We have a female cat - about 13 years old. Recently she started vomiting every couple of days - not a hairball. And it stinks. Most recently it was this morning at 4AM, so we are a little short on sleep right now.
We took her to the vet - the main thing they noted was that the white blood count was up. Their opinion was that it was either cancer of some sort, or an intestinal infection, for which they gave us medicine. For 1800$ they offered to use an endoscope to see whether it was cancer or not.
We have a devil of a time getting her to take any of the medication. Maybe get one or two doses in her and then she gets wise to us, and then she won't take any more. We tried treats with pockets for pills - that didn't work. We tried putting the medication in something that she really likes - that didn't work either. She has always been an incredibly finicky eater, and any weird flavor just puts her off completely.
Anyways, that's where we stand. My wife is thinking of taking her to a different vet to get a 2nd opinion, but beyond that we are out of ideas.
For what it is worth, her appetite is fine when you give her something that she likes.
We took her to the vet - the main thing they noted was that the white blood count was up. Their opinion was that it was either cancer of some sort, or an intestinal infection, for which they gave us medicine. For 1800$ they offered to use an endoscope to see whether it was cancer or not.
We have a devil of a time getting her to take any of the medication. Maybe get one or two doses in her and then she gets wise to us, and then she won't take any more. We tried treats with pockets for pills - that didn't work. We tried putting the medication in something that she really likes - that didn't work either. She has always been an incredibly finicky eater, and any weird flavor just puts her off completely.
Anyways, that's where we stand. My wife is thinking of taking her to a different vet to get a 2nd opinion, but beyond that we are out of ideas.
For what it is worth, her appetite is fine when you give her something that she likes.