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(Msg. 1) Posted: Mon Aug 30, 2004 9:27 am
Post subject: Very ill cat not eating
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(Msg. 2) Posted: Mon Aug 30, 2004 9:27 am
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"Phil" <nol.RemoveThis@t.com> wrote in message
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> How long can a cat go without eating and still make it back? It's
> possible that my cat hasn't eaten much if anything for the last month,
> and in that time he lost two or more pounds.
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> I've been out of the country for the last six weeks and during that
> time my roommate was looking after my cats. Got back home this morning
> to find one of them is severely ill. Skinny, unkempt coat, dehydrated.
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> Of course I rushed him to the emergency vet, he's dehydrated and
> jaundiced. He's got an IV drip. Blood test results back tomorrow will
> give a better picture, but the vet says that liver damage is likely,
> and that he probably has a systematic infection that caused him to
> stop eating.
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> Roommate says she has no idea when this started, but thought he looked
> a bit off for a while.
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> I'm worried sick. Can a cat make it back from several weeks of not
> eating?
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Yes. With aggressive nutritional therapy. However, it could take from a
few weeks to a few months to reverse the process. The survival rate is
about 80%.
Effective nutritional therapy usually requires tube feeding because its
virtually impossible for a cat to eat enough food voluntarily to reverse the
process. Force feeding isn't a good idea, either, because its also
practically impossible to force feed a cat enough food to reverse the
process. Also, many force-fed cats develop an aversion to food because they
associate the unpleasant experience of forcing with food. This can delay
the cat's return to eating voluntarily and recovery even longer. Therefore,
the only reliable treatment option is tube feeding.
As I said, most cats pull through but it takes a lot of patience and
dedication - so keep the faith.
Best of luck.
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(Msg. 3) Posted: Mon Aug 30, 2004 9:27 am
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(Msg. 4) Posted: Mon Aug 30, 2004 11:44 am
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Don't give up on your cat. A friend went through this same thing. She got
a second cat and had it about a month when it started hiding under the bed.
She thought the cat had been eating but it wasn't - the whole month she had
her. At one point her vet sort of suggested euthanasia - but she didn't
give up. This cat is fine and healthy - with no apparent problems. It took
a lot of work (going home at lunch, right after work...) and a lot of
money. It was worth the cost!
Your leaving could have triggered the cat to stop eating. Have you left
this cat before?
Good luck.
Becky
"Phil" <nol.TakeThisOut@t.com> wrote in message
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> How long can a cat go without eating and still make it back? It's
> possible that my cat hasn't eaten much if anything for the last month,
> and in that time he lost two or more pounds.
>
> I've been out of the country for the last six weeks and during that
> time my roommate was looking after my cats. Got back home this morning
> to find one of them is severely ill. Skinny, unkempt coat, dehydrated.
>
> Of course I rushed him to the emergency vet, he's dehydrated and
> jaundiced. He's got an IV drip. Blood test results back tomorrow will
> give a better picture, but the vet says that liver damage is likely,
> and that he probably has a systematic infection that caused him to
> stop eating.
>
> Roommate says she has no idea when this started, but thought he looked
> a bit off for a while.
>
> I'm worried sick. Can a cat make it back from several weeks of not
> eating?
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(Msg. 5) Posted: Mon Aug 30, 2004 3:53 pm
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"Phil" <nol.RemoveThis@t.com> schrieb im Newsbeitrag
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| How long can a cat go without eating and still make it back? It's
| possible that my cat hasn't eaten much if anything for the last month,
| and in that time he lost two or more pounds.
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| I've been out of the country for the last six weeks and during that
| time my roommate was looking after my cats. Got back home this morning
| to find one of them is severely ill. Skinny, unkempt coat, dehydrated.
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| Of course I rushed him to the emergency vet, he's dehydrated and
| jaundiced. He's got an IV drip. Blood test results back tomorrow will
| give a better picture, but the vet says that liver damage is likely,
| and that he probably has a systematic infection that caused him to
| stop eating.
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| Roommate says she has no idea when this started, but thought he looked
| a bit off for a while.
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| I'm worried sick. Can a cat make it back from several weeks of not
| eating?
Yes, definitely. I'd worry more about the jaundice and the infection. Once
this is sorted out he'll eat. Ask the vet what's the best way to feed him
now. Little of what he likes or much or diet? I'm not sure.
Good luck
Carola >> Stay informed about: Very ill cat not eating |
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(Msg. 6) Posted: Tue Aug 31, 2004 3:35 am
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(Msg. 7) Posted: Tue Aug 31, 2004 3:35 am
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in article r0s7j0tug83f2vfd57855ih2vhhgnobshr RemoveThis @4ax.com, Phil at nol RemoveThis @t.com
wrote on 8/30/04 10:35 PM:
> Visited my cat today and consulted with the vet. Cat is looking
> better, but will remain on IV to rehydrate him. He's also getting a
> couple of antibiotics to treat a system-wide infection. They're force
> feeding him right now. Don't think that implanting a feeding tube will
> be necessary.
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> The blood test shows that he is FELV negative but FIV+. His white
> blood cell count is very high which may be a sign of fighting
> infection, but may also be a sign of leukemia or some other cancer.
> His bilirubin count is also elevated, which is not good. Going to have
> to talk to the vet again because I'm a bit hazy on all this.
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> Vet suggests x rays of vital organs, which I agreed to, may also need
> ultrasound to see what's going on. Also more blood tests after he is
> more stable. I'm to "think good thoughts" but frankly it doesn't sound
> too good. Guess more will be known after further diagnostics.
Sorry to hear about the FIV. You never know. Make sure they test again as
falso positives can happen with some tests. Keep us posted. I will think
good thoughts anyway. >> Stay informed about: Very ill cat not eating |
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(Msg. 8) Posted: Tue Aug 31, 2004 9:26 am
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On Tue, 31 Aug 2004 03:35:28 GMT, Phil <nol.TakeThisOut@t.com> wrote:
>Visited my cat today and consulted with the vet. Cat is looking
>better, but will remain on IV to rehydrate him. He's also getting a
>couple of antibiotics to treat a system-wide infection. They're force
>feeding him right now. Don't think that implanting a feeding tube will
>be necessary.
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>The blood test shows that he is FELV negative but FIV+. His white
>blood cell count is very high which may be a sign of fighting
>infection, but may also be a sign of leukemia or some other cancer.
>His bilirubin count is also elevated, which is not good. Going to have
>to talk to the vet again because I'm a bit hazy on all this.
>
>Vet suggests x rays of vital organs, which I agreed to, may also need
>ultrasound to see what's going on. Also more blood tests after he is
>more stable. I'm to "think good thoughts" but frankly it doesn't sound
>too good. Guess more will be known after further diagnostics.
My cat just had a high WBC count also (around 50,000). You can look at
the differential to see what type of WBCs are elevated. I think that
high Polys (Neutrophils?) indicate infection but higher types of other
cells are likely leukemia.
Your cat has my best wishes for it being nothing serious. >> Stay informed about: Very ill cat not eating |
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(Msg. 9) Posted: Tue Aug 31, 2004 2:30 pm
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> My cat just had a high WBC count also (around 50,000). You can look at
> the differential to see what type of WBCs are elevated. I think that
> high Polys (Neutrophils?) indicate infection but higher types of other
> cells are likely leukemia.
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> Your cat has my best wishes for it being nothing serious.
High incidence of Lymphs usually indicate a virus. But in a
virus infection the WBC is usually suppressed. In FeLeuk,
the WBC tends to crash to 1000 or so, with lots of lymphs
and as it gets worst with anemia, you gets lots of nucleated
RBC's as the marrow tries to push out cells before they
are ready.
LT >> Stay informed about: Very ill cat not eating |
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