Abby is not eating :(

[PrettyKitty1]

We recently moved into our new home. We have been living there for about 5 days now. One of my cats, Dillan, is being his normal self. Abby, on the other hand, is very angry all the time, growls when Dillan gets near him, and is not eating. I don't think he likes our new place. He has lost weight.  I know moving is very stressful for kitties, but we are talking about a cat who is used to traveling and has never shown symptoms of stress when moving to new places. This is a first.

Abby doesn't look too good. Is there anything I can do to make him eat? My kitty will only follow me, listen to me, sleep next to me, and play with me. But as far as eating.............nothing. Not one bite. He is very.......grouchy. He seems upset and does not want Dillan near him. It is very difficult to watch. I don't know how long I have to wait for him to come around...as he has already lost weight...too much for my liking.  He has always liked his diet. Right now I am giving him duck (his favorite meal). But I have already run out of ideas with the food. I can't get any more creative than I already am with the food. I'm worried.

P.S - I can't give him commercial foods. I simply can't. I know he'd eat it like there is not tomorrow....but I just can't feed him anything commercial or his IBD will start all over again.

Any ideas?

[opus88]

and to FURBALLSMOM
Oh how true...my kids left the nest 20 yrs ago and now its my furbabies...even my own kids think I am a bit eccentric but they become our lives!!
I am so glad Abby is eating(Sami too now that my vet said to put him on FISH)..have to buy it from what I call 'junk food' stores like grocery stores....but at least he's eating again like Abby....so we do what we have too...(at least temporarily) they can't starve themselves.

Let us know how the new food went last night....I sure hope it didn't cause him to bleed again????
I know with the ragdoll I had, NOTHING worked(food)....................so I sure am praying with Abby it will! otherwise IV's are always an alternative to give his poor bowels time to heal.

Sami got so he refused to use the litter, wanted me to take him for a yard walk everyday(leash)..to do his business.....and that was hard for me to fit in with his potty time. one morning I caught him peeing on the floor and he has NEVER done anything like that before!!!!!!!!! so he won I bought his old litter again and he's happy!

Bless you PK and Abby...let us know how last night and the feeding result.

[PrettyKitty1]

That's right. I had a similar experience today, when I was commenting about Abby's IBD. My co-workers didn't think it was common until I started talking about it. Came to realize he had an IBD cat...he just didn't know it!!!

I never mentioned how sorry I was about your IBD kitty. I really am, especially because I can only imagine your struggle with her illness. It must have been terrible. Special needs kitties are closest to our hearts, just like Sami, Jade, and other MH kitties. I am hoping our cats' conditions will improve one day. Now you know, next time you adopt a furball having IBD symptoms you'll know immediately what to do: DON'T EVER MOVE :) ugh...
Dillan already owns our new house. He is so low maintenance it's almost hard to believe with Abby giving me headaches since he was 3 months old.

[FurballsMom]

I understand how you feel about Abby.  That's how I feel about my kitty.  I don't have any kids either, unless you count the kid with fur and four legs.  I'm glad he's doing a little bit better today.  It's very true that most people have no idea about the allergies.  I had a guy tell me just Tuesday night that he didn't know that cats get allergies, too.  Uh--he obviously doesn't have any pets and hasn't ever had any either.

[PrettyKitty1]

Well....I think I have better news right now.

I ended up calling the vet's office. I told them the whole story, and they said for me to go. I didn't have to make an appt as they thought it was very serious. The vet gave me canned Iams formula for sensitive stomachs. I bought two cans only as I am skeptical about the food. But, she said the formula worked on her IBD cat. She just isn't sure if it will work on a chronic case like my cat. She also gave me Feliway and another spray which also contains cat hormones....since Abby is so nervous and anxious. I plugged Feliway already...and so I'll monitor his behavior. The food.......he ate it!!! Of course he'll eat it. He'll eat anything he can't eat. So now I am constantly looking at his butt (I fed him 2 minutes ago) that's how stressed I am. I am praying he will not start bleeding again. The vet said to bring him into his office to put him on IVs and force feed him. But the way things are looking I don't think that will be necessary. Vet wants me to call tomorrow first thing, and give her an update.
And so another struggle continues. Now I will have to see if this food will do more harm than good..but at least I got him to eat something. I guess now it's just a matter of time.

Thanks for all your support you guys....I appreciate this. Most people don't know what allergies can do not just to the animal but to the owner as well...

Opus....Abby means the world to me. I have no kids..so Abby is my baby....a sick baby, but still my baby :)

How's Sam doing today? Does he still hate his litter? Did you have to switch back to the old litter?

[Jade59]

How's it going, honey?  Did you end up at the vet?

[opus88]

Oh...I was hoping you would have good news abt Abby by now, I agree its More than just what we hoped.
Poor little guy, maybe it is time for a vet to have a look, and if IV's are required to bring his hydration up and system back into balance.
I hope Abby can be saved...he means alot to you,(they all do, but a sick one that we have saved means just that much more, there is such a close bonding there)
Bless you both.