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

[Anikaca77]

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]

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.

[Catty1]

Get her teeth checked too - thoroughly! There may be something with her teeth that makes eating uncomfortable.

Maybe the good old chicken baby food for humans?

Come on, sweetie, eat!

[Taz_Zoee]

I know exactly what you are going through (with the exception of the urine problems). Taz did the not eating thing when he was about 10 (yes, it's young).
And in fact, Taz is doing it again now. I am in Reno and he is at my moms. She asked me if she should take him to the vet. I gave her some suggestions to intice him to eat (like putting tuna juice in his food). She's going to try it. But if she feels he needs to go to the vet she will take him.

I hope your vet can help you figure out what will help her begin to eat again. Steriod (or cortizone) shots usually work well. I'll go that route again if necessary myself.

[jazzcat]

Get her teeth checked too - thoroughly! There may be something with her teeth that makes eating uncomfortable.

Maybe the good old chicken baby food for humans?

Come on, sweetie, eat!

Catty is right, her teeth could be an issue and if it's causing her pain that might explain the peeing.

Scout just finished antibiotics for an abscessed upper canine. It had gotten so bad that her tooth was getting longer because the swelling was pushing the root down. I didn't even realize anything was wrong until I noticed her tooth looking longer plus she wasn't eating well the few days before I took her to the vet. Now we think she could have been our other peeing cat because she was in pain and trying to tell us. One possibility for Anika.

[Anikaca77]

Catty,

I had her teeth checked earlier this year and 2 were pulled that the vet said were bad and she's had other appointments after that just to make sure her gums were healing well and the vet said they looked great and I looked at them last night and her gums looked good....

Thanks,
Melissa

Here is the thread I had about her teeth getting pulled.

http://petoftheday.com/talk/showthread.php?t=139145


QUOTE=Catty1;2066791]Get her teeth checked too - thoroughly! There may be something with her teeth that makes eating uncomfortable.

Maybe the good old chicken baby food for humans?

Come on, sweetie, eat![/QUOTE]

[Anikaca77]

Thank you, I will speak to the vet about it.

Melissa

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.

[Anikaca77]

This morning as you all know I was trying to get her to eat some food and she wouldn't but I went to the store and picked up some tuna and sure enough that was a hit, she didn't eat as much as I'd like but I offered it to her about 1/2 hour ago and she went to town, she didn't finish it all but she did really well.

The only thing is I'm sure Tuna isn't great for cats to eat all the time so I can't see giving it to her all the time but I'm not sure, I guess it's just trial and error to see what she will eat and won't eat.

Please continue to say a pray for my baby Anika, I'm so afraid that what if this might be cancer, I'm just so afraid to take her to the vets but I am going to.

I just wanted to mention quickly that I've had 2 wonderful people on her donate money for Anika's vet appointment and I just want to say a special thank you for doing that it really meant a lot to me. Thank you. I won't say there names, they know who they are but thank you again,

Melissa

[Anikaca77]

Well today isn't going much better for the food.

I tried canned food and nothing.



My husband and I just feel so horrible for not catching this sooner that she wasn't eating.

I've been watching her when she is eating the tuna and she's just licking it so I'm just hoping it's something with her teeth but I just feel so bad that I didn't catch this before.


Please say some prays for her please.
Melissa

[jennielynn1970]

Do you have a Redners or any place close to you that has the brand called FIGARO? It's basically made from tuna, and when I had some sick FIV+ cats, they loved that food and just scarfed it down. It is smelly, but they did eat.

Keeping you and Anika in my prayers.

[phesina]

We are saying our prayers for Anika and you, Melissa.

[LionHart]

I just feel like I've failed as her mom not noticing this before.

You haven't failed her. You've given her TLC all these years and look what you're doing now.

Please pray for her,

Prayer is a powerful thing!

[Anikaca77]

LionHart,

Thank you so much for saying all your have, it means a lot to me.

Melissa

You haven't failed her. You've given her TLC all these years and look what you're doing now.


Prayer is a powerful thing!