My Meow-Meow Kitty has turned yellow..

vedderfan10 · December 2007

And the vet says I have to take her in tomorrow for blood tests. The insides of her ears are yellow as are her lips and gums...Her eyes are still green.... She won't eat anything but Wiskas Temptations...and I even went and bought her ever flavour of Wiskas canned food, but she won't touch it.

Yet, she does not act like a sick cat. She purrs and plays with the dogs. Her nose is cold and wet...and she talks to me like always. She's lost some weight, but then she was WAAY over weight...She does not avoid light or me...and is just as affectionate as always.

She's been yellow for about a week now and the vet was all mad at me...she's not in any distress. I've been shoving Milk Thistle capsules into her face twice a day so occasionally she regains the pinkish hue...I've figured out that something is up with her liver, but what is causing that problem..

I don't know...We're flying to Maui on Saturday and my parents are taking her in while we're gone...and they have two cats (her children actually), so I have to know for sure that she's not contagious..

Has anyone else had experience with their cat turning yellow? Apparently it's not that common...She's only seven...

chiquimonkey · December 2007

i have never experienced that with any of my pets, so i can't offer any advice. but i did want to wish you well and hope everything works out and that it's nothing serious and she feels better soon!

wolfbear · December 2007

I'm so sorry. :( I tried googling and the only thing I came up with was possible liver disease as you did.
I sure hope it all works out. The tests should be back before Saturday. I can't imagine that she is contagious though. Keep us posted.

RolandTD20Kdrummer · December 2007

Just an FYI but liver scenarios in cats do not usually go so great. When cats do not eat, their livers essentially disintegrate. How old is your cat?

vedderfan10 · December 2007

Thank you for your kind words... I grew up with a whole pile of cats, but none of them ever turned yellow like this...

Meow-Meow is a feral cat that we tamed over time --and she's been retired now for about four years...she's given up catching things and behaving like a cat. Mostly she acts like a dog (the alpha dog)...we caught all her kittens that were born in a stump near our house, and then got her inside and got her spayed...then let her go again...but it was another couple of years before she lived with us full-time. She'd normally take off all spring and summer and come back just prior to Halloween and stay inside until about March... But for the last four years she's been a completely indoor cat...

Somebody dumped her off in our subdivision (where only we lived) when she was a wee babe, so we started feeding her...she didn't really trust people for a looooong time.

GraySaturday · December 2007

Oh good luck to your kitty! I have no idea whats happening with him/her turning yellow. I've never see that. Poor thing. I have three kitties so I know how much it sucks when something is up with them.

Feel better little kitty!

vedderfan10 · December 2007

RolandTD20Kdrummer wrote:

Just an FYI but liver scenarios in cats do not usually go so great. When cats do not eat, their livers essentially disintegrate. How old is your cat?

She's seven....I'm giving her the Milk Thistle to keep her liver functioning as best it can...

RolandTD20Kdrummer · December 2007

Vedderfan10 wrote:

She's seven....I'm giving her the Milk Thistle to keep her liver functioning as best it can...

Seven seems kinda young for a case of feline lipidosis. Maybe the cat got into something toxic? but then there would be lethargy. If it is decreased liver function it will be a matter of a few days to a week before the lethargy sets in. Hard to say, if it was 13+ I would be more concerned. I'm not familiar with the yellowing symptoms, statistically there's some years to go for your kitty yet.

vedderfan10 · December 2007

Yeah, that's the thing...she sleeps all day anyway (that we know of) and has done so since she became an indoor cat. We have a yucca-type plant in our living room that has been chewed by one of our animals, but that was in the summer.

Seven is a bit young for this. She was overweight, which led me to the lipidosis thing. But I actually do let her outside everyday and she comes running back in after five or ten minutes. Literally, she runs down the stairs and into the backyard...meowing the whole time...

Other than the anorexia, there is nothing abnormal about her behaviour...

RolandTD20Kdrummer · December 2007

Vedderfan10 wrote:

Yeah, that's the thing...she sleeps all day anyway (that we know of) and has done so since she became an indoor cat. We have a yucca-type plant in our living room that has been chewed by one of our animals, but that was in the summer.

Seven is a bit young for this. She was overweight, which led me to the lipidosis thing. But I actually do let her outside everyday and she comes running back in after five or ten minutes. Literally, she runs down the stairs and into the backyard...meowing the whole time...

Other than the anorexia, there is nothing abnormal about her behaviour...

When cat's stop eating it's bad. There's a stomach tube option which get's pretty expensive, and you have to make it a pretty much a part time job throughout the day of pouring formula into your cats stomach. Pretty severe option. You need to seriously get some food in that cat. If it's been a week already, it's critical. The liver takes a certain amount of damage then it cascades pretty fast. Will the cat take anything down including people food? Some raw beef mixed with beef liver? perhaps some canned tuna or raw salmon? Time is a pretty critical factor, as the liver will inevitably fail with the fasting. There is a point of no return when cats stop eating.

Urban Hiker · December 2007

Sounds like tomorrow can't come too soon. Good luck with your kitty.

jezebeloria · December 2007

I too had to take my kitty to the vet today. She has an upper respiratory infection. Has not eaten anything I have seen since Saturday nite. (I have 2 cats so sometimes it's hard to tell who eats what) Vet gave me all kinda meds and directions but said bottom line if you can't get her to eat she will have to spend some time there. Said once the congestion is cleared she should start eating again. Hopefully this med thing will not be as difficult as I am anticipating.

Best of luck to you. Hope Meow-Meow gets better soon.

MattCameronKicksButt · December 2007

jezebeloria wrote:

I too had to take my kitty to the vet today. She has an upper respiratory infection. Has not eaten anything I have seen since Saturday nite. (I have 2 cats so sometimes it's hard to tell who eats what) Vet gave me all kinda meds and directions but said bottom line if you can't get her to eat she will have to spend some time there. Said once the congestion is cleared she should start eating again. Hopefully this med thing will not be as difficult as I am anticipating.

Best of luck to you. Hope Meow-Meow gets better soon.

Will both of you give your cats big hugs for me please.

TrixieCat · December 2007

Oh, my heart is breaking for meow-meow. :(
I love the name meow-meow.
I have never heard of a cat turning yellow. I am so sorry for you.
I recently lost one of my cats....he went out and never came back.
I hope everything works out for you.
Sounds like you have given your cat a loving home.

vedderfan10 · December 2007

Meow-Meow Kitty is at the vet's now....I just spoke to them and they said "she's pretty yellow all right!" They will be doing blood tests and checking out serum levels and will call to let me know...

Thanks again, everyone, for your kind words. I have been giving Meow-Meow a bunch of hugs for everyone here....

This morning, she was running around and acting like a normal non-sick cat. Played with the dogs, purred for about an hour...but she still won't eat her food. She will eat Wiskas Temptations cat treats (salmon), but I don't want to give her too many of them at a time. She's also not drinking as much water as I originally thought...

Anyhow, I'll keep you posted...and thanks again for your kind words and thoughts...you're such a great bunch of people!

Rygar · December 2007

Good luck!
Hope your kitty is fixable.

SoapMakesUTaller · December 2007

I had a cat die of liver disease.....he was already lighter toned, but didn't notice anything about his gums or nose. If you suddenly can't find your cat, or it's hiding, that's not a good sign. The day before we put my cat down, he tried to walk into the house, but couldn't make it up the stairs and was crying as he tried to climb the steps.....Just be careful, but remember, there's only so much you can do.

Smartypants · December 2007

Oh, poor Meow-Meow :(

I hope you've been to the vet now and she's feeling better. It does sound like hepatic lipidosis (fatty liver) causing jaundice. I just learned about it a couple years ago when my cat stopped eating for a few days (she didn't get it but the vet was worried she would if she didn't start eating soon). I learned that it's very dangerous for a cat to not eat for more than 24-48 hours. Without food they'll start burning fat for energy and, for some reason, their livers aren't very efficient doing that and the fat will "clog up" the liver. And then it's a vicious cycle because that makes the cat lose their appetite even more.

At our doctor's there was a tech who'd been through it with her own cat and had to feed the cat every couple (or few) hours for weeks, but the liver recovered and the cat was OK

Give her a hug for me, I'm sending lots of good thoughts your way today!!

Michelle

GreenTeaDisease · December 2007

liver problems? is she an alcoholic?

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sorry not to make light of kitty's distress. I hope she gets better.

anotherclone · December 2007

I don't know you, but I have a kitty and I know how hard it is when they are sick. Best to you and your meow-meow.

iluvcats · December 2007

I am very sorry about your cat. My cat had 7 tumors on his liver besides skin cancer (in one spot) and renal failure. He still purred, even the day my husband took him to be put to rest (August 29th). He lost weight and would not eat.

I found a website of poisonous plants
http://www.cfainc.org/articles/plants.html

yucca was not on either list (click on the link to find nonpoisonous)

My Meow-Meow Kitty has turned yellow..

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