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Cat Forum / Health and Behavior / October 2003Cat won't eat
My 15 year old female cat Kato won't eat. I'll start to pump food into her with a syringe but it doesn't look good. Vet trips traumatize her to no end so I'm going to do what I can at home until she starts to lose weight. She's been steadily eating a little less and being a little less active for the last year or so and I consider this normal aging but if she doesn't start to eat normally soon on her own she'll have to go to the vets. Any medication makes her puke and a single trip the vet without medication will make her sick for a couple of days at least but it looks like she's going to see the doc soon. I've got a feeling this is the beginning of the end. > My 15 year old female cat Kato won't eat. I'll start to pump food > into her with a syringe but it doesn't look good. Vet trips [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] > > I've got a feeling this is the beginning of the end. By all means, get her to the vet ASAP. Don't wait until she starts to lose weight. By then, whatever's affecting her will have had a chance to progress. Nip it in the bud! Also, has she been drinking and peeing normal amounts? If not, then it's even more important to get her to the vet. Warren  Signature----------------------------------------------------------- Great gifts for cat lovers at http://www.officiallycute.com > > My 15 year old female cat Kato won't eat. I'll start to pump food > > into her with a syringe but it doesn't look good. Vet trips [quoted text clipped - 15 lines] > > Warren yes I agree, have you also tired some babycat milk in a syringe? and also some immune system blocks from the vet? aloe vera, raw mince, tuna, sardines in fact anything just to tempt her to eat? you should ask your vet for something to feed her with. a big hug to both of you from me let us know how she is getting on SignatureLuv'n'Stuff *~*SooZy*~* New Pictures added every few days http://community.webshots.com/user/ragdollcatsuk > > > My 15 year old female cat Kato won't eat. I'll start to pump food > > > into her with a syringe but it doesn't look good. Vet trips [quoted text clipped - 13 lines] > > progress. Nip it in the bud! Also, has she been drinking and peeing > > normal amounts? She prefers to go outside, then she comes right back in so I don't know how much she pees. She doesn't drink much water. I managed to get her to eat a little last night and again this morning and I used a syringe to get some more food into her last night. > yes I agree, have you also tired some babycat milk in a syringe? and also > some immune system blocks from the vet? aloe vera, raw mince, tuna, > sardines in fact anything just to tempt her to eat? you should ask your > vet for something to feed her with. She's going in to the vet this afternoon. I know she'll be worse for the experience when she gets home so I'm hoping against my best instincts that the vet can buy her some time. I will do what I can to get her to eat again but ultimately the decision will be her's whether she wants to live or not. She's a fragile little cat. When she had her bladder stone out she was just a youngster. She spent a couple of days in the hospital then. When I picked her up the vet seemed frustrated and said, "Well, she's a healthy cat, she'll eat eventually." As soon as Kato felt the familiar carpet of home beneath her feet she rushed to the food bowl and finished a whole bowl of kibble. She hadn't eaten for 3 days in the animal hospital. That's the kind of character she is. If I make the slightest movement or noise while she is eating, she'll get scared and stop eating and run away. > a big hug to both of you from me > > let us know how she is getting on > She's going in to the vet this afternoon. I know she'll be worse for > the experience when she gets home so I'm hoping against my best > instincts that the vet can buy her some time. [snip] You are doing the right thing. She needs some professional help > I will do what I can to > get her to eat again but ultimately the decision will be her's whether [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] > noise while she is eating, she'll get scared and stop eating and run > away. She sounds darling and I can tell the two of you are very close. Hope for the best--my vet says it is really easy for a cat to stop eating--little scares, changes in habit, even the pain of arthritis. He said the important thing is to catch it quickly before it causes damage. We'll all be thinking about you. > My 15 year old female cat Kato won't eat. I'll start to pump food > into her with a syringe but it doesn't look good. Vet trips [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] > > I've got a feeling this is the beginning of the end. Death is pretty traumatic too. Better bit the bullet and get your cat to the vet. Signature"Its the bugs that keep it running." -Joe Canuck Hi A.J., I have a cat that's extremely traumatized by car rides, so I understand your reluctance to put her through a trip to the vet. However, she really needs to be seen by a vet ASAP. She could develop liver complications from not eating. Are there any vets in the area that make house calls? Or perhaps you could call your vet and see if he can offer any advice to help calm her. I'm really sorry about Kato. Regards, Karen M. > My 15 year old female cat Kato won't eat. I'll start to pump food > into her with a syringe but it doesn't look good. Vet trips [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] > > I've got a feeling this is the beginning of the end. grinmonkey@playful.com writes >My 15 year old female cat Kato >won't eat. I'll start to pump food >into her with a syringe but it >doesn't look good. Vet trips >traumatize her to no end so I'm >going to do what I can at home >until she starts to lose weight. 1) Cats stop eating for a variety of reasons: medical and dental problems top the list. The longer you wait for "something to happen" (to make the situation worse so you can use that as an excuse to finally step up to the plate and help the cat) the worse it will be for the poor cat. Dental problems include infection spreading throughout the body. 2) DON'T use trauma as an excuse for NOT taking the cat for treatment. Vets do make housecalls...but, even more important than a housecall...obviously, your cat stopped eating for a reason...Unless you're a vet, you need access to a licensed veterinary professional who has medical and surgical tools on premises. Get thee to a vet and be a responsible person. And...when you have a window of time....do a google search on general cat care...better late than never. It could be due to bad teeth if the cat eats dry food or some infection in the cats month making it painful to eat. Also the cat may have lost it's smell due to a bad cold or infection in the nose. Regards Brian >My 15 year old female cat Kato won't eat. I'll start to pump food >into her with a syringe but it doesn't look good. Vet trips [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] > >I've got a feeling this is the beginning of the end. |
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