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    Old Cat Lost Weight, Won't Eat, Vet At A Loss

    Unfortunately my dad won't be home for another 2 weeks. His mom just had quadruple bypass surgery and even though he very much would like to be here, he needs to be elsewhere for right now. He is not much of a pet person but I know he became very attached to Clover. I'm sure he will handle...
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    Old Cat Lost Weight, Won't Eat, Vet At A Loss

    Well the time has come .. This has been one of the hardest decisions I've ever had to make but we have decided to put Clover down. I'll be taking him in Sunday afternoon so I will have one more night with him. This has been so difficult, I've never had to put an animal down before . I just...
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    Old Cat Lost Weight, Won't Eat, Vet At A Loss

    One thing I'm really worried about is...well... will the improvement only last as long as the meds? I really am not sure if I put down 1cup of dry food for him last night or 1/2 cup of dry food. I measured it tonight and if I put down 1cup then he would have eaten 2/3cup!!! On top of this I'm...
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    Old Cat Lost Weight, Won't Eat, Vet At A Loss

    Its so hard to see our kitties go through stuff like this . He looks like he is doing pretty good today.
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    Old Cat Lost Weight, Won't Eat, Vet At A Loss

    Actually he is being treated for suspected triad disease since the intestines and liver showed some irritation in the ultrasound, I just couldn't remember what it was when I wrote the first messages since she emphasized the pancreatitis. I'm still really concerned about the paw. When we went...
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    Old Cat Lost Weight, Won't Eat, Vet At A Loss

    I'm feeling sort of depressed again. I went $188 over my dads budget and not sure how I will tell him. They also said if he doesn't respond in a week or so then he will not likely respond to treatment. The treatment is clavamox, metronidizole, and sub-q fluids administered by me daily. We...
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    Old Cat Lost Weight, Won't Eat, Vet At A Loss

    Ok we have the results of the ultrasound. He does not have lymphoma. He does however have inflammation of the pancreas and because of that there is inflammation of the spleen and liver. They can't be certain its not cancer without a biopsy but its also just as likely to be pancreatitis. The...
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    Old Cat Lost Weight, Won't Eat, Vet At A Loss

    Well today Clover had to go back to the vet. His paw started bleeding after the epsom salt soak and it wouldn't stop. I couldn't find any talcum powder so I tried flour (he just wanted to lick it). Then I thought before he seemed to staunch it himself with licking (seemed to help previously)...
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    Old Cat Lost Weight, Won't Eat, Vet At A Loss

    Thanks again for the kind words. It really helps a lot. He really likes the hills a/d better so I'm going to stick with this. We also will try the purina cv which is a new one the new vet wants us to try along with the a/d. I haven't tried it yet. I haven't had him accept from a spoon...
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    Old Cat Lost Weight, Won't Eat, Vet At A Loss

    Thanks all . I'm supposed to do an epsom salts soak on the paw and a warm compress for the eye. I need to look up how much salt to use...I've never done this before. So far he's taken 24cc's tonight and I know he'll take one more vial. He wasn't interested in spoon feeding tonight. Most...
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    Old Cat Lost Weight, Won't Eat, Vet At A Loss

    Ok I just got back from the vet. He isn't as skinny as I thought he was (I mean weight wise). His weight is low but not horrendous like I thought. I guess maybe I'm just not used to seeing him this way. He's probably 1.5-2lb's underweight. They were surprised that he isn't showing any signs...
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    Old Cat Lost Weight, Won't Eat, Vet At A Loss

    Ok I just talked to my dad and he gave me the ok to take him in to get him check for being plugged up again. He said he hasn't had a bowl movement in several days. I'll call my vet in the morning and see how soon I can get him in. It looks like my dads previous vet only gave us one can each...
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    Old Cat Lost Weight, Won't Eat, Vet At A Loss

    Ok my dad left for his 3 week trip. I'm now house/cat sitting. It is much worse than last I had seen him. Last time I saw him was bad enough, all skin and bones. Now he's a big oily mess on top of skinny! You can tell he's not grooming. Also the last time I was over I noticed a slight limp...
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    Old Cat Lost Weight, Won't Eat, Vet At A Loss

    He was actually given some prescription food, I think it might be the Hills diet mentioned but don't remember. Its all very frustrating for me because I love this cat but sort of have very little control over the situation since I'm not the one directly responsible. I'll see if I can get the...
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    Switching Off Raw Diet?

    We used to buy a 1lb pre-ground (with bone) bag of chicken for $3.50 or so. My vet was a huge advocate for raw food but she highly recommend we mix in a can of canned salmon (or separate for us they liked it better mixed). That cut down on the cost because the canned salmon is only about $1.50...
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