Hey. Before reprimanding me about not following my vet's instructions - I gave her the tiniest bit of cat food sauce that stuck to the tip of my finger just to see if she refuses that too and she didn't, she licked it. I didn't continue.
Info about the cat: She's 3 years old and very calm, she spends most of her day being lazy, cuddling on your lap, occasionally playing with the other, 8-month old crazy kitten.
Right now it's 10 PM on Saturday here. The last time she ate was Thursday evening. Since then, she's been refusing food (but thankfully drinking regularly, likely even more than usual as she doesn't get the fluids from her wet food).
We've noticed she hasn't eaten the whole Wednesday and from early Thursday morning up until noon, she has vomited bile about 4-6 times and had diarrhea. We went to the vet with her in the afternoon. She tried pressing her chest in multiple places, but the cat didn't react in pain at all, she was still relaxed. Next, she measured her temperature, and apparently, it was a bit over the norm at 40°C (104°F). She gave her a shot of something that should stop the vomiting (which helped instantly) and some antibiotics. She told us to come for a checkup the next day (Friday) and that until then, she shouldn't be fed anything. The cat spent the day resting, drinking, occasionally urinating without access to food.
We arrived on Friday, cat got (supposedly) a second shot of the antibiotics and we were told to let her rest and to feed her only dry food (upon her recommendation, we bought some easily digestible Royal Canin food). At home, we gave her 3 bowls (her regular dry food, the Royal Canin one, and some small kitten-friendly small Purina kibbles so she can take small bites). She hasn't eaten the rest of the day, kept drinking regularly, and going to the toilet.
Today (Saturday), she's still the same, but with a weird twist. Around late afternoon, she went to the litter, and, after 3.5 days of not eating, she defecated a little bit, it was not completely liquid but not solid either, something in between.
Now it's the evening, and she still hasn't eaten, I tried dipping the tip of my finger into the wet food she regularly eats and gave her the finger, she licked it without much hesitation. I tried pouring a tiny bit of the sauce on the easily digestible dry food, but she also refuses that. I didn't want to give her more as the vet told us we should stick to dry food. Her next checkup is on Monday.
Now comes my dilemma - at this point I'm thinking that her eating anything (a healthy cat would eat) is better than continuing the starvation, but I really don't want to go against the vet's instructions. We're her regular visitors and she's always been super helpful. Should I call her tomorrow morning and ask her if I can give her the wet food, or is that too unethical (considering she has other pet patients and would be giving me advice over the phone) and I should keep waiting until the Monday's checkup which would mark the 6th day of the cat not eating? I understand that in extreme situations, cats can go 2+ weeks without eating.
Sorry for this wall of text, I just wanted to give the most detail I could. I'm not asking for medical advice regarding going against my vet's advice, just asking if this behavior is, from your experience normal and I should wait until Monday's scheduled checkup, or contact the vet ASAP.
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