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Although she did eat the tuna and tuna water I gave her; not voraciously but she did eat it all .
I picked up some critical care food from the vet and she ate a little over a tablespoon from a tongue depressor from me. I got some pill pockets from the vet to try and give her prednisone tonight, but I can't give her lung worm med because it's powdered for her food. She's sniffing at her kernels but doesn't eat any, just kind of sniffs and walks away.I honestly think it's most likely that the stress and meds have affected her appetite. It's great that she's still eating something, even if it isn't cat food! Give her meds separately from her meal tonight, and see if that works any better. There are tons of ideas in these articles on how to give or hide meds[article="22402"][/article] [article="32724"][/article]
No, nothing new. The radiologist did not see any inflammation or fluid, but the recommendations said it might not rule it out because mild asthma may not show up in an X-ray. It said to change the litter to dust free, which I already use Worlds Best. She's only had a few coughing attacks in the past year... Which is why I'm more worried about heart.My almost 2 year old had a few coughing fits that looked like asthma. Vet saw some lung inflamation-mild asthma probably.....
but....I had just changed my rabbit's bedding to aspen pellets instead of paper. It was very strong and had been giving me a headache. A short dose of steroids and changed back to old bedding....cat went right back to normal. Turns out, he was allergic or extremely irritated by the aspen..
Is there any new scents or products you have started using?
Editing to add that he also refused to eat during this time.
Fingers crossed it's nothing serious!
I agree! I know it's hard, but you need to try to relax and let your Vet do his or her thing. Let them do that blood test to check her heart and take it from there. Being off her food is not that unusual when starting up new meds, and since she is eating SOME, (almost an entire can this morningStop torturing yourself with Internet research. Asthma/allergies with this presentation could well produce most (if not all) of these symptoms...and being off her food seems to be related precisely to starting the meds, and can easily be explained that way.
Stressing yourself out like this isn't going to change anything, and it certainly isn't going to be beneficial for anyone. Try to relax and stay in the present for now. You should have some answers pretty soon.
I know this is FAR easier said than done, but scaring yourself online isn't the way to go. Trust me - I've been there MANY times, and it's NEVER worth it