Elderly cat hasn't eaten or drank all day

[PhysicalSadness]

My elderly cat (16 years) hasn't eaten or drank water all day, all she did was lie down on the bed. All day. I'm severely concerned, she's been vomitting recently but today she hasn't even eaten. Does this mean her time's up? I don't know what to do.

 

[DeesCats]

Has she been to the vet lately? It would be a good idea to get her seen ASAP as she could be a bit dehydrated from the vomiting and the lack of eating could be due to nausea.

 

[eevans3373]

Try to coax her to eat with her favorite treats. If there is no improvement within the next day take her to a vet. You don't want to allow your geriatric cat to go without food or water for a prolonged period. It leads to all sorts of other, costly problems.

 

[Alldara]

Definitely time to get her to a vet

 

[silent meowlook]

Hi. Anytime you think there might be a problem with your cat, there is. Any cat that is not eating or drinking for that long needs to be seen right away. They decopensate quickly.

 

[PhysicalSadness]

Has she been to the vet lately? It would be a good idea to get her seen ASAP as she could be a bit dehydrated from the vomiting and the lack of eating could be due to nausea.

I've tried to convince my parents to take her to the vet but they say she's too old and that they don't want to put her through the stress of taking her there

 

[PhysicalSadness]

Hi. Anytime you think there might be a problem with your cat, there is. Any cat that is not eating or drinking for that long needs to be seen right away. They decopensate quickly.

My parents don't want to put her through the stress of taking her to the vet. I tried to convince them

 

[Alldara]

Perhaps you could ask them to just call the vets office then to discuas the situation. Most will do that for free.

 

[IzzysfureverMom]

Having had cats into their twenties. Your girl could have a lot more time in her. I agree with others here she needs to be seen by a vet. It could be something that is easily treatable or if untreated progress into something worse.

 

[Joxer]

My parents don't want to put her through the stress of taking her to the vet. I tried to convince them

I had two sibling cats, each 15 years old, both lose interest in eating and drinking last year. For one of them, Xena, it turned out to be the start of a long, slow decline, and in the end, there wasn't much that I could do. But for her brother Casper, all that was needed to perk him back up was a slight reduction in his Methimazole (medicine for hyperthyroidism) dose. He's still alive and happy today.

Your cat really needs to be seen by a vet. Even if whatever ails her cannot be successfully treated, you don't just want to let her die "naturally". Euthanasia is much kinder. I'm speaking about this from painful, awful experience.

 

[silent meowlook]

Are there any housecall vets in your area?