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My cats been in and out of the hospital all week. Blood work, ultrasound, xrays, etc. What we know. He was refusing to eat and drink. Lost a lot of weight. Constipated. White blood count high. Treated w antibiotics - no change. Hospitalized overnight for iv nutrients. We cannot rule out cancer unless we performed surgical biopsy which is expensive and quite frankly l do not want to put him through anymore.
So the other option we are left with is to try predinisone to see if it helps. We are hesitant about using it bc he does have a heart murmur.
Dr thinks he could also have stressed induced anorexia. We recently got a kitten. He doesnt do any harm to her but he def doesnt like her. And she bugs him alot lol. So l know its stressful. For 9 yrs its been just him and his sister. He stresses over everything noises, sudden movements, storms.
Has anyone ever heard of or dealt w an anorexic cat with possibly no illness?
Also l dont want to get rid of the kitty and l try my best to keep thrm a part but what can l do to help my cat. Go calming collars and plug ins work?
I am hoping its stress bc we can work with this vs cancer.
So the other option we are left with is to try predinisone to see if it helps. We are hesitant about using it bc he does have a heart murmur.
Dr thinks he could also have stressed induced anorexia. We recently got a kitten. He doesnt do any harm to her but he def doesnt like her. And she bugs him alot lol. So l know its stressful. For 9 yrs its been just him and his sister. He stresses over everything noises, sudden movements, storms.
Has anyone ever heard of or dealt w an anorexic cat with possibly no illness?
Also l dont want to get rid of the kitty and l try my best to keep thrm a part but what can l do to help my cat. Go calming collars and plug ins work?
I am hoping its stress bc we can work with this vs cancer.