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Note: he has already been to the ER!
Hey everyone Sunday evening my eldest cat ingested an unknown amount of chocolate syrup after I stupidly left an empty bowl of icecream where he could reach he vomited multiple times and became lethargic, and the next morning (Monday) I took him to the er. They gave him fluids and a cerenia and famotidine (antiacid) injection. They offered bloodwork but that was going to be close to $400 in addition. I do think he's considerably improved since then, but he's still on the mend. He seems pretty tired but he's purring when pet (and not as if he's in pain) and walking around (albeit slowly).
I haven't been able to monitor his food intake since after the er. He did take a churu tube this evening, but declined catnip temptations and watered down canned food*. I can only imagine he isn't eating dry food. He is drinking some water, though not as much as I'd like. I ordered a cat fountain (on Amazon) that is running late, so that it arrives tomorrow.
I just turned on the instant pot so I could make some cooked chicken breasts. Obviously no seasoning, just water. I'm hoping he'll eat that at least. I'm really worried about him. He's fairly old (unsure, maybe 15-18yrs?) and he's got the classic elderly wasting. All of them are on purina sensitive stomach dry, as that is what he was eating before we got him (he was my late maternal grandmother's cat, taken in by my maternal aunt for a few years. We got him around end of 2021). I hate that food honestly, and I want to switch them to something more age appropriate (8y/o and 10y/o) by a much better brand. Noting that my eldest is having weight issues, and price is always a concern.
Is there something I could add to his current food that could boost it? Like, adding real meat? I don't know how the micro and macro nutrients would change bc of that though.
The er vet that saw him said that chocolate does not cause kidney or liver issues, only GI issues. I always thought it did, and thought I've heard from multiple sources that it did. But now I don't know. Have y'all heard similar? She also said he may have hyperthyroidism, based on the fact that he's generally very food motivated yet really underweight. With our last elderly cat having hyperthyroidism and muscle wasting, is it basically one and the same? Or are there instances where they are in fact separate?
Note, I do not have a primary vet. We never got one after we moved to GA. I moved out as well in March, to the opposite side of the city, and I haven't been able to find a good vet yet. I want to do labwork, but er vets cost insane amounts that I just don't have.
*All 3 of them declined the wet food at first, so it may be something to do with that? I added temptations, so maybe it's a texture thing. My youngest ate some after the temptations softened quite a bit
Hey everyone Sunday evening my eldest cat ingested an unknown amount of chocolate syrup after I stupidly left an empty bowl of icecream where he could reach he vomited multiple times and became lethargic, and the next morning (Monday) I took him to the er. They gave him fluids and a cerenia and famotidine (antiacid) injection. They offered bloodwork but that was going to be close to $400 in addition. I do think he's considerably improved since then, but he's still on the mend. He seems pretty tired but he's purring when pet (and not as if he's in pain) and walking around (albeit slowly).
I haven't been able to monitor his food intake since after the er. He did take a churu tube this evening, but declined catnip temptations and watered down canned food*. I can only imagine he isn't eating dry food. He is drinking some water, though not as much as I'd like. I ordered a cat fountain (on Amazon) that is running late, so that it arrives tomorrow.
I just turned on the instant pot so I could make some cooked chicken breasts. Obviously no seasoning, just water. I'm hoping he'll eat that at least. I'm really worried about him. He's fairly old (unsure, maybe 15-18yrs?) and he's got the classic elderly wasting. All of them are on purina sensitive stomach dry, as that is what he was eating before we got him (he was my late maternal grandmother's cat, taken in by my maternal aunt for a few years. We got him around end of 2021). I hate that food honestly, and I want to switch them to something more age appropriate (8y/o and 10y/o) by a much better brand. Noting that my eldest is having weight issues, and price is always a concern.
Is there something I could add to his current food that could boost it? Like, adding real meat? I don't know how the micro and macro nutrients would change bc of that though.
The er vet that saw him said that chocolate does not cause kidney or liver issues, only GI issues. I always thought it did, and thought I've heard from multiple sources that it did. But now I don't know. Have y'all heard similar? She also said he may have hyperthyroidism, based on the fact that he's generally very food motivated yet really underweight. With our last elderly cat having hyperthyroidism and muscle wasting, is it basically one and the same? Or are there instances where they are in fact separate?
Note, I do not have a primary vet. We never got one after we moved to GA. I moved out as well in March, to the opposite side of the city, and I haven't been able to find a good vet yet. I want to do labwork, but er vets cost insane amounts that I just don't have.
*All 3 of them declined the wet food at first, so it may be something to do with that? I added temptations, so maybe it's a texture thing. My youngest ate some after the temptations softened quite a bit