I guess it's my turn to have multiple cats with multiple issues.
Caesar is not eating, he looks awfully sickly and thin, and his coat is greasy and unkempt. He is also standing funny and walking with a limp tail. I dropped him off at the vet this morning (along with Boo for his issues). I had given him mirtazapine earlier this week, which helped, but as soon as it wore off, he was back to not eating. In the past, mirt would help "kick start" his appetite and then he'd be fine. Yesterday I gave him some Pepcid and Cerenia (anti-nausea), and that had no affect on him. So I knew it was serious enough to take him in. He's due for a check-up, anyway.
Caesar has a history of going 24-36 hours without eating on occasion. He usually perks back up on his own. The last time I had to take him in for a serious case of this was in July 2012. It was bad enough that I had to assist-feed him for a week. He had elevated calcium (including ionized calcium), elevated total protein, elevated globulin, low platelet count. The doc at the time (who is no longer at the practice) was thinking he may have lymphoma or multiple myeloma (bone marrow cancer). Recheck in 2 weeks showed continued elevated calcium (although it did go down a little) and a slightly elevated urea nitrogen, but everything else was back within range. He had another appointment in November 2012, and his blood work looked fine.
So here we are again...over a year later. They are going to send the blood work out (rather than in-house) so that they can get broader range of results. If he's got elevated calcium again, I think we're going to have to take a closer look at that. My poor Caesar. I felt bad just dropping him off at the vet, but at least Boo is with him.
Caesar is not eating, he looks awfully sickly and thin, and his coat is greasy and unkempt. He is also standing funny and walking with a limp tail. I dropped him off at the vet this morning (along with Boo for his issues). I had given him mirtazapine earlier this week, which helped, but as soon as it wore off, he was back to not eating. In the past, mirt would help "kick start" his appetite and then he'd be fine. Yesterday I gave him some Pepcid and Cerenia (anti-nausea), and that had no affect on him. So I knew it was serious enough to take him in. He's due for a check-up, anyway.
Caesar has a history of going 24-36 hours without eating on occasion. He usually perks back up on his own. The last time I had to take him in for a serious case of this was in July 2012. It was bad enough that I had to assist-feed him for a week. He had elevated calcium (including ionized calcium), elevated total protein, elevated globulin, low platelet count. The doc at the time (who is no longer at the practice) was thinking he may have lymphoma or multiple myeloma (bone marrow cancer). Recheck in 2 weeks showed continued elevated calcium (although it did go down a little) and a slightly elevated urea nitrogen, but everything else was back within range. He had another appointment in November 2012, and his blood work looked fine.
So here we are again...over a year later. They are going to send the blood work out (rather than in-house) so that they can get broader range of results. If he's got elevated calcium again, I think we're going to have to take a closer look at that. My poor Caesar. I felt bad just dropping him off at the vet, but at least Boo is with him.