled on a few pieces of kibble her first day here (which was Monday July 9th) but that's it. Yesterday I gave her a bit of tuna. She gagged when she first smelled it, but later ate some of the juice. She ate at it a couple times that day but didn't eat the tuna fish, just the juice. Today she meowed at me until I gave her more tuna juice. I mixed it with a little of her kibble and again she just lapped up the juice. I'm glad she's finally eating something, but I would feel better if she ate something solid.
The final concern I have is of the size of her tummy. It's bulging out now and she looks pregnant! But she's spayed so I know that's not it. It's possible she might have just gained a lot of weight in my absence (I haven't seen her in over a month), but it seems so unnatural.
I know I should take her to the vet to be sure of what's going on, but I don't have the money for it yet. Hopefully soon. Meanwhile, I'm scared she's going to starve! I can keep giving her tuna juice, but will that be enough?
Any advice would be greatly appreciated! Thank you!
I have a 4 year old cat named Mouse. I recently moved to another state and had her transported here by a pet transportation company. When she first arrived she was a bit frazzled; crying constantly for a couple hours. After she calmed down and realized who I was, I started noticing how unlike herself she seemed. The transportation people said she didn't cry or fight the whole 3 day trip which surprised me cause she'll meow the whole way to a vet visit and back.
She seems so lethargic; not moving much at all. She'll walk a few steps then plot down, lie down, and just stay there for hours. She never really liked to be picked up, but now she fights even harder about it and it's almost like it hurts to pick her up. So I just let her lie where she wants. Usually that's in the bathroom for most of the day. This is a cat who's normally full of energy and running around non-stop. She won't even acknowledge the toys I've bought for her though she normally goes crazy for things with feathers on them.
And what really has me worried is she won't eat. She nibbled on a few pieces of kibble her first day here (which was Monday July 9th) but that's it. Yesterday I gave her a bit of tuna. She gagged when she first smelled it, but later ate some of the juice. She ate at it a couple times that day but didn't eat the tuna fish, just the juice. Today she meowed at me until I gave her more tuna juice. I mixed it with a little of her kibble and again she just lapped up the juice. I'm glad she's finally eating something, but I would feel better if she ate something solid.
The final concern I have is of the size of her tummy. It's bulging out now and she looks pregnant! But she's spayed so I know that's not it. It's possible she might have just gained a lot of weight in my absence (I haven't seen her in over a month), but it seems so unnatural.
I know I should take her to the vet to be sure of what's going on, but I don't have the money for it yet. Hopefully soon. Meanwhile, I'm scared she's going to starve! I can keep giving her tuna juice, but will that be enough?
Any advice would be greatly appreciated! Thank you!
