~ The Kitty Thread!! ~ Take 2!

eMMI · August 2012

comebackgirl wrote:

eeriepadave wrote:

comebackgirl wrote:

That is really cool.

My kitties are both 16. I had to take one of mine to the vet twice this week for dehydration. She's drinking a little bit, but I can't get her to eat, not even her favorites. All of her blood work came back fine. They didn't find a blockage or tumor or anything. I don't know what's going on with her :(

:( hope she gets better

Thank you. I finally went and bought her meow mix of all things and she's eating that :? She'll eat that and her treats. I guess it's better than nothing.

Nauhuri's sending kitty vibes to your little one.

Eating something is definitely better than nothing. I'm pretty sure drinking is somewhat more important (read that somewhere a while ago), so I'm glad to she's doing that. I don't know if it would make a difference, but sometimes it's advised to have multiple places for your cat to drink in (as in bowls in different spots) to encourage it more.

Either way, hoping she'll be right as rain soon!

RKCNDY · August 2012

eMMI wrote:

vduboise wrote:

has anyone ever had a bad cat bite?

I read this article the other day

http://gizmodo.com/5931500/why-cat-bite ... pular=true

Mine has given me small bites- but this was a bit scary thinking.

I've heard of cat bites, when they puncture the skin, can be pretty bad. That's never happened to me, though. *knocks on wood* I've been around cats my whole life and all I've gotten is little nips, just to tell me to stop what I'm doing and back off. (Like if they decide they've had enough tummy rubs.)

It's actually weird for me to think that some pet cats would/could/will/do bite people like that. Suppose some of them are just unfortunate accidents, though.

When I worked at the clinic, any time someone got bit by a cat we were sent to the walk in clinic immediately. The bites are suspect because cat teeth are needle sharp, and their mouths are 'dirty' (full of bacteria), so when they bite, they basically inject the bacteria into your hand.
I've had several bites and was even referred to a hand surgeon to remove an abscess. If I had waited to go to the hand surgeon, I would have had to have surgery like the girl in the article did.
A medial assistant said that it also isn't uncommon for the teeth to puncture the bone causing a bone infection or the teeth to break off in the wound.

CBG, I hope your kitty gets well soon!

comebackgirl · August 2012

eMMI wrote:

Nauhuri's sending kitty vibes to your little one.

Eating something is definitely better than nothing. I'm pretty sure drinking is somewhat more important (read that somewhere a while ago), so I'm glad to she's doing that. I don't know if it would make a difference, but sometimes it's advised to have multiple places for your cat to drink in (as in bowls in different spots) to encourage it more.

Either way, hoping she'll be right as rain soon!

Thank you! I bought her some more junk kitty food and she ate more today. I think she's just sick of eating healthy

I've put a few food and water dishes around the house and raised them up and put the food in flat plates (I read that can help if they're not feeling well.) I bought her one of those little kitty fountains too since most cats prefer to drink running water. At first she was scared of it :roll:

I'm also mixing a little water in with her food and giving her some by syringe to keep her hydrated. She seems to be doing better today.

RKCNDY wrote:

When I worked at the clinic, any time someone got bit by a cat we were sent to the walk in clinic immediately. The bites are suspect because cat teeth are needle sharp, and their mouths are 'dirty' (full of bacteria), so when they bite, they basically inject the bacteria into your hand.
I've had several bites and was even referred to a hand surgeon to remove an abscess. If I had waited to go to the hand surgeon, I would have had to have surgery like the girl in the article did.
A medial assistant said that it also isn't uncommon for the teeth to puncture the bone causing a bone infection or the teeth to break off in the wound.

CBG, I hope your kitty gets well soon!

Thank you! I think she's on the mend. She's stalking the birds outside right now.

Apparently cat bites can be pretty bad. My sister-in-law is a vet tech and the only time she ever had to go to the ER was after a cat bite. Apparently it was pretty bad. My kitty (the one that's sick) can be pretty vicious at the vet. They tried to muzzle her, but that made things worse. They have to hold her down with those huge gloves and she has a warning on her permanent record :oops: She's really a sweetheart at home though. I swear

I joke about cats being good protectors, but I swear it's true. When I was selling my house my kitty wouldn't let certain buyers go up the stairs. If she didn't like the looks of them she literally chased them away. I just read a book (Homer's Odyssey) that's a true story about a blind kitty. One night a man broke into the author's home while she was sleeping and she woke to find the man at the foot of her bed. The blind kitty (Homer) lunged at the man's face and chased him out of the apartment

Go Homer!

loolooloo · August 2012

comebackgirl wrote:

eMMI wrote:

Nauhuri's sending kitty vibes to your little one.

Eating something is definitely better than nothing. I'm pretty sure drinking is somewhat more important (read that somewhere a while ago), so I'm glad to she's doing that. I don't know if it would make a difference, but sometimes it's advised to have multiple places for your cat to drink in (as in bowls in different spots) to encourage it more.

Either way, hoping she'll be right as rain soon!

Thank you! I bought her some more junk kitty food and she ate more today. I think she's just sick of eating healthy I've put a few food and water dishes around the house and raised them up and put the food in flat plates (I read that can help if they're not feeling well.) I bought her one of those little kitty fountains too since most cats prefer to drink running water. At first she was scared of it :roll: I'm also mixing a little water in with her food and giving her some by syringe to keep her hydrated. She seems to be doing better today.

RKCNDY wrote:

CBG, I hope your kitty gets well soon!

Thank you! I think she's on the mend. She's stalking the birds outside right now.

Glad your kitty is feeling better! When the vet checked the labs, were they able to get a good look at her teeth? older cats start getting FUNKY teeth, which will cause them pain, which will cause them not to eat...you may not want to put her under the stress of a dental, but if she has an infection they may want to put her on antibiotics! Hopefully she was just having some off days and now she is back to normal. Good luck

comebackgirl · August 2012

loolooloo wrote:

Glad your kitty is feeling better! When the vet checked the labs, were they able to get a good look at her teeth? older cats start getting FUNKY teeth, which will cause them pain, which will cause them not to eat...you may not want to put her under the stress of a dental, but if she has an infection they may want to put her on antibiotics! Hopefully she was just having some off days and now she is back to normal. Good luck

Thank you! She's doing even better today, eating more and drinking a bunch from the fountain. I finally breathed a sigh of relief. They did check her teeth and said they were good. She's always preferred her hard food, so I think that's helped. My other kitty had to have a fang removed a few months ago. Ugh it was so sad having to put her through that, but she's gained a bunch of weight since having it done, so I think it was the right decision. I wish they were immortal.

comebackgirl · August 2012

So my kitty still isn't eating much. She'll eat some turkey deli meat (it has to be a specific kind) :roll: and she'll lick the gravy from her cat food, but won't eat much food. She loves her fountain though, and she's drinking a bunch. We brought her back to the vet and they took an x-ray and said everything looked clear - no blockages or anything (just a little gas because she's been on a stool softener for the dehydration). He said her blood tests looked good for any cat,not just a 16 year old cat. So we don't know why she's not eating. We're cutting back on the stool softener to see if that might be upsetting her stomach. Any ideas of what we might be able to feed her?

eeriepadave · August 2012

comebackgirl wrote:

So my kitty still isn't eating much. She'll eat some turkey deli meat (it has to be a specific kind) :roll: and she'll lick the gravy from her cat food, but won't eat much food. She loves her fountain though, and she's drinking a bunch. We brought her back to the vet and they took an x-ray and said everything looked clear - no blockages or anything (just a little gas because she's been on a stool softener for the dehydration). He said her blood tests looked good for any cat,not just a 16 year old cat. So we don't know why she's not eating. We're cutting back on the stool softener to see if that might be upsetting her stomach. Any ideas of what we might be able to feed her?

:( hopefully everything is ok and she'll be back to eating normally soon

comebackgirl · August 2012

eeriepadave wrote:

comebackgirl wrote:

So my kitty still isn't eating much. She'll eat some turkey deli meat (it has to be a specific kind) :roll: and she'll lick the gravy from her cat food, but won't eat much food. She loves her fountain though, and she's drinking a bunch. We brought her back to the vet and they took an x-ray and said everything looked clear - no blockages or anything (just a little gas because she's been on a stool softener for the dehydration). He said her blood tests looked good for any cat,not just a 16 year old cat. So we don't know why she's not eating. We're cutting back on the stool softener to see if that might be upsetting her stomach. Any ideas of what we might be able to feed her?

:( hopefully everything is ok and she'll be back to eating normally soon

Thanks Dave. I sprinkled catnip on top of her tuna this morning and that seemed to work. I know it's not really the best thing for her, but at this point I'm happy when she eats anything. I'm going to try first stage baby food later (no onion or onion powder) and see if that works.

SPEEDY MCCREADY · August 2012

comebackgirl wrote:

So my kitty still isn't eating much. She'll eat some turkey deli meat (it has to be a specific kind) :roll: and she'll lick the gravy from her cat food, but won't eat much food. She loves her fountain though, and she's drinking a bunch. We brought her back to the vet and they took an x-ray and said everything looked clear - no blockages or anything (just a little gas because she's been on a stool softener for the dehydration). He said her blood tests looked good for any cat,not just a 16 year old cat. So we don't know why she's not eating. We're cutting back on the stool softener to see if that might be upsetting her stomach. Any ideas of what we might be able to feed her?

I bought some Turkey Deli meat yesterday...
My kitty (Samantha) thought it was a WONDERFUL IDEA!!!!!!

The Fat Fuck!!!!

hehehehehehehehehehehehe

comebackgirl · August 2012

SPEEDY MCCREADY wrote:

comebackgirl wrote:

So my kitty still isn't eating much. She'll eat some turkey deli meat (it has to be a specific kind) :roll: and she'll lick the gravy from her cat food, but won't eat much food. She loves her fountain though, and she's drinking a bunch. We brought her back to the vet and they took an x-ray and said everything looked clear - no blockages or anything (just a little gas because she's been on a stool softener for the dehydration). He said her blood tests looked good for any cat,not just a 16 year old cat. So we don't know why she's not eating. We're cutting back on the stool softener to see if that might be upsetting her stomach. Any ideas of what we might be able to feed her?

I bought some Turkey Deli meat yesterday...
My kitty (Samantha) thought it was a WONDERFUL IDEA!!!!!!

The Fat Fuck!!!!

hehehehehehehehehehehehe

I'm sure she loved it! I would love for my kitty to be fat again. She's about half what she used to weigh now.

SPEEDY MCCREADY · August 2012

comebackgirl wrote:

I'm sure she loved it! I would love for my kitty to be fat again. She's about half what she used to weigh now.

Yesterday...
Samantha..The Fat Bastard!!!!!

Tuna Fish (not cat food..But Tuna Fish)
Deli Turkey
New York Strip Steak (Steak is her favorite)

Today she will be dining on Cheeseburgers off the grill...
She prefers American cheese over Swiss....

hehehehehehe

comebackgirl · August 2012

SPEEDY MCCREADY wrote:

comebackgirl wrote:

I'm sure she loved it! I would love for my kitty to be fat again. She's about half what she used to weigh now.

Yesterday...
Samantha..The Fat Bastard!!!!!

Tuna Fish (not cat food..But Tuna Fish)
Deli Turkey
New York Strip Steak (Steak is her favorite)

Today she will be dining on Cheeseburgers off the grill...
She prefers American cheese over Swiss....

hehehehehehe

oh you spoil her! She is living large

comebackgirl · August 2012

Sweet Pea stalking the squirrel:
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and refusing to let me close the door:
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redrock · August 2012

What's with kitty CBG? Has CRF been excluded? So common in older cats..... (my 21year old has issues with that - down to just 2kg).

iluvcats · August 2012

redrock wrote:

What's with kitty CBG? Has CRF been excluded? So common in older cats..... (my 21year old has issues with that - down to just 2kg).

what does crf mean? gosh my 2 year old cat is so slender and I don't think he ate while we went away, even though my neighbor checked on him 2x/day.

comebackgirl · August 2012

redrock wrote:

What's with kitty CBG? Has CRF been excluded? So common in older cats..... (my 21year old has issues with that - down to just 2kg).

They don't think it's CRF (that chronic renal failure iluvcats), although I'm sure her kidney functioning must be declining. The vet couldn't identify anything wrong with her physically. Maybe it's stress. I bought her some nutrient paste that's supposed to have extra vitamins of calories. She doesn't care for it much, but of course my other cat loves it

Oh wow - 2kg...my kitty is still about 7 pounds, which is still pretty good, but she loses weight every time we bring her back to the vet. 21 years is awesome though! I'm hoping we make it into the 20s

Are they doing anything specific in terms of treatment?

redrock · August 2012

iluvcats - some cats are just slender by nature. One of mine is and nothing is wrong with her (we did get her checked for hypothyroidism). And as long as your kitty is eating now... some cats just don't like separation and won't really eat!

CBG - Tinker is on a daily tablet which should help some. They have suggested these specialised foods but she doesn't eat them, so the vet said just give her what she wants. She's quite far gone with this CRF but that's the way it goes at her age. She's sort of holding her weight at the moment but there will come a time where she will waste too much and that will be 'the time'.

eeriepadave · August 2012

SPEEDY MCCREADY wrote:

comebackgirl wrote:

So my kitty still isn't eating much. She'll eat some turkey deli meat (it has to be a specific kind) :roll: and she'll lick the gravy from her cat food, but won't eat much food. She loves her fountain though, and she's drinking a bunch. We brought her back to the vet and they took an x-ray and said everything looked clear - no blockages or anything (just a little gas because she's been on a stool softener for the dehydration). He said her blood tests looked good for any cat,not just a 16 year old cat. So we don't know why she's not eating. We're cutting back on the stool softener to see if that might be upsetting her stomach. Any ideas of what we might be able to feed her?

I bought some Turkey Deli meat yesterday...
My kitty (Samantha) thought it was a WONDERFUL IDEA!!!!!!

The Fat Fuck!!!!

hehehehehehehehehehehehe

would that make her a cat fuck :think:

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comebackgirl · August 2012

redrock wrote:

iluvcats - some cats are just slender by nature. One of mine is and nothing is wrong with her (we did get her checked for hypothyroidism). And as long as your kitty is eating now... some cats just don't like separation and won't really eat!

CBG - Tinker is on a daily tablet which should help some. They have suggested these specialised foods but she doesn't eat them, so the vet said just give her what she wants. She's quite far gone with this CRF but that's the way it goes at her age. She's sort of holding her weight at the moment but there will come a time where she will waste too much and that will be 'the time'.

That's what I'm doing right now - just giving her whatever she will eat. She actually liked the baby food. She's always been finicky. I have just about every brand of cat food in the house right now as well as anything I think she'd be willing to eat. My other cat is in heaven

I'm glad Tinker is holding her own. It's sad to watch them slowing down. I just really want them to be happy and comfortable.

redrock · August 2012

She's happy! The other cats may think it's not fair that she gets extra and 'nicer' food! Her age and ailments don't stop her from going through all the bins on rubbish collection days!

~ The Kitty Thread!! ~ Take 2!

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