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I have a 12 year old siamese mix cat. She hasnt been feeling well for about 2 weeks. I dont live at home, but my mom noticed she had rapidly lost weight one day and wasnt eating her food (dry food). That day my parents gave her tuna water and bought some wet food which she ate a bit. After a couple of days of wrangling with various foods, I took her to the vet.
Vet did a CBC and urinalysis. and sent my home with an appetite stimulant cyproheptadine and some canned a/d
at first she would eat the a/d but has completely lost interest in it
results came back- no thyroid problems, BUN and creatinine levels normal, no glucose in the blood,no signs of liver problems. however he mentioned a new screening for kidney disease SDMA , normal values 0-14 she was at a 20. but its apparently an early detector of kidney disease?
The main issue he said was her high WBC count, so he suggested IV fluids, abx or oral abx. I couldnt afford the IV, so we opted for Orbax.
At the time he wasnt able to retrieve any urine, so I later brought a sample 4-5 days later- no WBC in urine, or bacteria.
Shes been on the orbax for about 10 days now, and I havent seen much of an improvement. She doesnt eat much, barely has 2 oz of wet food a day, doesnt eat any of her dry food and drinks water on/off. Shes been urinating regularly, and at the begining was missing her litter box but now is consistent. Bowel movement every 4 days or so because she barely eats.
I dont know what else to do, the Vet suggested I see an internal medicine specialist, but I can't afford that.
please help!
Vet did a CBC and urinalysis. and sent my home with an appetite stimulant cyproheptadine and some canned a/d
at first she would eat the a/d but has completely lost interest in it
results came back- no thyroid problems, BUN and creatinine levels normal, no glucose in the blood,no signs of liver problems. however he mentioned a new screening for kidney disease SDMA , normal values 0-14 she was at a 20. but its apparently an early detector of kidney disease?
The main issue he said was her high WBC count, so he suggested IV fluids, abx or oral abx. I couldnt afford the IV, so we opted for Orbax.
At the time he wasnt able to retrieve any urine, so I later brought a sample 4-5 days later- no WBC in urine, or bacteria.
Shes been on the orbax for about 10 days now, and I havent seen much of an improvement. She doesnt eat much, barely has 2 oz of wet food a day, doesnt eat any of her dry food and drinks water on/off. Shes been urinating regularly, and at the begining was missing her litter box but now is consistent. Bowel movement every 4 days or so because she barely eats.
I dont know what else to do, the Vet suggested I see an internal medicine specialist, but I can't afford that.
please help!