Cat Issues Redux

[BrianL]

When my cat is having digestive issues, I pulverize her dry food and mix a bit of jarred baby food (usually beef) in with it.

Yeah, the ultrasound ruled out a lot of things, so now it's really just the tummy issues. She is still on antibiotic - last dose tomorrow - once that's through we hope to see it get back to normal now that any infection is cleared.

Last time she was sick, I tried some turkey based baby-food. She wasn't into it - but, man, was that stuff nasty!

 

[badiggio]

If you haven't already,get some nutri-cal asap for your cat.it replaces the vitamins and minerals your cat is missing and losing when not eating and being nauseous as well as diarrhea.I got some for my cat years ago when we had most of her teeth pulled and she wasn't eating.what a change.now she's 15 and has developed allergies to chicken and probably all poultry,so i avoid going that route.What a nightmare trying to find something that she likes and as someone mentioned already,changing foods constantly will cause nausea and diarhea.could also be the food your cat was eating has changed the formula;companies are notorious for doing that to cut expenses.to help with diarhea we use FIRM UP,once in a while and find it works well when needed.Good Luck

 

[BrianL]

So, here's where we're at. After the course of antibiotics, she seemed to be doing a lot better, but I feel like I have noticed some backsliding. The doctor said that sometimes infections can be persistent. The diarhea is a bit better though as I am noticing more well-formed poo, though maybe not completely. I had mentioned that she drinks a ton of water, and it certainly seems that way, but he asked me to track it specifically, and I found that in the last 24 hourse, she drank 4 oz. which isn't really all that much. She isn't eating her dry food as well, but seems to like wet and treats. She does seem to still "want something" sometimes that I can't give her. Otherwise, she is playful and active - reasonably enough for a cat that age anyway. The vet says we may try a little steroid shot that could help her eat more and straighten out anything else too, but he wanted me to track water consumption for a few days.

 

[Imzadi]

Track how much wet food she is eating too. Many studies say to feed wet foods over dry as cats get most of their liquid intake in via the wet foods.

Your kitty IS showing signs of getting better. She's headed in the right direction, even if there has been some backsliding.

 

[BrianL]

Track how much wet food she is eating too. Many studies say to feed wet foods over dry as cats get most of their liquid intake in via the wet foods.

Your kitty IS showing signs of getting better. She's headed in the right direction, even if there has been some backsliding.

She is still eating her wet food pretty well and likes these new "gooey" treats I got for her. It's the dry she avoids. The vet did look at her teeth and we had a dental recently, so we don't think it's that. She does eat some dry food, just not as much as she used to. The weird thing is, I think she drank less water yesterday since I started measuring it, so I don't know.

We did go through this before - where she was just weridly sick and "off" for weeks, but then just kind of switched back on and got back to normal. I suspected the antibiotic shot last time, but we weren't sure.

 

[BrianL]

She doesn't usually get much wet food other than for "dinner" at about 4 PM and has dry all the time. The thing is, I just gave her a bit of wet food, which she did go after fairly well (though not all of it and it was just a spoonful). Not a minute later though she is whining at me - she wants something. I just don't know what. Something is wrong or bothering her. Even the fact that this plate doesn't look like it came out of the dishwasher it tellinh - little specks left (and it was a fresh can, not from the fridge!). Thats not typical. It's depressing.

 

[disneychrista]

Has the vet checked her teeth? Maybe it is painful to eat the dry food which may be why she is avoiding it.

 

[BrianL]

Has the vet checked her teeth? Maybe it is painful to eat the dry food which may be why she is avoiding it.

He did and didn't see much of anything concerning. . She had a dental less than two years ago. He doesn't think that's a major factor.

 

[mom2rtk]

I think the steroid shot is a good idea. Sometimes it's just hard to know what's going on since they are so good at covering up. Our vets are old school and often will try a steroid shot when we can't pin anything specific down.

 

[BrianL]

I think the steroid shot is a good idea. Sometimes it's just hard to know what's going on since they are so good at covering up. Our vets are old school and often will try a steroid shot when we can't pin anything specific down.

I know steroids work wonders - they do for me! I also know that you can't use them too frequently, but it's been a couple of years since she has had a shot of prednisone. I will check on that - I think that is going to be the direction we go.

 

[Micca]

Thanks for the update Brian. I checked the thread several times over the weekend to see if you had posted any news. Hang in there!

 

[BrianL]

Thanks for the update Brian. I checked the thread several times over the weekend to see if you had posted any news. Hang in there!

Well, it was going better for a while, so I wasn't updating too much.