hi. i have a 3 month old kitten that just all of a sudden stopped eating today, he's ate a few pieces of chicken out of my hand but that is it and he's pretty much laid down all day. i seen him poop once but i haven't seen him drink any water except a few sips of kitten milk i gave him. he is usually running around climbing things and chasing my other cat. I was curious to if he could possibly have FeLV/FIV and all of a sudden be showing symptoms? He hasn't been tested yet.

Coat is suddenly coarse, seems dehydrated, eating and drinking little, sleeping a lot, not playing, white gums

My boy Oatmeal is playing, eating and drinking just fine but he has diarrhea and has been sleeping most of today.

My cat was completely normal yesterday, today he hasnt eaten yet not even had any interest in food, which he normally is insatiable for. All hes done is sleep in the same spot and barely moves. I dont know what could be wrong, should I bring him to the vet?

A cat adopted us. I have seen him around the neighborhood and little by little he trusted us and started coming inside to sleep at night. He had a good appetite until yesterday. He has slept for two days and is very lethargic. He lets you pet him and usually stays close to us but for 2 days he has distanced himself. He also hasn’t been drinking. I would love to take him to a vet but he doesn’t let us pick him up and I’m not sure if he would bite the vet. I’m very worried about him.

So my female tuxedo cat who is 4 out of no where started to act lethargic and stopped eating/drinking. She was throwing up bile so we took her to her usual vet. They called us a few hours later and told us that her red blood cell count was extremely low and that she needed emergency vet care. Turns out she was severely anemic. The emergency vet took her in and did a blood transfusion and kept her 24 hours. That’s all we could afford. We spent $1700 in that single day and we didn’t even get a proper diagnosis as that would have cost an extra $3500 including ultra sounds and a 3 day observation. When we took her home the next day she still seemed lethargic of course but over the next course of those days she perked back up. The emergency vet gave us a steroid and doxycyline for her to take for two weeks. At her one week checkup her numbers from her blood work were holding steady but still not great. Here we are on week 2 and things took a turn for the worst. She’s back to not eating, she is basically skin and bones and she can’t get out of bed. My poor sweet baby looks miserable and it’s killing me that I can’t help her. We spent most of our money with the whole virus thing going on and my fiancé just got laid off. I know if I take her back to the vet they are just going to want thousands of dollars and we have nothing left to give. I honestly have no words for the pain that I feel. I raised her since she was 2 weeks old and she went through my entire pregnancy with me and loved and protected my son. They have such a special bond and it’s just breaking my heart. They are both 4 and connected at the hip. If vets had a credit system I would have no problem paying them monthly but most do not. Anyways the closest thing to a diagnosis we have is that she more than likely is suffering from FHM. I don’t know much about it other than the medicine she is already on is supposed to help. I hope she gets out of bed soon and shows some life. If anyone has any info or experience with there cat as well please share with me some insight. Thanks for listening

I thought my twelve year old cat had kidney failure and was dying. Terribly lethargic and eating very little and skipping some meals. Very dehydrated. Was drinking a lot of water, urinating ok. This all happened in about three days. Bowel movements had been dry and he’d been somewhat constipated over past month or two. For same time had been pooping in inappropriate places, such as on my bed, dining room table, near his food bowl and water bowl. I thought he was just being naughty but I think he was trying to tell me something. Brought him to the vet on Saturday as I didn’t think he’d last until Monday without at least being hydrated. Vet ran blood panel, kidneys fine, a few minor things that he felt was related to his poor little body being over run with fleas. I had no idea! He gave him a topical treatment that lasts x three months to kill fleas and flea eggs. I’d had him on two kinds of raw food, one frozen and one dehydrated plus home made bone broth. He did a subcutaneous hydration (with saline I think) and gave him a different food (Blue Diamond Gastrointestinal Support). It’s wet, canned and he loves it. Vet felt this was important and send us home with a case. He ate well Saturday dinner, skipped Sunday breakfast but has been eating well since Sunday dinner and it’s Monday evening after dinner. I’ve also been covering him with a light wool sweater as he sleeps on my bed and done some loving hands on healing. Realized the other cat who shares his food tray tends to eat quickly then steal the rest of Gilligans meal. So I had to become much more aware and present to the situation and make sure Gilligan wasn’t being bullied. So far so good! He’s pretty much back to normal and I thought he’d be dead by now. Lots of TLC, kisses, gentle strokes etc.

My 10 year-old rescue female cat stopped suddenly eating overnight. I've had her for Three years now. She loves to eat, she used to wait 20 lb and I was able to bring her slowly over the past 3 years 216.5 pounds. I saw her vomit on Friday morning and then she almost did not eat for 3 days, then completely stopped eating. I brought her to the vet three times since then. so far I have invested $1,500 Into trying to figure out what she has. bloodwork returned nothing special. Pancreas test revealed nothing either. Ultrasound was fine and revealed nothing, no foreign object, no blockage, No specific information. on the 6th day she started showing fever so they hospitalized her for 2 days with IV And antibiotics. she started eating a little bit and they sent her home with me with oral antibiotics to give morning and nights. we are now 72 hours later, And whatever little she can eat she eventually throws up. it's been 10 days since she stopped suddenly eating and she has lost one full pound. my cat is an indoor cat, but she is a rescue and from what I know Her previous owner sometimes let her out in the backyard. I am completely puzzled by her current situation, and very worried, as I feel that the antibiotics are only acting as a Band-Aid Over the real problem which I think is still present And still a total mystery. I am thinking of asking the vet tomorrow to ask the lab to test for feline leukaemia. I really would like to know what she has, and so far the two vets that I saw at the clinic plus the radiologist Cannot figure it out. I don't know how much more of the cost I can support hey breaks my heart to see her in this Situation. does anyone have any idea where this could be? Thank you! Ps: during all physical exams, exam of the mouth revealed no discoloration of gum, and no visual Clues in the mouth in general.

My 14yo cat Felina (friendly, talkative, foodie, playful) was having loosing stool for 3-4wks, which caused her to occasionally have a bowel movement outside of her litter box. She had this issue last year Jan 2019 (loose stool, not using litter box consistently, and lethargy) and at that time and the vet had said the xrays of her stomach looked normal. She was given a nutritional supplement that helped her overcome everything other than the loose stool. Since Felina had access during certain times of the day to outdoors, she would use the grass and dirt in lieu of her litter box. Back to present time (Dec 2019), I gave her a mixture of wet food and white rice and this helped firm up her stool. However, she then started to eat very little food (dry or wet) and mostly drink water (as of Jan 3rd 2020). Her mood changed drastically and as a former foodie this is quite unlike her. She is using her litter box so that issue got resolved. Now I don't understand why the sudden turn in behavior and habits. I take wet food in gravy add hot water and blend it. She manages to eat most of that liquefied food but doesn't completely finish her bowl (leaving the concoction that is thicker than liquid). I gave her nutritional supplement in gel form that she licked off of her paws and on the 3rd day she refused it altogether. I am willing to try powder nutritional supplement to add to the blended food and see if that will help her recover (like last year). This particular supplement is $80. She will be going to see the vet (a different one from 2019) for a consult. It's very odd that so many cat parents have experienced this too?!?!? Any VETS in this community who can shed some insight would be very much appreciated, we love our cat kiddos and want to help them.