Sick Cat, advice?
My cat is just under 9 years old and has never been sick in that time. On Friday she decided to take a "nap" in my room for a solid 24 hours straight, which obviously concerned us. She then began throwing up the next morning so we took her to an emergency vet, where she was kept for 48 hours(had the runs and the flu), before we got her back today. They gave her an ultrasound and it came back negative, she seems fine there. She also seems to have improved since we dropped her off two days ago, but she's still very sluggish, and more concerning is that she won't eat a thing(she hasn't eaten anything since we took her to the vet). Our vet said if she hasn't eaten by tomorrow morning, to bring her back and they're going to have to put a feeding tube in her for a few days.
So my question is, have any of you had a dog, or even better, a cat in this type of situation? I'm just wondering if she just caught a bit of a bug, or if its alot more serious than that. As I said, the ultrasound came back negative, and although she is sluggish, she still runs up the stairs, and can easily hop onto my bed comfortably. I've researched it a bit on the internet but its so vague, so I was hoping I could get some first hand accounts. She's just never been sick before so I'm just worried about what's wrong with my girl, and I'm wondering how worried I should be. Thanks!
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