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Diagnose my cat!! Nov 13, 2019 4:27:09 GMT

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Post by redrubies on Nov 13, 2019 4:27:09 GMT

FIrst off, Yes, we have been to TWO vets with the same outcome.

7 year old Ragdoll that has stopped eating. Blood tests show 1 out of 4 liver enzymes is way high. He's had x-ray, ultrasound, multiple physical exams, blood tests and rechecks with no other results. The next step was a $2000 exploratory exam for liver biopsy and colonoscopy. In lieu of that procedure the vet offered going straight to meds that he felt he would end up on anyway. I chose going straight to the meds. He's had antibiotics and steroids. He's now on a liver supplement. He just Will Not Eat. He's eaten maybe 1/4 cup of food in the last month. I have absolutely no idea how he is still here.........but he is.

I am a lurker on this board but I just thought I'd put this out in the universe to see if anyone out there had experienced anything like this with their pet.

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Diagnose my cat!! Nov 13, 2019 4:32:07 GMT

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Post by Skellinton on Nov 13, 2019 4:32:07 GMT

I haven’t had that specific experience, but I have a cat who has kidney disease and he is reluctant to eat at times, I add a spoonful of Gerber turkey baby food (the kind that is just turkey-NO garlic or onion or seasoning) and he generally gobbles it up. There is something you should be able to get from your vet that is an appetite stimulant, but we find the baby food works great.

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Diagnose my cat!! Nov 13, 2019 4:43:23 GMT

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Post by grammadee on Nov 13, 2019 4:43:23 GMT

Sometimes they don't eat because they can't smell what they are offered. Try something like canned salmon that has a strong distinctive odor.

Also sometimes they don't eat because they are dehydrated. I found that offering them water from my hand, or even squirting some in with an eyedropper worked.

Hope you can find a solution.

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Diagnose my cat!! Nov 13, 2019 5:39:03 GMT gryroagain likes this

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Post by nlwilkins on Nov 13, 2019 5:39:03 GMT

We fed one cat for months via syringe. Our vet told us if they don't eat for 24 hours then liver damage starts. Cats MUST eat or they get sick in other words. So we used a syringe to feed her baby food and water. It turned out that she had a tumor in her jaw that was keeping her from eating. Eventually, when it go so big, we had to make the decision to let her go. It was so hard.

I was determined that we would not have another cat that was not interested in people food or wet food. So this cat was treated to bits and pieces of people food from the very beginning so if she ever gets to the point that we need to tempt her to eat there are lots of possibilities.

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Diagnose my cat!! Nov 13, 2019 6:13:37 GMT

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Post by gryroagain on Nov 13, 2019 6:13:37 GMT

Read up on feline anotexia, it’s a real thing and can be super frustrating. My old cat got sick around age 15, and was throwing up. A billion dollars later it was determined to be a virus, but she refused to eat (probably afraid since she was nauseous) and had to be syringe fed for weeks. I was lucky, we got her back and she did eat again and we got her to age 20, but some cats never regain the will to eat. The liver damage starts really quick to it’s vital you syringe or tube feed her, I mixed wet food in water and shot it down her throat which sucked.

I had never heard of it, but there is info in the internet. Some cats will just refuse to eat and waste away.