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Cat Forum / Health and Behavior / February 2007Cat not eating
All, I need some suggestions. My seven year old male has lost most of his appetite. He was never real hot on wet food but really loved his dry. His sister passed several weeks ago and he really went downhill at that point. He doesn't really eat much at all. If we try something new, he'll eat it once then not much after that. We adopted another kitty last week in hopes of spunking him up, but they are in the standoff stage. I had him checked by the vet as I saw that he was squating while urinating. The urinalysis has not come back yet but the vet said he was looking good. Just in case, he is on prednisone and an antibiotic. Besides being grief, does anyone have any suggestions of what might be going on and how we can help him eat more. Thanks, Rob This sounds like a medical problem. I think the vet should help you with the urinalysis and blood work should be done. Try meated baby foods without onion and make sure it is at room temperature. Gail > All, > [quoted text clipped - 13 lines] > Thanks, > Rob >This sounds like a medical problem. I think the vet should help you with the >urinalysis and blood work should be done. Try meated baby foods without >onion and make sure it is at room temperature. It looks like from the receipt that they did do blood work. I will call back today for more info. Thanks, Rob >Gail >> All, [quoted text clipped - 14 lines] >> Thanks, >> Rob > I need some suggestions. My seven year old male has lost most > of his appetite. He was never real hot on wet food but really [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] > Besides being grief, does anyone have any suggestions of what > might be going on and how we can help him eat more. Awww, poor lil guy. They really do grieve. :( Personally, I'd stop the antibiotic unless the results come back showing an infection. Antibiotics can be very harsh on the tummy, and nausea is enough to make him quit eating. Is he urinating normally now? Did the AB make a difference? If he does have an infection (normal if he had a life change like losing a sibling or loved one) then I'd see if the AB can be changed to something else. There are a couple of things that can boost the appetite if it isn't a real physical problem underlying. A shot of b12 (painful intramuscular shot, but effective sometimes) or another drug (some antihistamine that I can't recall the name now, but your vet would know). Good luck to the lil guy and the kidden, and I'm sorry for your loss.  SignatureCheryl >> I need some suggestions. My seven year old male has lost most >> of his appetite. He was never real hot on wet food but really [quoted text clipped - 23 lines] > Good luck to the lil guy and the kidden, and I'm sorry for your > loss. Are you thinking of Cyproheptadine? W >Awww, poor lil guy. They really do grieve. FWIW, my mother died in December. Her cat of 22 years went to live with my niece and followed within a month. Just stopped eating and died. Never had any other medical problems. >>Awww, poor lil guy. They really do grieve. > >FWIW, my mother died in December. Her cat of 22 years went to live >with my niece and followed within a month. Just stopped eating and >died. Never had any other medical problems.. The wierd part of this is I didn't see him as close to little Katie. He never spent much time with her and spent the little time beating her up. This whole thing is just very confusing. Cheryl, Thanks so much for your reply. I was so hoping that we'd be able to get a bit of happiness with the new kitty after nursing little Katie for more than a year, but alas, not yet. He's only had two Baytrils at this point and the vet said he chose that because he didn't want to cause any further issues with appetite. His urinary output looks better now. He's eating about 1/3 of what he normally eats right now but keeps looking around. My gut says this is stress or anxiety but that doesn't make him better. Otherwise he is normal, wants to play all the time and sleeps on my head (new for him). Rob >> I need some suggestions. My seven year old male has lost most >> of his appetite. He was never real hot on wet food but really [quoted text clipped - 23 lines] >Good luck to the lil guy and the kidden, and I'm sorry for your >loss. On Feb 8, 7:05�pm, "robxr...@nowhere.com" <robxr...@nowhere.com> wrote: > All, > > I need some suggestions. My seven year old male has lost most of his > appetite. He was never real hot on wet food but really loved his dry. Rob I hate to be so simplistic - but what about hairballs? Try some Temptations Treats for hairballs - about 10 a day and see if he doesn't come around. The older they get, the harder it is for them to process the fur that they lick and if he is grieving - stress can do all sorts of things. > His sister passed several weeks ago and he really went downhill at > that point. He doesn't really eat much at all. If we try something [quoted text clipped - 9 lines] > Thanks, > Rob He did have an xray. Would that have shown hairballs? He hasn't shown a tendency for hairballs in the past, but one never knows. >On Feb 8, 7:05?pm, "robxr...@nowhere.com" <robxr...@nowhere.com> >wrote: [quoted text clipped - 20 lines] >ust in case, he is on prednisone >> and an antibiotic. esides being grief, does anyone have any >> suggestions of what might be going on and how we can help him eat >> more. >> >> Thanks, >> Rob I don't think hairballs show on an xray. As cats age, they are less able to get rid of the hair that they swallow when they groom themselves. It is an easy thing to treat. My cat loves Temptations treats for hairballs and they work well. Can't hurt. On Feb 9, 7:17�am, "robxr...@nowhere.com" <robxr...@nowhere.com> wrote: > He did have an xray. Would that have shown hairballs? He hasn't > shown a tendency for hairballs in the past, but one never knows. [quoted text clipped - 35 lines] > > - Show quoted text - >I don't think hairballs show on an xray. As cats age, they are less >able to get rid of the hair that they swallow when they groom >themselves. It is an easy thing to treat. My cat loves Temptations >treats for hairballs and they work well. Can't hurt. I will try some Petramalt. The bloodwork came out ok and there were only a few crystals in the urine. The vet is leaning towards anxiety or stress. He's eating a tad better, but still not good. Rob >On Feb 9, 7:17?am, "robxr...@nowhere.com" <robxr...@nowhere.com> >wrote: [quoted text clipped - 37 lines] >> >> - Show quoted text - |
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