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I adopted Guinness in November from a girl who's other cats were bullying him. When I picked up Guinness she had told me he was passed around from 4 different homes in the last two weeks. He was pretty thin and had a bit of a limp in both his back legs and he was on medication to treat "any parasites he may have". I took him to the vet a few weeks after I got him as he had become very lethargic and stopped drinking water. The vet told me he has a stage 4 heart murmur and may just be stressed from being passed around so much.He told me to keep an eye on him over the next month or so and bring him back if anything changes. About a month ago I noticed Guinness was rapidly losing weight. His appetite has tripled since I first got him and he has become a lot more social and active but it seemed he was getting smaller and smaller every day. I took him back to the vet and they told me it may be a fungal infection or hyperthyroidism. They did a wellness program with him that included blood work and urinalysis. Everything came back completely normal and the vet was stumped.
I have kept him on a steady diet and he overall seems like a very happy cat. He is very social and affectionate and loves playing with my kitten. But he has now started throwing up a few times a weeks. Yesterday I found a spot of blood in the vomit. The vet is suggesting a trial of steroids for him (which makes me a bit nervous), ultrasounds, x-rays and more testings. I have not gotten a straight answer about anything I could be doing at home to help him or what could be wrong with him after ruling out their assumptions after the wellness program. I honestly cannot afford all the testing the vet wants me to do with Guinness and I don't know what else I can do.
Any help or suggestions would be GREATLY appreciated!
I have kept him on a steady diet and he overall seems like a very happy cat. He is very social and affectionate and loves playing with my kitten. But he has now started throwing up a few times a weeks. Yesterday I found a spot of blood in the vomit. The vet is suggesting a trial of steroids for him (which makes me a bit nervous), ultrasounds, x-rays and more testings. I have not gotten a straight answer about anything I could be doing at home to help him or what could be wrong with him after ruling out their assumptions after the wellness program. I honestly cannot afford all the testing the vet wants me to do with Guinness and I don't know what else I can do.
Any help or suggestions would be GREATLY appreciated!