One of my cats (outdoors) has never gained weight since we found her in February. She’s terribly thin, though she’s always supplied with food, liver, chicken and tuna and plenty of fresh water. She was wormed at the vet, so it wouldn’t be worms. When we bring her food, she does eat and she drinks a good amount of water.
She’s seemed to have problems with her eyes, they seem clear, but she doesn’t seem to see that well and one of her pupils is larger than the other.
She’s also never gone into heat, she’s not fixed either. She’s about a year and a half old.
She’s a very happy, loving cat despite these things. She’s very happy to see us, purrs very loud and rubs against anything she can.
However, today I noticed she started holding her head down and to the side when she walked and she also seemed to have some balance problems.
She won’t stand for very long now, she’ll get up, and promptly find a place to lay down again. We’ve let her rest for the day, and I intend to give her some cat antibiotics to clear up any infections she might have.
We love her very much, we knew that there was a possibility she could have a disease when we found her because she’s been in poor health, but we gave her a loving home despite the fact. She’s seen the vet, but we could not have blood work done due to the high price.
I’d prefer advice from a vet. What could be the problem with her? I believe if might be Feline Leukemia, and I know it’s incurable. I just want to know how I can make her comfortable if it is her time to pass or if it could be an inner ear infection?
She doesn’t seem to be in pain. She’s never cried out, twitched, cleaned herself erratically or responded badly to touch. I’ve lived with cats my whole life and sadly I’ve seen them in pain and I can read their body language very well. She’s really shown no other sign than contentment, however she has no energy. I’ll definitely see about getting her to a vet this evening but they’re going to want to do expensive blood tests that I can’t afford just yet.
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