posted October 25, 2021 05:04 PM            

At the same time, two of my other cats Emma and Shiro also were not finishing their food. Very odd as they usually finish their food fully.

This was around 2am so in the morning at 11am, my partner took Felicity to the vet.

He took her to a new vet(not our usual vet as he didn't want to make an appointment despite agreeing the night before to take her to our usual vet)(the new vet is walk in, our usual vet needs to make an appointment and is also a bit more expensive)

So the new vet gives Felicity some medicine, says she's fine physically and sends her home.

Even after the medicine given, Felicity still didn't want to eat anything offered for her next 3 meals except for freeze dry duck hearts halves.

So my partner will be taking Felicity, Emma and Shiro in about 5/6 hours to our usual vet(if he can get an appointment there)

I'm here asking for a reading because I'm so anxious and worried and I need some reassurance that my 3 cats who aren't eating normally especially Felicity will be okay.

That my partner will be able to get an appointment at our usual vet and they'll be able to figure out what's wrong and fix it 🥺🥺

Please can anyone read on this situation with my pets

posted October 25, 2021 05:07 PM            

I'm wondering, how old are your cats?

posted October 25, 2021 05:43 PM            

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Originally posted by Saille:
Their food bowl may be containment or just dirty. Wash it dry it.
The food itself may have gone bad, especially if it's wet food. I keep mine in the fridge, and was using a cover for the canned food afterwards..and realized the juice residue of old food was left on the lid, and the bacteria made the cat's sick.

Once I made those changes they were back to eating.

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posted October 25, 2021 06:12 PM            

Answer (read this please) :

posted October 25, 2021 07:21 PM            

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Originally posted by Amoranthaniela:
Oh, dear, I know how much furbaby issues can cause worry and stress.

I'm wondering, how old are your cats?

And just a note that my friends dogs recently experience the same. They refuse to eat sometimes and no one understands why.

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Hi
How do I address you as? Amora?

Thanks for being here for me. Yes it is quite stressful as I want the best for them.

My cats range from 2.5 years old to the oldest at 4 years old

The cats in question are 1.5 years , 2.5 years and 4 years old

posted October 25, 2021 07:25 PM            

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Originally posted by Saille:
Their food bowl may be containment or just dirty. Wash it dry it.
The food itself may have gone bad, especially if it's wet food. I keep mine in the fridge, and was using a cover for the canned food afterwards..and realized the juice residue of old food was left on the lid, and the bacteria made the cat's sick.

Once I made those changes they were back to eating.

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Hi Saille
Omg I think you might be right. I do feed them wet food but my partner is in charge of the daily feeding

I initially started putting their wet food into a container before putting the closed container in the fridge.

But my partner sometimes just puts the can in the fridge itself without putting the open can into the container first.

Also the liquid from the can drips into the container but my partner just put a tissue in when I pointed this out to him and said he should clean it daily 😥😥

I'll clean the container tomorrow and try to get my partner to not put the open cans with a lid directly into the fridge

posted October 26, 2021 06:29 PM            

Second day and another vet visit . Vet advise to wait and see and come back tomorrow if no improvement 🥺🥺

Unfortunately there's very little improvement. I'm really anxious and worried.

Please help me by letting me know my 3 cats are gonna be okay by tomorrow

posted October 27, 2021 03:31 AM            

cats are like us. They want clean, fresh food and water.

And it's better to continue feeding them moist/wet foods so they stay adequately hydrated.

Another option to increase their health and longevity is to prepare fresh meats, even organ meats which are packed with nutrients.

Depending on whether or not they're picky, giving it to them raw is usually best since it's got higher nutrient content when uncooked. But, if they're picky, you could cook it. But remember introducing new foods to cats can take awhile. You've gotta give them a little at a time so they can get used to it. They're notoriously picky eaters in almost all ways.

One of my cats was so picky she'd only eat raw fresh raw shrimps. So, their tastes for meat really depends on the cat, too.

Whatever you do, be sure their food is bio/organic. Be careful not to feed them meats or beef that's been pumped with hormones/chemicals or antibiotics.

posted October 27, 2021 07:38 AM            

you didn't react to my post, so I guessed you wouldn't be interested in more,
but since it could be possibly helpful for the cats, I'll write it anyway :

The tarot card was drawn by a family member for your cats, the second card later was about her idea to give them Royal Canin (maybe temporarily in case it's expensive).

The card she got was 'the Sun'.

So if you act like suggested in the text of the link about the first card 'five swords', try to be systematic and find out what's wrong step by step, plus now maybe try that brand immedeately, maybe it could help.

She also had the idea to draw a card for a gluten-free version of Royal Canin,

that card was 'ten pentacles'.

So maybe try that one, you can always change again later...

We had a dog in the past, who had problems with every other brand of food, this one, a certain kind only, made him healthy, but no guarantee ofcourse...
Here is the website of that brand in Malaysia:
http://www.royalcaninmalaysia.my/

posted November 19, 2021 07:21 PM            

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Originally posted by Librapurr:
Try to change food or a source of water. Cats often know when something isn’t good for them. If all cats get a problem in the same time, it sounds like something wrong with food, water or environment.

My cat‘s food one time looked not good when I opened a new can. I was buying that brand for a while and never had a problem before. I discarded it.
A popular brand of baby food was contaminated with lead about a month ago. You would think baby food is supposed to be the best quality...

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Hi Librapurr
So sorry for the late replies. It's been hectic (I'll explain in a post below) and I'm also taking care of 7 cats(boarded/at the vet) + 5 foster cats at home 😅

I have 7 cats on the same diet(not same can though) but only these 3 were having issues.

posted November 19, 2021 07:31 PM            

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Originally posted by Amoranthaniela:
Ah, so they're still young. I asked about their age, cause older animals, as their "time comes" or if they have a serious illness, sadly stop eating. But your are young so hopefully it's just the food and that's the fix you need.

cats are like us. They want clean, fresh food and water.

And it's better to continue feeding them moist/wet foods so they stay adequately hydrated.

Another option to increase their health and longevity is to prepare fresh meats, even organ meats which are packed with nutrients.

Depending on whether or not they're picky, giving it to them raw is usually best since it's got higher nutrient content when uncooked. But, if they're picky, you could cook it. But remember introducing new foods to cats can take awhile. You've gotta give them a little at a time so they can get used to it. They're notoriously picky eaters in almost all ways.

One of my cats was so picky she'd only eat raw fresh raw shrimps. So, their tastes for meat really depends on the cat, too.

Whatever you do, be sure their food is bio/organic. Be careful not to feed them meats or beef that's been pumped with hormones/chemicals or antibiotics.

Anyhow, good luck with your babies and hope this gets sorted. Let us know if anything changes after better quality food

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Hi Amora

Thanks so much for your kind words and advise 💗💗 I really appreciate it and if we had more resources or time ,we'd keep our cats on a raw food diet.

We try to feed our cats the best quality wet food we can find( ie anything that lists meat and meat by products is a big no no as meat can mean anything from chicken to essential any type of meat including roadkill 😮😮

posted November 19, 2021 07:35 PM            

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Originally posted by Saille:

DEFINITELY CHANGE THIS HABIT. Animals are so sensitive to bacteria and germs. It's doesn't matter that it's in the can or a container it just needs to be fresh. I usually leave it in the can and cover it in aluminum foil, and feed them within 8 to 16s hours after opening it. 24/36 hours you should throw that can of food away. It's important that it's covered otherwise the smell of other food in the fridge will mingle with their food. Kinda like when you wash dishes in the washer and the smell of food is still lingering on the dishes.
My cats have refused to eat a brand new pack of canned food, and I returned it and found out a few days later the company had a batch ocontainmented food. So the cats were right in now eating.
Keep their water away from their food. Cat especially do not drink water where they've killed/eaten an animal.
Most importantly, wash their food bowls often.Once a week with hot water and soap. They have really sensitive stomach.

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Hi Sallie,
We usually do use the can up within 12 hours, at max 16 hour (not that hard as we have 7 cats) but covering with aluminium foil is a good idea.

Thanks Sallie

Their wet food bowls are washed after ever meal while their dry food bowls are washed once a day.

posted November 19, 2021 07:37 PM            

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Originally posted by HeavenlyLove:
I asked the question : Will the cats get healthy again quickly ?

Answer (read this please) :

http://www.elliotoracle.com/blog/2017/7/4/the-card-of-the-day-the-five-of-swords

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Hi Heavenly Love
Thanks so much for pulling a card for me and I'm so sorry for the delay in getting back to you

I don't know what the 5 of swords meant in my situation and I was really anxious for my cats that week.

posted November 19, 2021 07:52 PM            

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Originally posted by HeavenlyLove:
Hi Aurora Girl,

you didn't react to my post, so I guessed you wouldn't be interested in more,
but since it could be possibly helpful for the cats, I'll write it anyway :

The tarot card was drawn by a family member for your cats, the second card later was about her idea to give them Royal Canin (maybe temporarily in case it's expensive).

The card she got was 'the Sun'.

So if you act like suggested in the text of the link about the first card 'five swords', try to be systematic and find out what's wrong step by step, plus now maybe try that brand immedeately, maybe it could help.

She also had the idea to draw a card for a gluten-free version of Royal Canin,

that card was 'ten pentacles'.

So maybe try that one, you can always change again later...

We had a dog in the past, who had problems with every other brand of food, this one, a certain kind only, made him healthy, but no guarantee ofcourse...
Here is the website of that brand in Malaysia:
http://www.royalcaninmalaysia.my/

I general I agree with the idea to take biological, fresh food, but she had these ideas and these cards came up...
Maybe a combination ?
Our dog did get some chicken additionally, couldn't tolarate anything else.

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Hi Heavenly Love
Thanks so much for following up

I was very interested in the card you drew for me but I didn't know how to apply it to my situation (yes I read the description but I still wasn't clear on how to apply to my situation)

Interestingly enough, one of my cats (out of the 3) who was still refusing to eat by Wednesday (first vet visit was on Monday, the day before I made this first post, by Wednesday, 2 of my cats had started eating in various quantities), was boarded at the vet overnight and hand fed Royal Canin Recovery(or something else but RC wet food brand)

posted November 19, 2021 08:03 PM            

I really appreciate your replies but it was a really stressful and anxiety inducing week for me with no real resolution as to why my cats weren't eating.

Thankfully after a whole 6 days (and nearly RM 900 in vet fees) my cats started eating of their own free will 🙄🙄

So on Monday ,one of my cats wasn't eating(took to the vet, no answer said maybe it's stomach bug or bad food) gave something for acidity and sent home.

Tuesday (day 2 and day of this post) , the same cat still isnt eating and now another 2 cat has joined the first cat and isn't eating either. At this point I'm starting to freak out a little because normally these two cats don't have any issue with eating their food. - Another vet visit - same response as on Monday + appetite stimulant

Wednesday - 2 cats out of the 3 have started eating but the 3rd cat isn't eating. So off to the vet again and this time boarded overnight for observation and to feed RC wet food

Whole night this cat is mewing and anxious the vet reports and only eats the RC if he's hand fed.

Thursday - As the cat was very anxious at the vet, the vet recommends to keep the cat at home and feed RC wet food.

Our regular vet still couldn't figure out why our cat wasn't eating on its own by Thursday (also my partner mentioned that he left a circular rubber cover for a blender (which he uses to grind cat dry food) outside to dry on Monday and he noticed it missing on Tuesday)

So as a precaution, our vet recommends we take our cat who's not eating to another vet for an ultrasound(to rule out an obstruction) and the 2nd vet don't find anything except some backlogged poop and a shadow

My partner told me he thought the shadow may be part of the rubber thing( my partner only was allowed in and he failed to clarify to me that the vet only saw a shadow - which could be nothing or an obstruction - but my partner initially said to me he saw a rubber like thing 🙄🙄 he's ADHD but seriously 🙄🙄 - I only found out about this miscommunication the next day)

Anyways , brought our cat home, the cat pooped and then started eating (initially the RC wet food but then its own food)

Had a follow up ultrasound on Saturday and you guessed it, no shadow or anything.

So essentially I have no idea why 3 of my cats stopped eating for 2 days.(possibly some stomach bug I guess?? This remains a mystery for now)

Thankfully they're all okay now.

That was one anxiety inducing week for me.

After that I was navigating between my rescued mother cat and her 6 newborn kittens(at a boarder's place) + our other rescued cat (in September) who had a toe injury that resulted in an amputation of his 2nd toe(he's finally healed and ready for adoption. The kittens are about 1 month old now)

And I have a full time job 😅😅

So I'm not on here much either these past few weeks. and I've been meaning to reply to everyone who was kind enough to Support me with their replies but my timing wasn't lining up (plus I have severe anxiety and I felt bad about not replying and so avoided replying and felt bad about avoiding replying..a viscous cycle 😳😳

Once again thank you so so much everyone for your advise and reading.

posted November 23, 2021 04:39 PM            

Just wanted to let everyone know that I've replied and explained everything above

And another one of my cat had to be boarded at the emergency overnight yesterday because he licked the flea medicine off his back.

The vet assistant who put the medicine on my cat's back, put it too low and my cat was able to lick the medicine and started foaming at the mouth.

I went into my room for dinner and when I came out two hours later, my cat was foaming at the mouth.

Immediately rushed him to emergency and get him checked out and boarded overnight for treatment

He's still not eating that much. I'm worried about him but he was really stressed at the vet so he's probably resting that's why .

Vet at the emergency vet gave the all clear to take him home, which I then did earlier today.

Been a tiring 2 days now and counting.

Fleas also got into my home so there's that to deal with.

I have a major exam in less than 2 weeks and something is going wrong every week with my cats/foster cats or both as with the fleas 😭😭 and it's stressing me out so much.

It feels like the universe is working against me 😥😥😭😭😭

Can anyone help ? Tell me that isn't the case here?

posted November 23, 2021 08:10 PM            

Sorry, I had absolutely no time the last days, at the weekend it'll be a bit better I hope...

I cannot imagine that the universe is working against you, because you seem such a lovely 'mom' for your cats. 🌻
But I could imagine - without seeing you and the situation ofcourse - that you and your cats might be a little bit in a vicious circle (?)
If something goes wrong and you get worried and stressed, the cats will feel it and maybe even the vet.
The vet (assistent) might loose his inner calmness and concentration a bit and make mistakes (?),
the cats might feel your stress when you want them to eat, so they might even start to associate food with stress and anxiety and loose their appetite...(?)

In nature cats don't even succeed in finding food every day, because unlike vegetarian animals they have to hunt.
We had cats long ago (we're allergic now not only against cats), saved some from the street, they were severely malnourished and some were extremely full of fleas with infected skin.
So they sure hadn't found food every day...
After a visit to the vet and a few days eating enthusiastically, even they skipped meals sometimes.

Do they get enough protein in their food ?
In case not, this could leed to some problems, since they are obligate carnivores, see the explanation in the link :

posted November 24, 2021 04:46 AM            

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Originally posted by Aurora_girl1990:

Hi Heavenly Love
Thanks so much for following up

I was very interested in the card you drew for me but I didn't know how to apply it to my situation (yes I read the description but I still wasn't clear on how to apply to my situation)

Interestingly enough, one of my cats (out of the 3) who was still refusing to eat by Wednesday (first vet visit was on Monday, the day before I made this first post, by Wednesday, 2 of my cats had started eating in various quantities), was boarded at the vet overnight and hand fed Royal Canin Recovery(or something else but RC wet food brand)

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My English is not perfect by the way, in case some expressions should be wrong...

I'll have no time before the weekend, then I can tell you how I interpreted the cards...

But very interesting about the Royal Canin.🙂
You see, the universe is not working against you...

One thing I wanted to add shortly :
I'm not a vet and didn't have cats for many years anymore (would like to though),
so I'm no specialist.
But I could imagine, that some vets might (unconciously or not) contribute to their clients' anxiety about their cats skipping meals or other possible/potential health issues,
because this is what they have been tought and what they also live from...
I know from friends who are doctors for humans, what they learned in university...

In the link I posted it is described how specially overweight cats get in danger when they suddenly don't eat anymore.
I can imagine that to be true, but an overweight cat hardly exists when they live wild in healthy nature.
Every living being is ajusted to their natural environment, and there cats get fresh meat, eat the whole animal with organs etc... but not always at the same time and twice a day.
Even I sometimes eat nothing for a whole day and feel great, because my system seems to need that occasionally.

posted December 01, 2021 01:37 AM            

While the first 3 got better, now another three are down with some sort of infection due to fleas 😥😥 which they probably got through me or my bf as a rescue cat's kittens we boarded at someone's house turned out to have fleas(possibly from this person's other boarding cats as their mom is flea free 🤬🤬🤬

My bf and I got a bit laxed and we're paying for it now with flea treatments and high vet bills due to side infections from the fleas

And I don't know how long or how much until we fully dealt with this.

So yeah I'm f***ING ****** and scared and anxious about my furbabies and wtf is this all happening within the last 1.5 months 🥺🥺🥺

Randal could you please delete this thread.

I really appreciate everyone's comments and advise 💗💗 but I feel like just talking about it, this thread being here is making it worse.

And I hate that 😭😭 so Randal kindly delete this whole thread.

posted December 01, 2021 03:46 AM            

I found cats on the streets who had almost died from hunger and had big skin infections from the countless flees, but even they survived after treatment.

There is a good old trick against anxiety (I have it also sometimes), I always do the following :
Ask yourself what could happen in the very worst case.
Then imagine how that would really be for you and everybody involved.
Go into the feeling.
Doing that you can face your fears and know what could happen, so you don't fear some unknown monster/catastrophy anymore.

Always when you get anxious, repeat that method for that situation.
For example :
In the very worst case the cats could die. Which is VERY unlikely just because of those fleas and the skin infections, but I always anyway imagine the very worst, just as a method to deal with anxiety.

I think, and I read something like this somewhere as well, that all fears are actually fears of death, your own actually I guess.

So lets imagine the cats would die.
Imagine how you would feel. Would you die ? No.
Imagine how the cats would feel.
If you really imagine it, you will realize, that death doesn't even exist, it's just a peaceful transition.

And additionally it will not even happen.

You could then as a next step imagine the worst outcome except death.
So maybe the cats get more and more ill, you have to pay high bills to the vets and you loose your house because you can't pay the rent, for example.
Where will you and the cats live then ?
Imagine the possibilities.
Imagine how you and the cats would feel.
Would you or they die from it ?
No, and death is nothing to fear anyway.
Would you or the cats get depressive from it ?
Possibly in the beginning a bit.
Imagine how it would feel.
Would you or they die from it ?
No, and death wouldn't be a reason to be afraid anyway.
So you all would feel sad for a while.
You could all deal with it.

Plus it won't even happen, because you will not loose your house.

Next step imagine what the very worst could be except dieing or loosing the house.
The cats won't get better for a long time.
You get poorer because of the bills.
Imagine having less money.
How do you feel ?
Can you handle it ?
Will you die or loose the house then ?
No, and you already know it would all be nothing to really fear anyway.

Will you have less money ?
Very unlikely, unless you go to vets extremely often.
Can you avoid doing that ?
Yes, because the skin infections will heal mostly automatically after the fleas are gone or reduced.
Everybody who has cats or dogs has fleas in the house sometimes.
Just see the little fleas as tiny fellow beings, they also have to exist, they are not our enemies.
Just love them and then do get rid of them ofcourse, because the cats and you have to live healthy.

It was easy to get rid of the fleas and the skin infections of the malnourished cats even.

You are a very compassionate, loving and sensitive human being, that's a part of why you are anxious for the cats' wellbeing.
Love yourself for these admireable qualities.
Be proud of yourself.

Then you feel strong, because you ARE so strong.
And you can face those fears.

You are also strong enough to leave this thread here.
So others can read about how to solve their cats' problems...it will help them and their cats.

These are only my ideas, ofcourse you should do what you feel is best for you.
Just trying to help with my experience, since I'm also sensitive like you and probably I'm already a bit older (I'm in this incarnation already some time)...