Mouth Ulcers causing problems

Hi my cat stop eating and drinking I took him to the vet and was told that he has ulcers in his mouth I have meds for him but I have to help him eat and drink because it's painful for him he got so week that he staggers and sometimes fall down im feeding him chicken baby food with a syringe im concerned about the weight loss and the staggering I was wondering how long does it takes for him to get stronger I hate seeing him this way

You are doing what you can for your little one, I, too, have an oldster that pretty much quit eating and know how worrisome it can be.  I give him chicken broth which he laps up, just boil a couple of chicken pieces for an hour or two until they fall apart, no salt or spices. Very soft chicken cut into tiny pieces might be easier for him to eat too. Get some infant pediolyte to give him instead of water, and maybe some kitten milk in the pet section, it is high in calories and builds up a compromised system. Right now don't worry WHAT he's eating at all, just get him to eat. All the luck, I'll keep him in my thoughts and prayers!

Thank u so much for your help I love my cats and I will do all I can to help them I will try your suggestions and let u know how it turns out

I just want to say thank u to all that gave me suggestions on to help my kitty im sorry to say he passed away a few days after I joined this site im verry upset and sad I really miss my kitty

Oh gosh...I'm so very sorry for your loss!  It's always very hard to lose a cherished pet.  My sincere condolences are with you!

I lost my calico Josie from an unexpected illness June 2014 and some pet grieving websites really helped me get through it (friends and family, too).

www.petloss.com

This helps identify the stages you might go through after suffering a loss!!  I also hope you have friends and family to help ease the pain.

Thank u so much because im having a hard time getting thru this

What did he have?  Calicivirus? 

My Josie (see avatar) died from a diabetic coma.  I blamed myself for the longest time but I eventually worked through it.  Like I said, that website really helped me understand all the stages of grief that I went through.  Our kitties are our children and it's just as devastating to lose one. 

Do you have a photo of your baby?

Awwww....He was a real cutie. I'm so sorry.

Thats my baby his name is McLovin he was such a funny cat he got sick out of the blue and in a week he was gone all I was told is he had mouth ulcers I gave him the meds and fred him and gave him water he just got worst so I took him back to the vet and later that day they told me he had kidney failure and the next morning he died I couldn't understand what happened and then the vet told me that he had chronic kidney disorder for a few years I had no idea I wish I would have known. Thsnks for the web sites I will use them

Thank u josegirl for talking to my cause sometimes all I do is cry

Let yourself cry. It can be emotionally cleansing. It will be get better; it just takes time.

My Josie girl is with your kitty so he's in good hands!

I am so sorry for your loss! And sorry I just saw this now, I was going to say that sounded like pretty bad kidney failure. Ulcers come up when the toxins are pretty high. I feel so bad for you My Lucky, who also died from kidney disease, is on the welcoming committee knowing him, and I'm sure he greeted her with open arms.

Donutte did u know ahead of time that your Lucky had the kidney disorder I didnt know my Mclovin had it and feel so bad that I didnt know and I couldn't get him help in time

ilovecats61 said:

Donutte did u know ahead of time that your Lucky had the kidney disorder I didnt know my Mclovin had it and feel so bad that I didnt know and I couldn't get him help in time

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I knew about it before the ulcers because he was acting differently and getting finicky with his food. I'd gone through that with my Sara earlier in the year and didn't think it was anything major, but they did tests on him. He already had very early chronic kidney disease, not even symptomatic. But then he suddenly was in Stage IV acute-on-chronic renal failure. He died sixteen days after being diagnosed.

Out of curiosity, did your vet run blood work at that first vet visit? I'm surprised it was not caught then.

My other cat, Moses, developed ulcers in his mouth but he was diagnosed with calivirus.  Interesting.  That was over 7 years ago. (He's fine)

Donutte-

How old was Lucky?  Moses is now 16 and I'm always paranoid about this kind of stuff.

Lucky was sixteen. In his case, the vet thinks he probably had a tumor in his left kidney (because it was absolutely huge on the x-ray, I couldn't even tell it was a kidney). We had tried to treat it as though he had an infection, but it didn't work, his numbers just got worse. He didn't develop the mouth ulcers until a day or two before he died. My poor little ol' man had blood all over his front paws on his last morning before we took him to the vet. At first would couldn't figure out what it was, but then the vet said it was probably from ulcers in his mouth. I felt so bad

I wouldn't be paranoid with your boy, just make sure he gets his vet visits in regularly. They can run tests and see if anything is brewing that you might not notice yet if he is asymptomatic. CKD is fairly common in cats, but it is manageable. My Sara has CKD. What got Lucky though was when it became acute, which is a lot worse.

On dec 30th I went out of town my son was sitting with him and my othr two cats my son called me on the 2nd and said THAT mvlovin was hardly eating and was just sleepin my son didnt have enough money for a vet visit so he found a coupon online for a free visit and took him to the vet when he got there they looked at him and said he was dehydrated and gave him fluids my son also told the vet that their is was something wrong with his mouth she looked at him and said she didnt see anything. I got home later that night when I got home mclovin can and he sat next to me and he smelled like he had been rolling in the litter box and by the next morning his mouth smelled awful so monday which was the next day I took him to the vet and had xrays and blood work done the xray didnt show anything and the blood work took a day to come back and the vet was close the next day but they did give me meds for the ulcers and I had to feed him baby food and give him water so by wed he was worse so I took.him back and this time they keep him they said he was in kidney failure I called the next day and he had passed I couldnt belive it I wish I knew ahead of time maybe I could have done more for him im so heartbroken

The vet says he had CKD for a while but I didnt know mclovin never slowed down I didnt find out untill he was dying omg that upsets me so I feel like I failed him