Hello all,
(There's a TL;DR at the bottom of this)
My 9 year old male cat has had a decreased appetite for about 6 days. It started with a bit of vomiting and a small bout of diarrhea. He's been to the vet twice so far. The first time the vet said his belly was sore and swollen. They gave him some pain meds and some anti nausea/anti acid meds and sent home. They said if he didn't get better to bring him back.
I brought him back to the vet 2 days later because his appetite still wasn't normal but the vomiting had stopped and so did the diarrhea. They xrayed him and ran a full CBC? (the full panel blood test?) and found everything completely normal. The only thing they saw on the blood was very slightly elevated pancreas levels. They told me he could have just eaten something that didn't agree with him and he's still getting over it. They gave him more anti nausea/anti acid and some fluids and sent us home again. They also gave me an appetite stimulant.
So here we are, 3 days later, and his appetite still isn't back to normal. He's acting about 80% normal. He's loving, giving kisses and wants my attention/affection, but hes just not completely right. He's not acting like he's in pain or anything, but he also hasn't been as mobile as usual. (Generally i can't keep him off of counters/bed/dressers/anything within jumping distance.) Since he hasn't been feeling well, he hasn't been jumping and running hardly at all.
He's lost about a pound since last week and isn't showing much interest in resuming his eating schedule. I show him the food, he looks interested, sniffs it, but walks away. He'll eat a few mouthfuls every couple of hours, but he used to have a much bigger appetite. Ive tried his normal dry kibble, his normal wet food, super smelly liver snacks that he usually loves, tuna, turkey, everything i can think of and he's just not eating like normal.
What should i do? Just give it more time? Bring him back to the vet? How long does a slightly inflamed pancreas take to clear up? I'm about at my wits end worrying about my guy. He's my best friend and I need to make sure he's alright. Any advice would be extremely appreciated.
TL;DR: Sick cat, been to vet twice, says bloodwork/xray normal. slightly inflamed pancreas, ETA on recovery???
(There's a TL;DR at the bottom of this)
My 9 year old male cat has had a decreased appetite for about 6 days. It started with a bit of vomiting and a small bout of diarrhea. He's been to the vet twice so far. The first time the vet said his belly was sore and swollen. They gave him some pain meds and some anti nausea/anti acid meds and sent home. They said if he didn't get better to bring him back.
I brought him back to the vet 2 days later because his appetite still wasn't normal but the vomiting had stopped and so did the diarrhea. They xrayed him and ran a full CBC? (the full panel blood test?) and found everything completely normal. The only thing they saw on the blood was very slightly elevated pancreas levels. They told me he could have just eaten something that didn't agree with him and he's still getting over it. They gave him more anti nausea/anti acid and some fluids and sent us home again. They also gave me an appetite stimulant.
So here we are, 3 days later, and his appetite still isn't back to normal. He's acting about 80% normal. He's loving, giving kisses and wants my attention/affection, but hes just not completely right. He's not acting like he's in pain or anything, but he also hasn't been as mobile as usual. (Generally i can't keep him off of counters/bed/dressers/anything within jumping distance.) Since he hasn't been feeling well, he hasn't been jumping and running hardly at all.
He's lost about a pound since last week and isn't showing much interest in resuming his eating schedule. I show him the food, he looks interested, sniffs it, but walks away. He'll eat a few mouthfuls every couple of hours, but he used to have a much bigger appetite. Ive tried his normal dry kibble, his normal wet food, super smelly liver snacks that he usually loves, tuna, turkey, everything i can think of and he's just not eating like normal.
What should i do? Just give it more time? Bring him back to the vet? How long does a slightly inflamed pancreas take to clear up? I'm about at my wits end worrying about my guy. He's my best friend and I need to make sure he's alright. Any advice would be extremely appreciated.
TL;DR: Sick cat, been to vet twice, says bloodwork/xray normal. slightly inflamed pancreas, ETA on recovery???