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Hi, my 8 yr old female house cat Mia started being ill in November. We first noticed her suddenly going off her back legs and her head a wobble to it. Her appetite was depleting too (we didn't realise to what extent until a vet check 1.5kg loss in 2 yrs). She has a sister (both born to a feral mother) who until 3 weeks ago lived in the same house (she is the other end of the weight spectrum - 5kg).
The vet checked her bloods, urine heart rate etc which was very high but this could have been to her being a stress cat when at the vets. She had her teeth descaled in Dec (lots of tartar build up) and began eating more but not a great deal. We noticed when she came round from the op, her tail was bent back along her back and hasn't rectified since. we also think she is now deaf - absolutely NO response to noise.
January - we took her back to the vets after she hadn't been to the toilet for a week (the vet wasn't too concerned to begin with). A few days later, we were so worried (no appetite, sleeping all day, hiding) we took her to see another vet who insisted she stayed in for a number of treatments - enema, hydration (she doesn't drink), xray on back legs, heart scan and thyroid test. They cleared her out and dosed her up with pain relief. Thyroid came back negative; heart scan fine - no thickening of the wall. We were advised to separate the sisters as the vet felt the poorly cat was stressed with the other's dominance of territory and food.
Since Jan, she has been on Laxapet, Metcam and mirtazapine. She eats a little more but no more than 2 wet pouches per day She still doesn't drink so we mix water with food. I'm still really worried that something has been missed. She stumbles regularly, she won't jump up anymore and although she seems happier and less anxious, I'm sure she still isn't right.
Does anyone advice or answers? Should I be pushing for more help from the vet or is this just one of those age things? Thanks.
The vet checked her bloods, urine heart rate etc which was very high but this could have been to her being a stress cat when at the vets. She had her teeth descaled in Dec (lots of tartar build up) and began eating more but not a great deal. We noticed when she came round from the op, her tail was bent back along her back and hasn't rectified since. we also think she is now deaf - absolutely NO response to noise.
January - we took her back to the vets after she hadn't been to the toilet for a week (the vet wasn't too concerned to begin with). A few days later, we were so worried (no appetite, sleeping all day, hiding) we took her to see another vet who insisted she stayed in for a number of treatments - enema, hydration (she doesn't drink), xray on back legs, heart scan and thyroid test. They cleared her out and dosed her up with pain relief. Thyroid came back negative; heart scan fine - no thickening of the wall. We were advised to separate the sisters as the vet felt the poorly cat was stressed with the other's dominance of territory and food.
Since Jan, she has been on Laxapet, Metcam and mirtazapine. She eats a little more but no more than 2 wet pouches per day She still doesn't drink so we mix water with food. I'm still really worried that something has been missed. She stumbles regularly, she won't jump up anymore and although she seems happier and less anxious, I'm sure she still isn't right.
Does anyone advice or answers? Should I be pushing for more help from the vet or is this just one of those age things? Thanks.