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Hello everyone,
My cat Leo had been starting to seem somewhat disinterested in eating a few days ago, and this has now morphed into a complete refusal to eat for nearly 48 hours. We brought him to the vet this morning as an emergency, and $500 later the vet says she is not sure what the issue is other than a possible strange stomach virus. She took x-rays, ran blood work, everything was pretty much normal she said other than a bit of an increase in his liver values (whatever that means??) but nothing that she would deem as serious. Provided a shot for anti vomiting, and said to put the appetite stimulant we had for our other cat on his ear that they had prescribed about 2 weeks ago when our other cat experienced a urinary blockage (it just never ends!!). Leo has thrown up twice early this morning at 1:30am and 3:30am, as well as at around 9:30am yesterday morning. That was a large hairball, otherwise the vomit has been pure bile. He has urinated twice today and passed stool, all was normal, nothing runny or bloody. He walks around swishing his tail down towards the ground and just seems to be in pain. He keeps trying to hide in the closet after he slept all day today on the bed - his trip to the vet stressed him out immensely. He still has not eaten or drank. They gave him fluids at the vet today. In the closet, he just will sit hunched staring towards the wall. Before this he had been trying to hide in the basement. I am at a loss and absolutely terrified. The vet said there was no sign of blockage in his intestines and nothing caught up in his mouth. He keeps doing these lip licking noises over and over when he is up and walking around. He's cleaned himself a few times throughout the day, cries slightly if you try and touch him too much. Has anyone ever experienced anything like this?? The vet said to call in the morning if he still hasn't eaten, at this point I'm terrified to know if he will even be alive at that point with the way he is acting...
Thank you for any and all help.
My cat Leo had been starting to seem somewhat disinterested in eating a few days ago, and this has now morphed into a complete refusal to eat for nearly 48 hours. We brought him to the vet this morning as an emergency, and $500 later the vet says she is not sure what the issue is other than a possible strange stomach virus. She took x-rays, ran blood work, everything was pretty much normal she said other than a bit of an increase in his liver values (whatever that means??) but nothing that she would deem as serious. Provided a shot for anti vomiting, and said to put the appetite stimulant we had for our other cat on his ear that they had prescribed about 2 weeks ago when our other cat experienced a urinary blockage (it just never ends!!). Leo has thrown up twice early this morning at 1:30am and 3:30am, as well as at around 9:30am yesterday morning. That was a large hairball, otherwise the vomit has been pure bile. He has urinated twice today and passed stool, all was normal, nothing runny or bloody. He walks around swishing his tail down towards the ground and just seems to be in pain. He keeps trying to hide in the closet after he slept all day today on the bed - his trip to the vet stressed him out immensely. He still has not eaten or drank. They gave him fluids at the vet today. In the closet, he just will sit hunched staring towards the wall. Before this he had been trying to hide in the basement. I am at a loss and absolutely terrified. The vet said there was no sign of blockage in his intestines and nothing caught up in his mouth. He keeps doing these lip licking noises over and over when he is up and walking around. He's cleaned himself a few times throughout the day, cries slightly if you try and touch him too much. Has anyone ever experienced anything like this?? The vet said to call in the morning if he still hasn't eaten, at this point I'm terrified to know if he will even be alive at that point with the way he is acting...
Thank you for any and all help.