My one year old cat, Oliver, has been sick for the past couple of days, and I am extremely worried about him! I've taken him to the vet already, but he still isn't getting any better, so I thought I'd try to write out his symptoms on a forum full of cat experts between now and when the vet's office opens again.
Last Sunday Oliver seemed a bit fussy when we fed him. He didn't run to the counter to eat like he usually does, and seemed to be hiding in the curtains around mealtime. Eventually we got him to eat.
On Monday he ate his breakfast without complaint, but spent most of the day hiding under the bed. He is a very shy/stressed out cat in general, so we weren't too concerned even though he will typically sleep in his cat tower during the day. When I tried to feed him his dinner that evening he wasn't having any of it. He would lick the food a little bit, but then run away. I tried giving him dry food instead of his normal wet, tried adding treats, etc. but he wasn't having any of it.
On Tuesday morning he still wasn't eating well, and he had diarrhea all over the carpet that morning as well. I called the vet who kept him for the better half of the day. She did a physical exam and said he didn't seem like he was in any pain in the stomach area. She also did a blood test and everything came back negative. She basically told me that he probably had some trauma over the past couple of days which is making him have a negative reaction towards food. She told me to try a couple of different types of food, keep him away from the other cats while he eats, and see what happens. Nothing really has happened that we know of for him to be traumatized, but he is definitely a sensitive guy, so who knows what could have upset him. I monitor them eating because Oliver himself will sometimes try to steal his sister's food. We gave him a few different selections on a plate, and he would only take it if I fed hand fed him. About 15-20 minutes after he ate a few bites of food he had diarrhea in the box.
Today I called the vet about the persistent diarrhea because I truly don't think this is the result of some type of trauma. My dog has been sick with diarrhea for the past week as well, and I think one other cat may have the same thing to a lesser degree (both of the other cats are still eating, but I found diarrhea in the litter box when Oliver was at the vet for the day). I asked her for a prescription for anti-diarrheal which she agreed to, but they were about ten minutes from closing for the night, so I will have to pick it up tomorrow.
Tonight I was able to get Oliver to eat a bit of his normal food off of my fingers, but we found vomit all over the carpet a few hours later that looked like his dinner. He also vomited again which was just a yellowish liquid on the floor, and then had diarrhea in the box again.
I'm going to call the vet again as soon as they open, but I'm just so worried about him. He seems to be coming out and about more rather than hiding under the bed. He is pretty much his normal self outside of the tummy issues. Today he was running around trying to get in my face while I made their dinners like he always does, but as soon as he would smell the food in the bowl he looked kind of repulsed almost like it was making him nauseous. I keep racking my brain thinking about what could have caused this. Other than my dog being sick Oliver hasn't gotten into anything that I know of (we keep the cats in our bedroom away from cleaning supplies when we aren't home). He generally isn't a bad cat that gets into stuff--that's our Maine Coon that does that! LOL My boyfriend said he saw Ollie eat a some kind of beetle that got into the house the other day, but the vet didn't seem concerned.
Does anyone know what this could be? I keep thinking it could be pancreatitis (my dog had this before), but I feel like that would have shown up on his blood work. It also boggles me that he really doesn't seem all that sick otherwise. He is still cuddly towards me and acting relatively content. Any help is greatly appreciated!
Last Sunday Oliver seemed a bit fussy when we fed him. He didn't run to the counter to eat like he usually does, and seemed to be hiding in the curtains around mealtime. Eventually we got him to eat.
On Monday he ate his breakfast without complaint, but spent most of the day hiding under the bed. He is a very shy/stressed out cat in general, so we weren't too concerned even though he will typically sleep in his cat tower during the day. When I tried to feed him his dinner that evening he wasn't having any of it. He would lick the food a little bit, but then run away. I tried giving him dry food instead of his normal wet, tried adding treats, etc. but he wasn't having any of it.
On Tuesday morning he still wasn't eating well, and he had diarrhea all over the carpet that morning as well. I called the vet who kept him for the better half of the day. She did a physical exam and said he didn't seem like he was in any pain in the stomach area. She also did a blood test and everything came back negative. She basically told me that he probably had some trauma over the past couple of days which is making him have a negative reaction towards food. She told me to try a couple of different types of food, keep him away from the other cats while he eats, and see what happens. Nothing really has happened that we know of for him to be traumatized, but he is definitely a sensitive guy, so who knows what could have upset him. I monitor them eating because Oliver himself will sometimes try to steal his sister's food. We gave him a few different selections on a plate, and he would only take it if I fed hand fed him. About 15-20 minutes after he ate a few bites of food he had diarrhea in the box.
Today I called the vet about the persistent diarrhea because I truly don't think this is the result of some type of trauma. My dog has been sick with diarrhea for the past week as well, and I think one other cat may have the same thing to a lesser degree (both of the other cats are still eating, but I found diarrhea in the litter box when Oliver was at the vet for the day). I asked her for a prescription for anti-diarrheal which she agreed to, but they were about ten minutes from closing for the night, so I will have to pick it up tomorrow.
Tonight I was able to get Oliver to eat a bit of his normal food off of my fingers, but we found vomit all over the carpet a few hours later that looked like his dinner. He also vomited again which was just a yellowish liquid on the floor, and then had diarrhea in the box again.
I'm going to call the vet again as soon as they open, but I'm just so worried about him. He seems to be coming out and about more rather than hiding under the bed. He is pretty much his normal self outside of the tummy issues. Today he was running around trying to get in my face while I made their dinners like he always does, but as soon as he would smell the food in the bowl he looked kind of repulsed almost like it was making him nauseous. I keep racking my brain thinking about what could have caused this. Other than my dog being sick Oliver hasn't gotten into anything that I know of (we keep the cats in our bedroom away from cleaning supplies when we aren't home). He generally isn't a bad cat that gets into stuff--that's our Maine Coon that does that! LOL My boyfriend said he saw Ollie eat a some kind of beetle that got into the house the other day, but the vet didn't seem concerned.
Does anyone know what this could be? I keep thinking it could be pancreatitis (my dog had this before), but I feel like that would have shown up on his blood work. It also boggles me that he really doesn't seem all that sick otherwise. He is still cuddly towards me and acting relatively content. Any help is greatly appreciated!
