Hi everyone. I had an account on here at one time, but it was either deleted or I lost the email address I had it with. I have 5 cats. Larry, Curly, and Moe are all 7 years old. Mommy (or MomCat) is, ironically, the mother of Larry, Curly, and Moe, and she is 8 or 9 (we aren't really sure). Basil is our oldest at 14. We have never really had any problems with our cats, except for Curly, who has had problems with urine crystals before. Recently, Larry stopped eating for some reason, so we took him to the vet. He was dehydrated, had lost weight, and was jaundiced (yellowing of the skin). We will get the tests back from the lab tomorrow to see if they can reveal anything more about Larry (vet thinks it's something called Hepatic Lipidosis). Larry was our nicest, most personable cat, but now he is very weak, and has almost a flat emotion. He will purr from time to time, but nothing like he used to (loud purr, rubbing his face on everybody and everything, etc.). I know that one of the treatments for this Hepatic Lipidosis is a feeding tube that hopefully allows the liver to recover and work normally again. If this is the case (or if it is anything else), will Larry ever be the same again? We will always care for him nonetheless, but it would be really upsetting to our whole family if he never returned to his old self. Thanks to everyone for any comments you can make in this case or if you know anything about Hepatic Lipidosis I would greatly appreciate it.
Thanks,
Pat
Thanks,
Pat