Do you have any more vets in your area? These kinds of issues are not simple and it may be really hard to diagnose what the core issue is and maybe there is some place that will have a different opinion. If the cat is not eating then this is a very bad situation considering the time that has passed. You can put the cat on an IV and feed him food through the drip. You can have the vet do the insertion and then keep feeding him food through the IV. This will give him some energy and keep him saturated plus you could keep him at home as long as he was supervised. The not eating has to be addressed pronto because the cat will just waste away and die. His quality of life is pretty low right so get him his x-rays and if this vet doesn't have a clear idea then take him somewhere else right away.
There are many things as mentioned above that can cause him to do this. I took Monday and Friday off last week because my guy had not eaten for more than 24 hours because he was having IBD attacks. One day he can be happy and social and then the next day or hour he under my bed hiding. Sometimes I can walk near my room and hear his stomach making noise. He sleeps beside my head most of the time and sometimes his stomach makes so much noise it wakes me up with a start. My buddy gets to the point where he will throw anything up and he has IBD and his sister came down with the same symptoms and she had cancer so you can never tell. Drugs and food made a difference with my guy and the sub-q he gets for his kidney helps replace the moisture he throws up. My guy was just like yours until the vet managed to get everything under control.
The thing with my guy was his blood tests were all within the normal range but some things were higher or lower within the normal range. The findings of the blood tests don't always indicate a clear problem and it sounds like your vet is expecting something on the x-rays or he is out of ideas. I do hope the x-rays are clean and if they are not then I would have already researched different vets or emergency hospital where you can take him. When my cat had the same issue as yours his vet gave him an anti-nausea shot and another shot to increase his appetite and one to settle his stomach (Pepsid or something). I was told to give him small amounts of food and see if he can keep it down but don't keep feeding him if he throws it up. They also tested his B12 levels which were really low so he was given a B12 shot a few days which pumped him up. It never hurts to have a second opinion and I have taken my cat to other vets to see what they had to say.
Don't forget this is all for Mickey so if it does come down to it you have to let go so he doesn't suffer. Do everything you can medically including getting other opinions and keep him safe and secure but there will come a time when you have to let go for him. We all have to face this and I have had to do it enough in the past but keep it in the back of your mind. At this point this is a secondary matter so the first is to find out what the issue is and if the current vet can't do it then find another vet asap. Most will take you right away if it is an emergency so before your vet visit try to get these places mapped out so you know where you have to go.
Best of luck tomorrow and I do hope it is not cancer and you can get on top of this.
There are many things as mentioned above that can cause him to do this. I took Monday and Friday off last week because my guy had not eaten for more than 24 hours because he was having IBD attacks. One day he can be happy and social and then the next day or hour he under my bed hiding. Sometimes I can walk near my room and hear his stomach making noise. He sleeps beside my head most of the time and sometimes his stomach makes so much noise it wakes me up with a start. My buddy gets to the point where he will throw anything up and he has IBD and his sister came down with the same symptoms and she had cancer so you can never tell. Drugs and food made a difference with my guy and the sub-q he gets for his kidney helps replace the moisture he throws up. My guy was just like yours until the vet managed to get everything under control.
The thing with my guy was his blood tests were all within the normal range but some things were higher or lower within the normal range. The findings of the blood tests don't always indicate a clear problem and it sounds like your vet is expecting something on the x-rays or he is out of ideas. I do hope the x-rays are clean and if they are not then I would have already researched different vets or emergency hospital where you can take him. When my cat had the same issue as yours his vet gave him an anti-nausea shot and another shot to increase his appetite and one to settle his stomach (Pepsid or something). I was told to give him small amounts of food and see if he can keep it down but don't keep feeding him if he throws it up. They also tested his B12 levels which were really low so he was given a B12 shot a few days which pumped him up. It never hurts to have a second opinion and I have taken my cat to other vets to see what they had to say.
Don't forget this is all for Mickey so if it does come down to it you have to let go so he doesn't suffer. Do everything you can medically including getting other opinions and keep him safe and secure but there will come a time when you have to let go for him. We all have to face this and I have had to do it enough in the past but keep it in the back of your mind. At this point this is a secondary matter so the first is to find out what the issue is and if the current vet can't do it then find another vet asap. Most will take you right away if it is an emergency so before your vet visit try to get these places mapped out so you know where you have to go.
Best of luck tomorrow and I do hope it is not cancer and you can get on top of this.