My cat is lethargic and won't eat or drink after vet. Dehydrated?

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I took my cat into the vet yesterday. He was not moving around very good. They did a urinalysis and it came back negative for bacteria and crystals. However he said that it was dark yellow and concentrated. He gave him some meds. Today he has been under the bed all day and I got him out, but he will not eat or drink. What should I do? I don't want him to become dehydrated!! Pet's info: Cat | Mixed Breed | Male | neutered | 2 years and 7 months old | 13 lbs

Jeffrey Milner · Accepted Answer

Lynyrd doesn't sound like he's feeling 100%. It is certainly good new to hear that the UA came back within normal limits, but I would be curious to know if he ran some blood work too, and what the results of that showed. I would also be curious to know what medications he ended up prescribing. In terms of dehydration, a single day without some water will not result in any sort of life threatening dehydration by itself unless there is another serious underling health condition. If this type of behavior and low activity level continues however in spite of the therapy provided by your veterinarian, reassessment may be required as well as further diagnostics to determine the root of the problem. If you are truly worried about dehydration, you can certainly try and force feed water at home through a syringe but kitties are usually not very happy and cooperative when it comes to this. I would personally reserve that sort of thing when it is the last option available. Let me know if there is any other way I can offer assistance to you and Lynyrd.

My cat is lethargic and won't eat or drink after vet. Dehydrated?

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