Not constipated. He just left a perfectly normal poop. ;)
I have been force feeding him with a mixture that INCLUDES the nutrical. :)
He was a stray at a shelter. All I know is that he was not eating, but then he started eating, but then he moved to me and stopped eating again.
The appointment is in 45 minutes. Hopefully the blood work will show something FAST!
Poor baby. I wonder how long it took him to start eating at the shelter?
Jen, you know when he starts eating again, well, he'll just have to stay with you! ;)
Also - there was a food Pyka was on, it's for recovering cats. Hill's AD. Ask the vet about that, and maybe try a can on him. Whatever you can get into him, it is packed with lots of nutrition.
HUGS!
My prays for Mr. Meow to be healthy soon and start eatting!!
He might be depressed due to the change in location from shelter to your house. Once he got use to the shelter he started eating. However, came to your house and stopped. There's a pattern here, I would believe.
I'm guessing in a short time he will calm down and adjust and start eating again.
First off, the shelter told us he began eating, but I am seriously doubting it. I don't think they meant to be deceptive, but this cat lost 4 pounds in a month's time!
The vet drew blood and did xrays.
She palpated his abdomen. He is tender and she feels a thickening. This thickening is NOT poops, as shown by the xray.
The blood test results come in tomorrow, but she reminded me that an organ must be 75% bad before the enzyme levels are elevated. So, it may or may not show what is really wrong.
The next step may be an ultrasound. but I fear that this will only tell us what I already know.........he's going to die. :(
I'll be continuing to force him to eat. but he lost 5 ounces just since Friday. :( :(
Sending more prayers for Mr. Meow!
Jen...I know just how much you love that little guy!
Please give that little chatterbox some hugs for me, and the prayers will keep coming!
{{hugs}}
That has to be the most frustrating thing in the World than wanting your Pet to be well and happy.
You try everything to get them on the right track and slowly watch as they get iller. We are praying as hard as we can that Mr Meow will be a survivor.
We are all praying hard that Mr. Meow will start eating and the vet will find what has been ailing him and know how to cure it. God please be good to this precious, beloved boy and his person who loves him so dearly.
Big hugs to you, Jen, and gentle pets to Mr. Meow. You are doing everything that can be done to keep him going. We are all with you, sending our prayers and healing energies.
Pat and cats
Poor you and poor Mr. Meow. Please remember that youa re doing all that you can for him. Many more (((hugs))) and prayers coming from me and the girls in Indiana.
Jen, I'm sorry to hear that it may be very bad news.:( Lots more prayers and positive thoughts are being sent his way.
Holy crap, how did I miss all of this??!!
I hope the vet tests come back ok. Gosh. This is not good. I know Kathy was saying that the siamese at her place weren't eating and then she gave them MEOW MIX and they sucked it down (the dry stuff). So, it's not like they wanted gourmet food.
Can you try just basic, run of the mill food???
I'll be praying for the poor guy.
Jen, I will continue to keep absolutely everything crossed here for you and little Mr Meow.
Checking in... wondering how Mr. Meow is today? I love the pictures in the post in Cat General! He sure is a looker!
Come on Mr. Meow, we all want you better. Puhleeeeze.. won't you eat something for your Jen??
Maybe he'd try Solid Gold Blended Tuna? It's tuna with all the missing nutrients added back in. I haven't heard yet of a cat who could resist it.
Love, Columbine