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Mydogsnotfat · 16/01/2023 18:06

I have the most wonderful 0 year old cat. Sher went off her food last Tuesday. Was at vets Wed, anti b and anti inflam, no temp. Took bloods which showed liver issues maybe hepatitis. Different anti b, appetite stimulant no change. Back to vets who scanned her and saw an angry gallbladder, enlarged liver and poss free fluid in abdomen but unable to needle biopsy it. Brought her home and syringe fed her day and night but no better. Vets kept her over the weekend, hot mat and suit as she was cold and then a drip as she was a little dehydrated but really no improvement. Also her heart is enlarged and struggling now.

Todays bloods show much the same but also jaundice and kidney probs now. I know we will probably have to say goodbye tonight but I can't get my head round how all this can happen so quickly. She was absolutely fine until she wasn't.

I'm also feeling dreadfully guilty as she has never eaten cat food - refused all of it and has always lived on chicken, fish, other meats etc with the addition of an people food she could steal like a sausage, custard, rice pudding, roast meat!

I think I just needed to get it all out there as I'm so very sad and overwhelmed by all of this. She's just the best and my house will never be the same without her.

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thecatneuterer · 17/01/2023 10:47

Sorry your cat is unwell. There is a typo in your OP so I don't know her age. Is she old? Assuming she is, then I have no idea why you would feel guilty, unless the vet has said her symptoms are caused by a taurine deficiency, but it doesn't sound like it and, assuming she's old, then the lack of proper cat food doesn't seem to have done her much harm.

As for getting unwell suddenly - well that's what happens very often, and is probably better than a slow decline. It does sound as though letting her go at this stage would be the kindest thing. We always say 'better a day too early than a day too late'. Of course listen to your vet's advice, although they do seem to offer all courses of action, without saying which one they think you should opt for. So sorry you're faced with this.

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