One of our cats was diagnosed in the autumn with Inflammatory bowel disease. Vet thought it might be cancer, but she responded to medication and was doing really well.
To start with she had both medicines by injection every other day (steroid and anti-sickness). Then we moved onto tablets. These could be crushed and put in food- mackerel or something stinky and tasty. She's always loved food and gobbled it down. We were able to reduce the dose.
Then in the last week or so she has begun to leave some of the food, the refuse it all together. So I started moulding it into cheese (it's a tiny tablet) and ham and she gobbled that. But she's stopped doing that. I tried the mackerel again tonight and she just sniffed it.
She's lost weight again. Obviously we're taking her back to the vets, but not sure what else we can try. We can't afford the injections long term, it is £120 a week (not covered on insurance) and she is a very timid, was semi feral and it too traumatic for her to be held down everyday to give. (we tried this, she just hides permanently and won't eat or drink).