| emery cat |
[Feb. 8th, 2010|02:02 pm] |
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I saw an infomercial for this the other day. It is a scratching post that is supposed to be like an emery board and file your cats nails for them. Call me crazy but it just looks like cardboard to me. Has anyone tried this product? Thoughts on it? I have six cats and they love to scratch anything and everything... |
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| constipated 10 month old kitty |
[Feb. 7th, 2010|10:03 pm] |
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Hi everyone,
My Ninja is constipated. He seems pretty unhappy about it, and I am wondering if any of you have any information you can share with me on how to help him.
Background infos:
He had a bowel movement about 26 hours ago, and it was a little smaller than usual and was firm but not hard.
He has tried to go a few times today and has given up on the litter box for defecating (although he is still happily peeing) and tried to go in the closet. He had a tiny bit of success - about the size of three stacked coins, and again firm but not hard.
I've given him some pumpkin puree with a bit of olive oil drizzled on it and he devoured it. I have not noticed him eating his free-fed kibble at all today.
He has been drinking water, but not as much as usual. He usually drinks quite a bit of water daily and is generally well-hydrated.
I have been cuddling with him and gently rubbing his belly in a counter-clockwise motion.
I tried taking a warm bath with him to see if it'd help him relax, but he wasn't having it. My cats are freaks and tend to enjoy playing in the bath tub (with water).
Unless he has produced a good-sized bowel movement by 9am, I plan on calling his vet (that's when they open).
Any suggestions for us?
Thank you!
PS: here's a pic of my babes. Ninja is the black one.
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| In Desperate Search of Sleep |
[Feb. 7th, 2010|08:02 am] |
My boyfriend and I live in a 300 square foot apartment. It is essentially one room and a bathroom. It's hard to explain the layout of our apartment without any pictures. But, it has a lot of corners which are very useful to bad kitty behavior. There is a large kitchen counter that hides my view from the kitchen cabinets in where I store my cats' food. I wish I could say that I could store it elsewhere, but it's the only place that's big enough for me to put their kitty food bag in that isn't in the open where they will tear it open and eat all of it. And...no. No, no, no.
Our kitty cats, Maki and Unagi have a wonderful habit of demanding food starting at 5AM which involves lots of wailing and scratching on the walls and cabinets. This keeps me up until 8AM when my boyfriend gets up to feed them. I've tried ignoring them which causes them to keep scratching and wailing. We have plaster walls which makes things worse.
I've sprayed them with water, but the reaction I get is, "Hm. I'm wet. Oh, well." and they carry on doing whatever it is they're doing. I've covered the surfaces with tin foil and random objects around the house: boxes, furniture, their scratching posts, tape, towels, etc, but they manage to find the teeniest little spot that isn't covered and scratch that. Or, they will scratch the space next to the scratching post. I've woken up to find my cat, delicately balanced on our dresser amongst all of the junk placed on top of it, and scratching the wall behind the dresser.
Incidentally, they loved the tape and found it very tasty.
I never hold them or cuddle them since I know it'll encourage their behavior. We do feed them before we go to bed which is around midnight. I play with them before bed to see if I can tire them out. We trim their claws. I'm to the point where I'm thinking of nailing carpet pieces to the walls if it'll help the situation, but we have a security deposit to worry about. I don't want to try Soft Paws since a friend of mine's cat developed a terrible infection on his foot from it. And, as much fun as it sounds, I don't want to be covered in glue again.
We can't put them in the bathroom because we found out that they will tear off of the paint from the door. And again, I would love to get our security deposit back in full. We haven't tried things like Feliway or the automated spray thingie because it's a lot of money to invest in something that may not work when one of us is unemployed. We've tried putting catnip [both spray and the actual herb] on the posts, but my cats don't like catnip. Scents don't bother my cats. I know, I know, I have indestructible cats.
They're also smart to the point where they will scratch places that I can't see from my bed or will run away and hide in the corners or under furniture if they hear me reach my spray bottle. I've fallen asleep with a spray bottle [although ineffective] in my hand.
Earplugs for me don't work since it bothers my sinuses.
It's been an ongoing battle for nearly a year now. I'm begging you for help. Please, please help me get some sleep. |
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| Help! Lost a Tooth! |
[Feb. 6th, 2010|11:18 pm] |
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Okay, so its 10:40PM right now. To go to the vet now would cost an arm and a leg (just to be seen is about 190 dollars)... I know you're not vets, and I think it may have been a baby tooth, but I am kinda frantic!
I was laying in my bed getting ready to go to sleep and Connor was beside me. I was playing with him by putting my finger under the blanket and running it along the blanket and he would follow it and then pounce and try to chew my finger through the blanket. I have done this millions of times and had never a problem. I did it with the girls, and they are now 7 years old... never a problem with them either. This time it was different. After a few times, I was getting tired and stopped, and rested my hand near Connor, sliding it down the side Connor had just been playing on and felt something weird and rigid. I glance down and find a bloody tooth! I grab Connor and notice his mouth is a bit bloody. After wrestling with him for a bit to look into his mouth, I find its near the back that it's missing. He seems fine and well, he even just scampered off to eat and is playing normally like nothing happened. The thing is, he just saw the vet a few days ago, and when he got his booster shots on January 27th, he was a "FrankenKitty" as the vet put it.. His baby K9s had not fallen out, but his adult ones had come down anyways. At some point between then and Tuesday, however they had and he was no longer a FrankenKitty... But my concern is that maybe he got it caught on a loose fiber (though its a relatively new blanket) or something and it ripped it from his mouth... Or because he's sick. Connor has a runny eye and a sneeze. I have already forgotten what its called, but I give him Tetracycline in his eye and he gets some L-lysine. Its something cats normally have, but Connor has too much or something and its made him sick... Could this cause him to lose a Tooth?
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| Might as well ask |
[Feb. 2nd, 2010|09:45 pm] |
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Hi,
It's me again (or us again):
Liriel -Female 9 years old
Nemesis -Male 7.5 years old
Nixia -Female 5 years old
Khalia -Female 4 years old
So, Khalia is our little attention whore. If you are petting another cat, it doesn't matter if Khalia is in a dead sleep upstairs, in another room, eating, etc. she can hear you and comes running (sounds like a herd of cattle since she is about 15 pounds) and head-butts the other cat out of the way. If she sees you petting another cat and you tell her no and that she has to wait, she'll sulk. And when I say sulk, I mean sulk. She'll lay down near you and just look at you as if she is suicidal or something. It's funny but sad too lol.
She has always been this way, and we've dealt with it. She does however have two qwerky (sp?) habits that I can't find anything on.
#1. She closes the bathroom door. At night I will get into bed and she will be laying on it, sound asleep. Within ten seconds of the light going out you hear the bathroom door close. It's like this little fatty suddenly became a silent ninja because you never hear or feel her get off the bed! Sometimes she closes the door too hard and locks herself into the bathroom. Sometimes my husband will be brushing his teeth and she'll try to close the door and ends up hitting him with it. Other times I'll be in the little girls room, she'll run in, stand on her hind legs, close the door and stare into the corner.
#2. She licks carpet. Licks it like a kid eating a lollipop. So far I've noticed two particular spots she licks. The first time I though 'oh something must have spilt', but then I realized the spot she is licking is rarely even walked on, let alone anything near it to spill. The second spot is right near our bedroom door. Today she had licked it so much that when I touched it with my toe it was pretty darn wet.
So, any ideas?
I've (and a few friends) come to the conclusion that I will not be the crazy cat lady because I am the lady with the crazy cats!
Liriel - Heart murmur
Nemesis - IBS
Nixia - Feral
Khalia - "special"
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| Too much insulin? |
[Feb. 2nd, 2010|11:16 pm] |
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In November, my diabetic female cat went under the knife to have her rotten teeth removed. I was told to just monitor her a bit and up her insulin to 2 units twice a day. They'd see us in January. So two weeks ago, I took her in and was promptly unbraided by this new vet. She claimed that I was suppose to have brought my cat back in a week after her surgery and I didn't know anything what kinda of blood work she needed done. She called me a liar about these things.
This is completely untrue since my cat has fructosamine tests done as ordered by the vet in our hometown. She's incredibly skittish and the quick blood work alleviates her from getting too stressed out. Instead this new vet insisted on keeping her throughout the day and stabbing her repeatedly for a glucose test. My cat's blood sugar shot through the roof as she got more panicked throughout the day. The vet instructed me to increase the insulin to 3 unites, twice a day and bring her back in 10 days.
Today was day 10 and it was another "leave her there all day" situation since the vet insisted on it. I was told my cat had gained weight and she was to be pushed to 4 units a day. Note: for the last 18 months since her diagnoses, her old vet never had me put her at more than 2 units twice a day. The vet also wants her back in next week.
I'm at my wit's end. I feel like I'm hurting my cat. She's usually frockling around this time of night, but she's sleeping like she's half-dead. When I picked her up today, she was screaming in her cage and this is a cat who bunkers down and SHIVERS when forced into the presence of strangers. There's also the fact that this $100/wk vet visits is absolutely devastating my finances. I can't keep it up. I don't know what the hell was wrong with the fructosamine tests that have been working for the last 18 months and were done every two months. Should I call the old vet back home for advice?
Bonus question: My youngest has amazingly long hair but she's licking herself into dreads. Is there a kitty detangler spray I can put on them to work them out? |
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| Vets in the Chicago area |
[Feb. 1st, 2010|04:40 pm] |
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Hello, I'm Nova, I'm new to the community. Found my way here from the stupidpetowners community.
I moved to the Chicago area several months ago and my cats will be coming up shortly, within the next 3-4 months. I'm looking for someone in the area that knows an incredible vet office that I can take my babies too.
I'm really picky about who handles my boys and I want someone with a good heart and love of animals, who aren't in it for the money or to push crappy brand named cat foods at me. :s
I'm looking for an everyday vet office and also and emergency office.
thanks everyone. :3 |
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| Kitty Coming Home from the Vet |
[Feb. 1st, 2010|01:44 am] |
I'm a brand new kitty owner so I apologize if this is a "Well, duh..." question.
My boyfriend and I own two cats, one male and one female. We rushed the male kitty to the vet on Saturday after discovering that he was having trouble using the litter box and made some un-kitty noises. We found out that he has crystals in his urine and possibly a UTI. So, he stayed at the vet to get better. He's coming back tomorrow. Other than what the vet tells me, what should I do to make sure he's comfortable?
My cats get along very well; they're from the same litter and almost two years old. My girl kitty doesn't seem to notice or mind that her big brother is gone. Should I worry about territorial issues? The last thing I want my boy cat to deal with after spending 48 hours with a catheter is to come home to an angry, hissy cat.
Is there anything I should worry about or ask the vet when I go pick up my cat? |
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| Litterbox troubles |
[Jan. 28th, 2010|08:38 pm] |
One or both of my cats seems to have an issue urinating in the litter box. One litter box is located in the corner of the bathroom and the other is against the wall, right next to the first. Today, the offender hopped into the litter box and proceeded to urinate on the wall behind the box, making a large mess. Another time, I saw one cat hop into the litter box and begin to urinate in the litter, then slowly raise his bottom until he was almost about to go on the wall (I stopped him that time).
Naturally, this is making a huge mess. Is there any possible fix that would not require me to purchase another box? Our boxes already have extra-high sides. He is (or they are) urinating so high up that I would have to cut an entrance into a Rubbermaid bin.
In case it matters, our apartment is too small to separate the boxes. Also, the cat that I saw had P/U surgery for repeat blockages about 6 months ago. So, his plumbing is now more like a females than a neutered males. |
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| Misplaced Anxiety |
[Jan. 27th, 2010|09:16 pm] |
I have two inside cats that have lived harmoniously together for 6 years. One is 12 years old, the other is about 6 years. They had never shown any aggression towards each other. And neither of them have ever shown ANY aggressive behavior towards other cats, dogs, or people, except when the younger cat had kittens. She was aggressive towards the dog, but only as much as you expected from a new mama cat. Normally, they're both pretty chill cats.
About a month and a half ago, we moved to a new house, with two people they are not used to. They seemed to adjust to the move very well. I had kept them in my room for a few days before letting them venture out and explore. They seemed to be fairly comfortable in the house. They would walk around without running and hiding when one of my roommates show their face. Their appetites returned to normal very quickly. They started hanging out in my roommate's room with her almost as soon as she moved completely in, about three weeks ago. They've been pretty comfortable around her.
On Saturday, she called me while I was away for the night to tell me that these two cats had gotten into a pretty bad cat fight in her bedroom around her window. She had to separate them the rest of the weekend. She said it seemed the younger cat was picking on the older one. When, I came home, they seemed to calm down a little bit in my presence. They were able to sleep on the same bed, on either side of me. But, the moment the older cat tried to jump off my bed to take care of whatever she needed to, the younger cat would attack her. I had to diffuse the situation on three separate occasions within a 6-hour time span. When I came home from work that evening, it became very clear to me that the younger cat was not allowing the older cat off my bed. The older cat had relieved herself on my bed. It is only the younger cat that seems to be showing this sudden aggression.
We've separated them for the time being. Their behaviors have not changed in any other way. The younger cat is not showing aggression to anybody else. She is perfectly fine if the older cat is not brought to her attention.
We've determined that this is very likely Misplaced Anxiety in the younger cat. There is a neighborhood cat that wanders around outside, and its very likely they both got a glimpse of him from the window they were at. So because the younger cat couldn't defend her territory outside, she is taking it out on the younger cat because she is readily available.
Does anybody have any tips on how to help this situation? If this continues, the younger cat will be sent back home. |
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[Jan. 27th, 2010|04:56 pm] |
i like to use a spray after i shower to kill soap scum, but i can't with my cat because he LOVES going in there after i shower and just sitting in the wet shower. are there any natural solutions you use/make or buy that are somewhat efficient and wont hurt my cart?
what i do now is spray it with a bleach cleaning spray and then clean it off, but it takes forever and it's horrible with having NO windows in the bathroom and having to keep the door closed so he doesnt go in..that smell just kills me. |
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| Aggressive Kitten and offensive urined spot |
[Jan. 25th, 2010|10:02 pm] |
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First, Everyone is doing well... I keep forgetting to reply to my old posts, but everything has been resolved and everyone is healthy... Well, not Nayelli at the moment, I'll explain why...
Connor is about 6 months old and was neutered quite recently. I figured he would calm/tone down a bit with his aggressive play, but he's just as bad as before. He's really bad at kicking and biting me and my girls, who are 7. Peanut is a bit more likely to fight back and Connor doesn't go after her much, but Nayelli won't really fight back. she has a LARGE bruise/abrasion rash that is scabby and gross looking from where he kicked the crap out of her by her abdomen and under her chin and down her throat is all scratched and chewed up too. I play with him often and I take him downstairs often to play with my sister's boys who can handle him and he can let off some steam and it works, but he's still really aggressive upstairs with me and the girls. I really don't know how to curb his behavior. I have been trying a spray bottle, but he's not responding to it as much as I wish he would, and I go "SSSSTTTA" and he realises I don't like what he's doing, but not always does that work either... like with my Ipod head phones, he keeps trying to eat them and no amount of noises or water bottle has deterred his efforts...
Also, Nayelli was sick for a bit with a UTI and spent some time going where she shouldn't have. She went to the vet and got some meds and seems normal, and is doing fine (and using the litter box again, Thank goodness!). But in the spot that she had peed, I CANNOT get the smell out! She had peed there for like a week before I knew she was peeing there, so its probably soaked way down... I've tried many of those enzymes stuff, I've tried vinegar and water, I've tried Hydrogen peroxide and water, even bleach and water! Nothing seems to get this smell out! Anyone got any ideas? |
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| Heart problems |
[Jan. 25th, 2010|03:03 pm] |
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My two year old male cat has just been diagnosed with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy. He seems perfectly fine, but had a heart murmur at his annual exam which his vet recommended he get evaluated. Has anyone here had any experience with this condition? The vet couldn't give us a prognosis but did say his condition was severe, and the research I've been able to do hasn't shed any light on this. Also he has been started on a medication in pill form which we're having a hard time getting into him. I'm able to get the pill in his mouth without too much trouble (he's a big sweetheart and doesn't really fight me), but he spits it out after looking like he's swallowed it. We tried pill pockets, but he ate the pill pocket and spit the pill out. Does anybody have any suggestions on pilling a cat? Thanks! |
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[Jan. 25th, 2010|01:03 pm] |
Another community recommended I post here
I have a seven month cat who was recently treated for tape worms. Ever since he was treated he has been vomiting more and more. It started out as what we thought was a hairball, there was actually pieces of hair in it. Then a week after that he climbed in my lap then start making odd noises and licking his lips, only to vomit all over my shirt. Last week he vomited foamy stuff twice on my bed and had been hiding underneath bed earlier in the day, which was worrying because he's a social cat and never hides unless he's playing. Today was the last time I've witnessed him vomit though my mother said he's done it once before. Today he started making this noise like when you're clucking your tongue and threw up bile. Afterwards he seemed fine and went to chase me threw the house as I cleaned it up. He doesn't ACT sick and is playful as always though he does seem to be a little more needy attention wise but I think that's because he's home alone all day. He's eating fine and drinking water and using the litter box normally. We have locks on all our doors where the cleaning things are kept so I don't think he could have gotten into anything, unless he maybe ate shampoo or something. He does like to eat stinkbugs, the little brown bugs that have invaded my house at the moment and they do have a pretty noxious fluid so could that be giving him a stomach ache? Also; he's been licking his lips a lot lately which I read is a sign of dehydration.
We feed him Purina cat chow and some wet food when we can afford it and he drinks tap water.
The only problem is I CAN'T afford to take him to the vet. My mom and I pooled our money, counted it out and we just can't afford it right now. Unless we went without groceries or something. Our vet charges out the wazoo for visits and I don't have an extra 300 dollars to shell out for tests and whatever else he decides to charge me. Not until we get our taxes at least.
Any ideas to what might be wrong with him? I'm hoping it's just because he likes to eat bugs!
Also; can anyone recommend anything that I could do to help with the money side of it? Someone else suggested Care Credit, and I'll check that out but I want more then one option.
And I know there are some people in this community who believe people should starve and take their animal to the vet no matter what financial straights they are in. I will not appreciate being told I don't care about my animal, or I don't deserve him because I can't afford to take him to the vet. If I had the money, I would do it and if it turns serious then I'll pull from my college fund (which is not preferable because I have to pay a fee to do that) . Right now I'm living of disability and have been without money for almost two months, then was only paid $218 dollars. And after buying groceries I really have like $15. So I am really poor right now. |
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| Overweight, Three-Legged Cat |
[Jan. 24th, 2010|12:11 pm] |
I am currently fostering a very overweight three-legged cat who was turned into our shelter because it would be "too stressful" for her to move with her family to Wisconsin. She's 1 1/2 and spayed.
I feed my two cats Wellness Core, and that's what Tripawed (lame, I know, lol) has been eating since she's been here. She was very timid so she's been hanging out in her own little room, now I'm starting to bring her out so she can socialize with my cats (who are quite friendly and playful).
Do you have any recomendations on high-quality, low fat foods? When I wanted to put my dog on a diet, the ONLY grain free/low fat food I could find was Wellness Core Reduced Fat, but I couldn't find any cat formula. I know I could get Science Diet W/D from my vet but I'd rather not if there's a better option. I don't know if she was free-fed prior, but now she's on the same schedule as my cats (1/4 c, twice a day). My plan is to give her a bit on that diet before seeing if I need to switch her to a diet food.
She's not very playful, but at least she gets more activity here than being cooped up in a cage!
Any other suggestions for amputee kitty weight loss? |
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| kitty with diarrhea |
[Jan. 23rd, 2010|02:31 pm] |
My 6 year old cat seems to have developed diarrhea over the past 2 days. He has pooped inside the house 4 times and it hasn't been completely watery,but it definitely wasn't solid stuff either. He has been eating and drinking water as usual. How long should I wait before this becomes an issue? I'm thinking about feeding him some pumpkin to see if it helps at all.
Also, he's had issues with his stomach for a long time. I've taken him to the vet and have had his stool tested lot's of times and he's been dewormed and on antibiotics. Everything always comes back normal,but whenever he poops there's always a drop or two of blood that comes out. I've spoken to the vet and the only thing we can up with is kitty IBS and straining. Is this really a possibility?
Lastly, he knows that pooping in the house is bad and for some reason whenever he does it,he freaks out around my SO for a few days after the incident. He runs away from him except when we go to bed or watch tv. When we do those things he has no problem sitting on my SO's lap and purring for hours on end. They've known each other since he was a kitten and have lived together for the past 4 years. Whats up with this? |
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[Jan. 22nd, 2010|07:22 pm] |
hi everyone, i hope this is not a dumb question, but my cat was squinting a lot about 30 mins ago, but 1. he squints a lot especially after waking in the dark. and 2. once he got something (litter i believe) in his eye and was squinting a lot but everything seemed normal soon after so i thought nothing of it..
so, he was just squinting a lot and i dont see anything in his eye. when he looks up to me in the light, i can tell something is wrong with his one eye. the color is like opaque, and very noticably different from the other eye. it is not clear (the entire eye)... it just does not look normal at all. do you think if something small got in there that maybe it is cloudy because of it? i hope he is okay...i will be calling the vet tomorrrow but has anyone else ever noticed anything like that? he is acting like everythign is normal and his eye is wide open...
thank you everyone... i feel so bad now :(
edit: my cat is about 10 months old, and you can tell the eye is cloudier than the other one in normal light... in direct light the difference is crazy.. i am hoping that something minor got in there and possibly the cloudiness is from the liquid trying to cleanse the eye...
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[Jan. 22nd, 2010|02:45 pm] |
I havent posted on here in awhile, but I finally have an issue I was hoping you guys could help me with. We just got another kitten, he's about four-five weeks old. We found 'em outside all alone, and with it getting colder outside, I couldnt leave him, so we brought him in. We've been feeding him kitten formula and he's doing great, and he finally pooped last night (my friend said they're good when they finally poop, granted it was on our floor but it's okay, we have a steam cleaner :))
Well, our issue is, our five month old kitten, Spook. I was going to get another kitten anyways cause she's home alone when we leave for work, and she needs a buddy ('specially when we come home and dont want to play), so I figured this would work out well. She didn't take to the kitten as well as i thought, especially since she gets along with other cats amazingly (she's playing with my friend's cat right now, and she's been to my dad's where he has three and no issues).
However, she's started pooping in our bathroom tub and won't sleep in the room with us anymore. She did a bit this morning, but she pooped in the tub again, like, five minutes ago. I know she's doing it because she's mad, but how do I get her to relax to the idea?
And it isn't because the litter is dirty, I cleaned it yesterday, and before when she was younger I hadn't gottan to it in a week (it all had to be dumped) due to overload at work, and she still used it. So can anyone help me out? I dont want to have to get rid of the little one because of this issue, and I dont want this to go on for much longer. |
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| Drinking too much? |
[Jan. 21st, 2010|04:24 pm] |
How much is too much for a cat to drink? I was wondering if mine suddenly started drinking more than usual, but it could be several factors. Still, I think he drinks maybe 1-2 cups a day. He's 10 pounds, give or take.
1) I have a different water bowl for him now in my room. A temporary thing. It's part of a plastic bowl set. It's deeper and narrower than his regular dish, so maybe it looks like he's drinking more. He also pokes at this one, possibly because it's narrow.
2) He's in my room. He could have been drinking no more than usual, but since I'm with him I notice whenever he goes to the dish.
3) The other day, he decided to wake me up with throwing up, and then threw up later. The second was mostly liquid. First was mostly food, which I suspect was a scarf-n-barf (attempted on my bed! I kicked him off so he threw up on some clothes on the floor instead) so I fed him a bit when he asked instead of leaving the bowl out. However, I decided to let him polish off the bag now so maybe he's eating more. The food is dry, the only kind he'll eat. He hasn't thrown up since. I brush him more now (including backwards) in case of hairballs. He has a lot of fur.
Otherwise, he's fine. His gums have always been pale, and the vet didn't seem concerned about that last summer. His gums seem wet, although he doesn't really like me probing them. They're not soaking the way human gums are, though. The insides of his lips seem pretty damn wet. His neck skin goes back in place quickly after I tug on it. I wouldn't say it snaps like a cartoon or elastic, but in less than a second, it's back.
Should I be concerned?
*edit* I just phoned a vet's office and the person on the other end suggested keeping an eye on the situation for a few days. He rolled around on the phone and interrupted my call by pressing buttons.
*edit the second* Phoned another place, talked to both a vet and technician. I was told to measure his water intake, and be concerned if he exceeds 500ml. I set up a primitive device for now until I can get a proper measuring cup, hopefully tonight or tomorrow at the latest. Thanks for the help. |
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