FAO Caz21

[mycats]

Did you get your cat to eat yet?? :-( Let us know (please)

[Catso]

You didn't say how old your cat was. I ask because this has happened to 2 of my cats.

The first was very old, and the advice from the vet (though hard to accept) was 'it's just old age and it's her time to go - they sometimes just stop eating and die'. Which she did, just peacefully faded away. Very hard to accept at the time, but on reflection, I think the vet was right. The cat was nearly 19, and what would the point of lots of vet visits, tests and medication have been?

More positively, the second was just a young cat, previously perfectly healthy and normal. Just stopped eating. Vet's (phone) advice: give it a couple of days, she's alright if still drinking. No change after 2 days, so trip to vets. Examination couldn't find anything wrong and the vet said cats sometimes 'get out of the habit of eating'. The advice was to force some food into the cat, dry biscuits being easiest. The vet demonstrated for us! This does sound harsh, I know, and was far from easy, but after a couple of (small) forced meals, the cat was back to normal, eating for itself.

I've remembered another as well, a rescue cat we had 'reserved' for my dad. The cat came from a not-very-nice background, and was malnurished. The CPL got the cat on the road to recovery, but then it just stopped eating and died. Apart from the vet, the CPL also tried a pet spiritual healer, but I've always been very upset that I didn't have opportunity to try the force feeding, it might have saved the cat.

[gessoo]

Caz21 has posted some very sad news on her earlier thread.

If you see this Caz. I am thinking of you.

[caz21]

Thanks everyone, she was 14 so not young but she was perfectly healthy til about two weeks ago! sadly i think she has been put down now, the appointment was 11:45 but i darent phone my mum coz its too upsetting so i'll leave it til i go home! said godbye this morning! was the saddest thing! anyway cant see what i'm writing now, so signing off! thanks for all your advice and support! xx

[cat woman]

Dear caz, I have left a message for you on your other thread, I will go now this is so sad and has upset me knowing what you and your family are going through, and because its opened fresh memories of my 2 boys.

LOL cat woman xxx

[caz21]

Thanks Catwoman! I'm going home in ten minutes! i'm dreading it it will be so quiet and awful without her! x

[yinyang]

Caz, just wanted to let you know I'm thinking of you.I know what you're going through - our suzy was 18 when she had to be put to sleep.

even though it must have been very hard to say goodbye this morning ; soon you will be thankful that you got a chance to do this.

Take care. x