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I have a 14 yr old cat who started vomiting around Christmas time. The vomiting accelerated to several times a day. Blood work was done and I was told the results were about normal. He also had an xray and the vet told me that the stomach lining looked thicker than it should be. the first vet I consulted gave him digestive enzymes, told me to give him Tagamet and gave him a course of Amoxi for 10 days. Boo seemed to improve a bit with the antibiotic but then lost his appetite completely and retreated into the darkness of a downstairs bathroom. I knew I was losing him so I consulted another vet. On Feb 13th he gave Boo a shot of Depo Medrol, Durapen and gave me some clavamox tablets. Boo seemed to improve. His appetite came back. I gave him several weeks of clavamox. He vomited once every 24 hrs...not food but mucous and it usually happened overnight hours after he had last eaten. Once again his appetite started to decline and vomiting started to increase. I took him back to the vet yesterday. He got another shot of Depo Medrol, is on Metronidazole and Pepcid. Today he has made it for 24 hours without vomiting and his appetite is coming back a bit. The vet told me I could have a biopsy done to find out what is really wrong. I'm not sure about this since i would not allow surgery on this old cat. If it was cancer it would show up in his bloodwork wouldnt it? Is there anything else that can be done or what should I do to make him comfortable? He has lost over 2 lbs since Christmas...really seems to be declining more lately.

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March 11 2006 at 11:07 AM (17 minutes and 25 seconds later)
         
Reply to Terri Riba's Post: No dental problems
Both vets checked his mouth, didnt see any problems there.
he was eating dry Nutra Natural Choice. 1st vet told me to change it to canned food, Science Diet 7 +. Boo has always had a great appetite. At first he ate the food but as he became sicker he started to refuse it. I got him to eat some baby food lamb and squash. 2nd vet gave me prescription AD. At first he ate it along with halo purely for pets Spot's Stew. Then he started to refuse it. When he wouldnt eat anything even steak, I gave him FancY Feast Savory Salmon. He is eating that. After his shot of Depo Medrol he ate a can and a half of that today.
I was not given any thyroid results.
I think the 2nd vet is treating him for IBS although he does not have diaherria. Not tested for pancreatitis.
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March 11 2006 at 11:36 AM (29 minutes and 9 seconds later)
         
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