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Alright I don’t want to make this post too long, but I’m really worried about my cat’s health and I feel like everyone around me, including the vet that I took her to, is downplaying the situation.
On Monday of this week I noticed my cat’s
behavior started to change. It was very subtle, but I could tell something was off. She’s a normally skittish cat, but she was suddenly more anxious than normal and over grooming.
It wasn’t until Wednesday night that I realized she hadn’t eaten her dinner from Tuesday night, breakfast that morning, and hadn’t eaten her dinner that night either. Later on that night around 12:00 AM she ended up vomiting some undigested food. On Thursday morning around 8:00 AM she threw up this clear/yellow bile, so I finally decided she needed to go to the vet, and scheduled an appointment for 10:00 AM.
I I told the nurse all of her symptoms, and then she had her taken away so she could get some assistance taking her temperature. When she came back she said she wasn’t running a fever, and seemed to be fine. The doctor came in later, quickly checked her out and said that she seemed fine as well.
She said that they could do some blood work and give her an x-ray to see if there’s a blockage, or that they could treat her symptoms (vomiting/nausea) now, and if she worsens bring her back for the tests. I decided to have her be treated for her symptoms. She was given some fluids for dehydration, a Cerenia injection, and some bland wet food.
A few hours after getting home I tried to feed her some of the bland wet food, but she wasn’t interested. She also started having diarrhea. When I called the vet to ask if I should be concerned, she said not to be and that she would’ve eventually had diarrhea at some point. She told me she’d have some Metronidazole to help with the diarrhea and and a dewormer medication ready for me at the front desk to pick up later.
At that point, I decided to just let her sleep and try to feed her later on in the night. Around 8:00 I tried to feed her some of the wet food (mixed with her dewormer medication) by hand, and she had a few licks but didn’t eat much. I tried feeding her a little more later on, and she was completely uninterested. Then I tried giving her the Metronidazole via syringe, it was my first time so it didn’t go well and she ended up foaming at the mouth and spiting it out.
I called the animal hospitals emergency number for assistance because I wasn’t sure what to do or if the foaming was normal, and they said it was but to just give her a break did the night and try it again the next day. An hour or so later she threw up again, despite being in Cerenia that was supposed to prevent that, and it was the same clear/yellow bile from that morning mixed with the little bits of wet food she ate.
It’s now Friday morning, and she still won’t eat so I’m getting extremely worried. It’s the 3rd or 4th day in a row she’s gone without having a solid meal, and after doing a lot of research I’m worried her organs will shut down. She seems like she wants to eat sometimes, but she just seems to smell the food and look away. I called the vet that treated her and left a voicemail, so I’m hoping she’ll get back to me later, but I’m at a loss right now.
On Monday of this week I noticed my cat’s
behavior started to change. It was very subtle, but I could tell something was off. She’s a normally skittish cat, but she was suddenly more anxious than normal and over grooming.
It wasn’t until Wednesday night that I realized she hadn’t eaten her dinner from Tuesday night, breakfast that morning, and hadn’t eaten her dinner that night either. Later on that night around 12:00 AM she ended up vomiting some undigested food. On Thursday morning around 8:00 AM she threw up this clear/yellow bile, so I finally decided she needed to go to the vet, and scheduled an appointment for 10:00 AM.
I I told the nurse all of her symptoms, and then she had her taken away so she could get some assistance taking her temperature. When she came back she said she wasn’t running a fever, and seemed to be fine. The doctor came in later, quickly checked her out and said that she seemed fine as well.
She said that they could do some blood work and give her an x-ray to see if there’s a blockage, or that they could treat her symptoms (vomiting/nausea) now, and if she worsens bring her back for the tests. I decided to have her be treated for her symptoms. She was given some fluids for dehydration, a Cerenia injection, and some bland wet food.
A few hours after getting home I tried to feed her some of the bland wet food, but she wasn’t interested. She also started having diarrhea. When I called the vet to ask if I should be concerned, she said not to be and that she would’ve eventually had diarrhea at some point. She told me she’d have some Metronidazole to help with the diarrhea and and a dewormer medication ready for me at the front desk to pick up later.
At that point, I decided to just let her sleep and try to feed her later on in the night. Around 8:00 I tried to feed her some of the wet food (mixed with her dewormer medication) by hand, and she had a few licks but didn’t eat much. I tried feeding her a little more later on, and she was completely uninterested. Then I tried giving her the Metronidazole via syringe, it was my first time so it didn’t go well and she ended up foaming at the mouth and spiting it out.
I called the animal hospitals emergency number for assistance because I wasn’t sure what to do or if the foaming was normal, and they said it was but to just give her a break did the night and try it again the next day. An hour or so later she threw up again, despite being in Cerenia that was supposed to prevent that, and it was the same clear/yellow bile from that morning mixed with the little bits of wet food she ate.
It’s now Friday morning, and she still won’t eat so I’m getting extremely worried. It’s the 3rd or 4th day in a row she’s gone without having a solid meal, and after doing a lot of research I’m worried her organs will shut down. She seems like she wants to eat sometimes, but she just seems to smell the food and look away. I called the vet that treated her and left a voicemail, so I’m hoping she’ll get back to me later, but I’m at a loss right now.
. I’m going to get some tests run on her there and see what they say, but I’m definitely going to get a second opinion from a different vet in the morning because this hospital doesn’t have the best reviews and the staff aren’t that helpful or concerned.
