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Post by john9159 on Nov 12, 2014 14:13:51 GMT
Maisy is 13 years old now and has been in a good state of health most of the time. Last week she had an operation to remove both thyroid glands. Since her return home on Friday 7 Nov. she has not been eating but still drinks. She may have contracted an infection as her breathing has been troublesome. I took her to the vet yesterday who gave an anti-biotic which has improved her breathing. He also administered mirtazapine orally (as liquid) and I will give her some three days later. The problem is the the mirtazapine has not got her interested in food 24 hours later. I give her all the things she likes to eat (pouches, cooked fish, chicken, fish paste) but nothing interests her. I have just started feeding her on the thick liquids extracted from cat food pouches via a pipette although this is hard work. Has anyone any suggestions as to what else I can do?
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Post by scallywag on Nov 12, 2014 15:29:04 GMT
Sorry to hear about Maisy, bless her, hope she recovers soon. Sadly I have no experience with cats but I am sure someone will come along with some good advice lotsofcats tonib are the 2 I call upon for others so hopefully they will see they have been tagged and come read your post. Its good she is drinking, and well done you for getting the juices into her even thou this is hard work, I sympathise with you, I been there done that, had to mush up food and feed thru a tube every 2 hours 24/7 for my previous Springer, but it was well worth it, and a full recovery was made. Good Luck john9159
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Post by tonib on Nov 12, 2014 22:43:15 GMT
Welcome to the forum john9159. Sorry to hear Maisy is not well. I've no experience of a cat having a thyroid removal op. or of mirtazapine (just googled it & found its used as an appetite stimulant). However our last cat when she got older (15-17) she sometimes lost her appetite. The vet suggested warming her food & trying foods that smell a lot, such as pilchards/sardines in tomato sauce. If her breathing has been affected then her sense of smell may well have been as well - thinking about how a cold in humans does - so again our vets suggestion may help. Hopefully the antibiotics will clear her breathing problems up & she'll have an improved sense of smell which should trigger her appetite again. Well done on trying to get sustenance in to her & glad she is drinking well. Please let us know how she does.
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Post by lotsofcats on Nov 13, 2014 10:31:15 GMT
Welcome to the forum. You seem to be doing all you can and I think it's a good idea off tonib to warm the food and try strong smelling foods such as tuna, pilchards etc. I hope that Maisie starts eating soon and feels better. Keep us updated.
You can also buy special 'invalid' food from the vet - I overheard my vet's receptionist talking about it not long ago and she told someone that it is very palatable and would refund their money if the pet didn't eat it.
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