Hi Fellow cat lovers
Hello to you all, Iâ€[emoji]8482[/emoji]m a new member and enjoy reading this forum.
This is the first time Iâ€[emoji]8482[/emoji]m posting to the forum, unfortunately not under very happy circumstance. I would really like some advice from other cat lovers please. Sorry this is going to be a long post but I need to give you all the background.
I have a lovely sweet very affectionate old cat Missy. She is 14 and a teeny tiny little black and white moggy. I got her from the SPCA 5 years ago and have enjoyed every minute with her.
Since I got her she has always had tummy troubles and the vet put her on a special i/d prescription diet. He suspected it was her thyroid but said it wasnâ€[emoji]8482[/emoji]t bad enough to put her on thyroid medication but something we should watch. She only weighs 3 kilograms and has a yearly check-up. The vet has always said she is okay but I must watch her weight and keep it up to 3kg.
My fiancÃ[emoji]169[/emoji] and I went on holiday recently for 3 weeks and left her with an excellent cat sitter. Unfortunately missy decided to stop eating. When we got back she had dropped down to 1.9 kg. This was on a Friday as I thought Iâ€[emoji]8482[/emoji]d take her to a vet on the Monday but cooked up some fish and chicken very bland but got her eating well.
By the following week she had already put on 500g so I thought she was fine.
A week later she had completely stopped eating again and dropped back down to 1.9 kg. I immediately took her to the vet. The vet I take her to is part of the university and is a teaching hospital so I have always thought it the best place to take her. They say they have no idea what is wrong with her. They gave her a booster shot of vitamins and put her on a drip. Did blood test and an ultrasound and have kept her overnight. Today they called me saying they have no idea what is wrong and want to open her stomach up to see whatâ€[emoji]8482[/emoji]s inside.
I really want to do the best thing I can for the cat. So my question is this, do I let them operate which seems such an invasive thing when they havenâ€[emoji]8482[/emoji]t even tried any medication. Alternatively should I take her and get a second opinion. I do love my cat and want to do the best for her but am one of these people that do think putting animals through invasive procedures (or in one Friends case putting a dog through chemotherapy) is not fair on the animal. Iâ€[emoji]8482[/emoji]m not saying I want to ask them to put her down and that I think is jumping the gun but I either want a second opinion or want them to try something less invasive.
Have any of you had a cat in this position? Do you think in this instance I should let them do the investigate surgery bearing in mind she is 14 years old. Do any of you have any advice for me please I am really confused as to what I should do.
Thanks
Hello to you all, Iâ€[emoji]8482[/emoji]m a new member and enjoy reading this forum.
This is the first time Iâ€[emoji]8482[/emoji]m posting to the forum, unfortunately not under very happy circumstance. I would really like some advice from other cat lovers please. Sorry this is going to be a long post but I need to give you all the background.
I have a lovely sweet very affectionate old cat Missy. She is 14 and a teeny tiny little black and white moggy. I got her from the SPCA 5 years ago and have enjoyed every minute with her.
Since I got her she has always had tummy troubles and the vet put her on a special i/d prescription diet. He suspected it was her thyroid but said it wasnâ€[emoji]8482[/emoji]t bad enough to put her on thyroid medication but something we should watch. She only weighs 3 kilograms and has a yearly check-up. The vet has always said she is okay but I must watch her weight and keep it up to 3kg.
My fiancÃ[emoji]169[/emoji] and I went on holiday recently for 3 weeks and left her with an excellent cat sitter. Unfortunately missy decided to stop eating. When we got back she had dropped down to 1.9 kg. This was on a Friday as I thought Iâ€[emoji]8482[/emoji]d take her to a vet on the Monday but cooked up some fish and chicken very bland but got her eating well.
By the following week she had already put on 500g so I thought she was fine.
A week later she had completely stopped eating again and dropped back down to 1.9 kg. I immediately took her to the vet. The vet I take her to is part of the university and is a teaching hospital so I have always thought it the best place to take her. They say they have no idea what is wrong with her. They gave her a booster shot of vitamins and put her on a drip. Did blood test and an ultrasound and have kept her overnight. Today they called me saying they have no idea what is wrong and want to open her stomach up to see whatâ€[emoji]8482[/emoji]s inside.
I really want to do the best thing I can for the cat. So my question is this, do I let them operate which seems such an invasive thing when they havenâ€[emoji]8482[/emoji]t even tried any medication. Alternatively should I take her and get a second opinion. I do love my cat and want to do the best for her but am one of these people that do think putting animals through invasive procedures (or in one Friends case putting a dog through chemotherapy) is not fair on the animal. Iâ€[emoji]8482[/emoji]m not saying I want to ask them to put her down and that I think is jumping the gun but I either want a second opinion or want them to try something less invasive.
Have any of you had a cat in this position? Do you think in this instance I should let them do the investigate surgery bearing in mind she is 14 years old. Do any of you have any advice for me please I am really confused as to what I should do.
Thanks