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14 year old Ludo finally eating again.
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14 year old Ludo finally eating again.

Hey all. I posted a couple days ago about my sweet boy suddenly not eating for a few days and hiding. He got an ultra sound and found he has severe GI inflammation. Vet doesn’t know why without doing a biopsy. But said it could be IBD, small cell lymphoma, or pancreatitis possibly. Suggested to start with steroids first, but if he doesn’t improve soon biopsy is the only way. I’m happy to say it’s been 24 hours since his first dose of steroids and he’s starting to get his appetite back, he’s eaten small amounts of food through the day, and is way more affectionate that the last 5-6 days since this started. We were getting very nervous because it’s been almost a week without solids, but has been drinking the whole time. Only posting because I’m so happy and proud of him. Celebrating a small win today. Thanks to those who posted on my original post. Also has anyone else’s cat had a similar issue? What was it? And do you, since then, use a special type of food to help mitigate upset tummies or whatever it was. Thank you!

u/Hot-Arugula-34 — 1 day ago
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14 year old cat here

My sweet baby boy Ludo
14
Has hyperthyroidism and a slight heart murmur.

My sweet boy suddenly has GI inflammation and won’t eat even with an appetite stimulant(been using only for 24 hours currently). We are starting steroids tomorrow but it’s been about 3 days since he’s eaten anything. Vet gave a couple rounds of fluids and anti nausea meds over last couple days. Anyone here have a kitty like this? We just really want him to eat and hope the steroid help with that. Murmur has been stable for many many years at a 2-3. Help!! Thank you!

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