We have two other male cats as well as the sick male cat, he is 7 yrs old and he is always hiding from the other cats and he is now refusing to eat and drink water, he will eat the can food for me but maybe 1to 2 tablespoons for me at a time. But he will not drink water I have tried forcing him with it with a syringe, he keeps fighting me. Please tell me what I can do he won't let anybody come neat him except me. He has not drink any water in 3 days and today I started forcing him with water. He is really weak and I did sperate him from the other cats. If their is food supplements I willing to try. I don't have enough money to take him to the animal hosiptal please give me some suggestions. Thank you fro any help. Sheila Baker
2006-12-23 05:41:36 · 5 answers · asked by donald b 1 in Pets ➔ Cats
try putting some water in his food.or try giving him milk with some water in it.if he still dont take that call your vet.thats a good idea keeping him in a diffrent room from the other cats.email me and let me know how he is doing.alo kitty might be very sick and need a vet.
2006-12-23 05:49:27 · answer #1 · answered by bassetluv 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Your cat is ill and needs an evaluation by a vet to find out what is wrong. There is just no way of getting around this - the longer you wait the more serious the problem can become.
Do not try to force water into your cat. It will only stress him and make things worse as you already know. If you are giving him canned food and he is eating he will be OK in that department. When I give my cats a serving of canned food I usually add a teaspoon of filtered water to each serving. So do that for your cat and do get him to a vet very soon.
2006-12-23 13:55:07 · answer #2 · answered by old cat lady 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
SHEILA, TAKE HIM TO THE VET NOW!!!!!
Even if you don't have the money now, take your cat to the vet and think about paying later. Most places will make arrangements with you so you can pay it off.
Please don't take the time to read the rest of this or your cat could die.
People, people, people, wise up, if your animal is ill and you do not get it treatment, it is considered abuse! I cannot stress this enough! That's why I'm using a lot of exlamation marks!
I don't understand why people continually write with these kinds of questions, when an animal is this sick, you take it to the vet. If you don't have the money, you take out a loan or put it on a credit card or you don't have a pet.
Think about it, would you let a baby go without medical attention?
It pains me that people keep getting animals without having the proper knowledge or financial means to take care of it.
I would write more but it's important for you to take your cat to the vet now, Sheila. Go, now!
2006-12-23 13:58:20 · answer #3 · answered by candeekissez 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I would take him to a place where he can smell the scent of any animal. I would sit on the floor with him and a bowl of water. I would spend as much time it would take to get him to drink the water. I wouldn't force him. If after a long period of time he still refuses, I'd start to get used to the idea he may be dying.
2006-12-23 13:53:27 · answer #4 · answered by jackbutler5555 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
call Y our Vet
2006-12-23 13:44:10 · answer #5 · answered by mks 7-15-02 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋