She'll eat canned food or my other cat's prescription food which is for a kidney condition. But she vomits everything up and sometimes she vomits only fluid. I'm very worried about her. Please help me.
2006-10-20 16:08:02 · 26 answers · asked by angeleyes 3 in Pets ➔ Cats
You need to take her to a vet and have her properly checked over. Given her age, it's likely that she's in renal failure (weight loss and vomiting in a geriatric cat, it's the first thing you'd consider).
If she's been vomiting for any length of time, she's probably dehydrated and probably has electrolyte imbalances so may need to be put on IV fluids.
Good luck
2006-10-20 17:00:03 · answer #1 · answered by Loz 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
My cat that was 17 began losing a lot of weight and would not eat her dry food. Then she began refusing water. By the time my parents told me (she was my cat and I live in a different town now) and I was going to do something about it she had passed away and was so small we could put her in a small shoe box to bury her. My cat was quite large...at one time over 20 pounds...so I recommend you do something immediately. I don't know what exactly was wrong with my cat...but it was like losing a family member. Hopefully the vets can do something...I'm sure they'd be excellent help. Love your cat up and baby her! 19 is getting up there! I got pictures with my cat, too the day before (it was the day after xmas she died...that was why I didn't get to take her in before it happened).
2006-10-20 17:04:47 · answer #2 · answered by Jaime 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Not to sound rude, but instead of asking for a vet's help here, take your kitty to a veterinarian who can examine her in person. A 19-year old cat is ancient and can have many problems including liver or kidney disease. She needs a thorough checkup to see what's going on.
Good luck.
2006-10-20 16:10:35 · answer #3 · answered by ? 7 · 8⤊ 0⤋
Hi there...it's possible that she could be experiencing kidney failure (also known as Chronic Renal Failure-CRF) as well which is very common in senior cats. She truly needs to be seen by a vet quickly to diagnose and get her on a treatment as she most likely is very dehydrated.
Here's a website for CRF: http://www.felinecrf.com/what0.htm
Most vet clinic have a 24 hour answering service/message and offer possible ER vet clinic information in your region.
To locate a 24 hour service here's how to look this up in Google...type in the search field "24 hour vet your city" it will pull up all the results. Consider calling any of the listed numbers and then if they cannot help ask them who may be able to provide assistance.
2006-10-20 16:14:08 · answer #4 · answered by ♪ Seattle ♫ 7 · 4⤊ 0⤋
Hello AngelEyes ,
I don't know what it's like to have a 19 year-old cat. But I do have a 12 year-old cat. Your cat does need to see a vet though. Or she / he may have just lost some bone mass. My cat is very skinny too.
God Bless you and your cat.
2006-10-21 11:39:05 · answer #5 · answered by ♥Chickie♥ 1 · 0⤊ 2⤋
Ours started doing the same thing a couple of years ago. We had her checked (blood tests) and found that she has kidney disease. Symptoms include: 1) Weight loss, 2) Increased thirst (hunching over the water bowl), 3) vomiting, 4) increased urination. Lookup feline kidney disease in google. Again, our cat is old and feeble, but continues to have a healthy appetitie.
2006-10-20 16:13:47 · answer #6 · answered by Hasbro 2 · 3⤊ 0⤋
Hunny I'm no vet but would defo advise to to seek help from one,cats get thin for many reasons and a simple course of medication may put your cat to rights dont waste time. get her to the vet asap.
2006-10-20 17:17:07 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I have a 22 yr old cat and she sees her veterinarian regularly. When cats reach that age symptoms such as losing weight and vomiting food need to be attended to immediately.
2006-10-20 16:39:04 · answer #8 · answered by old cat lady 7 · 3⤊ 0⤋
Ah I'm sure the cat's fine. My cat's 24 and pukes all the time, eats the others' food, and goes up and down with the weight. I'd just sit back, wait it out, and get it a new catnip mouse. Catnip mice are the key.
2006-10-20 17:48:54 · answer #9 · answered by dmexodus 1 · 0⤊ 3⤋
I've had 2 cats with those same symptoms and they both had cancer. Take your cat to the vet now.
2006-10-20 16:12:10 · answer #10 · answered by mynameisdennis 3 · 7⤊ 0⤋