Storm doesn't eat, drink, vomits, losing weight..

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Storm has not been eating or drinking or pooping/peeing at all.. Maybe, because he hasn't ate or drank anything. Whenever he does feel like eating; an hour or so later he will just vomit it back up again. Vomit are usually greenish color and sometimes a white foam. I'm gonna be calling the vet in about thirty minutes to schedule an appointment for him. I just want to know if anyone knows anything about this stuff randomly happening.. Maybe, he got into something while I was sleeping and its causing a blockage/constipation.. Maybe, he developed some underlining problem that has been unnoticeable.. 

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He was healthy, active, happy cat.. There are no other pets in the apartment.

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(before and after slightly noticeable weight loss)
 
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Sorry Stormy is feeling poorly.

I'm glad you're calling the vet--and don't take "we're too busy to fit in your cat today" response.  His weight loss is noticable; cats can't go 24 hours without eating or they can develop liver problems.

Off hand, it sounds  like a blockage or poison.  How long has he not been eating?

Write back and let us know how the vet visit went.
 
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Thank you for the swift reply, Ritz. He hasn't been eating for around 24-28 hours and I cannot get him to eat his normal food.

I tested some ham(i know its bad for him it was only a tiny piece to see if he'd eat it) and he did.. He ate his treats that I give him when I want to praise him for good behavior, which I haven't been doing due to him not eating his regular food.. Tell me if I should otherwise since he'd actually eat it

I got him in as soon as I can early this afternoon, thankfully.  I will keep this post updated to when I go to the vet. 
 

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At this point, let him eat anything he wants to eat, treats including.  If you have any tuna fish, that is good; or plain baby food (no added spices).

Vibes for stormy.
 
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I came home from the vet and went to sleep as I was too upset and way overtired. But I have an update to him.

They couldn't find anything completely noticeable besides dehydration and liver enzymes are unbalanced.. They're keeping him overnight to hydrate him up and giving him a 48 hour vomit shot. They also said if this treatment and therapy does not work then I might have to do the Barium test which would take a huge chunk out of my wallet. 
 

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Which tests did the vet run? An x-ray to rule out a blockage? Blood tests? While those aren't cheap, they are relative to a barium test. Did the vet have any other ideas or suggestions? One other thing I would ask about is possible pancreatitis. It would involve a separate blood test called a spec FPLI.

Are they going to assist feed him at the vet's? I'm not sure how long it's been since Stormy has eaten, but after 48 hours you have to start worrying about fatty liver disease. He really sounds like he needs to be syringe fed and given an appetite stimulant (not just anti-nausea) to get him to start eating on his own again.
 
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OH, right. The tests they ran were 2 xrays and a blood test. The X-rays showed nothing out of the ordinary. his gaslines weren't backed up so they ruled out blockage. They ran a blood test and it came back as okay just with liver enzyme levels up. I brought him home and I put down some wet food( I usually give him dry food ) and he immediately ate it. He just went to the restroom so I can safely say hes doing okay, but im gonna keep a close eye on him. They gave me some medicine to give him called Biomox (Amoxicillin) to give to him everyday once a day. 
 

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I am glad to hear that Stormy is eating and seems to be recovering. Many vibes for Stormy.
 
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