Dinah is not in a good way

[elfs]

Omaha and I know that we're dealing now with a cat that's in rapid decline. The neurological incident she had recently, the one that caused the weakness on the left side of her face, is now spreading, and she can no longer control her mouth on that side. She drools constantly, has a terrible time eating anything at all, and often has wheezing breathing incidents whenever she purrs. She's desperate for warmth; she sleeps on one of the heat vent registers whenever she can, dares the stairs only if she absolutely has to.

We've gone back to using an oral injector to get her food into her, and she protests it in a way she never did before. The only way to get food into her is blend it with chicken, beef, or fish stock (depending on the pouch we're giving her) using a stick blender, and pour it into her dish like soup. She still doesn't eat much, she's dropped from eight pounds to five, and I really don't think she's going to last much longer.

She still purrs, and she still loves us, but it's hard watching her slowly fall apart like this. Poor kitty.

Comments

[fallenpegasus]

:(

[anthologie.livejournal.com]

Awww. :(

[acelightning.livejournal.com]

[marketeer]

I'm sorry to hear it. With our Mabel, at the end, she could eat baby food (all-meat flavors) and actually she seemed to enjoy them a lot. Maybe that would help get some nutrients into her.

[mikstera.livejournal.com]

I went through this with one of our cats last year. I second the baby food suggestion... and yeah, :(.

[halloranelder.livejournal.com]

*hugs*

[solarbird]

Oh jeez, I'm sorry. ;_;

[pixel39.livejournal.com]

*hugs* to all of you.

I third the baby food suggestion--make sure there are no onions in it. Don't want to cause additional stress to her system.

[kistha.livejournal.com]

I'm so sorry - it's very hard to do. You have my sympathy, thoughts and prayers.

Hmm. That's tough.

[norincraft.livejournal.com]

What is best for Dinah and/or the girls?

I Really Hate to Say This...

[http://users.livejournal.com/_candide_/]

...but losing over 1/3 of her weight doesn't bode well for Dinah. ;_;

I'm so sorry. It sounds like it's time, unless your vet has anything else to say.

epinoid and I haven't lost any of our cats yet. But we need to give Ian laxative twice daily; he's had more than one incident where he's gotten blocked and stopped eating. The first time it happened, he lost a lot of weight and we thought we were going to lose him. He's still with us, but it's only a matter of time before he declines and we have to make that decision you're now facing. :(

[dsgood.livejournal.com]

My sympathies.

[lisakit.livejournal.com]

Listen to her. She'll tell you when it's time.

{Hugs}