I need help. After multiple visits to the vet with no resolution, I am losing confidence in our vet that we have had for years and much poorer. Spent hundreds and need to try and find solution.
We adopted Fred (boy orange tabby) and Pumpkin (girl orange tabby) just over a year ago from the same Rescue organization. They are NOT litter mates and both were about 8 months old when we got them. Both were healthy, neutered and had their shots. We confirmed this with our vet who has been out vet for 20 years. Fred is no problem at all except he is VERY playful and drives Pumpkin nuts. I tell you this because he could be part of the problem. About eight months after we got them Pumpkin was losing weight and obviously not feeling very good. After multiple vet visits and getting info on this site I specifically asked them to test her fecal deposit for giardia. They did and it was position. So we gave her medicine. Then the pooping diarhia outside the litter box began. After significant weight loss from the diarhia and vomiting we started feeding her AD food. She has weight on her tummy area but the back end of her back is very thin. She started losing weight again so back to the vet. He gave her more meds, gave her fluids and retested her fecal sample as she had started vomiting again. Now the meds are done and she is not gaining weight. Vomiting has stopped but she doesn't drink much water so she is getting dehydrated again. Now the vet wants to do tests that will cost approx. $1,000 which I cannot afford as we have already spent that much if not more. Fred bugs her unmercilessly - he is playing but she does not feel good and doesn't want to be bothered. My little girl is heading for her 2nd birthday and she is only 5 pounds!! I have considered trying Rescue Remedy to see if that helps her not be so stressed over not feeling good and Fred bugging her. Your opinion? I believe she has an enzyme deficiency and her body is not getting the nutrients it needs - we give her Probiotics daily - we also feed her ProPlan per the vet's recommendation with some AD mixed in. I am so frustrated because I want her to get better but I do not have the financial means to spend tons of money to the vet. Are there vets that will provide service when there is a financial need? Please don't tell me that we should not have got pets if we couldn't afford them - I have had cats my entire life and this is the first time we have had a really sick kitty so young. All my other cats have been healthy throughout their lives except when they were at the end of their lives and then they were much older. Does anybody know ways to try to help Pumpkin?
We adopted Fred (boy orange tabby) and Pumpkin (girl orange tabby) just over a year ago from the same Rescue organization. They are NOT litter mates and both were about 8 months old when we got them. Both were healthy, neutered and had their shots. We confirmed this with our vet who has been out vet for 20 years. Fred is no problem at all except he is VERY playful and drives Pumpkin nuts. I tell you this because he could be part of the problem. About eight months after we got them Pumpkin was losing weight and obviously not feeling very good. After multiple vet visits and getting info on this site I specifically asked them to test her fecal deposit for giardia. They did and it was position. So we gave her medicine. Then the pooping diarhia outside the litter box began. After significant weight loss from the diarhia and vomiting we started feeding her AD food. She has weight on her tummy area but the back end of her back is very thin. She started losing weight again so back to the vet. He gave her more meds, gave her fluids and retested her fecal sample as she had started vomiting again. Now the meds are done and she is not gaining weight. Vomiting has stopped but she doesn't drink much water so she is getting dehydrated again. Now the vet wants to do tests that will cost approx. $1,000 which I cannot afford as we have already spent that much if not more. Fred bugs her unmercilessly - he is playing but she does not feel good and doesn't want to be bothered. My little girl is heading for her 2nd birthday and she is only 5 pounds!! I have considered trying Rescue Remedy to see if that helps her not be so stressed over not feeling good and Fred bugging her. Your opinion? I believe she has an enzyme deficiency and her body is not getting the nutrients it needs - we give her Probiotics daily - we also feed her ProPlan per the vet's recommendation with some AD mixed in. I am so frustrated because I want her to get better but I do not have the financial means to spend tons of money to the vet. Are there vets that will provide service when there is a financial need? Please don't tell me that we should not have got pets if we couldn't afford them - I have had cats my entire life and this is the first time we have had a really sick kitty so young. All my other cats have been healthy throughout their lives except when they were at the end of their lives and then they were much older. Does anybody know ways to try to help Pumpkin?
