Cats, eh?

[lexin]

Smokey has not been eating - she last had a decent meal on Thursday. I decided to give her the weekend to buck her ideas up, but on Saturday and Sunday nights she didn't want treats (not at all like her) and she didn't want pets. Also not at all like her.

So I took her to the vet this afternoon. She hated it as she always does, and showed it by hissing and spitting at the vet when she tried to take a blood sample.

The vet thought then that the problem may be something to do with her kidneys, but they ran the sample and it's not that.

Next thought is that it's something to do with her thyroid, so I have to take her back tomorrow when they're going to give her something to calm her, do a scan (just in case it's something nasty) and take more bloods. She'll hate it, but I don't see that we have any alternative.

I'm so worried about her that I'm shaking even more than usual.

Comments

[kotturinn]

Sympathies. My eldest cat (15) is in a similar situation.

[lexin]

I'm so sorry. It is horrible.

[kotturinn]

Indeed. If only we could speak cat!

[stranger]

Sorry to hear Smokey (and therefore you) are under the weather. You are quite right to be worried if she doesn't eat or want petting, and checking with the vet is the best thing you can do. Best wishes to both of you!

[lexin]

Thank you!

[isis]

Aw kitty. I hope Smokey is okay (and that the vet figures it out)!

[lexin]

I took her to the vet again yesterday, and the vet I saw (not the same one) thought he could feel a 'mass' in her tummy, but when he ran the ultrasound there was nothing to be seen. He did scale her teeth and took a urine sample and more bloods. I agreed that one of the bloods could be referred to an outside lab for testing, but really, we're no further forward.

[corvidology]

Hope everything turns out well for both of you! ♥

[lexin]

Thank you!

[emrinalexander]

I'm so sorry Smokey is under the weather and not eating. I am hoping it turns out to be something (like a too-large hairball) that's a fairly easy thing to treat.

[lexin]

I hope so, too. Poor kitty seems so sad.