By any chance have you used any "top spot" flea medication on your little 8 year old?.....I'm not a vet, by any means, but flea medications can cause severe reactions like you're describing...flea collars even more so.....my own cat was severly allergic to one of the expensive name brands "top spots" and my vet said he never heard of a cat being allergic to them before.........
what kind of food are you feeding your little one?...Nutri-cal will increase his appetite and help him to start eating on his own once again....it also has alot of calories to put his weight back on...my own vet prescribed it for my hepatic lipidosis girl who was days away from death....it comes in a tube and can be purchased either from your vet or on the internet..(cheaper on the net)...i've been all through the force-feeding regime and it took over 3 weeks for this little girl to start eating on her own......after my own vet had little to offer by way of explanation OR treatment for her illness, i enlisted the help of a HOLISTIC vet......the holistic vet saved her LIFE!!......(p.s....turns out that she had a broken JAW due to her previous family kicking her in the face.....and not only the emergency vet, but my OWN vet didn't even notice it......when she arrived at my home weighing 4 lbs, thin as a skeleton and dehydrated, i knew she was in extremely critical condition...and it was a "fight for Life" at that point)
does your vet have your cat on a Hill's Diet Prescription cat food?...my girl was on Hill's A/D which i had to liquify and force-feed into her...that particular food also builds up their weight and their "system"......
As I said, I'm not a vet...but I definitely would find one that would provide you with "answers" and treatment.....my little girl also lost ALL her fur and every single whisker.....and she's a himalayan, so you can imagine the shock.......please don't give up hope....
Please keep us all posted and let us know how you're both doing, okay?
and feel free to private message me anytime.....
what kind of food are you feeding your little one?...Nutri-cal will increase his appetite and help him to start eating on his own once again....it also has alot of calories to put his weight back on...my own vet prescribed it for my hepatic lipidosis girl who was days away from death....it comes in a tube and can be purchased either from your vet or on the internet..(cheaper on the net)...i've been all through the force-feeding regime and it took over 3 weeks for this little girl to start eating on her own......after my own vet had little to offer by way of explanation OR treatment for her illness, i enlisted the help of a HOLISTIC vet......the holistic vet saved her LIFE!!......(p.s....turns out that she had a broken JAW due to her previous family kicking her in the face.....and not only the emergency vet, but my OWN vet didn't even notice it......when she arrived at my home weighing 4 lbs, thin as a skeleton and dehydrated, i knew she was in extremely critical condition...and it was a "fight for Life" at that point)
does your vet have your cat on a Hill's Diet Prescription cat food?...my girl was on Hill's A/D which i had to liquify and force-feed into her...that particular food also builds up their weight and their "system"......
As I said, I'm not a vet...but I definitely would find one that would provide you with "answers" and treatment.....my little girl also lost ALL her fur and every single whisker.....and she's a himalayan, so you can imagine the shock.......please don't give up hope....
Please keep us all posted and let us know how you're both doing, okay?
and feel free to private message me anytime.....