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As far as her not eating, not sure what you feed her, but have you tried giving her a pate blended with a little water or KMR (for added calories) so that all she needs to do is lap it up and not try to chew anything? Hoping she is able to get that dental once the echo is finished and you...

I don't know if you are familiar with this site, Tanya's Comprehensive Guide to Feline Chronic Kidney Disease - Appetite Loss, Nausea and Vomiting, but it has quite a bit of information regarding both Omeprozole AND famotidine, and they actually recommend famotidine over the other. That site...

You may need to assist feed him for awhile. Then if you can get the nausea under control with Cerenia or Zofran, perhaps he'll start eating again on his own. It's good that whoever you talked to last at the clinic said it would be ok to give him the Cerenia injection. Now let's just hope they...

Have you tried giving the medication immediately AFTER he has eaten? Sometimes having food in the stomach can help ease the nausea, and clindamycin can be given either way.

I agree that what you describe sounds more like nausea. And when my cat had teeth removed because of FORLs, I also did not give any pain meds because he didn't seem to need them. They sent them home with us, but he seemed fine without them.

Did your Vet discuss what the side effects are and what to look for? I would give them a call and tell them what is going on.

Since you WERE adding water, is there any reason why you stopped? I would say since there stools are hard and dry, at the very minimum start adding water to their food again, as that could help soften the stools some. And experimenting with dosing the Miralax is worth a try too, as mentioned...

Check out this thread to see if anything there might help: Any Good Tips To Get Your Cats To Eat? Share Them Here! I have a very picky cat, and once he decides he doesn't like a particular food, that's it. He will starve himself rather than eat it again. So I am constantly on the lookout...

The change in litter could also be a reason she is not using the box. Cats do not like change, and she's having a lot of changes thrown at her all at once. When you get the new boxes, try adding some of her old litter to one of them and see if that helps.

What EXACTLY are you feeding them? I understand it's Purina, but that encompasses a LOT of different foods. Is it dry food, or wet food? And have you tried different varieties of Purina with the same issues? When you say their stools are dry, does that mean they are pooping little marbles...

That bloodwork doesn't really mean too much without knowing what the "norms" are for that specific lab. But we aren't Vets here anyway, so not sure it matters. Guessing the Vet did not give a diagnosis either way. I am familiar with BUN, which is a kidney value, and 28 seems good, at least...

WAS he diagnosed with Hepatic Lipidosis? You didn't say that, but it sounds like it, and you said the Vet did say his prognosis is poor. I would say chances are not that good for recovery if they do not have that feeding tube installed. Do you know if the Vet suggested it? I'm pretty sure...

I would definitely try some wet kitten food to see if he'll eat that since he isn't too interested in the other food. That kibble soaked in formula may still be too hard for him to chew

Along with the chicken and beef, are there bones included (or some other form of calcium), and liver? We have a raw sub-forum here on this site if you haven't already seen it, which discusses all things raw and homemade, just to make sure anyone feeding raw gets it right. I fed raw until very...

Yes, there is a cure now, which is wonderful! I don't know how expensive it will be once it is on the market, but am hoping the price comes down substantially. But just knowing it'll soon be more readily available is thrilling. When you said the bloodwork was inconclusive, were they...