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Senior cat not eating--very worried

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Posted by: charmie2000 at Sun May 6 17:01:36 2007  [ Report Abuse ] [ Email Message ] [ Show All Posts by charmie2000 ]  
   

I have a 14 year-old cat that has lost a significant amount of weight because she is not eating. We were at the vet yesterday due to this and because she has been coughing and sneezing. (We also had a follow-up blood test for her hyper-thyroid, which was diagnosed a month ago and for which she is taking medication. The diagnosis for hyper-thyroid was made via blood drawn for the senior wellness blood test, so at that time many things were tested for). Back to her symptoms, the cough is a deep cough and sometimes results in her throwing up (or trying to throw up). The vet took some time to listen to her breathing and did not hear anything unusual. X-rays (back and side) were taken to see if there was fluid in her lungs and these were negative. The vet did not observe anything else of note on the x-rays. He did say that her breathing seems somewhat labored but not overly so and was concerned because of her obvious weight loss. He did give us an antiobiotic fluid and vitamin drops. Her kidneys were also re-tested yesterday and the value was in the normal range. The vet said that if she does not respond to the antibiotics and does not start eating, he recommends an ultrasound. My cat is not behaving "normally" too. We find her sleeping in places where she does not normally sleep. Something is obviously wrong with her. We have tried tuna, which she ate yesterday, but does not seem interested in today. I'm at a loss as to what to make of this. Any feedback would be greatly appreciated.


   

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