I have wanted to however they are super picky when it comes to canned, and the NV rabbit also has pork, which makes it not the solo protein that she needs right now.
I am sorry to hear you are having so much trouble. I had basically the same thing. My cat survived for almost 3 years from the first symptoms, but was not treated the first year due to poor advice from a vet. He loved to go outside & eat a lot of grass. This should have been my first indicator that something was wrong. We did not go thru the diarrhea problem just soft, formed stool; just vomiting & no eating. Last Aug. he had to have his anal glands expressed because of constipation problems. I wonder if this was related. I tried many other foods with little success. He did not want the good food that was recommended so I gave him what he would eat. He switched himself to dry Fromm for a while. Towards the end I was opening can after can. One thing that he never liked before was a product called Catsip. It is milk made for cats. I would warm it up and he drank it. Interesting that he did not lose any weight until the last week. I opted out of the biopsy because of the stress & pain it would cause him. After you have had an ultrasound if no tumors are found the biopsy does not show much. I was told that once cats are on presnoslone, the biopsy may not show anything any way. There a drug called cerenia (SP) that stopped the vomiting completely. Also, there is another one for stomach acid. The stomach acid drug & presnoslone only work about a third of the time. Didn't want chemo either because the vet said he would only live 6-12 months. We had the B12 as well.
Thank you for all the information. I had read through much of it before in my efforts to understand this illness. The vet has ruled out everything except IBD and cancer. She said she didn't think it was cancer because he would not have survived the 18 months it has been going on. She does not want to do a biopsy because of his age and health condition. She doesn't think he would survive being put under.
I have not tried yogurt. I have to call her today to update his status so I will ask about that. She said to eliminate any treats and just stick to the dry and canned foods. So now I give him boiled chicken for treats.
The worst part is he hates taking medicine. He is better with the liquid but you can forget about pills. I would have no problem with giving him an injection, at one time or another I have had to give sub q to all three.
Oh and she does give him B12 injections when we take him in so I was happy to read that.
The vet explained it to me like his intestines are swollen so they are smooth and the food passes straight through and the nutrients do not absorb. That is why he is hungry all the time. So it sounds to me like he is literally starving even though he is eating all the time. Is that really what is happening? I wish there was a magic cure that would help him
His fur is coming out and in the past couple days he started losing his balance.
I will read through everything again and see if I can figure out a new game plan. Thank you again.
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