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Hello,
I'm having a very tough time right now not to mention my London. He has lymphoma cancer. He hasn't been eating much but has been drinking. He actually hasn't been eating anything for about 4 or 5 days now. I have tried everything from cooking him food. Giving him chicken and tuna (which he loves) his normal canned food and even a bowl of treats. Nothing. He is drinking water. They have given him and appetite stimulant in addition to his medicine which is suppose to increase his appetite as well. I have had to stop the stimulant because it is a pill and he was hiding from me when he saw me coming. Huge fight to get it into him. The initial medicine for the cancer was pill and liquid (I tried both) which was also a fight. I would come away bloody everytime till they gave him a shot which would last a couple weeks but has the side effect of probably getting diabetes. Since he probably wasn't going to last that long it didn't really matter.
Now he has taken to hiding in new special places. My question is what is left for me to do. I can't stand to see him starve so I set up an appointment to put him to "sleep". He was up and around today wagging his tail and doing his "adventures" outside. Am I being premature in taking him in? This is my first pet as an adult and my first cat ever. Growing up we always had family dogs because my father use to hunt. like I said I have an appointment to bring him in but I don't think I will be able to do this. Some advice would be very helpful right now. Thank you.
Richard
I'm having a very tough time right now not to mention my London. He has lymphoma cancer. He hasn't been eating much but has been drinking. He actually hasn't been eating anything for about 4 or 5 days now. I have tried everything from cooking him food. Giving him chicken and tuna (which he loves) his normal canned food and even a bowl of treats. Nothing. He is drinking water. They have given him and appetite stimulant in addition to his medicine which is suppose to increase his appetite as well. I have had to stop the stimulant because it is a pill and he was hiding from me when he saw me coming. Huge fight to get it into him. The initial medicine for the cancer was pill and liquid (I tried both) which was also a fight. I would come away bloody everytime till they gave him a shot which would last a couple weeks but has the side effect of probably getting diabetes. Since he probably wasn't going to last that long it didn't really matter.
Now he has taken to hiding in new special places. My question is what is left for me to do. I can't stand to see him starve so I set up an appointment to put him to "sleep". He was up and around today wagging his tail and doing his "adventures" outside. Am I being premature in taking him in? This is my first pet as an adult and my first cat ever. Growing up we always had family dogs because my father use to hunt. like I said I have an appointment to bring him in but I don't think I will be able to do this. Some advice would be very helpful right now. Thank you.
Richard