My senior cat with a kidney tumor won't eat. What are my options?

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I have a 12 year old female cat with a tumour in the kidney area she has had steroid injections and antibiotic injections has lost a considerable amount of weight she's a fussy eater only will eat dryed chicken flavour kibble formula tryed other flavours of dryed food and wet food to no avail any supplements I can give her to boost her up for a while or do I look at euthanasia. Pet's info: Cat | Mixed Breed | Female | spayed | 12 years and 8 months old

Lauren Jones VMD · Accepted Answer

Oh dear, I'm sorry to hear that you and Bonnie are in this situation. Bonnie's weight loss could be caused both by her lack of appetite, as well as any cancerous process and/or subsequent kidney disease. You can try to tempt her to eat with bits of boiled white meat chicken, small amounts of tuna, or even meat-based baby foods. Also discuss appetite stimulant medications (cyproheptadine and mirtazepine are two commonly used drugs) with Bonnie's veterinarian since they may be helpful. However, if none of these strategies improve her appetite and her overall quality of life is declining, it may be time to consider euthanasia. I hope this helps and that all goes well for Bonnie.

My senior cat with a kidney tumor won't eat. What are my options?

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