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Thanks for all your replies. Yes, we're taking her to the vet
tomorrow. The eating problem has only gotten really bad over the past couple of days. We fed her some baby food today (is that ok temporarily? i know other people who've done it before) and she seems to have a better time with that, although she's still exhibiting some of the same problems. The last time we took her to the vet for this, they suggested teeth cleaning for which she'd have to be put under anesthesia. But then her eating problem suddenly got better and she was back to normal, so we didn't wanna put an 18-year-old kitty through a traumatic procedure like that unless it was absolutely necessary. But now the problem has come back again and worse, so now I'm wondering if there might be some hidden tooth problems going on (the vet said after a visual inspection that they were dirty, but not that bad). We'll see what they have to say this time. I'm wondering now though if it might be her throat since even baby food is giving her trouble. I'll let you all know what happens. |
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Thanks for all your replies. Yes, we're taking her to the vet
tomorrow. The eating problem has only gotten really bad over the past couple of days. We fed her some baby food today (is that ok temporarily? i know other people who've done it before) and she seems to have a better time with that, although she's still exhibiting some of the same problems. The last time we took her to the vet for this, they suggested teeth cleaning for which she'd have to be put under anesthesia. But then her eating problem suddenly got better and she was back to normal, so we didn't wanna put an 18-year-old kitty through a traumatic procedure like that unless it was absolutely necessary. But now the problem has come back again and worse, so now I'm wondering if there might be some hidden tooth problems going on (the vet said after a visual inspection that they were dirty, but not that bad). We'll see what they have to say this time. I'm wondering now though if it might be her throat since even baby food is giving her trouble. I'll let you all know what happens. |
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Thanks for all your replies. Yes, we're taking her to the vet
tomorrow. The eating problem has only gotten really bad over the past couple of days. We fed her some baby food today (is that ok temporarily? i know other people who've done it before) and she seems to have a better time with that, although she's still exhibiting some of the same problems. The last time we took her to the vet for this, they suggested teeth cleaning for which she'd have to be put under anesthesia. But then her eating problem suddenly got better and she was back to normal, so we didn't wanna put an 18-year-old kitty through a traumatic procedure like that unless it was absolutely necessary. But now the problem has come back again and worse, so now I'm wondering if there might be some hidden tooth problems going on (the vet said after a visual inspection that they were dirty, but not that bad). We'll see what they have to say this time. I'm wondering now though if it might be her throat since even baby food is giving her trouble. I'll let you all know what happens. |
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I'm wondering
now though if it might be her throat since even baby food is giving her trouble. I'll let you all know what happens. I hope the best for your kitty but, sadly, my 2 older cats (now both RB) ate like that in their last days/weeks. One had lymphoma and the lymph nodes in her throat were swollen and cutting off her throat/airway. She also snored and made other noises while awake or asleep. My other kitty was also very ill when he began to eat like that although we never had a definitive diagnosis on him. He ate sloppily and noisily and dropped a lot out of his mouth and also exaggeratedly moved his head from side to side. He then quit eating, became lethargic, lost interest in life, and seemed uncomfortable (as well as other issues) so we had him euthanized. It was very sad. I hope it is just your kitty's teeth bothering her. Baby food is fine temporarily as long as it doesn't have onions in it. Let us know how her vet visit goes. Candace (take the litter out before replying by e-mail) See my cats: http://photos.yahoo.com/maccandace "One does not meet oneself until one catches the reflection from an eye other than human." (Loren Eisely) |
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I'm wondering
now though if it might be her throat since even baby food is giving her trouble. I'll let you all know what happens. I hope the best for your kitty but, sadly, my 2 older cats (now both RB) ate like that in their last days/weeks. One had lymphoma and the lymph nodes in her throat were swollen and cutting off her throat/airway. She also snored and made other noises while awake or asleep. My other kitty was also very ill when he began to eat like that although we never had a definitive diagnosis on him. He ate sloppily and noisily and dropped a lot out of his mouth and also exaggeratedly moved his head from side to side. He then quit eating, became lethargic, lost interest in life, and seemed uncomfortable (as well as other issues) so we had him euthanized. It was very sad. I hope it is just your kitty's teeth bothering her. Baby food is fine temporarily as long as it doesn't have onions in it. Let us know how her vet visit goes. Candace (take the litter out before replying by e-mail) See my cats: http://photos.yahoo.com/maccandace "One does not meet oneself until one catches the reflection from an eye other than human." (Loren Eisely) |
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I'm wondering
now though if it might be her throat since even baby food is giving her trouble. I'll let you all know what happens. I hope the best for your kitty but, sadly, my 2 older cats (now both RB) ate like that in their last days/weeks. One had lymphoma and the lymph nodes in her throat were swollen and cutting off her throat/airway. She also snored and made other noises while awake or asleep. My other kitty was also very ill when he began to eat like that although we never had a definitive diagnosis on him. He ate sloppily and noisily and dropped a lot out of his mouth and also exaggeratedly moved his head from side to side. He then quit eating, became lethargic, lost interest in life, and seemed uncomfortable (as well as other issues) so we had him euthanized. It was very sad. I hope it is just your kitty's teeth bothering her. Baby food is fine temporarily as long as it doesn't have onions in it. Let us know how her vet visit goes. Candace (take the litter out before replying by e-mail) See my cats: http://photos.yahoo.com/maccandace "One does not meet oneself until one catches the reflection from an eye other than human." (Loren Eisely) |
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My cat is doing the exact same thing and the vet thought it was an infected tooth. The tooth was extracted but it doesn't seem to be making a difference. Did you ever find out what was wrong??? |
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