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Sorry to say that we had to put the cat down this evening. His liver enzymes were off the chart, and the vet recommended we do it. Having the tube feeding would have required lots of time and $, and we along with the vet decided against it. It has been a hard past couple of weeks watching his declin...

2 months...whoa! The cat is currently being fed 100cc's a day of A/D cat food. He absolutely hates it, but we have no choice. He does welcome water when he has it in his face. Sleeps all day and is wasting away to nothing, no muscle, very frail.

I'll reply back after he's back from the vets tonite.

Thanks for the reply. I'm really wondering how long it usually takes to "jump-start" a cats appetite again. How long do we go with the feeding tube. It's already been a week now of force feeding, with still no real interest.

The cat is going into the vet this evening for a re-evaluation. A liver enzymes check will be done, and the possibility of a feeding tube will be considered. The cat has been force fed now for almost a week. He does show periodic interest in salmon/tuna on a spoon, but just licks at it. He also drin...

The cat can still walk, but just has very low energy. We are feeding him 100cc's a day of vet recommended food. He does make attempts to drink water periodically, when it is in front of his face. He was lickin' some tuna that was put in his face, for a short while. He still purr's when being pet. Ar...

How long do we go on force feeding him. As previously mentioned, the cat was originally being treated for a hyper thyoid thru the usage of Tapazol, after a few weeks of being on that (cats weight went up, looked better), we lowered the dosage, and this is when all of the problems started. Now the ho...

As far as further medical treatment or tube force feeding, the cat has a very low heart rate (as diagnosed by vet), and subsequently cannot be put under in fear of him not coming back (b/c of the weak heart). So any type of treatment involving serious anesthesia (being put under) would most likely b...

Thanks for the reply. My biggest concern right now is the force feeding. The cat is having bowel movements, so I guess thats encouraging. We are only feeding him liquid Gerbers baby food. Any recommendations on the force feeding, and how long should we keep this up. It's already been 3 days. :?: Tha...

Hello- My cat of 16 years was recently diagnosed with as having a hyper thyroid, which is very common in older felines. We administerd the medicine (to adjust the thyroid levels) for about two weeks....the cat's weight went up, and looked healthier. After we lowered the dossage per Dr. orders, every...