Hi guys, I am having a hard time getting Cricket to eat right now. He is drinking water some and some tuna juice, but it isn't much. I have been force feeding him baby meat foods the past couple of days. He isn't very happy about it, but otherwise, he is going to be too weak if he doesn't eat. I've tried tuna, salmon, goat's milk, yogurt, baby meat foods, and wet cat food-different varieties, and he doesn't seem interested in much of anything except for a little water and tuna juice now and then and some tuna flakes-just a little. I am hoping he is eating at night while I am sleeping or gone to work during the day, but if he is, I don't think it's much. I have three other cats in the house and it's hard to tell who's doing what. He doesn't have any mouth sores, and he is dehydrated just a little bit. He's on prednisone still, and still making rbc's, but his body is killing them as it makes them. He's still anemic. We don't have the $300 to do a blood transfusion, and that's not really an option anyway, since he is making his own rbc's and the vet said the transfusion might make his body try to fight the rbc's more. He's still walking around a little, but weak due to lack of nutrients. He still purrs and sleeps with me at night and goes outside to enjoy the air and sun, so I know he's still enjoying life somewhat. But I don't know what to do to get him to eat. Any ideas? Also, we're going out of town tonight and I have to leave him for 48 hours. I am worried to death. My best friend is going to stop by Sunday morning and give him his Prednisone and some fresh tuna, and we'll be home later that evening. Any thoughts or advice out there?
Thanks so much! Wendy __________________________________ Yahoo! Mail - PC Magazine Editors' Choice 2005 http://mail.yahoo.com