Dear Forum members:
I would appreciate any advice or ideas as to what my be wrong with my cat. She became sick on 3/13 and would not eat or drink, by Wednesday two days later she was taken to the vet and they put her on IV to give her fluids, an antibiotic shot, a steroid shot, a nausa shot. They ran blood work and it was all good. They had not answers as to what is wrong with her except they felt she must have eaten a bug or something that was poison, but her kidney and liver function was fine. They told me to come and get her last Friday as she would still not eat for them.
I am a clinical homeopath and have treated her myself for 9 years and she has been in good health until now. After bringing her home last Friday she began to eat some on Sat. and Sun. [and I put some food in her mouth and she swallowed it ok and began to feel immediately better]. Then would still not eat much on Monday or Tuesday but did eat a small amount by herself. By Wednesday of this week she has been going back down again -not wanting to eat or drink.
I called the vet last Sunday to tell him that since I was hand feeding her I noticed that a row of teeth were gone on her lower jaw and could that be the source of her trouble? He said yes, her teeth could be infected maby peridontal disease and she does not want to eat. But he had no suggestions on what to do for her.
Has anyone had a situation like this with a cat? Each day she seems weaker and now will not eat [except yesterday ate 1/2 tsp. on her own] of a new canned cat food. The refrigerator is full of opened cans of every variety of canned cat food I could find. She will try a new variety and eat only 1/2 tsp and then will never touch that kind again. I have offered her organic rice and meat and scrambled eggy - will have none of it. I still believe it is in her mouth - soreness but do not really know. She seems to be going to the kitty litter box fine without problems.
I sure need some help. Look forward to hearing from anyone that has been through this and what they think it may be and what to do. I don't think she can hold on for many more days.
God Bless,
Catharine
I would appreciate any advice or ideas as to what my be wrong with my cat. She became sick on 3/13 and would not eat or drink, by Wednesday two days later she was taken to the vet and they put her on IV to give her fluids, an antibiotic shot, a steroid shot, a nausa shot. They ran blood work and it was all good. They had not answers as to what is wrong with her except they felt she must have eaten a bug or something that was poison, but her kidney and liver function was fine. They told me to come and get her last Friday as she would still not eat for them.
I am a clinical homeopath and have treated her myself for 9 years and she has been in good health until now. After bringing her home last Friday she began to eat some on Sat. and Sun. [and I put some food in her mouth and she swallowed it ok and began to feel immediately better]. Then would still not eat much on Monday or Tuesday but did eat a small amount by herself. By Wednesday of this week she has been going back down again -not wanting to eat or drink.
I called the vet last Sunday to tell him that since I was hand feeding her I noticed that a row of teeth were gone on her lower jaw and could that be the source of her trouble? He said yes, her teeth could be infected maby peridontal disease and she does not want to eat. But he had no suggestions on what to do for her.
Has anyone had a situation like this with a cat? Each day she seems weaker and now will not eat [except yesterday ate 1/2 tsp. on her own] of a new canned cat food. The refrigerator is full of opened cans of every variety of canned cat food I could find. She will try a new variety and eat only 1/2 tsp and then will never touch that kind again. I have offered her organic rice and meat and scrambled eggy - will have none of it. I still believe it is in her mouth - soreness but do not really know. She seems to be going to the kitty litter box fine without problems.
I sure need some help. Look forward to hearing from anyone that has been through this and what they think it may be and what to do. I don't think she can hold on for many more days.
God Bless,
Catharine