Two of my cats have abruptly stopped eating today. Their last meal was this morning, and usually I feed them every 6hrs. It's been roughly 12hrs now. One of them has vomited clear/foamy liquid twice now. The other is just sleeping and hiding more than usual. Both seem more sleepy than usual. When I pick them up, they make a whimpering meow sound as if to say they're not comfortable. Usually they're comfortable being held and very much enjoy it.
The only things I can think of are:
- I'd been adding a little extra fat to their food for the past few days, to help alleviate constipation, because their diet was previously very low in fat. Their bowels improved from pellet poop once every 2-3 days to nice healthy logs 1-2 times every 24-48hrs. The diet change was gradual. No diarrhea etc. The cat who vomited twice just had a healthy poop about an hour ago. But the poop had a log piece that had some orange/mucus in it. Couldn't tell if this was from pumpkin or related to digestive issues? Googling cat pancreatitis implicates orange poop, though the whole poop wasn't orange.
- There was a cockroach last night that somewhat alarmed them. But they had seen a cockroach before in the past (many times). I wonder if it had roach poison on it and if they came into contact with it possibly?
- My schedule has been erratic and last night I slept very little (due to other problems with a baby kitten)
- Cat who vomited also licked the counter today and I know there were pieces of previously dried canned food on the counter that I hadn't cleaned. But this wouldn't explain why both cats have the same issue.
I have another nursing cat with kittens who are eating different food and do not have this issue. That's why I'm thinking it's diet-related. Is possible they have acute pancreatitis? The only other thing I can think of is the duck pate, which seemed to cause a slight allergic reaction in one cat (upper lip became more pink) and when I gave it to the nursing cat (before noticing the other cat's reaction), she also seemed to become a bit sluggish after. Now I'm connecting the two situations, not sure if they're related.
I simply can't afford the vet at this point. I've spent thousands of dollars on a pregnant cat with nonstop problems with her kittens and I'm literally at a vet / urgent vet 2-3x per week now. The urgent vet would be at minimum $1k right now.
Other concerns with going to a vet / urgent care is... they may find something unrelated and think that's the cause, or give/prescribe harsh medications that come with their own host of side effects, making the problem far worse. I want them to be diagnosed but not hurt further.
Any way I can treat this at home? I can't get them to eat but I've been trying to syringe feed them water with a bit of their daily vitamin powder mixed in. They were totally fine just yesterday, very active and playful.
Really appreciate any help. Thanks.
The only things I can think of are:
- I'd been adding a little extra fat to their food for the past few days, to help alleviate constipation, because their diet was previously very low in fat. Their bowels improved from pellet poop once every 2-3 days to nice healthy logs 1-2 times every 24-48hrs. The diet change was gradual. No diarrhea etc. The cat who vomited twice just had a healthy poop about an hour ago. But the poop had a log piece that had some orange/mucus in it. Couldn't tell if this was from pumpkin or related to digestive issues? Googling cat pancreatitis implicates orange poop, though the whole poop wasn't orange.
- There was a cockroach last night that somewhat alarmed them. But they had seen a cockroach before in the past (many times). I wonder if it had roach poison on it and if they came into contact with it possibly?
- My schedule has been erratic and last night I slept very little (due to other problems with a baby kitten)
- Cat who vomited also licked the counter today and I know there were pieces of previously dried canned food on the counter that I hadn't cleaned. But this wouldn't explain why both cats have the same issue.
I have another nursing cat with kittens who are eating different food and do not have this issue. That's why I'm thinking it's diet-related. Is possible they have acute pancreatitis? The only other thing I can think of is the duck pate, which seemed to cause a slight allergic reaction in one cat (upper lip became more pink) and when I gave it to the nursing cat (before noticing the other cat's reaction), she also seemed to become a bit sluggish after. Now I'm connecting the two situations, not sure if they're related.
I simply can't afford the vet at this point. I've spent thousands of dollars on a pregnant cat with nonstop problems with her kittens and I'm literally at a vet / urgent vet 2-3x per week now. The urgent vet would be at minimum $1k right now.
Other concerns with going to a vet / urgent care is... they may find something unrelated and think that's the cause, or give/prescribe harsh medications that come with their own host of side effects, making the problem far worse. I want them to be diagnosed but not hurt further.
Any way I can treat this at home? I can't get them to eat but I've been trying to syringe feed them water with a bit of their daily vitamin powder mixed in. They were totally fine just yesterday, very active and playful.
Really appreciate any help. Thanks.
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