Hello everyone,

I am so glad I found this forum. I hope to get some advice on a health
problem that my 6 yr old cat may be having. He is usually a big eater and for
the past 4-5 days he has not eaten normally at all. He usually eats 2-3 cans
and now he does not even eat one per day. He is also very inactive and does
not move around much at all. We took him to the vet and they did an
ultrasound and all the bloodwork. $300 later and he came back with no
problems. They think it might be some kind of inflammation in his stomach and
they prescribed some medicine to help with his eating and some Pepcid AD. He
does not eat the Pepcid but he does like the prescription. He has been using
the litter and there is no vomitting or diarrea. He did eat a little
yesterday. He seems to be having trouble moving around and can't put pressure
on his abdomen like to bend down to eat.

To add to our misery we have had a summer trip planned and he will be home by
himself for a month. We left today. We have hired a pet sitter who will be
checking on him every other day. We have also asked a friend to check on him
everyday until he shows signs of improvement. Less than a month ago he had a
full checkup and he was given a clean slate of health and his vaccines. He is
a little overweight which the vet warned about.

Could this be just a tummy ache? What do you suggest? Has anyone had this
kind of an issue before? I would really appreciate the help.