The clinic had multiple vets consulting on her case, because they were perplexed. They came to a diagnosis by ruling out everything else.
As I was in the waiting room looking over the invoice, it occurred to me that she had a battery of tests that would have cost me a fortune and a half if I was the one getting them!
Two weeks ago, I found my cat, Callie, paralyzed in my closet. I took her to the emergency clinic and they thought it was a stroke or blood clot. They put a clipboard in my lap with an amount of paperwork equivalent to a car loan application with a figure starting at $1500 -2500 if they kept her 18 hrs and ran tests but couldn’t guarantee they would know what was wrong with her. Then they threw in another $2000-2500 if they did an MRI. All the tests, except for the MRI, were going to hurt her. I made the decision to have her put down and I am heartbroken. My little girl was 2.
It is a horrible place to be but all we can give them is that we love them enough to not let them suffer. As much love as you have for her, you will know when the time is right.
I am praying your baby gets better. Have you tried some deli meat like roast beef or turkey to get her to eat? Is she getting enough fluids?
You have my prayers.
The vets couldn’t tell me what was wrong with my kitty either. So I did as someone suggested and fed her with a syringe, had her wrapped in a towel with her head exposed and held her close. You can find youtube videos on how to do this. I actually got a supply of the large syringes from the drugstore, filled them and stacked them in the fridge, then heated in a cup of warm water at feeding times.
I boiled chicken for the broth, then mixed with mashed up rice. This was basically what she ate for several days, and several large syringes per feeding. At some point, I added tuna juice and it perked her appetite up, making the syringe feeding easier.