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Hey, everyone. My seven year old, neutered Napoleon male named Ash came down sick this week. Not eating, lethargic... He threw up a couple of times, had some diarrhea. We took him to the vet Monday. He got fluids, a shot for nausea, and some oral medication for us to give him every 12 hours. The medication is a pain. He starts salivating so badly I'm not sure how much he's actually ingesting. He seems slightly better, but he's still not wanting to eat. He's never been good about drinking. He gets a UTI annually. Sometimes more. So most of his fluids come from his food. He got fluids because he was a bit dehydrated when he went to the vet, but I don't know how long that's supposed to keep him hydrated. The only thing we've gotten him to eat is PureBites chicken treats. I've tried Fancy Feast wet, American Journey wet, and Purina One dry. We also offered him some beef liver treats. He'd only eat the chicken and he usually loves the beef liver. We're not sure what's causing him to turn his nose up to certain foods though. The smell? The chicken treats have a weaker scent, but they do smell and I didn't think their dry food would have much of a smell either. However, the beef liver treats stink terribly.
We had a vet appointment for today since he hadn't improved much, but I got him to eat some chicken treats and it was like an instant recovery. He was more responsive, more alert, purred when I petted him which he hasn't done since getting sick... So we decided to cancel the appointment and go tomorrow if we still couldn't get him to eat. We were wondering if maybe he blamed the food for getting sick, but that doesn't explain why he'd refuse the beef liver treats.
However, now we have to get him eating and get some water in him. I think we're going to try some plain chicken or turkey tonight and we're getting more chicken treats. Any other ideas would be appreciated, especially if anyone knows how to get some water in him. I've used to a syringe before, but it's hard enough with the medication and I don't want to keep stressing him out.
We had a vet appointment for today since he hadn't improved much, but I got him to eat some chicken treats and it was like an instant recovery. He was more responsive, more alert, purred when I petted him which he hasn't done since getting sick... So we decided to cancel the appointment and go tomorrow if we still couldn't get him to eat. We were wondering if maybe he blamed the food for getting sick, but that doesn't explain why he'd refuse the beef liver treats.
However, now we have to get him eating and get some water in him. I think we're going to try some plain chicken or turkey tonight and we're getting more chicken treats. Any other ideas would be appreciated, especially if anyone knows how to get some water in him. I've used to a syringe before, but it's hard enough with the medication and I don't want to keep stressing him out.