My main question is... Why does my cat seem to be alert and feel better at the vet, but when she gets home, she declines? She acts hungry and eats a lot when she gets home, then sleeps forever, gets continually more droopy and weird, and then by her second feeding, she tries to eat but doesn't finish and immediately goes back to sleep?
This keeps happening. I get my hopes up that she is finally doing better and then she just...declines. I hate this rollercoaster. Is eating causing inflammation that makes her sick? Is going longer than usual without eating helping her stomach and then eating triggers her inflammation again? Why is this happening???
History:
My cat just turned six. She was happy and hyper until recently. To sum up a 2.5-week nightmare, she ate some new treats, got diarrhea for a week, the vet gave her medicine to clear it up, the medicine worked and the diarrhea stopped, by the end of the second week during which she took meds she stopped eating and got listless and droopy, back to the vet who said she had a fever and ran some tests, two days later got an ultrasound, SDMA went from 14 to 19 in one week (week that she took medicine), no other cause found for issues, took her to emergency vet, she was transferred next day to internal medicine and cardiology due to heart murmur. They were able to figure out why she is sick, but a lot is still up in the air.
Test results and treatment:
-Thickening of part of her bowel. Could be IBD or lymphoma. Too weak and unwell to do biopsy. Started novel protein diet last night after getting back from the vet.
-Kidney disease. Her kidneys physically look fine, her urine is concentrated, etc., but she does have kidney disease. If she stays stable, then she should be okay. If not, she will need to see a nutritionist to come up with a way to make a renal and IBD diet work.
-Heart murmur. Cardiologist said she has diastolic dysfunction and a valve does something weird when her heart rate is high. They were not concerned about it currently and will keep an eye on it.
My cat is my baby. I can't lose her. I can't believe this is happening. I had her birthday party planned for this past weekend, and she got so sick that we couldn't do it, and I just can't believe this.
This keeps happening. I get my hopes up that she is finally doing better and then she just...declines. I hate this rollercoaster. Is eating causing inflammation that makes her sick? Is going longer than usual without eating helping her stomach and then eating triggers her inflammation again? Why is this happening???
History:
My cat just turned six. She was happy and hyper until recently. To sum up a 2.5-week nightmare, she ate some new treats, got diarrhea for a week, the vet gave her medicine to clear it up, the medicine worked and the diarrhea stopped, by the end of the second week during which she took meds she stopped eating and got listless and droopy, back to the vet who said she had a fever and ran some tests, two days later got an ultrasound, SDMA went from 14 to 19 in one week (week that she took medicine), no other cause found for issues, took her to emergency vet, she was transferred next day to internal medicine and cardiology due to heart murmur. They were able to figure out why she is sick, but a lot is still up in the air.
Test results and treatment:
-Thickening of part of her bowel. Could be IBD or lymphoma. Too weak and unwell to do biopsy. Started novel protein diet last night after getting back from the vet.
-Kidney disease. Her kidneys physically look fine, her urine is concentrated, etc., but she does have kidney disease. If she stays stable, then she should be okay. If not, she will need to see a nutritionist to come up with a way to make a renal and IBD diet work.
-Heart murmur. Cardiologist said she has diastolic dysfunction and a valve does something weird when her heart rate is high. They were not concerned about it currently and will keep an eye on it.
My cat is my baby. I can't lose her. I can't believe this is happening. I had her birthday party planned for this past weekend, and she got so sick that we couldn't do it, and I just can't believe this.