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One of my cats is on urinary tract food, and the other is on kidney and thyroid meds. We spend about $5K on the later several years ago when her intestines 'crashed'. I don't know if I would have spent $5K had I known up front, but once you spend 1 then 2 then...once you start, when do you stop?!
Unfortunately, I've been down this road many times with dogs and cats. I always push it too long and say that I will know better next time...next time, next time...Koronin said:I've always had cats. Found this thread. Our oldest cat is 17. Last week she stopped eating and started hiding. Spent the weekend force feeding her. Got her to the vet yesterday. She has an infection (she got an antibiotic shot for that) and unfortunately kidney function is down which is part of the problem. So we came home with a bag of fluids, with tubes and needles to give her fluids. She's acting more normal today, but still not eating. So we're forcing feeding her. She did start eating treats again today, so that's at least an improvement.
Long story short about the force feeding. My cat that we had to put down about 4 years ago had major health issues her entire life and she had to be force fed multiple times for varying lengths before starting to eat again each time. She was 16 when we had to put her down due to health finally failing, but we had her for much longer than I had dared hoped I would have had her for.
This is a picture of our 17 yr old cat. Her name is Ariel. This picture is from when she was a kitten.
One of my cats is on urinary tract food, and the other is on kidney and thyroid meds. We spend about $5K on the later several years ago when her intestines 'crashed'. I don't know if I would have spent $5K had I known up front, but once you spend 1 then 2 then...once you start, when do you stop?!