Sophie Posted July 8, 2010 Report Share Posted July 8, 2010 Our Marmite-cat is very poorly   So far two different vets practices have run all sorts of tests, but we still have no idea what is wrong with her.  She's stopped eating and has lost a huge amount of weight.  The next step as far as the vets are concerned is to take biopsies of various organs, but at the moment they think she's too skinny to survive the anaesthetic   We're desperately trying to get her to eat, with the help of tablets to make her hungry, but it isn't really working.  She's skin and bones at the moment.  I'd really appreciate any thoughts/prayers/reiki you could spare, cause I'm really worried about her This is her in healthier times: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
houndzrus Posted July 8, 2010 Report Share Posted July 8, 2010 So sorry to hear about Marmite. Lots of positive thoughts sent. :GroupHug: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
safneo Posted July 8, 2010 Report Share Posted July 8, 2010 Sending and Get Better wishes for Marmite Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chickentikka Posted July 8, 2010 Report Share Posted July 8, 2010 Lots of good thoughts for Marmite Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greys mum Posted July 8, 2010 Report Share Posted July 8, 2010 (edited) Loads of positive thoughts being sent to Marmite for a speedy recovery: all round. Edited July 8, 2010 by greys mum Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ruthi (borrowadog) Posted July 8, 2010 Report Share Posted July 8, 2010 Oh Marmite! I had hoped that Kynoch's would get you sussed. Lots of healing munchy thoughts, pretty girl. Ruth Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jacobean Posted July 8, 2010 Report Share Posted July 8, 2010 Hoping she can get through this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Purrpuss Posted July 8, 2010 Report Share Posted July 8, 2010 Gentle squishes and good thoughts for Marmite Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
griff Posted July 8, 2010 Report Share Posted July 8, 2010 marmite get better soon i don't know if it will be of any help to you (probably not) but a few years ago our cat went off his food, they did blood tests and xrays, all came back clear (they were looking for blockages) except for the xray of his head, what they had discovered was his head muscles had become thickened (myopathy or something)if you feel his head you can feel ridges (apparently they shouldn't be there), if we have to give him a worming tablet or if he gets hold of one of the dogs toys and bites on it and opens his mouth too far he will have a flare up. it probably won't be of any help to you or marmite but just thought it worth a mention as it was discovered in our cat purely by accident Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
owl Posted July 8, 2010 Report Share Posted July 8, 2010 Lots of good thoughts for Marmite Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brenda Posted July 8, 2010 Report Share Posted July 8, 2010 Lots of good thoughts for Marmite. I lost my 12 year old Birman cat in April,. he was literally skin & bone, a month before he had been diagnosed with a tumour, the vet could feel it, so pretty sure what it was. He probably wouldn't have survived further investigation, although he had blood tests which further indicated the cause. However, he didn't really go off his food until a couple of days before he died. I'm assuning the vet has tested for hypothyrodisism? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laura_E Posted July 8, 2010 Report Share Posted July 8, 2010 Lots of positive thoughts being sent to Marmite, and of course you too Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sophie Posted July 9, 2010 Author Report Share Posted July 9, 2010 Thank you everyone for your thoughts. Oh Marmite! I had hoped that Kynoch's would get you sussed. They have so far been very good - they're waiting for some blood test results to come back before they go any further. Am rather upset with our old vet, who just sort of said tests show she's fine so there is nothing we can do, when she is quite obviously not ok. marmite get better soon i don't know if it will be of any help to you (probably not) but a few years ago our cat went off his food, they did blood tests and xrays, all came back clear (they were looking for blockages) except for the xray of his head, what they had discovered was his head muscles had become thickened (myopathy or something)if you feel his head you can feel ridges (apparently they shouldn't be there), if we have to give him a worming tablet or if he gets hold of one of the dogs toys and bites on it and opens his mouth too far he will have a flare up. it probably won't be of any help to you or marmite but just thought it worth a mention as it was discovered in our cat purely by accident Thanks - she's had x-rays and ultrasounds which apparently don't show anything amiss, but will keep it in mind and mention it to the vet. Lots of good thoughts for Marmite. I lost my 12 year old Birman cat in April,. he was literally skin & bone, a month before he had been diagnosed with a tumour, the vet could feel it, so pretty sure what it was. He probably wouldn't have survived further investigation, although he had blood tests which further indicated the cause. However, he didn't really go off his food until a couple of days before he died. I'm assuning the vet has tested for hypothyrodisism? They've done all sorts of blood test, and I'm assuming they've checked for hypothyroidism, but will check. Thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kats inc Posted July 9, 2010 Report Share Posted July 9, 2010 Good thoughts and purrs and the way for the lovely Marmite for you too Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sophie Posted July 20, 2010 Author Report Share Posted July 20, 2010 Marmite went into the hospital on Monday, and has had biopsies taken.  She made it through the anaesthetic ok  They've put in a feeding tube, and have kept her in to try and build her up a bit, while we wait for the biopsy results to come back.  She's an average size adult cat, and on Monday morning she weighed just 2.5kg  It's now fingers crossed that the biopsies show something, and that it is something treatable Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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