Hi there. My 13 year-old cat is having some real problems.
Tuesday a.m. I realized she hadn't moved much the day before, so I put her in front of her food bowl. Her back legs gave out and she used her front paws to push herself into a corner while crying.
We took her to the ER and they said she had blown a blood clot and they put her on the floor and, wobbly, she walked to me. They also told me that the lung cancer the vet diagnosed 2 years ago is not cancer and may be chronic pulmonary disease.
Anyway, we got her home and she didn't walk much and eating was less and less. We took her to our vet Friday night and blood work & urine turned up fine. She recommended this special wet cat food the texture of pate and supposedly something cats love. She ate a little Friday night and none since.
I was able to get about a tablespoon of milk into her on Saturday, but nothing yesterday. If I put her in her littler box she still does her thing, but other than that she just wants to hide under the bed.
I am planning to try to force feed her with a feeding syringe tonight and I fully expect that to go very badly. If I can't make any progress they want me to drop her off at the vet tomorrow to get IV fluids.
Has anyone else had any problems like this? Can you give any advice on the force-feeding? Thanks in advance for any help.
Tuesday a.m. I realized she hadn't moved much the day before, so I put her in front of her food bowl. Her back legs gave out and she used her front paws to push herself into a corner while crying.
We took her to the ER and they said she had blown a blood clot and they put her on the floor and, wobbly, she walked to me. They also told me that the lung cancer the vet diagnosed 2 years ago is not cancer and may be chronic pulmonary disease.
Anyway, we got her home and she didn't walk much and eating was less and less. We took her to our vet Friday night and blood work & urine turned up fine. She recommended this special wet cat food the texture of pate and supposedly something cats love. She ate a little Friday night and none since.
I was able to get about a tablespoon of milk into her on Saturday, but nothing yesterday. If I put her in her littler box she still does her thing, but other than that she just wants to hide under the bed.
I am planning to try to force feed her with a feeding syringe tonight and I fully expect that to go very badly. If I can't make any progress they want me to drop her off at the vet tomorrow to get IV fluids.
Has anyone else had any problems like this? Can you give any advice on the force-feeding? Thanks in advance for any help.