My cat is sick and I can't take her to her regular vet till next Friday night, there is a 24 hour emergency facility I can take her to, but I'm probably over reacting. I am soooo worried though!
She is 13 years old female siamese. She's always been very small, her normal (but always skinny) adult weight has ranged between 5 to 7 lbs. 7 lbs is healthy for her, but she's been 5 lbs and healthy before. She is now barely 4 lbs. (or 3.8 lbs it's hard to weight her at home). She is skin and bones-a walking skeleton. She's been eating up till today-at least I thought she's been eating good-I've been feeding her tuna for the past week or so to try to get her to eat more-today she ate a little of it and won't eat more. It is hard to tell though because I also have two other cats that finish off whatever she doesn't eat. What worried me even more is that she doesn't seem to be drinking either! I've been watching her all day and trying to get her to drink but all she does is stick her nose in the water, then licks her nose-or sneezes. She isn't sneezing or coughing otherwise, but her eyes are running, and she is squinting. She also seems unstable or weak on her feet. She is definitely sick, I just can't tell how sick or what's wrong with her. She has been getting skinnier over the past month or so, but I only realize this in retrospect, I didn't realize there was anything wrong until this week. She has also started to pee on the kitchen floor. I thought maybe she didn't want to go downstairs to the litter box because of the dog - although that didn't bother her for the past year. I got another cat box for the kitchen but she still won't go in it, she goes right next to it and pees on the floor anyway. She is also constipated, at least when I put her in the box she tried to go but couldn't. She is up to date on her shots and she's an indoor cat, and so are the other two healthy cats in the house. She was tested for leukema when she was I can't understand what could be wrong, she's only 13, she can't be dying yet, can she? She just isn't acting right, can't seem to avoid water, even though she doesn't like it, and can't seem to drink-or changes her mind-I don't know...
Should I take her to the emergency clinic or is this something that can wait till Friday? I would rather her regular vet saw her, but not if it's too late by then! Am I over reacting? I just can't tell if this is really serious or if she's just feeling bad because of something like a cold....
Please let me know what you think,
Rita
She is 13 years old female siamese. She's always been very small, her normal (but always skinny) adult weight has ranged between 5 to 7 lbs. 7 lbs is healthy for her, but she's been 5 lbs and healthy before. She is now barely 4 lbs. (or 3.8 lbs it's hard to weight her at home). She is skin and bones-a walking skeleton. She's been eating up till today-at least I thought she's been eating good-I've been feeding her tuna for the past week or so to try to get her to eat more-today she ate a little of it and won't eat more. It is hard to tell though because I also have two other cats that finish off whatever she doesn't eat. What worried me even more is that she doesn't seem to be drinking either! I've been watching her all day and trying to get her to drink but all she does is stick her nose in the water, then licks her nose-or sneezes. She isn't sneezing or coughing otherwise, but her eyes are running, and she is squinting. She also seems unstable or weak on her feet. She is definitely sick, I just can't tell how sick or what's wrong with her. She has been getting skinnier over the past month or so, but I only realize this in retrospect, I didn't realize there was anything wrong until this week. She has also started to pee on the kitchen floor. I thought maybe she didn't want to go downstairs to the litter box because of the dog - although that didn't bother her for the past year. I got another cat box for the kitchen but she still won't go in it, she goes right next to it and pees on the floor anyway. She is also constipated, at least when I put her in the box she tried to go but couldn't. She is up to date on her shots and she's an indoor cat, and so are the other two healthy cats in the house. She was tested for leukema when she was I can't understand what could be wrong, she's only 13, she can't be dying yet, can she? She just isn't acting right, can't seem to avoid water, even though she doesn't like it, and can't seem to drink-or changes her mind-I don't know...
Should I take her to the emergency clinic or is this something that can wait till Friday? I would rather her regular vet saw her, but not if it's too late by then! Am I over reacting? I just can't tell if this is really serious or if she's just feeling bad because of something like a cold....
Please let me know what you think,
Rita
At the very least she may need some fluids. There can be any number of things going on at her age. Go with your gut instinct. You know your kitty better than anyone else. If you feel there is really something wrong, you are probably correct. 
