Anika Losing Weight, SAY A PRAY TO MAKE HER EAT, PLEASE I NEED YOUR PRAYS ASAP!

**kb2yjx** · 09-25-2008, 08:18 AM

How is Anika today??

**LionHart** · 09-25-2008, 03:00 PM

Being in the right place at the right time is how we cought our peeers. I would love to have a web cam to catch the buggers, but it's not in the budget at the moment.

I hope you're able to find out the problem and take care of it.

**Anikaca77** · 09-26-2008, 07:21 AM

Well I tried to give Anika some can food and she was interested but I'm going to call the vets today. She needs a good check up and I just need to suck it up and hopefully the vet bill won't be too too much or maybe I'll just put some Cat books up on here for sale and then I'd be able to get some extra cash for her vet check up.

Thanks,
Melissa

**jazzcat** · 09-26-2008, 11:53 AM

As you know I'm having the same problem. I use Urine Gone too but lately I've found that white vinegar and water seems to be working the best for removing the urine smell. I mixed it half and half in a water bottle and spray it on. It works well on both hard and soft surfaces (carpet). I've not tried it on furniture - thank goodness that hasn't been peed on yet. (knock on wood)

We did set up the web cam but we already had the equipment and the software to make it stop motion is a free download online called Dorgem. Have you looked at web cams on eBay? Sometimes you can pick one up cheap there. Of course you will need to have a computer nearby since you have to hookup the camera. We use a laptop so it's portable.

As for the urine dye, I believe call florurescein, I talked to my vet about it and she said she doesn't know of anyone who has had success using it. It only stays in the system for so long plus you have to use a blacklight to find the stain. If the cat doesn't pee when the dye is at it's strongest you may not find it.

My vet recommended confining cats to certain room and then whichever cat you find in the room with pee is your culprit. That wouldn't work in my house with seven cats so we opted to use the "Pee Cam".

Sound like Anika really has a medical problem so I hope you are able to get her looked at and it's easily (and affordeably) treated.

**Anikaca77** · 09-26-2008, 01:25 PM

I called the vets today and I made an appointment for her Monday at 5:15 p.m.

My husband said he found pee in the bathroom tub this morning (that's a spot as well as out in the kitchen and by the front door which I thought I got rid of the smell there but I'm not sure yet) and he said Anika was with him but I said she could done it while you were sleeping and then just cruled back up with you, he agreed as well.

I know the kitchen would be a better spot to catch but our computer is clear on the other side of the room and it's not a laptop so that would be a bit of a pain to use plus since who ever is doing it in the kitchen isn't doing it everday I think it's just going to be harder and harder to try to catch unless I see her or who might be doing it.

I'm going to have the vets run some bloodwork I think as long as they will be cool about the $$ issue.

Thanks,
Melissa

**Anikaca77** · 09-27-2008, 08:10 AM

Ok so we decided we would try to get Anika some canned food since she loves it so so much but she's interested but she just doesn't eat it..

We tried some kitty treats that worked she ate it, I'm going out to this store today to get her some of this other type of food that I'm hoping she will eat.

I'm really getting worried about her I knew she was getting thin but over the past 2 weeks she has just dropped weight and I'm so worried that I need our PT prays to come through for my baby.

She's only 8 and this is too young I've tried treats this morning she didn't eat them, we've placed several food bowls around the house hoping that she will eat from them...

I put food out again this morning (there was still food left over in the bowls) and normally she would eat a few bites or so and nothing today..

I can't say that she might go in the middle of the night and eat but I'm going to watch her like crazy the next 2 days and hopefully get her to eat more...I just can't believe I've never noticed this. I just feel like I've failed as her mom not noticing this before.

Please pray for her,
Melissa

**moosmom** · 09-27-2008, 09:47 AM

Melissa,

Talk to your vet about putting her on steroids which will help increase her appetite. Mollie Rose was put on them when she started losing weight and it helped boost her appetite. While I was very concerned about the damage it could do to her liver, the vet pointed out that given her age (16 years old) it's best to try and increase her appetite and keep her comfortable rather than worry about her liver.