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Having done extensive cat health research over the last month or so (some of it on this forum) I can tell you that constipation is often due to dehydration. Cats are notoriously bad at drinking enough water so look at her diet. Are you feeding her wet food? If not, try some. And if you are...

This is Sprout. She's around 18 months old and is currently a solo cat. Just over a year ago when she was just a baby she wandered in off the street and made herself at home in my colleague's apartment. My colleague already had two much older cats and a lively young dog, but was always...

Here's Duncan in happier times. This was his defining characteristic. Being super affectionate! Any tips on helping my other cat deal with the loss? She's only about 18 months old and didn't have a strong bond with Duncan, but she's been very confused by this whole situation. She's now seen...

Duncan died last night. In the interests of possibly helping someone else whose cat might be showing the same strange combination of symptoms, and also because it helps me to process it, I'll give an update here. On the 13th when I took him to the clinic his BP was 159/93, and the vet...

So the last week has been very up and down. Duncan maintained his 'new normal' for around four or five days, then on Friday he started going downhill fast. It was incredible how quickly he deteriorated. I'd been due to take him to the vet for a B12 shot on Friday night anyway, and his blood...

Our best guess at the moment is kidney disease. Duncan's creatinine levels were elevated in the blood test, although from the reading I've done it might be a 'chicken and egg' situation. Did the kidney issues cause the hypertension, or vice versa? I'm glad we've made progress, and at this...

Just another update on Duncan. After three days of the Amlodipine and IV fluids Duncan's blood pressure has dropped to 110/90! He's showed a dramatic improvement, his vision has returned and he has stopped the compulsive pacing. The speed of his apparent recovery has been remarkable. Yesterday...

How's Tuffy doing now? I've been trawling through the forums looking for clues because my 13 year old cat Duncan is going through similar issues, although maybe a little more extreme. But I totally understand the thing about getting stuck in corners. Right now our assumption is hypertension...

Good to know. I've really been dribbling it into his mouth and just tiny amounts, so hopefully it's OK. He's been swallowing it OK.

In the interests of someone else reading this in the future looking for answers, I'm going to keep posting updates. :) I came across a thread on here from last year where the poster was describing very similar symptoms to Duncan, but after their initial post, they never came back to say what...

Finally found a vet clinic with a blood pressure monitoring equipment and took Duncan to have his BP measured this evening. It was 159/119. The vet wasn't there, just the technician, so I'm supposed to go back tomorrow to see the vet (number 3). Having done extensive reading now (and emailed a...

I came across this thread because I'm facing similar issues with my cat. I was wondering what the outcome was. Did you get a diagnosis? What happened?

Wow white shadow, I really appreciate all the effort you've gone to! I have to admit, this line in the article you linked to made me chuckle: "the clinic sees mostly small animals and camels." Talk about two extremes! Quite what they'd be doing seeing camels at the Small Animal Clinic, I have no...

It's cortisone, so definitely an anti-inflammatory. A brain disorder or tumour is definitely the number one suspicion at the moment, but it's frustrating that we really can't get a definitive diagnosis because of the lack of specialist equipment. White Shadow, I agree that the blood really...

I did ask about blood pressure but neither vet thought that was the issue. On the plus side, the injections have had a miraculous effect so far. Duncan's vision is restored, he's stopped pacing and started purring again. We also got the blood test results back and they show elevated...

An update on Duncan for anyone who is interested... The blood results didn't come back by last night and since today and tomorrow are official holidays we won't get them until Tuesday. However, Duncan was worse today, and despite what the vet said yesterday, I was 99% certain that Duncan...

OK I took Duncan to a different vet this morning. He reassured me that Duncan can still see and said that blood pressure wasn't an issue. He took some blood so now we have to wait for the results.

Thanks for all the responses so far. It's reassuring that I'm not being crazy thinking that there's more to it than just getting old. I'll definitely get the vet to come back and do some more tests, especially the blood pressure and a full blood work up. I should mention that I live in Egypt, so...

Thanks for the link. Those symptoms do sound similar. I had wondered about his sight but he seemed to be looking at me earlier. I tried some of the tests, but I'm still not sure. But I'll definitely ask the vet to check his blood pressure.

I just signed up to post this question so I'm hoping someone can help. I have an older cat, around 13 years old, who is usually agile and affectionate to the point of being annoying! He loves attention and purrs non-stop. Normally. Over the past week he's had a complete personality change...