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Hello everyone thanks for taking the time to read the cat.
Straight to the point, and more background information further down for those who are interested.
Persian cat, 17 years old, she was saved recently. She seemed fine but one day became super lethargic and started vomiting. I have taken her to the vet for blood tests, hydration, urine test, etc, and the bill has run up to $500 already.
Some friends have suggested that it will be time to euthanize her, while the vet says she is "fine" and looks very in shape for a cat her age. I have a feeling that this will continue to cost more (hydration, test on pancreas, etc), and I do not know if it is worth it for either me or the cat.
I just want some advice on if I should continue fighting with her, or let her rest for a long time. And if we were to keep on fighting, how much should I put aside to help her?
Thanks
Background:
This cat was rescued about 5-6 months ago. She lived at my GFs parents, where the cat has been locked up in a garage for pretty much all of her life, 23h/day 7 days/week. They were about to give her out to the SPCA as they were just fed up with the cat.
So we took the cat in, and she was doing wonderful. You could tell she was not a socialized cat, but she did not seem as if she was on the verge of dying, or suffering from any conditions.
This was not the first time we had cats in our family, and we give them a very "wide" diet. Fish, milk, even certain vegetables. All in very small controlled portions, and this has never caused any issues.
What I am worried about is that maybe this cat could not take it, and I have caused her great harm in feeding her various foods. She seemed fine eating anything for a long time, and never had any digestive issue (the litter was never a mess, and she never rejected anything she ate). I have reported what was fed to the vet, and she said it was ok, and just suggested to no longer stray away from regular "cat food" just to be sure.
Now my cat has stopped eating and drinking. I try to entice her with some treats, but most I could do was make her eat a nibblet or two, and that over a 4 day period. She had stopped grooming herself as well.
After taking her to the vet and giving the cat some anti-vomiting injections, as well as hydration, the cat seemed to do better, but still refused to eat or drink.
4 days later, and she has started to drink again, but that is all. No eating. And we tried various different foods and left her multiple options just in case she did not like a brand/flavour.
I am supposed to get a call tomorrow from my vet, and will see what she has to say, but I am not sure what to do...
My cat just vomited again about 15m ago. The vomit does not contain any food. Only bile.
I collected some of the bile and will bring it to the vet tomorrow, maybe she can help her diagnose what is going on.
"My" cat's name is Kitty
Straight to the point, and more background information further down for those who are interested.
Persian cat, 17 years old, she was saved recently. She seemed fine but one day became super lethargic and started vomiting. I have taken her to the vet for blood tests, hydration, urine test, etc, and the bill has run up to $500 already.
Some friends have suggested that it will be time to euthanize her, while the vet says she is "fine" and looks very in shape for a cat her age. I have a feeling that this will continue to cost more (hydration, test on pancreas, etc), and I do not know if it is worth it for either me or the cat.
I just want some advice on if I should continue fighting with her, or let her rest for a long time. And if we were to keep on fighting, how much should I put aside to help her?
Thanks
Background:
This cat was rescued about 5-6 months ago. She lived at my GFs parents, where the cat has been locked up in a garage for pretty much all of her life, 23h/day 7 days/week. They were about to give her out to the SPCA as they were just fed up with the cat.
So we took the cat in, and she was doing wonderful. You could tell she was not a socialized cat, but she did not seem as if she was on the verge of dying, or suffering from any conditions.
This was not the first time we had cats in our family, and we give them a very "wide" diet. Fish, milk, even certain vegetables. All in very small controlled portions, and this has never caused any issues.
What I am worried about is that maybe this cat could not take it, and I have caused her great harm in feeding her various foods. She seemed fine eating anything for a long time, and never had any digestive issue (the litter was never a mess, and she never rejected anything she ate). I have reported what was fed to the vet, and she said it was ok, and just suggested to no longer stray away from regular "cat food" just to be sure.
Now my cat has stopped eating and drinking. I try to entice her with some treats, but most I could do was make her eat a nibblet or two, and that over a 4 day period. She had stopped grooming herself as well.
After taking her to the vet and giving the cat some anti-vomiting injections, as well as hydration, the cat seemed to do better, but still refused to eat or drink.
4 days later, and she has started to drink again, but that is all. No eating. And we tried various different foods and left her multiple options just in case she did not like a brand/flavour.
I am supposed to get a call tomorrow from my vet, and will see what she has to say, but I am not sure what to do...
My cat just vomited again about 15m ago. The vomit does not contain any food. Only bile.
I collected some of the bile and will bring it to the vet tomorrow, maybe she can help her diagnose what is going on.
"My" cat's name is Kitty