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Hello everyone,
My cat Sammy is barely eating or drinking, and this is going on for the past week. I'm worried sick about him. He's lost so much weight that he's not my pudgy butt anymore. I took him to the vets after catching him pee on the carpet.
They told me to go home and collect a urine sample, but when they felt his bladder it was a pretty normal size. He also had some pretty good scratches on his head, which the vet explained was probably due to the new carpet in our apartment release a lot of allergens. I'm a little upset that they didn't just keep him and find out what was wrong, which leads me to also believe that its not UTI. The vet also inquired if there were any new cats hanging around our house, which there is, a beautiful black and white cat. But I need to know what's wrong. Not only is he barely eating and drinking, but he's not as active as he was. He pretty much lays in one spot all day. We bought wet food for him, which he nibbled at, but won't touch it anymore. He nibbled at his dry food too, but it's the same with the wet food, he just won't touch it. But he will eat cat treats, and cat nip. I tried being tricky and smashing cat treats in his food to entice him to eat, but he just looks at it like "What is that?". Did the same with catnip. I have had luck with tuna, but how do I get him to drink, and eat more? And since the vet really didn't make it seem like it was uti, could his allergies really be making him feel this bad? I feel like the worst pet owner, 'cause I can't afford to take him back to the vets, not until next paycheck at least. That's another reason I'm so peeved at the vet. I felt it was more of lets see how many times she'll pay for vet visits. Please anyone, give me some advice, I feel like crying everytime I look at him, he's just not the same.
My cat Sammy is barely eating or drinking, and this is going on for the past week. I'm worried sick about him. He's lost so much weight that he's not my pudgy butt anymore. I took him to the vets after catching him pee on the carpet.
They told me to go home and collect a urine sample, but when they felt his bladder it was a pretty normal size. He also had some pretty good scratches on his head, which the vet explained was probably due to the new carpet in our apartment release a lot of allergens. I'm a little upset that they didn't just keep him and find out what was wrong, which leads me to also believe that its not UTI. The vet also inquired if there were any new cats hanging around our house, which there is, a beautiful black and white cat. But I need to know what's wrong. Not only is he barely eating and drinking, but he's not as active as he was. He pretty much lays in one spot all day. We bought wet food for him, which he nibbled at, but won't touch it anymore. He nibbled at his dry food too, but it's the same with the wet food, he just won't touch it. But he will eat cat treats, and cat nip. I tried being tricky and smashing cat treats in his food to entice him to eat, but he just looks at it like "What is that?". Did the same with catnip. I have had luck with tuna, but how do I get him to drink, and eat more? And since the vet really didn't make it seem like it was uti, could his allergies really be making him feel this bad? I feel like the worst pet owner, 'cause I can't afford to take him back to the vets, not until next paycheck at least. That's another reason I'm so peeved at the vet. I felt it was more of lets see how many times she'll pay for vet visits. Please anyone, give me some advice, I feel like crying everytime I look at him, he's just not the same.
