My 11-year old cat is being treated by a specialist for
heart disease. Just recently he stopped eating and drinking;
after a week at the vet's (where he had an intervenous drip)
for possible digoxin poisoning, he's supposedly better, but
he still won't eat on his own, and mostly won't drink.
We're force-feeding him formula the vet gave us, and we also
have him on a medication that's supposed to bring his appetite
back, but he still won't eat or drink.
His drinking behavior is really weird though; he'll go to his
water bowl and beg (his throat is weird now and he really just
kind of groans). We'll give him fresh water, and he'll stick his nose
in it repeatedly, and maybe the tip of his tongue, but he just won't
drink. Then he'll look up and whine again, like he really wants WATER
this time. :-( I thought maybe he'd forgotten how to lap or
something really weird, and bought him a little bottle, but he won't
drink from that either. I've tried putting his water in a cup and
also in a shallow dish, and I've also tried to get him to drink
lactaid milk (which he used to love) but no luck.
I'm new here, so I hope I'm asking the question right. Anyway,
I'd be very grateful if anyone has any ideas about how to
entice my cat into either eating or drinking! Thanks very much!
Cara
heart disease. Just recently he stopped eating and drinking;
after a week at the vet's (where he had an intervenous drip)
for possible digoxin poisoning, he's supposedly better, but
he still won't eat on his own, and mostly won't drink.
We're force-feeding him formula the vet gave us, and we also
have him on a medication that's supposed to bring his appetite
back, but he still won't eat or drink.
His drinking behavior is really weird though; he'll go to his
water bowl and beg (his throat is weird now and he really just
kind of groans). We'll give him fresh water, and he'll stick his nose
in it repeatedly, and maybe the tip of his tongue, but he just won't
drink. Then he'll look up and whine again, like he really wants WATER
this time. :-( I thought maybe he'd forgotten how to lap or
something really weird, and bought him a little bottle, but he won't
drink from that either. I've tried putting his water in a cup and
also in a shallow dish, and I've also tried to get him to drink
lactaid milk (which he used to love) but no luck.
I'm new here, so I hope I'm asking the question right. Anyway,
I'd be very grateful if anyone has any ideas about how to
entice my cat into either eating or drinking! Thanks very much!
Cara