Hi, my family takes care of dozens of cats, and so we didn't realize one of our elderly stopped eating until he started to vomit. It was hepatic lipidosis.
For me everything points to a mental condition. He is in his 7th week of eating through a feeding tube. We went through many tests, remedies, injections (cerenia and others). At first we took him 3 times a week to the vet, with consultations taken up to 1 hour each. He went to a vet dentist. He is currently on mirtazapine among other medications.
While sick, he was very nauseous, and that would account for not eating. But why he stopped eating at first place and won't eat now is a mystery. Sometimes he doesn't seem to want to. Others, he goes to his food bowl with enthusiasm, he licks it as it was water, but can't seem to chew. It's like he forgotten how to. We have cats without teeth who eats normally.
He kind of eats a little of tuna, something he always loved. Mostly he drinks the water out of it. We tried many kinds of food, soft and small, pates.
Drinking water is a chore as well, he has a lot of difficulty. But he drinks a lot of water. We tested for diabetes.
His behaviour while recuperating was very sad. But very slowly, he is kind of back to being himself. His gaze is no longer distant all the times, he acknowledges us. He still is not grooming, but he has taken a lick or two at his paw in order to clean himself.
He still behaves kinds of erratic. He asks for food (tuna) as he always did, when my mom gets home. He will lick a little, go away, the come back and ask again. Repeat this 3 times.
has anyone experienced this before? Cat dementia/Alzheimer or something?
Thanks
For me everything points to a mental condition. He is in his 7th week of eating through a feeding tube. We went through many tests, remedies, injections (cerenia and others). At first we took him 3 times a week to the vet, with consultations taken up to 1 hour each. He went to a vet dentist. He is currently on mirtazapine among other medications.
While sick, he was very nauseous, and that would account for not eating. But why he stopped eating at first place and won't eat now is a mystery. Sometimes he doesn't seem to want to. Others, he goes to his food bowl with enthusiasm, he licks it as it was water, but can't seem to chew. It's like he forgotten how to. We have cats without teeth who eats normally.
He kind of eats a little of tuna, something he always loved. Mostly he drinks the water out of it. We tried many kinds of food, soft and small, pates.
Drinking water is a chore as well, he has a lot of difficulty. But he drinks a lot of water. We tested for diabetes.
His behaviour while recuperating was very sad. But very slowly, he is kind of back to being himself. His gaze is no longer distant all the times, he acknowledges us. He still is not grooming, but he has taken a lick or two at his paw in order to clean himself.
He still behaves kinds of erratic. He asks for food (tuna) as he always did, when my mom gets home. He will lick a little, go away, the come back and ask again. Repeat this 3 times.
has anyone experienced this before? Cat dementia/Alzheimer or something?
Thanks