Not Eating or Drinking Diarrhea Vomiting

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geekgirldany

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I am afraid Catee is having another "spell". I took him to the Vet on Tuesday for a checkup. It is always so so stressful for him even more since he is blind. He couldn't get settled down until late Tuesday night. He was eating and drinking fine Tues, Wed, Thur. Then Friday night he had diarrhea, not very bad but still there. Went twice. Vomited but nothing much come out. He tried to eat and drink but would start and then turn around. He finally drank (?sp) water maybe too much. He later vomited again.

So today he is still not eating or drinking. Of course BG is high. He had two more diarrhea episodes.

Vet tech called and left a message Thursday that his blood work was fine.

I am wondering if the Vet visit plus having some work done on the outside of my house which was close to his room... caused so much stress it has made him sick?

If you look at my profile you will see this is not the first time he has done this way. Back in Nov 2016 close to the same thing. He is 16 now and just wondering if stress and his age causes this.

I have anxiety pretty bad and so much has been going on this is just adding onto it.

Would appreciate any input.
 
Let's hope it's just stress and avoid a weekend trip to emergency. Obviously you're in tune with Catee's needs because of his blindness so I know he didn't swallow something or go for a tumble. Noah is high stress as well, sometimes taking 48 hours to come out of his shell. I know all about human anxiety, Clonazepam, Lorazepam etc. Lucky I have a good vet and a good human doctor. Keep posting.
 
Thank you for posting. I hope it is stress as well. He ate about 3 hours ago and threw it up in his bowl. He just tried eating again. I hope he holds it down. He is wanting to eat and drink but just turns away.

Poor Catee since he has gone blind the trips to the vet are just awful but this is the worse. He just seemed confused and did not know he was back home.

Yep on the human anxiety.... I am on alprazolam for years. Really don't like taking it anymore as I think it sometimes makes me worse but that is for another forum :)
 
Poor Cattee! Definitely sounds like his tummy is upset. Has there been any change to his food? Any new meds started? When he has diarrhea is it a lot or just a little bit? Maybe feeding him tiny portions very frequently, instead of larger amounts less frequently, would help him through this "spell." Will your vet make house calls, or make one as an exception for Cattee because of his stress? If his tummy issues continue, I would definitely think he should be seen by the vet, don't want to risk any further health problems that could arise from not eating. Seems like our furbabies always pick the weekends to have problems, don't they?! Hope he feels better soon. Take some deep breaths and try not to get too stressed out. :bighug::bighug::bighug:
 
Thank you :) Trying not to stress out...hard though. No food change and no new meds. The diarrhea is just a little bit. I don't believe the Vet does house calls.

Catee ate a little yesterday not much but did well drinking water. Unfortunately he has blood in his stool. He used it this morning and taking a look (gross I know) he had what looked to be a little diarrhea and a very soft movement... the very soft had blood in it. The blood is red not dark. So I don't know. He is feeling pretty bad and seems weak.

I am wondering if maybe the Vet done something to him to cause the bleeding? I mean do they still take their temperature in the back-end? Would that do it?

He had a anal sack rupture a year ago I believe... maybe the other one is getting ready to go? Thing is then he was rubbing his bum across the floor, diarrhea, then anal sack rupture which smelled awful.

I feel awful... kinda getting blamed by my friend. She told me not to take him to see the Vet just get his claws trimmed but I felt like he needed his semi-annual checkup. Now this has happened. :(
 
geekgirldany said:
Thank you :) Trying not to stress out...hard though. No food change and no new meds. The diarrhea is just a little bit. I don't believe the Vet does house calls.

Catee ate a little yesterday not much but did well drinking water. Unfortunately he has blood in his stool. He used it this morning and taking a look (gross I know) he had what looked to be a little diarrhea and a very soft movement... the very soft had blood in it. The blood is red not dark. So I don't know. He is feeling pretty bad and seems weak.

I am wondering if maybe the Vet done something to him to cause the bleeding? I mean do they still take their temperature in the back-end? Would that do it?

He had a anal sack rupture a year ago I believe... maybe the other one is getting ready to go? Thing is then he was rubbing his bum across the floor, diarrhea, then anal sack rupture which smelled awful.

I feel awful... kinda getting blamed by my friend. She told me not to take him to see the Vet just get his claws trimmed but I felt like he needed his semi-annual checkup. Now this has happened. :(
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Sometimes the irritation of diarrhea will cause a little anal bleeding. Do you have any vets in your area that make house calls? Might be worth researching that.
 
I don't think the vet taking his temperature caused the problem. Can you call the vet and ask what he thinks you should do?

The reason I asked about the quantity of diarrhea is because, bizarre as it may sound, sometimes a cat who is constipated will have small amounts of diarrhea that "leak"past the area of constipation. Without seeing the vet, though, there is no way to tell if that's what's going on. I agree with Kris, maybe call around to find someone who will do a house call if you describe Cattee's blindness and the resultant disorienting stress if he has to travel to them.

Don't let your friend make you feel bad, I'm certain this is NOT because of anything the vet did! :bighug::bighug::bighug:
 
Should have asked earlier - does Cattee act like he's in pain? Is he sitting kind of hunched up?

He DOES need to get some food into his system before too much longer or he runs the risk of hepatic lipidosis (fatty liver) or DKA. Do you have any urine test strips for ketones?
 
Max had chronic pancreatitis and the stress from vet visits often caused it. If all labs were good it's a possibility. It can cause all the symptoms you mentioned or just some. Not eating us a symptom of nausea. Do you gave any all meat no onion or garlic baby food? Sometones cats will eat that when they won't touch any cat food. It's easy to syringe as well to avoid fatty liver. Small amounts every couple of hours is best. Sometimes I could finger fed. Hope all resolves soon.
 
I had my kitchen and bathroom floor redone. There was a strange man in the house all day making noise doing it. Also, at one point, there was a chemical smell. Usually nobody comes to house, or if they do, they don't stay long. A few days later, Chloe had her DKA episode. I asked the vet if that could have caused stress leading to DKA, but she doubted it. She never found the cause of the DKA.
Another thing, there are mobile vets who come to your house, at least if you live in a fair-sized city. In my situation, I don't think it relived my cats' stress. There were two people in the house.
 
Hi everyone. Thank you so much for responding.

I believe there is one mobile vet in the area but not sure it would make a difference. It is just the overall stress of the situation... he is blind, doesn't know what is going on, someone he doesn't remember is messing with him. It just overwhelming for Catee.

Friday night he was doing the hunch/meatloaf position but since then he hasn't. He is laying/sleeping on the floor and in his bed. Since this morning he has only urinated no bowel movement. Which he doesn't have much in him to go #2.

He has ate nearly 2 ounces of food so far and his BG is in the high 200's. I did give him a little insulin about 0.25 usually 2 units.

So... trying to figure out what to do. I guess wait and see if he has another bowel movement with blood then call the Vet. I know he will want me to bring Catee in. I am hoping the blood is a one time thing.

Not sure but this seems similar to what happened in November 2016 but I do not think he had blood in his stool. Then I asked the Vet about pancreatitis but he said the blood test did not show anything elevated and he would not do that other test.

Whew...:confused:
 
Often bloodwork is normal when they have pancreatitis. Max did often have a slightly elevated ALT but not high enough to mean anything. I think cats get it way more often than some vets realize. Many times people say their cat is. Eat.oafing or just not acting right. You could try a nausea med like cerenia or ondansetron and if the diarrhea persists a round of flagyl and see if that helps. Basically just the symptoms are treated for pancreatitis. Other things used are fluids and bupe for pain.
 
I'm sorry your baby is not feeling well! Any chance he got into something that's making him sick? I had peonies in the house I thought out of reach of cats but a petal fell to the floor. I'm convinced Tigger ate it because he threw up that day. Just a thought.
 
Could stress still be causing diarrhea and vomiting now?

When I got home Catee had thrown up and it looked like undigested cat food.... it was still whole pieces. He also had another diarrhea. It isn't much, some form to it but was mushy light colored and smelled bad. No blood.

Wondering if the Vet Visit last Tuesday and then having work done on the outside of the house next to his room a day after could have caused this?

In addition, I found out my friend had pity on Catee and gave him some Wisker Lickens treats that I keep on hand just in case for low blood glucose. Well the treats go out of date this month. Gave him some last Tuesday night and then yesterday.

I just keep the treats just in case... I will have to hide them now from the cat and my friend.

I know you all don't know for sure what is wrong with Catee but just helps for me to talk about it with people that understand.
 
geekgirldany said:
Could stress still be causing diarrhea and vomiting now?

When I got home Catee had thrown up and it looked like undigested cat food.... it was still whole pieces. He also had another diarrhea. It isn't much, some form to it but was mushy light colored and smelled bad. No blood.

Wondering if the Vet Visit last Tuesday and then having work done on the outside of the house next to his room a day after could have caused this?

In addition, I found out my friend had pity on Catee and gave him some Wisker Lickens treats that I keep on hand just in case for low blood glucose. Well the treats go out of date this month. Gave him some last Tuesday night and then yesterday.

I just keep the treats just in case... I will have to hide them now from the cat and my friend.

I know you all don't know for sure what is wrong with Catee but just helps for me to talk about it with people that understand.
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I'd give some more thought to trying a vet that does house calls. That has to be less stressful than being taken to a clinic. It's possible he has some sort of GI bug or possibly an attack of pancreatitis. It's risky for a diabetic kitty to get dehydrated from vomiting and diarrhea, not to be eating properly and/or have some sort of infection going on. That can set them up for a bout of diabetic ketoacidosis or hepatic lipidosis. Both are very serious complications that can be life threatening. It's worth a bit of stress being examined by a vet.
 
I'm a little concerned that there's an intestinal issue here. I had something similar with Tiffany. I'd be getting an ultrasound done by a very experienced IM vet or a radiologist sooner rather than later. I don't mean to scare you but it's best to find out what you are dealing with rather than letting her get worse. :bighug::bighug:
 
Thank you for posting.... I will see about getting him to the Vet. He had hepatic lipidosis back in 2010... well the Vet said he was heading that way. So I know about that. He has had times where he would not eat for week and then start back. Thing is during those times there was no vomiting or diarrhea.

What was wrong with Tiffany?
 
Tiffany ended up with intermediate cell lymphoma and I lost her when she was just 12. A poor excuse for an oncologist contributed to it though. I'm not suggesting that's what you are facing but small cell or IBD are possibilities. Hepatic lipidosis can happen from eating half their normal amount of food in just a few days. I wouldn't let more than a day or two go by without eating. I'm a real fan of ondansetron for nausea and for others cerenia works. I've used cyproheptadine as an appetite stimulant but only once I've treated for nausea or they can develop food aversions.

Stress did bring on pancreatitis forvMax btw. I hope these symptoms go away quickly. :bighug:
 
Does she still seem nauseated? Cerenia may help that. Had she vomited in the last 24 hours?
 
I am going tomorrow to get a copy of the blood work... I've already asked for it to be emailed and it just gets lost in the requests I suppose.

Catee has slowly started eating and drinking water very well. As of this afternoon he hasn't vomited or had diarrhea.... so probably 12 hours or little more since last episode. He seems to be feeling better as well. I talked to the Vet and he said to watch him another day and bring him in if it starts back. He knows Catee's history of not eating and stomach upset. He definately has been nauseated. He would go up to his water or food and just turn around. Isn't like him. Last year the Vet gave him Cerenia and it seemed to make him stop eating. There is a alternative some suggested in the forum.

I maybe wrong but I believe he went blind from either going through the "not eating spell" back in 2010 and/or the diabetes. The Vet mentioned high blood pressure but they took it and it was normal. His blood sugar was in the 400s when I took him initially and he had started the eating and urinating a lot before that.... maybe a month. His eyes stay dilated all the time, he bumps into furniture at times, and you can just tell he is blind. He has a path through the house that he always walks now to know how to get around so he actually does very well.
 
geekgirldany said:
I am going tomorrow to get a copy of the blood work... I've already asked for it to be emailed and it just gets lost in the requests I suppose.

Catee has slowly started eating and drinking water very well. As of this afternoon he hasn't vomited or had diarrhea.... so probably 12 hours or little more since last episode. He seems to be feeling better as well. I talked to the Vet and he said to watch him another day and bring him in if it starts back. He knows Catee's history of not eating and stomach upset. He definately has been nauseated. He would go up to his water or food and just turn around. Isn't like him. Last year the Vet gave him Cerenia and it seemed to make him stop eating. There is a alternative some suggested in the forum.

I maybe wrong but I believe he went blind from either going through the "not eating spell" back in 2010 and/or the diabetes. The Vet mentioned high blood pressure but they took it and it was normal. His blood sugar was in the 400s when I took him initially and he had started the eating and urinating a lot before that.... maybe a month. His eyes stay dilated all the time, he bumps into furniture at times, and you can just tell he is blind. He has a path through the house that he always walks now to know how to get around so he actually does very well.
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Diabetes doesn't cause blindness in cats so it had to be something else..Unless he had a seizure or something. I was wondering about the blood pressure but you said they checked that. Interesting.
 
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