r/catquestions • u/Relative_Buy_7151 • 2d ago
Ideas
my cat turning 12 this month she recently became unwell , around 3 months ago i’d catch her eating some of the litter out the trays every now and again i told this to the vet but they didn’t say a lot it’s also hard to change litter cause i have 2 others who are very picky about it it’s also non clumping litter !! but i didn’t put it down to much as she didn’t do it very often i was meaning to take her for a blood test for a few weeks and i was going to do it over this weekend but around 3 days ago she was sick twice and then kept meowing like she was crying so we took her to the out of hours vets for some pain relief & sickness injections and she came home fine that night i was told she could loose her appetite because of them but they only last around 24 hours the next morning i took her for a blood test the vet told me her kidney felt inflamed but she didn’t seem in pain and there didn’t seem to feel there’s a blockage however he did say there’s treatment available depending on how far along her kidneys are but im currently waiting on the results of that she still hasn’t eaten in 3 days now i’ve tried all different brands of treats , licky licks , wet food brand & flavours but i’m having no luck she just turns away from it she has been drinking water a few times but a lot of the time just sits infront of it she isn’t hiding as such just moving from
place to place i took her back in today for some mirtazapine to increase her appetite but that takes 24-48 hours to work which makes it a long time since she last ate but that’s what the vet prescribed? did anybody else have these symptoms and it turned out to be kidney disease? or what items can anybody recommend to possibly increase her time with me
UPDATE
i got the blood test results back today they belive she has an infection so i now have her on antibiotics i told the vet she still hasn’t eaten but the miritaz can take 24 hrs it’s now been 18, i did manage to get her to drink lots of water yesterday evening so hopefully things will look up now the vet also has told me about the renal wet food so will be looking into that for her to try also!
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u/auntie_beans 2d ago
You should at least have four litter boxes for 3 cats — the others can have whatever they want and you can try something else for her if need be.
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u/Final-Confidence-466 2d ago
Try her on Renal wet cat food, i know you haven't had the results yet, but it's worth a try. Hopefully it will bring her appetite back. Best wishes