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Need a wee bit advise on my oldest cat. He got into a shouting match again, on Monday night, but this time the other cat beat the carp out of him.
He came back in very wet (he NEVER gets wet), and very miserable looking. He was so unhappy, I finally took him to the vet on Wednesday. Also, his ears had been playing up quite badly again (he has always been an ear mite petrie dish, however clean you try to keep his ears, they can go from clean to a tattie field in 2 weeks). The vet also said his heart sounded a bit iffy, so he could have a thyroid problem in the making.
The big thing is, he’s not really eaten much since Monday afternoon, and only about a teaspoon in all. I’ve been giving him titbits of soup for cats, and I’ve minced a bit cooked chicken, along with leaving some of his usual food out for him, but he’s not coping too well.
He’s about 18 years old, and scared of the day he was born, excepting cats who invade his garden without his permission. Gentlemen, do you have any tips to get the auld yin eating again.
He came back in very wet (he NEVER gets wet), and very miserable looking. He was so unhappy, I finally took him to the vet on Wednesday. Also, his ears had been playing up quite badly again (he has always been an ear mite petrie dish, however clean you try to keep his ears, they can go from clean to a tattie field in 2 weeks). The vet also said his heart sounded a bit iffy, so he could have a thyroid problem in the making.
The big thing is, he’s not really eaten much since Monday afternoon, and only about a teaspoon in all. I’ve been giving him titbits of soup for cats, and I’ve minced a bit cooked chicken, along with leaving some of his usual food out for him, but he’s not coping too well.
He’s about 18 years old, and scared of the day he was born, excepting cats who invade his garden without his permission. Gentlemen, do you have any tips to get the auld yin eating again.
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With mine tuna water gets him eating usually...
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I shall try that. Even if it just makes sure he gets liquid into him, it should help, many thanks. Although at 4am this morning, he did manage to scrabble onto the bed, and then under the duvet.
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Mine is always interested in tuna water....the spring water one of course not the brine one.
I also mash up a little tuna with it too....if you can get them started they generally seem to get back into the general food. Boiled chicken is also good too I think but I do that more when they have dodgy stomachs.
If ours has been fighting he's always grumpy for the rest of the day. I think they get a bit depressed....if he's made it to bed thats a very good sign I think.
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We had similar last week with our small 15 year old tonkinese Mhairi fighting the black and white tabby in the house behind us in our garden, he is twice her size and less than half her age. We were alerted by the shrieking, she came in with mouthful of black fur and a bleeding paw and sulked for a day, hardly ate then perked to a bowl of prawns the next day, she is right as rain again this week. Cats tend to be pretty resilient.I think he really underestimated both his decrepitude, and the youth of his opponent.
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My uncle has a cat 20 on prescription food with a thyroid problem for the last 5 years, maybe a specialist vet would be able to help.
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Good news, he climbed out the cat flap by himself (who knew that a cat going out to ablute could be so joyful). Not only that, but he came through to the kitchen twice for food (maybe just about a level teaspoon, but he ate it).
Back to the vet on the 31st for the ‘bloodwork’. At least he’s insured.
Back to the vet on the 31st for the ‘bloodwork’. At least he’s insured.
I saw the Paddington "hard stare", but you cat seems to have taken it to a new level !
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