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Cat Forum / Health and Behavior / July 2006Need Senior Cat advice...
Hello folks: We have a senior cat who is unwell. He is not eating -- only drinking milk, vomiting with some blood in the vomit. He is 17 years old. We took him to the vet who ran a complete series of tests and could find nothing wrong. Any advice on what we could do? How can we tell if he is suffering? He sits quietly by himself. Thanks in advance, Nikhil > Hello folks: > [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > Thanks in advance, > Nikhil Please do not give him milk, it is possibly giving him a tummy ache. If he likes milk - use specifically formulated KMR for cats.....(really it is for kittens). I would take to another vet for a second opinion....asking about other causes of his lethargy. Good luck > > Hello folks: > > [quoted text clipped - 11 lines] > it is for kittens). I would take to another vet for a second > opinion....asking about other causes of his lethargy. Good luck Milk does NO harm whatsoever. None that I've ever seen. I swear... this is the type of person who will try to feed their newborn infant a vegetarian diet. Nutz... >> > Hello folks: >> > [quoted text clipped - 15 lines] > I swear... this is the type of person who will try to feed their > newborn infant a vegetarian diet. Nutz... Some cats (not all) are lactose intolerant and their digestive system can not process milk properly. The result is very bad diarrhoea which also results in the cat being dehydrated and generally unhappy not to mention leaving little round brown stains everytime it sits down & that's assuming the crap hasn't transferred onto it's fur. Generally speaking milk is not a wise thing to feed a cat and it is totally un-necesary to do so.  SignatureNiel H > >> > Hello folks: > >> > [quoted text clipped - 25 lines] > > Niel H Definatley go to a knew vet.Get a second opinion.Our Cat "pee" was 17 and got to where he was losing his teeth so we put him on a soft food diet.He had this horrible smell comin from his mouth and I took him to one vet and he said he was just old.When he got a secondary infection in eyes I found a new vet.This vet tested him for feline FIV .He tested positive!i coundnt believe it.So the doctor gave us pain meds and antibiotic for his eyes an told us no matter what time day or night give him a call.Pee ended up having a convulison on the back porch which made him completely blind.He would eat he would sleep so we had to make the hardest decison I think we have ever made in our whole marriage and that was to put him down.There was just nothing more the vet could do and I couldnt stand the thought of him suffereing.Also beyond some peoples belife cats cannot drink milk its bad for their stomachs since they cant break down the stuff in milk.Please take care and big hugs to you and your kitty:) > >> > Hello folks: > >> > [quoted text clipped - 25 lines] > > Niel H The posting that you are responding to has been deleted from Google (where I post from), and I now publicly withdraw the above statement from this thread. Because you are indeed correct, Neil. Milk is not good for all cats, as I discovered in my further studies. But the part about the knee-jerk vegans who tout this sort of thing tooth and nail still stands. Put this date down in your history books, all ye anti-Getiner scribes and Sadducees out there... On this day, IBen Getiner stands corrected. But He still stands. The reason being... He isn't so proud as to stand by bad advice that might cause a fellow cat lover to hurt hiz cat. Yeah.... I can live with that! IBen See another vet ASAP. You vet is missing something important. Also, do not give him milk. Gail > Hello folks: > [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > Thanks in advance, > Nikhil There must be a reason why your cat is vomiting blood. I would take him to another vet. Sue > Hello folks: > [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > Thanks in advance, > Nikhil > There must be a reason why your cat is vomiting blood. I would take him > to another vet. > > Sue One thing to definitely consider when a cat that age doesn't eat is his/her teeth. And if the blood looks fresh (rather than dark and coagulated), I think that's an indicator it's from high up in the digestive tract. If he will only drink, that could also indicate some obstruction in his throat. I agree with the suggestion to try another vet. >> Hello folks: >> [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] >> Thanks in advance, >> Nikhil > Hello folks: > [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > nothing wrong. Any advice on what we could do? How can we tell if he > is suffering? He sits quietly by himself. Find another vet asap, your first one is either incompetant or specialises in larger 'farm' animals, find one that is used to dealing with pets. It doesn't take rocket science to see that there is definitely something wrong. SignatureNiel H > Hello folks: > [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > Thanks in advance, > Nikhil My first thought would be that he swallowed something that he should not have eaten. Our's swallowed some Christmas wrapping ribbon that didn't fair too well with him. Thumb-tacks, perhaps? Sometimes they have a hard time seeing these internal obstructions... even with x-ray, I hear-tell. IBen |
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