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We took our cat Sabbath (13 years old) to the vet on 4/30 when we realized she had stopped eating and had started to lose a significant amount of weight. We also noticed she was spending more time sleeping and was not as social as she normally would be. She was also throwing up what looked to be foam and bile as she had not eaten to throw up any food yet she was still nauseated and throwing up.
They did an exam on her, blood work and also a urinalysis etc.
The blood work showed her pancreasis and liver levels to be very high. The urine showed a UTI.
We were given an antibiotic in liquid form for the uti and pancreas, marin liver supplements, antacid crushed and mixed in tuna flavoring and a/d critical care wet food to give to her.
The vet told us feeding her and getting the antibiotic and supplements were the most important part. That the antacid was there if she was continuing to throw up foam and it did not stress her too much to give it to her. Needless to say the antacid ended up being a waste of money as we only gave it to her once. Giving her the other meds was hell as the marin would cause her to foam terribly at the mouth. The antibiotic was good when she kept it down which she did keep down most times.
She finished the meds and we started to be successful with syringe feedings and she even started to eat on her own. On her own being when we would set the plate down in front of her she would nibble a little and try to eat it. She was still nauseated and not eating enough so I called the vet. I asked if she had fatty liver disease and she said no but that her levels were high and it was leading towards it. That we brought her in before it got to that point. She prescribed antinausea and apetite stimulant meds. These are in pill form cut in 1/4 so she always tastes them and foams terribly when we give them to her. Depsite the struggle of giving the meds to her it was like a miracle happened. She was eating off the plate when it was given to her and she started to eat more of what was on her plate. The most I have seen her eat since she got sick. It got to a point we no longer had to stress her with the nausea and apetite stimulant pills and she continued to do well. Then out of nowhere she started to "gag" when we would put the food near her and would walk away from the plate like she did before we took her in. Before we knew it she was not eating again. We have since had to start giving her the nausea and apetite stimulant meds but they don't seem to phase her this time around. She now wants nothing to do with food and when we go anywhere near her with food she immediately gets up and hides from us. We are now forced to syringe feedings again.
I don't understand the sudden change. She was doing so good and gave us so much hope and now we are back to square one. She has not thrown up any of the syringe feedings like in the beginning but I don't want to force her to eat when she was doing so good eating on her own.
Is this a sign that the cat is too far gone at this point? Is her refusing food altogether even when she is not nauseated/vomiting a sign of something else?
I am at such a loss right now. My husband and I don't have money to keep bringing her back to the vet. They said they could do ultrasounds and xrays on her if she didn't get better. We actually used grocery money to bring her in the first time. The part that bothers me the most is why the sudden change from wanting to eat to not wanting to eat at all. Especially since she started to eat on her own at one point. Even at first when she was really sick she would smell the food and you could tell it made her nauseated so sthat was why she would not eat it. Now it's like the minute her plate comes near her she wants nothing to do with it and gets up and walks away. She even sees me coming with it and goes to hide.
Other things I have noticed about Sabbath is that her ears look like the fur on them is thinning. I also noticed that from time to time her ears feel warm. She has not been cleaning herself like she normally does. She does drink water and I have seen her pee in the litter box. However we have 2 cats so I am not sure if the BM's in the liter box are from her. Also she is still thin. I have not noticed a significant change in her weight even with the force feedings and her eating on her own when she did.
I am thinking on calling the vet today but I know they will just tell me to bring her in for even more tests. Any suggestions on what I should ask them or tell them. Anyone else have this yo yo effect with the same diagnosis. Is she at the point of no return? I don't want her to suffer if she is dieing either.
They did an exam on her, blood work and also a urinalysis etc.
The blood work showed her pancreasis and liver levels to be very high. The urine showed a UTI.
We were given an antibiotic in liquid form for the uti and pancreas, marin liver supplements, antacid crushed and mixed in tuna flavoring and a/d critical care wet food to give to her.
The vet told us feeding her and getting the antibiotic and supplements were the most important part. That the antacid was there if she was continuing to throw up foam and it did not stress her too much to give it to her. Needless to say the antacid ended up being a waste of money as we only gave it to her once. Giving her the other meds was hell as the marin would cause her to foam terribly at the mouth. The antibiotic was good when she kept it down which she did keep down most times.
She finished the meds and we started to be successful with syringe feedings and she even started to eat on her own. On her own being when we would set the plate down in front of her she would nibble a little and try to eat it. She was still nauseated and not eating enough so I called the vet. I asked if she had fatty liver disease and she said no but that her levels were high and it was leading towards it. That we brought her in before it got to that point. She prescribed antinausea and apetite stimulant meds. These are in pill form cut in 1/4 so she always tastes them and foams terribly when we give them to her. Depsite the struggle of giving the meds to her it was like a miracle happened. She was eating off the plate when it was given to her and she started to eat more of what was on her plate. The most I have seen her eat since she got sick. It got to a point we no longer had to stress her with the nausea and apetite stimulant pills and she continued to do well. Then out of nowhere she started to "gag" when we would put the food near her and would walk away from the plate like she did before we took her in. Before we knew it she was not eating again. We have since had to start giving her the nausea and apetite stimulant meds but they don't seem to phase her this time around. She now wants nothing to do with food and when we go anywhere near her with food she immediately gets up and hides from us. We are now forced to syringe feedings again.
I don't understand the sudden change. She was doing so good and gave us so much hope and now we are back to square one. She has not thrown up any of the syringe feedings like in the beginning but I don't want to force her to eat when she was doing so good eating on her own.
Is this a sign that the cat is too far gone at this point? Is her refusing food altogether even when she is not nauseated/vomiting a sign of something else?
I am at such a loss right now. My husband and I don't have money to keep bringing her back to the vet. They said they could do ultrasounds and xrays on her if she didn't get better. We actually used grocery money to bring her in the first time. The part that bothers me the most is why the sudden change from wanting to eat to not wanting to eat at all. Especially since she started to eat on her own at one point. Even at first when she was really sick she would smell the food and you could tell it made her nauseated so sthat was why she would not eat it. Now it's like the minute her plate comes near her she wants nothing to do with it and gets up and walks away. She even sees me coming with it and goes to hide.
Other things I have noticed about Sabbath is that her ears look like the fur on them is thinning. I also noticed that from time to time her ears feel warm. She has not been cleaning herself like she normally does. She does drink water and I have seen her pee in the litter box. However we have 2 cats so I am not sure if the BM's in the liter box are from her. Also she is still thin. I have not noticed a significant change in her weight even with the force feedings and her eating on her own when she did.
I am thinking on calling the vet today but I know they will just tell me to bring her in for even more tests. Any suggestions on what I should ask them or tell them. Anyone else have this yo yo effect with the same diagnosis. Is she at the point of no return? I don't want her to suffer if she is dieing either.