My mom's cat, Whiskers, is 16. She is hyperthyroid (not controlled as of now, they are upping her dosage this week) and very, very skinny. Poor girl weighs 5lbs (at her peak, years ago, she was ~12 lbs) and is all skin and bones. The rest of her bloodwork was great (kidneys, liver, etc.) and she seems to be generally happy. She eats, but it isn't what she needs to be eating calorically. We have tried EVERYTHING to get her to eat, all kinds of wet and dry food. Eggs. Kitten formula. Goat milk. My mom even cooked her a salmon filet and straight chicken, which she normally goes wild for. She nibbled at both. We suspect her mouth hurts. Her vet will not deep clean her teeth because she has a heart murmur and will not put her under anesthesia, which is understandable.
She is horribly, horribly matted. She can't bend to clean herself like she once could, and her saliva has gotten sticky from her thyroid issues. She has huge clumps all over her body. In an ideal world with no murmurs, she would be sedated, shaved all the way down, and get her teeth cleaned, but that won't happen. When she was last taken to the vet, she bled when they shaved her little foreleg to draw blood- her skin is that thin/ My question is, is there anything that we could bathe her in or just do to try and break up some of the mats? They're so close to her skin and they're really a hassle for her. I just want her more comfortable.
She is horribly, horribly matted. She can't bend to clean herself like she once could, and her saliva has gotten sticky from her thyroid issues. She has huge clumps all over her body. In an ideal world with no murmurs, she would be sedated, shaved all the way down, and get her teeth cleaned, but that won't happen. When she was last taken to the vet, she bled when they shaved her little foreleg to draw blood- her skin is that thin/ My question is, is there anything that we could bathe her in or just do to try and break up some of the mats? They're so close to her skin and they're really a hassle for her. I just want her more comfortable.