Hi, I'm new here and joined because my 12 yo cat is very ill. The vet has diagnosed pancreatitis and she's been getting subcut water and painkillers every 2 days and twice been on a drip and had a naso-gastric feed under anaesthetic.
My worry is that she has basically stopped eating and drinking for the last 2-3 weeks. I've been reading and worrying about fatty liver, which she surely has by now. She's had nothing at all since her nasogastric feed 3 days ago.
Tonight I finally force-fed her with some Hills a/d wet food in a syringe. Of course she hates me now and runs away from me. (I also give her painkiller liquid every day). I'm incredibly sad that she doesn't want to snuggle because I fear she may be dying and I want to stroke and comfort her while she is still with me.
I think what I want to know is whether her getting better hinges on my being able to get food into her? I don't know whether to fight with her (she thinks I'm killing her) to get food into her, and make her miserable, or leave her be as far as food goes and just cuddle her (then she purrs and nuzzles and actually seems happy). If I leave her, will she just die? At what point do you just stop doing stuff to her that makes her miserable on top of her being sick?
I can't even describe how much she means to me and what we've been through together. But I guess on a site such as this you would understand. I'm just not ready for her to go. [emoji]128546[/emoji]
I would appreciate any advice or experience you could give me.
My worry is that she has basically stopped eating and drinking for the last 2-3 weeks. I've been reading and worrying about fatty liver, which she surely has by now. She's had nothing at all since her nasogastric feed 3 days ago.
Tonight I finally force-fed her with some Hills a/d wet food in a syringe. Of course she hates me now and runs away from me. (I also give her painkiller liquid every day). I'm incredibly sad that she doesn't want to snuggle because I fear she may be dying and I want to stroke and comfort her while she is still with me.
I think what I want to know is whether her getting better hinges on my being able to get food into her? I don't know whether to fight with her (she thinks I'm killing her) to get food into her, and make her miserable, or leave her be as far as food goes and just cuddle her (then she purrs and nuzzles and actually seems happy). If I leave her, will she just die? At what point do you just stop doing stuff to her that makes her miserable on top of her being sick?
I can't even describe how much she means to me and what we've been through together. But I guess on a site such as this you would understand. I'm just not ready for her to go. [emoji]128546[/emoji]
I would appreciate any advice or experience you could give me.