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I have a big, beautiful Norweigan cat, Boogie, who it seems is dying.

We had him to the emergency clinic & his bilirubin is off the page. A

3+ was the result of the test. His pee was bright orange, like B

vitamins, but really concentrated. His weight has dropped down to 10

lbs, and he is dehydrated, even though he's drinking. The vet says

we're talking up in the thousand dollar mark to save his life, and he

also found a mass in the liver area. Boogie won't eat, and we have

been force feeding him through a syringe. I did a search & found that

even with vet care, he needs to be force fed, or have a feeding tube

inserted for 7 weeks. We spent 100.00 to have him looked at, and no

way can we afford aggressive treatments for him. We have started him

on milk thistle, spirulina, hawthorne, CoQ10, and aerobic oxygen. I

do have him segregated from the other animals, his own food, water, &

litter pan, so I can keep an eye on what he's doing. He has not

voided either way, bowels or urine now for 3 days and this concerns

me. No longer does he purr, and he shrinks back when touched.

 

I was shocked at the rapid deterioration with his condition. Boogie

has a double coat, so it was not so obvious that he'd lost weight.

The vet says that with this illness, it happens so rapidly, that you

tend not to notice, and only two days before this he seemed normal.

 

Has anyone ever dealt with this? Is there something else I could use

on him? I can afford herbs & supplements, but not much over a couple

of hundred dollars. I don't know what else to do... I've thought of

using Rescue Remedy, but my husband is not convinced that there's

anything to validate using it, in other words he thinks this stuff is

over hyped.

 

We don't want to lose this guy. He is our family's Christmas day

kitty. Just showed up on our porch 3 years ago. We also easily turned

him into an indoor cat, and he takes care of Bella, our elderly

rescued cat. It's tough having a big heart & a small paycheque when

you have animals that you love so much... Any suggestions

appreciated...