Lydia...sick kitty progress

[BleeckerSt_Girl]

Thank you!!

Lydia seems to be in a holding pattern today, about the same as yesterday. Didn't look good this morning, but this evening she started eating a few soft kitty treats on her own. What a roller coaster.
I confess that when she didn't eat at all this morning, in my desperation I poked 4 bites of roast chicken down her throat as quickly as I could so she wouldn't get furious with me. I'm lucky I didn't get my finger bitten off.

I am hoping for when she starts nibbling at moist cat food that is more nutritious than those wheat/corn based soft cat 'treats'- but that's all she will nibble at right now. That and her tuna tea water. So the good part is that she's still drinking and peeing and eating tiny bits of 'something'.
But the bottom line is she will have to turn herself around very soon and start eating more or she will waste away to nothing and lose any ability to get better.

[short cut sally]

My thoughts are with you Lisa..hope kitty can feel the healing vibes...

[hipmama]

Oh, thoughts with you and your kitty.
I know you're taking this one day at a time but just one ray of hope, I had a kitty in that position once, and she was not supposed to go on, but with some tuna tea, tlc, hopes and love, she lived another 10 years...
It's hard times with our furry friends, sending comfort to you all.

[uforgot]

It's great that you can still get her to nibble at soft treats. She still has some spirit. Hope she keeps it up.

[bmccasland]

Bonnie Cat suggests mackerel - you can find it in the people food aisle next to the tuna. Whole fishies which she finds quite tasty canned in water. Maybe Lydia would like the taste of the mackerel? (and it isn't very expensive either)

May she get to feeling better soon.

[BleeckerSt_Girl]

Bonnie Cat suggests mackerel - you can find it in the people food aisle next to the tuna. Whole fishies which she finds quite tasty canned in water. Maybe Lydia would like the taste of the mackerel? (and it isn't very expensive either)

May she get to feeling better soon.

Thanks- I have Jack Mackerel and Lydia thinks it smells too strong- prefers her tuna tea.
I'm going out to buy some more goodies to tempt her with today- including that weird nutritional paste from the vet that you smear on the roof of their mouth and they either love it or hate it. I'll get a bunch of other gourmet treats too- the other two cats will eat it up if Lydia doesn't, anyway.
Lydia threw up in the middle of the night....but then she used her scratching post this morning- how cool is that?? Up and down, up and down...keepin' the faith...

I post an update later tonight.

[Grog]

I read about your cat for the first time, BSG. It is very sad to read, I hope she gets better soon.

Lydia must be thinking she is already is cat heaven if she is served tuna water!! I'm sure she'll stick with you forever if you keep serving her that!