The vet is coming and I'm scared

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    Heatherj43 wrote:
    DeLukin wrote:
    Good luck! And Nacho is a GREAT name for a cat...
    I know someone who's cat's name is "Blur". Don't you just love that.
    Okay, I have a cat that is like that! She is now 14 and we avoid taking her to the vet at all costs. It upsets her so much that any health issues she needs treated isn't as bad as what taking her to the vet would do. I think it would kill her at this point.
    Good luck. I wonder why they don't muzzle them and then put them in one of those sling things, like at the groomers, to treat them? That way they can't bite or scratch. I know they can still wiggle a lot, but its safer.
    Again, I wouldn't do any of that, cuz my cat would likely die, but I think many cats could be treated that way.

    I don't think there's any controlling this cat with a muzzle and a sling. Once he's REALLY pissed/scared, there's nothing that can be done but to try to stay safe. The trick is not not get him that upset to begin with. I think having the vet come to the house today really, really helped a lot. I mean, just the fact that we were able to sedate him is a minor miracle. Have you ever tried having someone do a house call for your cat?
  • _
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    whoprincess wrote:
    Fifthelement wrote:
    scb wrote:
    . . . the vet is having his way with him out in the mobile clinic.

    :shock: :shock: :shock: :shock:

    That just sounds so wrong ;):lol::lol:
    Glad to know I'm not the only one whose mind works that way! :lol:

    You did the right thing for Nacho's health. I'm sure he'll be fine.
    I'm a dog person but we like kitties too. Unfortunately my husband is very allergic to them.
    I was wondering if there wasn't a way to sedate Nacho before the vet sees him. You can give dogs a dose of Benadryl (the vet can tell you how much depending on their size) and they will be somewhat sedated.

    You know, I think that's a great idea. I thought about it today after the vet left. Nacho's actually pretty good about letting me give him pills. I asked my old vet about it in the past, and she said she doesn't like to do that because sometimes it will just lower their inhibitions so they're more likely to be violent. But I'll have to ask this vet his opinion about it.
  • _
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    Nacho
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  • sweet adeline
    sweet adeline Posts: 2,191
    is it a vietnam vet?
  • norm
    norm Posts: 31,146
    sweet adeline wrote:
    is it a vietnam vet?


    that's quite a house call :P
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    Please humor me with the posts as I try to figure out exactly how to change my avatar (since I'm even less likely to figure out how to post pictures). :oops: :)
  • iluvcats
    iluvcats Posts: 5,153
    scb wrote:
    iluvcats wrote:
    That is a big cat. My mom's used to weigh 22 lbs. She is all trim now, she went on a diet.

    I sent you a pic of my kitty that I told you about (the 2007 one). He weighed 16 lbs at his heaviest and had kidney failure besides other things. When he weighed 12 lbs, our previous vet YELLED at me, that he was obese and that this was getting out of hand. (He had a gut himself.) A nicer vet told me that obese cats get health problems just like we do (she was enormous, but she was a very sweet and caring vet.)

    Kiss Nacho for me when he calms down.

    Aw... thanks! I'll go kiss him right now.

    Yeah, he is huge, and I know it's a problem. (Kind of ironic for a fat vet to actually yell at you about your overweight cat though.) I only feed him measured amounts of food, but he doesn't go out at all to get any exercise. The vet today told me to switch him to canned food and to give him only half a can per day. (We'll see how that goes.) I've had him on diet food before, but he has to eat special prescription food now because of bladder issues and it doesn't have a diet version. How did your mom's cat lose so much weight?

    look at sweet little Nacho ;)

    my mom's cat ate prescription food, not sure which one, but it can only be bought at the vet. I think she is too skinny actually. Her new vet said she may need to add some Iams to her prescrip food to help her put on a pound.

    my big kitty was on a prescription food to prevent urinary tract problems too. apparently, the food is nasty so they have to put fat in it to make it taste better.

    did your new vet tell you that if you just switch your cat's food in one day they can get diarrhea from it? whenever I had to give my cat a new dry food, I had to introduce a few morsels and then more the next day. I believe it takes a week to change their food. whenever we boarded him at the vet and they fed him different food, he got diarrhea.
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  • _
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    iluvcats wrote:
    did your new vet tell you that if you just switch your cat's food in one day they can get diarrhea from it? whenever I had to give my cat a new dry food, I had to introduce a few morsels and then more the next day. I believe it takes a week to change their food. whenever we boarded him at the vet and they fed him different food, he got diarrhea.

    No, he didn't mention that. I know that when I've switched the brand of food in the past it's made my cats vomit. But this time I'm keeping the same brand but switching from dry to wet, so I hadn't thought of that. Thanks for reminding me! We'll do a slow change-out. Then I'll just have to figure out what to do with the $50 worth of dry food I still have.
  • iluvcats
    iluvcats Posts: 5,153
    scb wrote:
    iluvcats wrote:
    did your new vet tell you that if you just switch your cat's food in one day they can get diarrhea from it? whenever I had to give my cat a new dry food, I had to introduce a few morsels and then more the next day. I believe it takes a week to change their food. whenever we boarded him at the vet and they fed him different food, he got diarrhea.

    No, he didn't mention that. I know that when I've switched the brand of food in the past it's made my cats vomit. But this time I'm keeping the same brand but switching from dry to wet, so I hadn't thought of that. Thanks for reminding me! We'll do a slow change-out. Then I'll just have to figure out what to do with the $50 worth of dry food I still have.

    I would keep that dry food to see if he likes the new canned food. When we found out that our cat had kidney disease, I bought a case of new canned food. He hated it besides he was on his way to Heaven any way :(
    After he died, I returned the food to the vet. It was only maybe a month old, still in the cans. On our wedding anniversary, I found out he was in the final stages of kidney disease and then 3 weeks later that he had cancer.

    Everyone is telling me to get another cat. I have had two die and it's awful!!!!
    9/98, 9/00 - DC, 4/03 - Pitt., 7/03 - Bristow, 10/04 - Reading, 10/05 - Philly, 5/06 - DC, 6/06 - Pitt., 6/08 - Va Beach, 6/08 - DC, 5/10 - Bristow, 10/13 B'more
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    10/10 - Brad in B'more
  • _
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    iluvcats wrote:
    I would keep that dry food to see if he likes the new canned food. When we found out that our cat had kidney disease, I bought a case of new canned food. He hated it besides he was on his way to Heaven any way :(
    After he died, I returned the food to the vet. It was only maybe a month old, still in the cans. On our wedding anniversary, I found out he was in the final stages of kidney disease and then 3 weeks later that he had cancer.

    Everyone is telling me to get another cat. I have had two die and it's awful!!!!

    You're right - I may as well keep it. I can't really get rid of it anyway because I've already moved it from the bag to other containers. As I spent another $40 on wet food today, I was remembering that I actually had purchased a case of this wet food in the past, but switched back to dry so I could use automatic feeders, so I donated it to some cat rescue group. I've gotta stop buying large quantities of expensive food and then changing my mind and getting rid of it, only to need it again!

    It's hard to decide whether or not to get another cat. I've had at least one cat ever since I became a cat person, so I've never been in your position of being down to none and having to decide whether to get another one. I sometimes wonder what I'll do when it comes to that some day...
  • Travelar
    Travelar Posts: 3,448
    scb wrote:
    Nacho
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    Nacho is adorable. Although he'd probably challenge me if he heard me say that.
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    Travelar wrote:
    scb wrote:
    Nacho
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    Nacho is adorable. Although he'd probably challenge me if he heard me say that.

    Aw... thanks! But, yeah, he'd take you down! :D
  • iluvcats
    iluvcats Posts: 5,153
    scb wrote:
    Travelar wrote:
    scb wrote:
    Nacho
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    Nacho is adorable. Although he'd probably challenge me if he heard me say that.

    Aw... thanks! But, yeah, he'd take you down! :D

    remember that huge thread that mccready replied to? we need to start one:

    Nacho is a bad a$$ mofo ;)
    9/98, 9/00 - DC, 4/03 - Pitt., 7/03 - Bristow, 10/04 - Reading, 10/05 - Philly, 5/06 - DC, 6/06 - Pitt., 6/08 - Va Beach, 6/08 - DC, 5/10 - Bristow, 10/13 B'more
    8/08 - Ed solo in DC, 6/09 Ed in B'more,
    10/10 - Brad in B'more
  • _
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    iluvcats wrote:
    remember that huge thread that mccready replied to? we need to start one:

    Nacho is a bad a$$ mofo ;)

    :lol::lol::lol::lol::lol:
  • justam
    justam Posts: 21,415
    I'm glad the vet's visit went well. :)

    Nacho is a cute cat.
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  • Austicman
    Austicman Posts: 1,328
    NACHO NACHO MAAANNN!!!

    He'll come around. My little dog just stares at me with blind hate after a visit to the vet. But he comes for a cuddle once he's over it.
    I can't go the library anymore, everyone STINKS!!
  • in_hiding79
    in_hiding79 Posts: 4,315
    Are you sure your cat isn't a panther?! :mrgreen:

    Good Luck....
    And so the lion fell in love with the lamb...,"
    "What a stupid lamb."
    "What a sick, masochistic lion."
  • Thoughts_Arrive
    Thoughts_Arrive Melbourne, Australia Posts: 15,165
    My cat is not phazed by vets, he is very chilled out!
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  • Heineken Helen
    Heineken Helen Posts: 18,095
    scb wrote:

    You know, I think that's a great idea. I thought about it today after the vet left. Nacho's actually pretty good about letting me give him pills. I asked my old vet about it in the past, and she said she doesn't like to do that because sometimes it will just lower their inhibitions so they're more likely to be violent. But I'll have to ask this vet his opinion about it.
    :? :shock: cat's have inhibitions too?????? :mrgreen: ya mean they'd go smash a bottle and try to stab the vet with it... and then hump his leg :D

    And to those who said that's why they're dog people... ya think no dog as ever freaked out at the vet??? :mrgreen::mrgreen: LMAO.
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  • dunkman
    dunkman Posts: 19,646
    norm wrote:
    AmentsChick wrote:
    That's why I'm a dog person. :lol:

    +1

    :D


    and why i'm a non-animal person. ;)


    mind you.. i could do with a day or two off work...
    oh scary... 40000 morbidly obese christians wearing fanny packs invading europe is probably the least scariest thing since I watched an edited version of The Care Bears movie in an extremely brightly lit cinema.

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