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I have a 12 year old cat who is super ill and I'm not sure if its time for me to give up on him. I'm so sad and I just don't know what to do.
He has heart disease which he was diagnosed with about a year ago and its been controlled by lasix and enalapril fairly well. He's only had one really bad episode 3 months ago where we had to up his lasix dosage because he had too much fluid build up.
He also has hyperthyroid but he's had that for at least 7 years and that's been controlled very well with his methamizole.
This past Monday night, I noticed him acting a bit weird but didn't put too much thought into it, because he was eating, pooping, peeing and playing normally.
Tuesday, he stopped pooping and he wouldn't eat. I tried to give him some canned tuna and he did a little of it.
Wednesday, I took him to the vet where my vet ran blood work and took xrays. His xrays showed that he had fluid build up again. And blood work came back showing he was in the beginning stages of kidney failure. And it also showed exposure to the choronavirus. The vet gave him lasix injections and we upped his lasix dosage again and he sent me home with medicine for his kidneys.
Thursday, he wouldn't eat anything at all, not even the canned tuna. He was still drinking water and peeing but was very lethargic.
Friday, I went back to the vet. Took more xrays, and the fluid had cleared up. Not completely, but alot better than before. Because he hadn't popped, vet gave him an enema. When I brought him home after the enema, he threw up immediately and then pooped. He threw up a bunch more times during that night.
Today, Saturday, the vet called to check up on my Gargomel and I let him know that he was throwing up but he said that may be a side effect of the enema and told me to come pick up some nausea medicine which I did. He also told me I need to force feed him.
NOW, this is the part where I'm unsure what to do. Before all this he was still going to his litter box but now he just pee's all over the house and sits in his pee. He's never done this before. I read on the internet that when cats do this, it means they have given up. Also, ive been force feeding him with a syringe but because he's throws it all up 10 minutes later. He is not drinking any water (because he's so nautious I think). He's not eating and he's not getting any nutrition because he throws up anything I syringe feed him. I feel so sad, I dont know if its time to give up on him. He still tries to lay next to me wherever I am, but he seems so sad and depressed and ill. I just dont know what to do.
He has heart disease which he was diagnosed with about a year ago and its been controlled by lasix and enalapril fairly well. He's only had one really bad episode 3 months ago where we had to up his lasix dosage because he had too much fluid build up.
He also has hyperthyroid but he's had that for at least 7 years and that's been controlled very well with his methamizole.
This past Monday night, I noticed him acting a bit weird but didn't put too much thought into it, because he was eating, pooping, peeing and playing normally.
Tuesday, he stopped pooping and he wouldn't eat. I tried to give him some canned tuna and he did a little of it.
Wednesday, I took him to the vet where my vet ran blood work and took xrays. His xrays showed that he had fluid build up again. And blood work came back showing he was in the beginning stages of kidney failure. And it also showed exposure to the choronavirus. The vet gave him lasix injections and we upped his lasix dosage again and he sent me home with medicine for his kidneys.
Thursday, he wouldn't eat anything at all, not even the canned tuna. He was still drinking water and peeing but was very lethargic.
Friday, I went back to the vet. Took more xrays, and the fluid had cleared up. Not completely, but alot better than before. Because he hadn't popped, vet gave him an enema. When I brought him home after the enema, he threw up immediately and then pooped. He threw up a bunch more times during that night.
Today, Saturday, the vet called to check up on my Gargomel and I let him know that he was throwing up but he said that may be a side effect of the enema and told me to come pick up some nausea medicine which I did. He also told me I need to force feed him.
NOW, this is the part where I'm unsure what to do. Before all this he was still going to his litter box but now he just pee's all over the house and sits in his pee. He's never done this before. I read on the internet that when cats do this, it means they have given up. Also, ive been force feeding him with a syringe but because he's throws it all up 10 minutes later. He is not drinking any water (because he's so nautious I think). He's not eating and he's not getting any nutrition because he throws up anything I syringe feed him. I feel so sad, I dont know if its time to give up on him. He still tries to lay next to me wherever I am, but he seems so sad and depressed and ill. I just dont know what to do.