I have an 18 year old female cat? Presenting with extreme weight loss in about 6 week period, went from 9lbs to 6lbs, still eating and drinking and acting totally normal, except for diarrhea and straining when trying to deficate. We changed her food to fresh food 6 weeks ago, she didn’t like it refused to eat and we started noticing vomit and diarrhea in the house, we changed her back to her normal food after about a month, she had been back on her old food, fancy feast wet cans, for about 2 weeks. Took her to the vet, they did blood work, everything normal except wbc high, they did an x ray and said they couldn’t see her bowels clearly and thought her abdomen was full of fluid, however when they tried to aspirate fluid there was none. They now recommend an ultrasound to try and see what is going on in her abdomen. My gut is telling me she has a parasite or bacterial infection or inflamed bowels from the food changes. No fever. She also has something else we noticed in the last few weeks it sounds like her teeth are grinding together when she eats on one side, vet checked her teeth said it looks fine, she isn’t crying in pain or not eating from it, just thought it was weird. Any advice would be appreciated, she is now on Clav-amox for two days, we may try to take her somewhere and get a second opinion.

Hi! My male 4 year old cat has not been eating for over two days now, he is very lethargic. Keeps “lip smacking” and is squinting in his one eye with a little discharge. I fed him new wet food 3 days ago? Could his stomach just be very upset and it’s a coincidence he has a slight eye irradiation? He also has been adventuring outside.

I've had a bad run of it the last year. Lost 2 cat's to cancer and one to a urinary blockage. Im flat broke and traumatized so i don't know if im over reacting. My 9 month old male is going throw brief episode of coughing, vomited 4 time's and a couple of bloody, mucus poos. One minute he acts lethargic and ill then 20 minutes later hes playing. This has been going on for a week with only brief episode. What does that sound like and im just scared hes got something that will kill him. Nothing i can do to help him. There seems to be no pain tho. He has the herpes virus.

My cat is 3 weeks old got it from the street she was good the first 3 days then she started having diarrhea after a couple of days blood started with the diarrhea took her to a vet he said she had a fatal virus with the chance of 30% to live he gave her medication she was fine the first day now she gave out earing i feed her on force she lost weight has fever of 36.5

Our 12 year old cat, Cosmos, developed strange diarrhea about two years ago. She had recently recovered from stage 4 kidney failure with herbs and fluids and made a complete recovery to where she was able to undergo surgery to remove an abscessed tooth that seemed to have caused the kidney failure. About 4-5 months after this vet visit to remove the tooth she began having strange awful smelling diarrhea outside her box. It is like pudding with one small piece of stool in the middle, and it smells BAD! I had reason to believe that the previous vet was not very hygienic, so we found another vet. This clinic and doctors were wonderful. She had blood work and her fecal was sent out for several different screenings, which came back positive for Salmonella. She was treated for that with antibiotics, but the diarrhea, although not as often, was still present. Another panel was done after this which confirmed she had a Vitamin B deficiency and was put on Cobalaquin, which she absolutely loves and acts as if she's starved for it. The diarrhea became much less and some days she doesn't even have it. Over the past couple days it has become more severe again, though she is still on the Cobalaquin, and what is concerning us now is that we found the same type of weird, pudding like very stinky diarrhea with one small piece of stool in our living room, which Cosmos never goes into. (We have a very large house and she and 3 others stay in the one half, so there is no way it could be from her.) Now, I am wondering if this is in fact contagious, although I have never seen the other three cats who are with her 24/7 have it in all this time. None of them even caught her salmonella two years ago. There are two cats on the other side of the house(where the new puddle was found) that are allowed on that side now to play with them. So, I am concerned. Cosmos is in good health otherwise, and she has been checked for parasites, viruses, bacteria, you name it, and the salmonella has not returned since the first course of antibiotics she had a couple years ago. I just am wondering if there is a weird, rare condition that could be contagious that vets may not be familiar with that she should be checked for? Thank you.

Sudden lethargy in 5 month old kitten. Decreased appetite but will eat slurry. No vomiting or diarrhea. Just sleeping alot. Two siblings had same sxs. Took one to the vet. Dx was viral.

I have a question. My 5 month old kitten started last Monday puking a little bit every day. Well Thursday he started puking every time he hate something and its ALOT. He did the alot of puke Thursday andFriday. So Saturday I noticed he isn't eating anything or drinking anything. Hes laid on my bed all day. So Saturday night I tried giving him a very little piece of meat. He loves table food. He puked what looked like he ate the entire bag of lunch meat. He didn't have hardly any. Then about 1 a.m I tried giving him a little bit of canned cat food. He sniffed it and walked away. I tried getting him to get a drink. He wont do that either. What could be wrong? Help please

He is eating and drinking with no problem, plays with older sister and twin brother like there is nothing wrong with him. His stool is very runny,ihe inter and outer of anus is very sore. He cry's often when picked up. especially around abdomen. Have stop his wet food. Only dry at this time..his nature is happy and good apitite is good

My cat has been ill since July with ecoli bacteria embedded in the tissue round her claw she has had a long course of ant-biotics and is back to normal except for she is still wincing with it so it must be still bothering her. The past few days she has had a runny nose is this connected ?