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my 19 and half year old cat has stopped eating. she's losing weight and is not hydrated. she seems like she wants to eat, but goes to the bowls and doesn't.we've tried opening all different kinds of food.Any ideas? thank you
One Response to “my 19 and half year old cat won't eat”:
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Experienced Advisor Brian Spar says:
December 17th, 2007 at 02:57 AM
Hi there, I am sorry to hear about your problem. Your cat is an old girl, and it sounds like her age may be catching up to her. In my experience, a cat in her age range showing the signs you describe often are in chronic kidney failure. This, of course, can only be shown definitively by your veterinarian (via a blood test). Unfortunately, if this is what your kitty has, it is not something you can fix. There are things we could try to do to make her comfortable and extend her life as best as we can, but you can't cure a kidney once it has failed. I would advise a visit to your vet as soon as you can in order to find out what exactly is going on. Good luck!
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