Help with cat - vomiting and won't eat - vet was no help

[Moochysmom]

Please help me if you have any idea what I could do to help my cat. Moochy is 3 years old and started vomiting a week ago. She coughed up two big hairballs in that time and wouldn't eat. I took her to the vet on the third day. The vet kept her for five days, did every test available and confirmed she has slight bilirubin and a very low white blood count but he couldn't find any cause. She doesn't have feline HIV or leukemia. He gave her broad spectrum antiobiotics and gave me some to give her now she's back home. But she still won't eat - she's lost loads of weight, and she's still vomiting - though it's only liquid now.

The vet didn't tell me how to keep her energy up or feed her with a syringe or anything and I don't htink they supplemented her the whole week! My uneducated theory is she had hairballs and started vomiting and developed cat anorexia after a few days of not feeling like eating. So her bilirubin would be due to anorexia. But that doesn't explain the blood count. The vet said all he could think of is that she got poisoned somehow. But she's an indoor cat and we live in a child-safe, clean house with no known poisons around.

Please give me some advice if you can as to what might be wrong and how we can help her eat again - or at least keep her energy up?? I'm desperate. I will look for another vet this week if she's no better because I was very unhappy with this first one - but it all cost us nearly $1000 so I don't know how much more I can do. If I can do anything myself in the meantime I want to....
Thanks in advance -
KW

[StellaBella001]

Hi we are desperate for some help because our cat has become very ill and we were wondering if anyone could offer any advice on her condition.

She has refused to eat/drink for at least 72 hours. She is vomiting bile and clear, foam liquid. She is currently at the vets where she has been given a blood test showing no abnormalities. She has also been given an anti-vomiting drug and appetite stimulants to encourage her to eat. The next step is an xray but costing a further £300 on top of the £500 we have already paid, we are asking for assistance for any alternative methods we could try. Please could you help?

[opus88]

Sorry, ice cream isn't going to be neary enough....

[opus88]

Yes honey please please talk your mom into taking him to a Vet ASAP....he is dehydrated from the vomiting and that is very serious, if he's not looked after before you go away he will NOT make it, sorry to be so blunt but I need you to understand how serious not eating and vomiting is!!!! Beg your mom to help him....and as soon as possible!!!

[TayTomBoy]

He just had some ice-cream, not food, but it if it means he's getting some kinda liquid I'm happy with it

[TayTomBoy]

I'm only 15 I don't know much but bout vet stuff ect. But about 1 day ago my cat started been throwing up(looks like foam, bunch bubbles almost like flem from a human). He's also not drinking or eating, and he's been camping out under my blanket all day. Along with yesterday hiding under a chair. And starting about 2 days ago iv noticed his side going up and down more than normal.
(also he's got 3 legs, had a form of cancer in the right back leg, but they said that(after many test) it looked like nothing went up past his leg.)

Haven't take to vet yet, have family up tomorrow for thanks giving. and leaving for Colorado Monday, I'm freaking out about leaving him home with my dad until Friday. :(

Id appreciate advise soon as possible, I might be able to talk mom to taking him to vet tomorrow morning. ~Thanks

[CML2014]

Thanks O!