Take him back to your vet ASAP. He is not eating enough. He could develop Fattly Liver Disease as a result of not eating. I'd have a complete blood panel done on him. Did they check his kidney function? Did they check for kidney failure? Did they check his teeth? Again, I'd get him back to the vet Monday morning at the latest. When my cat stopped eating I fed him pureed canned food with a syringe. I would start doing that tonight.

I agree with Oddity. Our vet said it's very serious when cats don't eat. They must eat. Take kitty back to the doctor tomorrow.

Let us know how it goes.

Do vets let you work out payment plans usually? I wrote a $650 check to them last Tuesday, and I don't have an extra couple hundred chillin' around to give to them, you know?

A lot of them will. Mine does. What kinds of tests did they run for $650? I know it can get expensive but in my humble opinion your kitty needs medical attention. From what you described he is not eating enough to sustain himself. Good luck to you and please give us an update.

I was not aware of the liver thing when cats don't eat for too long until a year or so ago. I volunteer at an animal shelter, and one of the cats developed it and had to have a feeding tube into her stomach for a period of time. Apparently this isn't something you want to ignore.

$650???? What could have they done for that amount?
Anyway, give them a call first. Maybe the antibiotics are turning off his appetite... DO some reading on UTIs on the internet so you may be better prepared with questions for your vet.
Please keep us posted.
Good luck, Anne-Marie

Yes, you need to contact your vet ASAP. Baytril makes one of my cats extremely nauseous, so he needs to take a different antibiotic.

Did your vet explain that you need to space the doses of Baytril and Carafate at least two hours apart? Carafate will bind with Baytril, making it less effective if they are given within 2 hrs of each other. Also, both Carafate and Baytril should be given on an empty stomach, at least 2 hrs before or after meals.

The bottom line is that your cat is at high risk of developing potentially fatal fatty liver disease if he doesn't eat, so you MUST get him to eat, even if you have to feed him with an oral syringe. If the Baytril is making him nauseous, it could still be days after you quit Baytril before his stomach settles and he starts eating on his own again, so syirnge feeding may be necessary for now.

Good luck with your boy.

Laurie

I took Fitzy to the vet, and he said he was doing well. His liver is fine. He prescribed an appetite stimulant, one that he said should work well on cats.

But the best news is that when we got home, I hopped in the shower. When I got out of the shower, Fitzy had eaten half a can of Fancy Feast, which was more than he'd eaten in the last few days. Yay!

WONDERFUL!!! Fancy Feast.. the food I can always count on to revive my CRF cat's appetite!!!
Thank you for the positive update,
Anne-Marie