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I had finally gotten Mousse (my special needs cat) in a good place health-wise and thought I could take a breath and maybe a little break from almost 24/7 caregiving. Then, my other rescue persian, Sangria, got sick.
She is approximately nine years old and I adopted her about five years ago. She has had good health since adoption. She had a UTI the first year I had her which cleared up with antibiotics. A few months ago she got a swollen lip (rodent ulcer) which cleared up with a short course of prednisolone. Other than that, her health has been solid. Lately, though, I noticed she was eating less and losing weight so I got her in with my vet. The vet did a physical exam and a full senior blood panel.
The physical exam showed nothing remarkable. There was a mildly swollen lymph node in the neck area. Her oral health is perfect. Weight was good but she did lose a bit (about 8 ounces weight loss in two months). She isn't underweight, though. Her temperature was fine. Abdomen palpation turned out fine too. At the time, she wasn't having any diarrhea or vomiting either. The senior blood panel came back perfect as well. Nothing wrong with the thyroid, kidneys, liver, white or red blood cells, etc.
I took her home and was instructed to give her whatever she wanted to eat even if it's junky food just to try and stimulate her appetite. The next day, she would only eat a handful of treats and nothing else so I had to syringe feed. I called the vet and she prescribed 2ml of sucralfate liquid twice a day and cyproheptadine twice a day for appetite stimulation.
It started to work! She ate a bit on her own the day before yesterday and yesterday again. It looked like she was getting her appetite back. She ate her dry grain-free kibble and a whole can of her wet food plus a few treats. I went to bed happy.
This morning I woke up, gave her the medication, and she proceeded to have diarrhea in the litter box which got stuck in her fur so I had to shave and bathe her. Now she only wants to eat treats again and I did give her the appetite stimulant so I don't know what's going on. I've tried her usual kibble, "junky" kibble, raw food, her usual wet food, "junky" wet food. Nothing. She otherwise seems alert but she's a bit moody. I've also tried putting tuna water in her food. She is drinking water and peeing normally.
I hate syringe feeding her because she gets SO scared and it breaks my heart. What could be going on here? The vet keeps saying she isn't super concerned because her bloods were really good. But, like, I'm concerned. Why doesn't she want to eat!?
She is approximately nine years old and I adopted her about five years ago. She has had good health since adoption. She had a UTI the first year I had her which cleared up with antibiotics. A few months ago she got a swollen lip (rodent ulcer) which cleared up with a short course of prednisolone. Other than that, her health has been solid. Lately, though, I noticed she was eating less and losing weight so I got her in with my vet. The vet did a physical exam and a full senior blood panel.
The physical exam showed nothing remarkable. There was a mildly swollen lymph node in the neck area. Her oral health is perfect. Weight was good but she did lose a bit (about 8 ounces weight loss in two months). She isn't underweight, though. Her temperature was fine. Abdomen palpation turned out fine too. At the time, she wasn't having any diarrhea or vomiting either. The senior blood panel came back perfect as well. Nothing wrong with the thyroid, kidneys, liver, white or red blood cells, etc.
I took her home and was instructed to give her whatever she wanted to eat even if it's junky food just to try and stimulate her appetite. The next day, she would only eat a handful of treats and nothing else so I had to syringe feed. I called the vet and she prescribed 2ml of sucralfate liquid twice a day and cyproheptadine twice a day for appetite stimulation.
It started to work! She ate a bit on her own the day before yesterday and yesterday again. It looked like she was getting her appetite back. She ate her dry grain-free kibble and a whole can of her wet food plus a few treats. I went to bed happy.
This morning I woke up, gave her the medication, and she proceeded to have diarrhea in the litter box which got stuck in her fur so I had to shave and bathe her. Now she only wants to eat treats again and I did give her the appetite stimulant so I don't know what's going on. I've tried her usual kibble, "junky" kibble, raw food, her usual wet food, "junky" wet food. Nothing. She otherwise seems alert but she's a bit moody. I've also tried putting tuna water in her food. She is drinking water and peeing normally.
I hate syringe feeding her because she gets SO scared and it breaks my heart. What could be going on here? The vet keeps saying she isn't super concerned because her bloods were really good. But, like, I'm concerned. Why doesn't she want to eat!?