I have a two and a half year old cat who is going through phases of eating
and not eating.  The first episode occurred on April 28.  I noticed that he
was losing weight not drinking so I took him to the vet.  The vet did a CBC
and found that his liver enzymes were elevated.  Since this cat had been a
bit overweight the vet wondered if he might have hepatic lipidosis.  He also
did an ultrasound which indicated a dense liver which is also in line with
the diagnosis.  They told me that he needed to eat in order to get better.
He also had a slight temp so he was given Amoxicillin. I force fed him 1 1/2
can of Hill's AD and about 1/2 C of Pedialite daily for about two weeks. In
a few days he regained his energy but still wouldn't eat on his own.  After
about two weeks of force feeding he resumed eating on his own. 48 Days later
he stopped eating again.  I began force feeding but he vomited one evening.
I took him back to the vet and he was hospitalized for three days where they
gave him IV food and liquid.  He also had a needle biopsy of his liver.
This didn't show any problems.  I continued to force feed him for two weeks
and he appeared to recover again.  34 days later he quit eating again; two
weeks of force feeding and he began eating again.  35 days later he's quit
again.  I am currently force feeding him.  My vet has no advice. Has anyone
experienced a similar situation?