My two year old cat was diagnosed with liver problems. It's been about 2 months now. I only have seen him get better but moving around now and trying to play with his toy. He had been on lots of meds and had a feeding tub in his neck now for about a month. I don't now what else to do to make him want to eat on his own. I have tried baby food, cooked chicken, cant kitten food and canned a/d food that vet gave me. He is donning inn his own and will go smell the food but will not eat it. What can i do for him? I'm starting to worry he will have a feeding tube for a long long time. And about two days ago he is starting to get distant again. What can i do for him.

My DSH is a senior, at least 13, but perhaps more like 15 or 16 since it was ultimately a guess. I used to work at a vet hospital for several years and had hoped he might be a little older before seeing a decline. In any case, he had elevated liver values when we did bloodwork prior to a scheduled dental cleaning about a year ago. They were not so elevated as to leap immediately into every diagnosis/treatment option that is out there, especially since I am on a budget. At the time we tested his thyroid, since sometimes that can evbe associated. Those values were normal, and I honestly feel guilty now, but his eating and weight were good and so was his activity, so I waited before pursuing further diagnosis. In about February or March of this year when we went for his annual, his liver values were extremely elevated from the last test and the vet realized how jaundiced he had become. He is a white and strawberry cat and she told me how difficult it is to tell with his coloring but I can't help burr be sad that I didn't see ir earlier. We started him on denamarin after that visit because I didn't feel like a biopsy was the right next step when there could be potential blood clotting issues and couldn't afford the ultrasound. He has seem to do well until only the last day or two. Now some of his habits have changed suddenly. He is hiding a lot and crying at the front door. Just today though, I found a food that he really seems to enjoy and I was hoping that that would perk him up a little bit. And I also got pedialyte to be sure they he is staying well hydrated. I guess my ultimate question is this - I understand he is very close to his end of life but I just wanna do everything I can to make him comfortable and happy. I know it wont cure him but I am also wondering if making sure that he has better nutrition can even make him more comfortable now. Is it hopeless thinking those changes might make even a couple of days happier and more comfortable?

My cat was a baby ferral when I got him. He is 2 now. No shots yet. He was sick with infection from a cat bite. Hes on antibiotics and is really strong now. Vet says he may have liver problems due to yellowing skin and gums. He was rechecked and his gums are whitish not yellow. How much will it cost me to neuter him, immunizations, blood work and hospitalization. I love my cat but I am low income now.

There is a stray cat in the neighbourhood which we feed him everyday. Last week we noticed he was very thin and loss of appetite and we took him to the vet and he was on drip and gave him some vitamins. We took him back and kept him inside and he had not eaten anything, we kept him inside for roughly a week and the vet told us to release him outside to be in his environment. After 3 days without seeing him he came back and went in my garage and remained there. He drinks a bit but he did not touch any food. Yesterday we took him to a different vet for a second opinion and told that there is no chance and better to be put down and was diagonised with Liver Failure like the previous vet. Today in the morning he began meawing and walked and miracously ate a small portion. Shall I wait a bit ? Because we do not want to be put down but we are afraid that he is suffering

My boy Orlando, he's around 12 years old now. Several years ago, I'd say 2015/2016 he stopped eating and lost a substantial amount of weight. I took him to the vet and they told me it was hepatic lipidosis. He was given IV fluids, antibiotics, vitamins, and antioxidants. I followed up with his vet for several weeks after force feeding him, he eventually came around and was back to his normal self. Then in 2017 it happened again, after hurricane Harvey he was stressed and when I took him back to his vet I was once again told he had hepatic lipidosis. At a loss, I did the same thing as last time only he didnt get better. The last option from the vet was to give him steroids, and to my excitement it worked! He was back to his usual self in no time. But once again, his liver is shutting down and I'm devastated. I took him back and the vet told me he probably would not survive since his liver has been damaged so many times. It's been a few weeks with no real improvements, he's barely drinkng and not really eating much of anything. He is still being his loving self, but I'm not sure how much longer he will live at this point. How do I know if he's suffering and in pain? I couldn't bare it if he was in pain. I just don't know what to do at this point, if I should let him be until he passes or have him euthanized so he won't suffer. 😔