Hello everyone and thank you for having me in this forum.
I am the mother of 7 furry kitties. All spayed. Five of them indoor and two indoor/outdoor.
One of my cats, my 11 yr old Benji, started not eating three weeks ago. Because this is very uncommon for him, I weighed him and realized that he had lost almost 1 kg (he was normally 4.5 kg) so I took him to the vet. He had blood test and ultrasound and we found that his liver was swollen, he had high blood sugar and his white blood cells were high. The vet started the drip because he was dehydrated and antibiotics and I started feeding him Royal Canin Recovery can food with a syringe.
After a week his next blood tests showed normal liver and kidneys but still high white blood cells. My cat had lost half his weight and he weighs now 2.3 kg. A week ago he started eating a bit on his own but since he just licked the food I continued syringe feeding him.
I have tried every possible food, even human Gerber but he still doesn't eat or drink water. There is no apparent problem. He now purrs and is more lively than some days ago that he would sleep on the side almost dying.
Has anyone had similar problems with their cat? Do you think that he will ever recover?
My vet told me to give him insulin injections for a few days to lower the blood sugar and I do for a couple of days and he is going to have blood tests again on Tuesday. He also has anemia of course being only skin and bones.
I would love to hear your point of view. I would not consider putting him to sleep an option even if he doesn't want to fight whatever it is. I can syringe feed him for as long as it takes, I don't mind skipping vacation this year or anything as long as I can have him near me for as long as possible.
Please share your thoughts. I would very much appreciate it.
Thank you so much!
I am the mother of 7 furry kitties. All spayed. Five of them indoor and two indoor/outdoor.
One of my cats, my 11 yr old Benji, started not eating three weeks ago. Because this is very uncommon for him, I weighed him and realized that he had lost almost 1 kg (he was normally 4.5 kg) so I took him to the vet. He had blood test and ultrasound and we found that his liver was swollen, he had high blood sugar and his white blood cells were high. The vet started the drip because he was dehydrated and antibiotics and I started feeding him Royal Canin Recovery can food with a syringe.
After a week his next blood tests showed normal liver and kidneys but still high white blood cells. My cat had lost half his weight and he weighs now 2.3 kg. A week ago he started eating a bit on his own but since he just licked the food I continued syringe feeding him.
I have tried every possible food, even human Gerber but he still doesn't eat or drink water. There is no apparent problem. He now purrs and is more lively than some days ago that he would sleep on the side almost dying.
Has anyone had similar problems with their cat? Do you think that he will ever recover?
My vet told me to give him insulin injections for a few days to lower the blood sugar and I do for a couple of days and he is going to have blood tests again on Tuesday. He also has anemia of course being only skin and bones.
I would love to hear your point of view. I would not consider putting him to sleep an option even if he doesn't want to fight whatever it is. I can syringe feed him for as long as it takes, I don't mind skipping vacation this year or anything as long as I can have him near me for as long as possible.
Please share your thoughts. I would very much appreciate it.
Thank you so much!