Helen Louise Posted December 7, 2006 Report Share Posted December 7, 2006 My cat Jasper who will be 15yrs in Feb is very ill we took him to the vets on Tuesday as he had stopped eating & his weight plummeted, the vet felt something in his abdomen & kept him in overnight to do xrays yesterday, the results from that are he either has a tumour in his gut or it could be a swollen gland due to where it is, on top of that he has a serious case of cystitis & protein in his urine indicating a kidney problem, we brought him home last night with A/B's for the cystitis & Prednicare (steroids) to see if the lump/swelling would respond to them, he also has some urinary food, we were told if he responded to that treatment then the vet would put him on to Fortekor for his kidney problem, he has hardly moved since coming home last night & won't eat or drink I've been syringing small amounts of water into his mouth but he is really fighting it Does anyone have any suggestions of how to get some fluid into him? if he does not improve in the next 24hrs then I think it will be time to call it a day but I need to give him a little bit of time as he's only been on the medication since yesterday. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cycas Posted December 7, 2006 Report Share Posted December 7, 2006 Have you tried water with a little sardine or tuna mashed into it? Or liver? Something really smelly that will coax him to try a little. Poor Jasper, will be thinking of him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redditchlady Posted December 7, 2006 Report Share Posted December 7, 2006 Sorry you and Jasper are going through this. Kazz x Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barkingmad Posted December 7, 2006 Report Share Posted December 7, 2006 I dont know if you have tried putting a few drops of water on his paws? only try 1 or 2 drops at first to see if he licks it off then more if he does. please dont soak his paws though. hope he is better soon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Helen Louise Posted December 7, 2006 Author Report Share Posted December 7, 2006 No I've tried that & he just isn't interested, I have just swished some mashed salmon with some warm water which seemed to go down slightly better than plain water but I still have to force it down him Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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AnnS Posted December 7, 2006 Report Share Posted December 7, 2006 Hope that Jasper picks up. My old cat loves that Primula cream cheese squirted out into her plate. I would think there's a fair bit of moisture in it. The chive one is quite strongly flavoured. The other thing I give her is the sort of gravy from cooked liver. I cook it in the oven, in water and give her the gravy from it AnnS Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muriel Posted December 8, 2006 Report Share Posted December 8, 2006 Loads of Reiki on the way, hope he's feeling a bit better today. I'd try any meat juices - home-made chicken broth, fish, liver, whatever he usually likes. You could also try a little honey, just dip your finger in it and touch it to his lips, see if he'll lick his lips - he may take a little that way, it's a complete food, antibiotic, antibacterial, etc, etc.... He may just need to sleep to heal for the moment. There are natural remedies for cyctitis, and even for cancer should it prove to be that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Helen Louise Posted December 8, 2006 Author Report Share Posted December 8, 2006 Thankyou for all your kind words, sadly Jasper passed away at 9.50am today. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cycas Posted December 8, 2006 Report Share Posted December 8, 2006 I'm sorry. I was wondering how he was doing: so sorry it is bad news. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnnS Posted December 8, 2006 Report Share Posted December 8, 2006 So sorry AnnS Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
katie deans Posted December 8, 2006 Report Share Posted December 8, 2006 So sorry Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muriel Posted December 8, 2006 Report Share Posted December 8, 2006 So sorry , I did wonder when you hadn't posted. You did your best. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ReikiAnge Posted December 8, 2006 Report Share Posted December 8, 2006 So sorry Sleep tight Jasper Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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