My cat just turned 20. Last week he stopped eating and was lethargic, but was drinking a lot of water. Before that he had a lot of diarrhea and had barfed a bit. I took him to the vet on Friday and they rehydrated him, gave him emergency food which he scarfed down. They also took blood.
I took him back Sunday and was told his levels were normal except for his WBC (His kidneys and liver were elevated but not in the danger zone). They gave him more hydration and an antibiotic shot.
On Monday and Tuesday he seemed better and was eating more but the last three days he seemed to be back to barely eating, lethargic, and drinking lots of water. The vet asked if we could coax him into drinking more water by adding tuna juice to it. He wasn't interested in the tuna water but he seemed to like drinking cold water.
He's only eating a little. He's ignoring all cat foods but he's been eating a little bit of tuna. Maybe half a can a day.
So my question is.
It's been six days since the shot, would he still be having issues with the infection? And the antibiotic shot? Should I kept monitoring him and making sure he always has fresh cold water? Or should I take him for another vet visit. Could this also be dehydration?
I'm worried we've entered palliative care. I also feel guilty because I had his teeth cleaned a month and a half ago and maybe I shouldn't have.
I've had him since he was 9 weeks old. I don't want him to suffer but I'm also not sure if it's "The time".
I took him back Sunday and was told his levels were normal except for his WBC (His kidneys and liver were elevated but not in the danger zone). They gave him more hydration and an antibiotic shot.
On Monday and Tuesday he seemed better and was eating more but the last three days he seemed to be back to barely eating, lethargic, and drinking lots of water. The vet asked if we could coax him into drinking more water by adding tuna juice to it. He wasn't interested in the tuna water but he seemed to like drinking cold water.
He's only eating a little. He's ignoring all cat foods but he's been eating a little bit of tuna. Maybe half a can a day.
So my question is.
It's been six days since the shot, would he still be having issues with the infection? And the antibiotic shot? Should I kept monitoring him and making sure he always has fresh cold water? Or should I take him for another vet visit. Could this also be dehydration?
I'm worried we've entered palliative care. I also feel guilty because I had his teeth cleaned a month and a half ago and maybe I shouldn't have.
I've had him since he was 9 weeks old. I don't want him to suffer but I'm also not sure if it's "The time".
