help my cat is dieing! i can tell!?

Question

He is an adult now, and weighs about 5-6 pounds. hes always sleeping in random HIGH TRAFFIC areas of the house. we cant tell if hes eating becuase my dog takes his food when hes done. please help me. i dont know what to do for him. hes been like this since he got neuterd. we took him back to the vet and they charged us 400 to give tests, and tell us hes JUST under wieght. i know he needs to go to the vet but the vets around here are all closed til monday and idk if he can make it. please help, this is a horrible christmas gift. my 9 year old sister isnt taking death so well. her chicken died this morning and shes still crying. PLEASE HELP!
vets opinions ARE HIGHLY NEEDED as well as anyone else!

he was neutured months ago! shouldnt he be over it?

Could I feed him baby formula? dp you think this would help?
we have a baby in the house so we have baby food and formula. what do you guys think?

my dog ISNT eating the food before the cat gets it. we have ALWAYS seperated pets during feeding time. but when we let them all out, they eat eachothers food, and today my cat started peeing where he pleases. should there be discipline to this or is he REALLY sick and hes trying to tell us this?
i AM taking him to the vet tomorrow, or monday.

Answer 1

Water, milk, table food. Lots of attention. Seriously, put all your time into that cat and pay a lot of attention to it. It might start drinking and eating, especially if it's table food. Then it should feel better if that's the problem. That's why I say pay a lot of attention so that maybe you will see something wrong that you haven't seen yet. Good Luck!

Answer 2

I think that if the vet just said he is underweight I would try closing the dog up when you feed kitty. give kitty some food and see if he eats. If he is eating than give him some fatty food too like some canned food and the dry. Also I would add some fish oil like from a can of tuna or cut up some chicken for him or any kind of meat. If kitty isnt eating all you could do is wait until the vet is open and call them up to tell them. Or if you have a pet emergency where you live take him there. If doggy keeps eating the cat food you may have to separate them durring feeding time. As far as being lazy it could be from the nueturing. I would also give him a small bowl of milk. You want to fatten him up. Maybe you can call up the animal shelter in your area and ask them for any advice on how to fatten up kitty. they get cats and dogs with this problem every day and Im sure they could give you some advice if you explain the situation to them. I will say a prayer for your kitty and I hope she recovers soon

Answer 3

There has to be an emergency vet of after hours vet somewhere its usually required You also need to be able to monitor his food to find out if he is indeed eating this is very important pick up the food and put it on the table or something so you can tell sleeping in high traffic areas of the house really isn't all that unusual and chances are the neutering has nothing to do with it.I would not give the cat baby formula try to call local vets they should have answering machines with emergency contact numbers.

Answer 4

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Okay if he was neutered months ago...then you need to separate the dog and cat during feeding time. Try giving chicken or a bit of tuna. Try the canned food. Give the cat a little more attention during feeding time and make sure that water is always available. Don't give cow's milk. Cats are lactose intolerant and can't digest milk very well. It can cause diarrhea and gastric upset. To give it occassionally is okay, but don't give it as a primary drinking source. With it causing diarrhea, in turn they can become dehydrated. Most pet stores have milk for cats ( I believe it's KMR milk replacer) if you want to go that route. Just keep an eye on him.

I agree with "old cat lady", the Science Diet a/d works very well. When we had a cat with a poor appetite, it was one of the first things we offered.
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That is a good question and one I'm not sure about. Babies can't drink cow's milk until they are a year old and that is why the baby formula is designed... Maybe do a little baby food if its chicken or turkey if you have it. Again try tuna if you have it or small pieces of lunch meat. Give small portions so he doesn't get sick. Just give water to be on the safe side.

Answer 5

#1 put his food in a room with the door closed so the dog can't eat it. Stay with him while he eats.

DO NOT give him any vegetable baby food, only the ones that are meat, and make sure there's no onion listed on the ingredient label. Onion makes cats sick.

He should have been 'healed' up two days after being neutered. Has the dog injured him? Has the dog eaten ALL his food before he can even get to it? He should be fed in a separate room, with the door closed, and NO dog allowed to eat his food.

When you find him sleeping in a high traffic area, lift him up and put him in a quieter room so he won't be stepped on. It's impossible to tell from what you said as to WHAT is wrong with him, he may be injured, he may be sick, we don't know. It's up to you to do the common sense thing of keeping the dogs away from him and make sure he eats and drinks.

Answer 6

It doesn't sound as if he is dying. You must see that he eats food. Get him some high quality food - even Wellness kitten and see that the dog stays out of it so you know how much he is eating. The Wellness canned food is good too.

Vets don't charge "just to give tests". They have to check if his thyroid is OK, if his kidneys are OK, if the WBC and RBC (blood counts). White blood cells are above normal if there is an infection, low red blood cells indicate anemia.

So your money was not wasted with the tests. The tests ruled out issues which might be causing him not to gain weight. I assume from the money spent FIV and leukemia were also ruled out.

You can pick up some cans of Hill's a/d from the vet. It is a high calorie food made with pork. A few cans of that a week might help him gain weight.

Answer 7

The neutering shouldn't have anything to do with this.
Find a place for the cat to eat away from the dog; separate room, or up high away from dod like on top of washer or counter.
Get him something really yummy for cats like good tuna fish for people, shredded cooked chicken, canned herrings to see if you can tempt his appetite. Make sure he has clean water too. If he still avoids the canned food and water, get an empty syringe like the drugstores have for giving meds to kids and hold him and force some water down him, a little at a time, or he might throw it back up. If he doesn't eat try doing the same thing with the water and liquid from the canned tuna.
If he likes the tuna juice, then use a blender and make a small amount of tuna soup for him and use the yringe to get some of that down him. i suggest tuna since my cats go nuts for is.

Answer 8

If cats cannot smell the food, they will not eat it. You can mix some baby food with regular cat food (but no baby food that has onions or garlic) to see if it entices him to eat more. But you also have to keep the dog away from the food.

My guess is that he is a bit under the weather since neutering, and hence his sense of smell is decreased.

If you really are concerned, there are few vets that do not have an emergency service back-up. Call, and see if there is a recording. If your vet doesn't have one, call others to see if they do.

Answer 9

O.K., he could be severely malnurished from not being able to eat his own food for so long. Put the dog in a seperate room and offer the cat the formula. Try cool or if that doesn't work warm it Just A Bit maybe to room temp or so. If he survives whatever this problem is yoy need to put him and his food up on a counter or somwhere higher than the dog so he can eat. Why haven't you already done this for your cat? You may have to put the dog outside while the cat eats - he may be traumatized by the dog and afraid to eat. THAT can kill him. Every animal needs to eat Regularly to survive. Poor cat.

Answer 10

Find a place for the cat's food where the dog can't get to it would be a good way to start.

If he was healthy & eating well before he was neutered, perhaps the vet made a mistake? FInd a new vet & get the cat in to see him as soon as possible.

There are any number of things that could be wrong with him.

Answer 11

Right. Take these steps.
- Keep your dog out of the room when you feed your cat, so that it doesn't finish the cat's food before he can eat it.
- Make sure that your cat has water available AT ALL TIMES. Put water bowls out in various places.
- Is he an outside cat? If he isn't you could introduce him to the outside.
- Play with him and give him lots of attention. It might tempt him to be less sleepy all the time.

He's not likely to deteriorate, but if he does, it's important you take him to the vets. It's worth it. He could be in shock from being neutered.