Last week my cat was vomiting and stopped eating. He is usually a cat that loves his canned food and never misses a meal, so I was very concerned. I took him to the regular vet and they did a barium x-ray to make sure there was no blockage. They sent him home with anti-nausea meds and said if on Monday he still isn’t eating we would need to get lab work. Of course this is a Friday and they are closed for the weekend. Sunday comes around and he seems to be doing worse and seems dehydrated so we take him to the emergency clinic. Blood work comes back normal but they do a urine analysis and he has a very bad urinary tract infection. They give him some fluids and send us home with an antibiotic. Side note: I’m a bit frustrated with the regular vet because when the cat was there Friday I explicitly asked if it could be a UTI since he has had them before and they said no and didn’t even test.
But anyway, he has been on the antibiotic since Sunday and is starting to eat again. Not with the same passion as before, but at least he is eating and drinking. But he still doesn’t seem himself. He is usually a very overly affectionate cat–always needs to be in the same room as my husband or I, loves to be held, will beg to be picked up, sleeps in bed with us on the pillow between my husband and I. But he doesn’t like being held anymore. He has been spending time under the bed which he never does or just sleeping on the cat tree. He is also usually a very playful cat and loves chasing our other cat and wrestling but he hasn’t been doing that either. It just seems like he is unhappy and tired now which makes me sad.
I’m not sure if he is still not feeling well from the UTI. Or maybe the antibiotic is making him feel this way? Or maybe he is just mad at us because we are forcing medication down his throat twice a day? Anyone have any experience with this? Did your cat eventually return to their normal personality? I miss my little buddy 
