HELP! Cat doesnt want to drink or eat

Hi

My cat stopped wanting to eat more than a morsel and hardly drinks and
has been like this for about 4 days, she's done this before and i got
her better by giving her fresh prawns and that worked.

Just before she started doing this she was weeing more than normal
(about 4 times a day - normally twice a day but BIG wee's!), hard to
monitor how much she passes now as she goes out every evening but she
keeps doing that thing you do when you swallow food and opens her mouth
slightly....

she seems ok in herself but i know something is wrong as she;s not
eating chicken and prawns like she would normally, she's cat-orexic!

She's 4 years old and plump so i know she's not gonna starve in a hurry
but i am concerned about the low level of fluid intake...

Help!

Phil

She needs to see a vet ASAP.
Gail
wrote in message
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Hi

My cat stopped wanting to eat more than a morsel and hardly drinks and
has been like this for about 4 days, she's done this before and i got
her better by giving her fresh prawns and that worked.

Just before she started doing this she was weeing more than normal
(about 4 times a day - normally twice a day but BIG wee's!), hard to
monitor how much she passes now as she goes out every evening but she
keeps doing that thing you do when you swallow food and opens her mouth
slightly....

she seems ok in herself but i know something is wrong as she;s not
eating chicken and prawns like she would normally, she's cat-orexic!

She's 4 years old and plump so i know she's not gonna starve in a hurry
but i am concerned about the low level of fluid intake...

Help!

Phil

why? last time they did nothing....

Phil
Gail wrote:

She needs to see a vet ASAP.
Gail
wrote in message
ups.com...
Hi

My cat stopped wanting to eat more than a morsel and hardly drinks and
has been like this for about 4 days, she's done this before and i got
her better by giving her fresh prawns and that worked.

Just before she started doing this she was weeing more than normal
(about 4 times a day - normally twice a day but BIG wee's!), hard to
monitor how much she passes now as she goes out every evening but she
keeps doing that thing you do when you swallow food and opens her mouth
slightly....

she seems ok in herself but i know something is wrong as she;s not
eating chicken and prawns like she would normally, she's cat-orexic!

She's 4 years old and plump so i know she's not gonna starve in a hurry
but i am concerned about the low level of fluid intake...

Help!

Phil

i mean i'm gonna take her tomorrow AM, its 10pm here now...

just got a pipette and squirted quite a bit of water down her
throat..... she just looks moody now.

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Phil

wrote:

why? last time they did nothing....

Phil
Gail wrote:

She needs to see a vet ASAP.
Gail
wrote in message
ups.com...
Hi

My cat stopped wanting to eat more than a morsel and hardly drinks and
has been like this for about 4 days, she's done this before and i got
her better by giving her fresh prawns and that worked.

Just before she started doing this she was weeing more than normal
(about 4 times a day - normally twice a day but BIG wee's!), hard to
monitor how much she passes now as she goes out every evening but she
keeps doing that thing you do when you swallow food and opens her mouth
slightly....

she seems ok in herself but i know something is wrong as she;s not
eating chicken and prawns like she would normally, she's cat-orexic!

She's 4 years old and plump so i know she's not gonna starve in a hurry
but i am concerned about the low level of fluid intake...

Help!

Phil

Something is very wrong with her and she needs a good vet. If your vet
did nothing and couldn't find anything wrong -- try a better vet!

Cats can't go without eating for very long, especially plump ones. They
very quickly, in a day or two, can get fatty liver disease from not eating.

Rhonda

wrote:
why? last time they did nothing....

Phil
Gail wrote:


She needs to see a vet ASAP.
Gail
wrote in message
roups.com...

Hi

My cat stopped wanting to eat more than a morsel and hardly drinks and
has been like this for about 4 days, she's done this before and i got
her better by giving her fresh prawns and that worked.

Just before she started doing this she was weeing more than normal
(about 4 times a day - normally twice a day but BIG wee's!), hard to
monitor how much she passes now as she goes out every evening but she
keeps doing that thing you do when you swallow food and opens her mouth
slightly....

she seems ok in herself but i know something is wrong as she;s not
eating chicken and prawns like she would normally, she's cat-orexic!

She's 4 years old and plump so i know she's not gonna starve in a hurry
but i am concerned about the low level of fluid intake...

Help!

Phil

they gave her anti biotics etc but couldnt find a reason why she didnt
want to eat, at first, last time, she looked like she couldnt chew with
her full mouth, almost like you'd expect if she'd had a stroke and was
half paralised... but then got better after a diet of king prawns for 2
days.

she is eating but very little, and drinking but very little, how much
should a cat actually drink and eat?!

she's a house cat for 21 hours a day as i dont let her go out when i'm
not at home or at night (after losing 2 other cats to the main road) so
i dont know if that's upsetting her the fact she cant go out...

P

Rhonda wrote:

Something is very wrong with her and she needs a good vet. If your vet
did nothing and couldn't find anything wrong -- try a better vet!

Cats can't go without eating for very long, especially plump ones. They
very quickly, in a day or two, can get fatty liver disease from not eating.

Rhonda

wrote:
why? last time they did nothing....

Phil
Gail wrote:


She needs to see a vet ASAP.
Gail
wrote in message
roups.com...

Hi

My cat stopped wanting to eat more than a morsel and hardly drinks and
has been like this for about 4 days, she's done this before and i got
her better by giving her fresh prawns and that worked.

Just before she started doing this she was weeing more than normal
(about 4 times a day - normally twice a day but BIG wee's!), hard to
monitor how much she passes now as she goes out every evening but she
keeps doing that thing you do when you swallow food and opens her mouth
slightly....

she seems ok in herself but i know something is wrong as she;s not
eating chicken and prawns like she would normally, she's cat-orexic!

She's 4 years old and plump so i know she's not gonna starve in a hurry
but i am concerned about the low level of fluid intake...

Help!

Phil

I can't imagine she would be upset enough about not going out that she
would not eat or drink. It sounds to me like there is something else
going on.

If she was on antibiotics, that could have been what made her better the
first time, instead of just the diet.

Did the vet thoroughly check her mouth? Infected teeth are a pretty
common issue in cats and cause all kinds of problems.

I really would take her to another vet, it doesn't hurt to get another
medical opinion. There is something wrong, it just may take some
persistence to find out what that is.

Good luck,

Rhonda

wrote:
they gave her anti biotics etc but couldnt find a reason why she didnt
want to eat, at first, last time, she looked like she couldnt chew with
her full mouth, almost like you'd expect if she'd had a stroke and was
half paralised... but then got better after a diet of king prawns for 2
days.

she is eating but very little, and drinking but very little, how much
should a cat actually drink and eat?!

she's a house cat for 21 hours a day as i dont let her go out when i'm
not at home or at night (after losing 2 other cats to the main road) so
i dont know if that's upsetting her the fact she cant go out...

P

Rhonda wrote:


Something is very wrong with her and she needs a good vet. If your vet
did nothing and couldn't find anything wrong -- try a better vet!

Cats can't go without eating for very long, especially plump ones. They
very quickly, in a day or two, can get fatty liver disease from not eating.

Rhonda

wrote:

why? last time they did nothing....

Phil
Gail wrote:



She needs to see a vet ASAP.
Gail
wrote in message
egroups.com...


Hi

My cat stopped wanting to eat more than a morsel and hardly drinks and
has been like this for about 4 days, she's done this before and i got
her better by giving her fresh prawns and that worked.

Just before she started doing this she was weeing more than normal
(about 4 times a day - normally twice a day but BIG wee's!), hard to
monitor how much she passes now as she goes out every evening but she
keeps doing that thing you do when you swallow food and opens her mouth
slightly....

she seems ok in herself but i know something is wrong as she;s not
eating chicken and prawns like she would normally, she's cat-orexic!

She's 4 years old and plump so i know she's not gonna starve in a hurry
but i am concerned about the low level of fluid intake...

Help!

Phil

Thanks, I'll take her to a different vet tomorrow am.

Yeah they checked her mouth, i took her back a few times to check
progress but they couldnt see anything wrong with her.

Thanks.

Phil

Rhonda wrote:

I can't imagine she would be upset enough about not going out that she
would not eat or drink. It sounds to me like there is something else
going on.

If she was on antibiotics, that could have been what made her better the
first time, instead of just the diet.

Did the vet thoroughly check her mouth? Infected teeth are a pretty
common issue in cats and cause all kinds of problems.

I really would take her to another vet, it doesn't hurt to get another
medical opinion. There is something wrong, it just may take some
persistence to find out what that is.

Good luck,

Rhonda

wrote:
they gave her anti biotics etc but couldnt find a reason why she didnt
want to eat, at first, last time, she looked like she couldnt chew with
her full mouth, almost like you'd expect if she'd had a stroke and was
half paralised... but then got better after a diet of king prawns for 2
days.

she is eating but very little, and drinking but very little, how much
should a cat actually drink and eat?!

she's a house cat for 21 hours a day as i dont let her go out when i'm
not at home or at night (after losing 2 other cats to the main road) so
i dont know if that's upsetting her the fact she cant go out...

P

Rhonda wrote:


Something is very wrong with her and she needs a good vet. If your vet
did nothing and couldn't find anything wrong -- try a better vet!

Cats can't go without eating for very long, especially plump ones. They
very quickly, in a day or two, can get fatty liver disease from not eating.

Rhonda

wrote:

why? last time they did nothing....

Phil
Gail wrote:



She needs to see a vet ASAP.
Gail
wrote in message
egroups.com...


Hi

My cat stopped wanting to eat more than a morsel and hardly drinks and
has been like this for about 4 days, she's done this before and i got
her better by giving her fresh prawns and that worked.

Just before she started doing this she was weeing more than normal
(about 4 times a day - normally twice a day but BIG wee's!), hard to
monitor how much she passes now as she goes out every evening but she
keeps doing that thing you do when you swallow food and opens her mouth
slightly....

she seems ok in herself but i know something is wrong as she;s not
eating chicken and prawns like she would normally, she's cat-orexic!

She's 4 years old and plump so i know she's not gonna starve in a hurry
but i am concerned about the low level of fluid intake...

Help!

Phil

Let us know what they say tomorrow! Hope they can find the source.

Rhonda

wrote:
Thanks, I'll take her to a different vet tomorrow am.

Yeah they checked her mouth, i took her back a few times to check
progress but they couldnt see anything wrong with her.

Thanks.

Phil

OK, went to vets, and just as he was about to take her temperature up
her bum, a MASSIVE absess caused by a cat bite on her bum cheek burst
all over his table, it was really big!

GROSS!

But he said that's the cause as she would feel very unwell and had a
temperature but given her anti-biotics for now...

Thanks all

Phil + Tyson the cat.

Rhonda wrote:
Let us know what they say tomorrow! Hope they can find the source.

Rhonda

wrote:
Thanks, I'll take her to a different vet tomorrow am.

Yeah they checked her mouth, i took her back a few times to check
progress but they couldnt see anything wrong with her.

Thanks.

Phil