Cat Won't Eat, Drink, & Throws Up Constantly

[sandruhhkay]

My cat will not eat her food. This started almost a month ago (it will be a month in 4 days). When she did eat, she would throw it up almost instantly. It got to the point where I would come home and find several piles of puke every where. She won't eat anything now. She barely even drinks her water. I have tried all her favorites, wet food, and even baby food (ground up chicken), but she won't touch it. It's like she knows she'll just throw it up.

I took her to the vet a couple weeks ago. They did blood tests. Everything is normal; her kidneys are fine, lungs and heart good, even her liver (which was acting funky about a year ago) is normal. The vet said that maybe it was a blockage, but she felt around and couldn't feel anything. She said to try some mineral oil. I did, still nothing. I took he back about a week later because she was just getting worse. The vet then compared the blood results to the ones I got from a different vet a year prior. The only thing that raised suspicion on both tests was low lymphocytes. She said she would call the pathologist and keep me updated.

In the meantime, my cat still will not eat. She has lost about three pounds so far. Her bones are noticeable now, which has never happened. Her breathing sounds strange. Yet she still acted normal. If anyone had any ideas, please, let me know. If you have an idea of what could be wrong, I'll gladly listen. I also would like ways to get her fed. My dad keeps saying that my cat simply knows it's her time, but I call bs. There's something wrong with her, and it cropped up out of nowhere, and I need to fix it.

Please, any methods of getting her fed and any ideas of what could be wrong with her. I'm kind of desperate. She's about twelve years old but she's always been incredibly healthy, no problems until recently.

[shannon781]

It sounds like an abdominal ultrasound would be most helpful. You can't rule out an intestinal obstruction just by feeling around in the abdomen from the outside. You would be able to see an obstruction, inflammation around the pancreas if pancreatitis is present, any other mass, thickened intestinal loops that may be irritable bowel disease/lymphoma, etc. You should also have a fPLI test run to check for pancreatitis. Your cat should be receiving either IV or subcutaneous fluids to correct her dehydration regardless and possible anti-emetics (anti-vomiting/nausea medications) to make her less uncomfortable. Cats can develop hepatic lipidosis (fatty liver) if they don't eat for a couple of days which is damaging to the liver. She needs to be eating to correct this. Sorry to hear she is feeling so awful.

[evewisewoman]

Hello there,

I think you need to find another vet. You say your cat is hardly drinking.
You say your cat won't eat anything ?  You say in four days it will almost
be a month. This is very serious. Perhaps she should be on an IV to
get some fluids into her body. I really think you need to find another vet
and get another opinion. You said she has lost 3 lbs. That's a lot of weight.
You can't just give up on her. There must be a reason why your kitty isn't
eating or drinking.  Bring her to another vet and get another opinion.
We lost a cat about 2 years to spleen cancer and she lost a lot of weight, wouldn't eat, wouldn't drink.  We brought her to our vet she gave her a blood test first and did an x-ray , I believe. This is when the cancer was
discovered. I hope for your sake it isn't cancer. My best advice is to find
a different vet and get a second opinion.  Eve