Hi everyone - Orange (15 yr old Siamese) didn’t eat any supper last night and today he’s been lethargic all day.
He ate his breakfast like gangbusters, but at supper today he only picked at it until I sprinkled it with a little of his favourite treats crushed up.
Litterbox usage has been good, and I’ve been keeping an eye on it because he does sometimes have constipation issues but I feel confident that’s not what’s going on this time. He had a pretty comprehensive vet visit a few months ago (blood panel etc) and all came back great.
normally he’d be following his favourite human all around the house but today twice he got to the stairs and turned right around.
He was recently diagnosed with arthritis in his back hips and we’re waiting for his joint supplements to arrive…
What are the odds that this is probably just a bad arthritis day?
Should I be making an emergency vet appointment?
(It would have to be emerg since a reg scheduled visit will take about 3 weeks)
Any suggestions on what I could offer him for some pain relief in the mean time?
He ate his breakfast like gangbusters, but at supper today he only picked at it until I sprinkled it with a little of his favourite treats crushed up.
Litterbox usage has been good, and I’ve been keeping an eye on it because he does sometimes have constipation issues but I feel confident that’s not what’s going on this time. He had a pretty comprehensive vet visit a few months ago (blood panel etc) and all came back great.
normally he’d be following his favourite human all around the house but today twice he got to the stairs and turned right around.
He was recently diagnosed with arthritis in his back hips and we’re waiting for his joint supplements to arrive…
What are the odds that this is probably just a bad arthritis day?
Should I be making an emergency vet appointment?
(It would have to be emerg since a reg scheduled visit will take about 3 weeks)
Any suggestions on what I could offer him for some pain relief in the mean time?