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Hi there, I’ve been reading the forums but decided to post as we are not sure what’s going on.
So a couple weeks ago, we noticed our 15yo domestic black short hair male, wasn’t eating as much, had lost a lb and was much less active.
He has been on thyroid pills for a year and his condition is stable in that area. No problem with pill taking.
We took him into his normal vet and they prescribed Mirataz and Cerenia. His appetite was not doing well, but he would nibble at food.
I knew something was off so we ordered an X-ray and found he had a pleural efflusion. So we were able to get him into an emergency vet last Friday to get his chest drained and the fluid tested. Which came back for pulmonary carcinoma.
We have an appointment with an oncologist Tuesday.
When he came home from the vet sat morning, he had a shot of morphine they gave him that was wearing off. He immediately went pee in the box, then ate a bunch of dry food then went downstairs and sat in the breakfast nook in the sun the rest of the day. But was sleeping and very out of it.
His appetite has been an issue ever since. We ended up having to syringe feed him some Hills A/D the vet gave us.
But the vets kept telling us not to syringe feed because of food aversion. Except hewasn’t eating and we didn’t want him to get fatty liver disease from not eating.
We gave him the 100mg of Gaba he was prescribed for pain, but split into two 50mg doses 12hrs apart. Which didn’t seem to help but make him lethargic. We talked to the vet and tried the full 100mg once every 24. He was a zombie and ended up pooping on the bed. So we stopped that and took him back to the vet where they gave him a morphine derivative. Which didn’t seem to change anything either.
We took him off that 48hrs ago. He doesn’t seem to be in pain, he can move around find, stable and can jump up onto a 3ft tall bed with no issues. Still uses the litter box. Has lost .6lbs over the week.
We got him in yesterday for bloodwork to see if he has a fatty liver, as that could be causing the appetite issues. It seems like that’s a feedback loop. So we started syringe feeding again yesterday, got about 5oz of AD in him over 4 feedings. This morning he got another oz.
We are waiting to hear back on blood work results today.
I wonder if he needs to be taken off the Mirataz and Cerenia. That they’re actually causing the eating issues. Every time he smells food, he will start gnashing his teeth and licking out the sides of his mouth like there’s something in there he’s trying to get out. Which to me appears as though he is very nausea but the Cerenia is suppressing his ability to vomit, not actually fixing his nausea.
If the oncologist doesn’t have a viable option that includes a good quality of life for at least 6months, then we will be taking the steroids route to hopefully make his last month or so, comfortable.
I wish I could know what he was feeling.
So a couple weeks ago, we noticed our 15yo domestic black short hair male, wasn’t eating as much, had lost a lb and was much less active.
He has been on thyroid pills for a year and his condition is stable in that area. No problem with pill taking.
We took him into his normal vet and they prescribed Mirataz and Cerenia. His appetite was not doing well, but he would nibble at food.
I knew something was off so we ordered an X-ray and found he had a pleural efflusion. So we were able to get him into an emergency vet last Friday to get his chest drained and the fluid tested. Which came back for pulmonary carcinoma.
We have an appointment with an oncologist Tuesday.
When he came home from the vet sat morning, he had a shot of morphine they gave him that was wearing off. He immediately went pee in the box, then ate a bunch of dry food then went downstairs and sat in the breakfast nook in the sun the rest of the day. But was sleeping and very out of it.
His appetite has been an issue ever since. We ended up having to syringe feed him some Hills A/D the vet gave us.
But the vets kept telling us not to syringe feed because of food aversion. Except hewasn’t eating and we didn’t want him to get fatty liver disease from not eating.
We gave him the 100mg of Gaba he was prescribed for pain, but split into two 50mg doses 12hrs apart. Which didn’t seem to help but make him lethargic. We talked to the vet and tried the full 100mg once every 24. He was a zombie and ended up pooping on the bed. So we stopped that and took him back to the vet where they gave him a morphine derivative. Which didn’t seem to change anything either.
We took him off that 48hrs ago. He doesn’t seem to be in pain, he can move around find, stable and can jump up onto a 3ft tall bed with no issues. Still uses the litter box. Has lost .6lbs over the week.
We got him in yesterday for bloodwork to see if he has a fatty liver, as that could be causing the appetite issues. It seems like that’s a feedback loop. So we started syringe feeding again yesterday, got about 5oz of AD in him over 4 feedings. This morning he got another oz.
We are waiting to hear back on blood work results today.
I wonder if he needs to be taken off the Mirataz and Cerenia. That they’re actually causing the eating issues. Every time he smells food, he will start gnashing his teeth and licking out the sides of his mouth like there’s something in there he’s trying to get out. Which to me appears as though he is very nausea but the Cerenia is suppressing his ability to vomit, not actually fixing his nausea.
If the oncologist doesn’t have a viable option that includes a good quality of life for at least 6months, then we will be taking the steroids route to hopefully make his last month or so, comfortable.
I wish I could know what he was feeling.
Does your cat have Hypothyroidism or Hyperthyroidism? The reason I asked is because Hyperthyroidism is more common in cats and Hypothyroidism is more rare. H-T often masks other illnesses such as kidney disease or diabetes. Did your vet mention whether the strength of the medicine he is taking for his H-T needs to be adjusted?
