Praying for Whitey. I pray for my cat too and believe it’s what has kept her with me. She’s been through a lot and has always bounced back. She’s diabetic and has been on the brink of death many times with refusing to eat and serious weight loss.
You definitely need to get him an appetite stimulant - but sometimes it’s difficult to get it into them. I have used pill pockets, but I have also had the medicine compounded into liquid. At any rate, when my cat won’t eat, I force feed. I do this with those tubes that you use to draw up medicine for kids. I wrap her a towel and inject the food going in from the side of the mouth, not from the front. After forcing for a day or two, she’ll start eating on her own.
Also, if he’s not drinking, ask the vet if he can have subcutaneous fluids. They may be willing to sell you a bag and teach you how to administer them yourself to save money.
My beloved Siamese stopped eating at 15 yrs old and went downhill. Never did find out what was wrong. Probably organ failure, as he damn near killed himself eating Ibuprofen years earlier that only transfusions saved after a week. Probably killed his liver and it caught up with him.
Watching them go is tormenting, I know how you feel.
We understand. A sick kitty or pet is so hard on both the pet AND the pet owner. Prayers for Whitey tomorrow. I hope you let us know what the Vets find. Good luck!
Dear NM,
Prayers up for your wonderful kitty and for you. Please keep us informed.
Sincerely,
Sg
prayers for your kitty. i pray for my animals every day.
get bloodwork. liver and pancreas issues are common in older animals, also in older animals their appetites will decrease as they age, but also their tastebuds and what they like to eat can change too. stuff theyonce liked can taste funny to them and they won’t eat it anymore. sometimes it’s easy to switch a food with a different one they do like.
I doubt hyper-thyroid will be the diagnosis. I’ve been through that with one of our cats and you can’t feed them enough. They’re NEVER satisfied - gotta have more, more, more. And no matter how much you feed them, they’ll lose weight.
The worst-case scenario could be kidney problems. The symptoms you list are there. Fortunately, there’s a med they can take that can give them a quality life for a few more years. Azodyl.
We have a LOT of cats and have had several go through kidney troubles. It’s common in older cats. Azodyl gave them two to four more good years when before it came out, we were lucky to keep them going more than six months.
I hope your kitty has something much simpler going on but this is one diagnosis that you should be prepared to hear. If your vet doesn’t keep Azodyl on hand, tell him/her to get it. I swear by the stuff.
Keeping you and your kitty in my prayers tonight. Our kitties are my babies and I well know the torment of worrying about them. I hope your worries are for naught.
My dogs and cats are family. Prayers up for you and your furry baby.
I’ll pray for your kitty.
Prayers for kitty
Prayers up for Whitey. If it turns out to be kidney related, switch him to the food the vet recommends. Well worth the extra cost. Our 12 yr. old kitty has been doing well on it since some minor kidney problems years ago.
Hope you’ll give us an update on Whitey.
Praying for Whitey and you! Hope all goes well at the vets and that whatever is the problem can be resolved quickly, Whitey is healed and that you have many wonderful years to come with your kittehs.
Thanks for the ping, Slings!
Smart kitty smacking at Zero!
Dear Lord,
On the day we honor St. Francis of Assisi, please take care of this sweet companion. May our Lord bless her and you.
Amen.
No apology needed, our cats are family also.
I’m sure your kitty will be fine. There’s a reason why they are said to have 9 lives.
Nowhere Man...you bet we’ll all be praying for your kitty...
PLEASE let us know what the vet says tomorrow, OK?
Saying prayers for your kitty. Please let everyone know how he does.
Oh, my thoughts and prayers are with you. I have two myself (15 year old and a kitten). I hope it turns out to be something easy to fix.
Do not apologize. Our pets are our families and we pray for them too when they are ill ... same as our family members. I too will pray to St. Francis patron Saint of all creatures.... So, prayers up right now for your little friend. Hope all goes well.
God bless you and your friend. How much is your kitty drinking? Excessive consumption of water is a sign if kidney failure. It’s happened with two of my pals. If that is the case, don’t despair. A routine of subcutaneous fluid can keep your cat healthy and happy a long time. Your vet would explain that.
For anyone with this issue, be advised that Amazon sells products called “cat sack” or cat-grooming bag. With my first cat, it was nearly impossible to do the sub-Q fluids, because he was fractious. Same with the second. But once we bought the “cat sack,” things began going smoothly with our second cat. I thank God for this product. Cheer up, and remember to use Google and Youtube, great repositories of good info. Separate the wheat from the chaff.
A final tip, if I may: The doctors tried to put our cats on medicated diet, but it just didn’t appeal to them. They would have starved to death on that diet. Truth is, I’ve been feeding Fancy Feast galore (night and day), and both cats did well this way. (Gained weight.) Vets don’t like it, but it seems like just bias.
Prayers from this cat woman. :)=^..^=