cat being sick not able to eat

[jkz]

my 15 year old cat started pulling his fur out about 6 months ago then over the weekend had up set stomach and being sick when he eat vet to the vets yesterday and havent told me what is wrong but gave him voren susp injection along with this paste to put in his mouth canikur pro paste was told to give him fresh chicken and fresh fish he wont eat this but last ight eat a little dry food but 4 hours later was sick again and woke up this morning to see that he had pulled even more fur out vet said if not better he will want to see him again friday but l think he doesnt know what is the problem and this is not helping my cat the stress of going to vets each time more money but no answer could this be thyroid problem?? have asked this question before now and vet said maybe but not treatable he said he couldnt find any lumps on him but he has lost alot of weight

[ummmm]

It could just be old age.

[buildersmate]

'Law' is a long way from 'Animals & Nature' - at least half a screen's worth.

[Revel]

Your vet doesnt sound very good.Why dont you look in the phone book for more,preferably one with a large chain of practices who have an operating theatre on site.It is no good going to a vet who doesnt know,and definately not good for the cat.Good luck.

[boxtops]

JKZ, ask your vet to do blood tests, don't delay. I can't explain the fur-pulling but six months ago my 10-year-old cat was throwing up all the time, lost a third of his body weight, and a blood test proved that he has chronic kidney disease, which is very common in older cats. It gets to quite a bad stage before symptoms show and the biggest symptom is sickness because so much bile builds up in the stomach, the poor thing was desperate for food but kept chucking it back up undigested. The vet kept him in over the weekend to rehydrate him, and he is now on a daily tablet (the cat, not the vet) and loves them, and is back to his old bouncy loony self. If your vet won't do that, then change your vet - your cat needs urgent help.