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[ddraig]

Molly is not eating or drinking and we're worried
She had been under bed for almost 2 days not coming downstairs to eat or drink or poo even
She has peed in the litter tray upstairs by the looks of it
We had to get her out from underneath the bed to check her out, seemed dazed but eventually hissed at being handled
Brought her downstairs and she has still not eaten or drank any water, she has walked a bit and managed to jump up onto a pouffe and stayed there for the last almost 5 hours
Any advice? How long would you leave before taking to vet?
thanks

 

[Puddy_Tat]

Molly is not eating or drinking and we're worried
She had been under bed for almost 2 days not coming downstairs to eat or drink or poo even
She has peed in the litter tray upstairs by the looks of it
We had to get her out from underneath the bed to check her out, seemed dazed but eventually hissed at being handled
Brought her downstairs and she has still not eaten or drank any water, she has walked a bit and managed to jump up onto a pouffe and stayed there for the last almost 5 hours
Any advice? How long would you leave before taking to vet?
thanks

doesn't sound good

is she usually ok with being handled?

does your vets' do the option of talking to vet / vet nurse on the phone before taking kitty along?

get well soon, molly

 

[ddraig]

No she isn't usually ok with being handled, stroked sometimes but not handled
Not sure, not tried that with the vets

thanks

 

[petee]

Any advice? How long would you leave before taking to vet?

none, tbh. not eating is not a good sign.
i'd call them tomorrow (i think it's 12 m over there).

 

[Epona]

There are some times when you just have to say fuck what your cat likes or doesn't like, they need the vet, and you have to bundle them up and put them in a carrier and take them to the vet, pronto - this sounds like one of those times. And I would take her to the vet in the earliest appointment they can give you. Not drinking or eating is very serious within as little as 48 hours, cats cannot go long without food before going into liver failure. Good luck to you and Molly.

 

[Epona]

Sonic usually has his claws trimmed at the vet, but I do it at home when I am able - he doesn't half make a fuss though.

Radar will happily be held while having all his claws trimmed. Jakey will happily be held for one paw at a time trimming, then wriggles a bit so we take a break - I do a few claws at a time on a rota and he isn't bothered.

Sonic goes off like some sort of air raid siren if I trim one claw...

"MmmmmmrrrrrrrreeeeeEEEEEEEOOOOOOOWWWWAAAAAA" and the little bugger nipped me too (he also really really loves me, that doesn't change, once the pedicure is over he still loves me). Got one of his front paws done, wish me luck for tomorrow doing the other one.

 

[Baronage-Phase]

Molly is not eating or drinking and we're worried
She had been under bed for almost 2 days not coming downstairs to eat or drink or poo even
She has peed in the litter tray upstairs by the looks of it
We had to get her out from underneath the bed to check her out, seemed dazed but eventually hissed at being handled
Brought her downstairs and she has still not eaten or drank any water, she has walked a bit and managed to jump up onto a pouffe and stayed there for the last almost 5 hours
Any advice? How long would you leave before taking to vet?
thanks

I'd go along with others suggestion to bring her to the vet asap.

 

[ddraig]

Thanks all
She had done a weird very thin long poo last night and was then drinking a fair bit of water
I was watching her to see if she would eat and didn't, kept lioklooat her food then drinking more water over and over.
Put some fresh food out for her and she has eaten some
Made it up the stairs and back down this morning so hopeful she is fine/on the mend
Will be going to vets if no improvement or happens again

 

[High Voltage]

Despite all expectations to the contrary - FiFi has "mistress'd" her auto-cat feeder

She's a bit of a grazer when it comes to feeding - which suited the boys down to the ground - now I can put down her fair share of food safe in the knowledge that she's the one eating it and not The Tubby Brothers

 

[Epona]

Thanks all
She had done a weird very thin long poo last night and was then drinking a fair bit of water
I was watching her to see if she would eat and didn't, kept lioklooat her food then drinking more water over and over.
Put some fresh food out for her and she has eaten some
Made it up the stairs and back down this morning so hopeful she is fine/on the mend
Will be going to vets if no improvement or happens again

Please take her to see a vet tomorrow - a weird long poo is indicative of a possible bowel obstruction - if it was the only thing in isolation then I'd be tempted to say see if it happens again, but with the other things you have said, I heartily recommend a vet visit asap. You know all too well that you have the life of another being in your hands (when I say that, I don't mean to make light of it btw - it can be a terrifying responsibility).

 

[clicker]

George mulling over life.

Tinker wishing George would stop mulling and just cuddle up on the blanket.

 

[Reno]

Please take her to see a vet tomorrow - a weird long poo is indicative of a possible bowel obstruction - if it was the only thing in isolation then I'd be tempted to say see if it happens again, but with the other things you have said, I heartily recommend a vet visit asap. You know all too well that you have the life of another being in your hands (when I say that, I don't mean to make light of it btw - it can be a terrifying responsibility).

I'd agree with that. Cats do their best to hide any illness. It's an evolutionary thing, cats are relatively small, vulnerable creatures out in the wild and they can't let on about any weakness. So she may be worse than she looks right now.

 

[trabuquera]

yeah, also the not-moving and water-drinking routine sounds a bit off and can be a sign of kidney problems or diabetes (notoriously common in cats) so I think Madam Scruffcat might need to be taken for a quick check.

 

[donkyboy]

when you're bored at work and decide to turn your girls into superheros in between calls:

 

[Calamity1971]

How's scruffcat ddraig?

 

[ddraig]

Please take her to see a vet tomorrow - a weird long poo is indicative of a possible bowel obstruction - if it was the only thing in isolation then I'd be tempted to say see if it happens again, but with the other things you have said, I heartily recommend a vet visit asap. You know all too well that you have the life of another being in your hands (when I say that, I don't mean to make light of it btw - it can be a terrifying responsibility).

I will try, she's hiding under the bed again, not sure she has eaten much
I know I have the life of another being in my/our hands and we are very concerned
Not to make light of it, are you a vegi/vegan?

 

[ddraig]

How's scruffcat ddraig?

quiet and lack of brrs which she always greets with
going to speak to partner and work out how to get to vets tomorrow
thanks

 

[Calamity1971]

quiet and lack of brrs which she always greets with
going to speak to partner and work out how to get to vets tomorrow
thanks

Is it a quite a distance away? I think you need to make the app and then try and get there at the earliest. ((scruffcat)) x

 

[ddraig]

It is a few miles away and I don't have use of a car
I will ask if someone can give me a lift or otherwise get a bus/cab

 

[Baronage-Phase]

I will try, she's hiding under the bed again, not sure she has eaten much
I know I have the life of another being in my/our hands and we are very concerned
Not to make light of it, are you a vegi/vegan?

Hope things improve soon...and you can get to the vets if needed.

 

[ddraig]

Tempted her with some different food which she wolfed down, she is looking quite bloated tho so Epona probably correct
vets tomorrow!

 

[Calamity1971]

Tempted her with some different food which she wolfed down, she is looking quite bloated tho so Epona probably correct
vets tomorrow!

Do let us know how you get on at the vets. ((scruffcat)) x

 

[ddraig]

Molly has been to vet this morning and had check up, vet said kidney and liver seem ok but there is something which is probably poo
ok to give her different cat food and cat milk (as on hills prescription) and keep eye on her if nothing improved to take her back next week
And to watch if she is straining, vet wants to see pic of thin long poo too and for us to look out if any more
Molly seems better today and did eat the new food she isn't usually allowed to have.
I was a bit surprised to hear the take her back in a week, apparently vet didn't want to give laxative yet but will next week if no improvement

 

[Fez909]

Lord Buckethead surveys his kingdom from his cell during house arrest

 

[ddraig]

but at sitting on mixer and so close to deck and vinyl!!

 

[binka]

Cat people I would like your opinions on this:

My boss has a cat that for months now has been shitting on the kitchen floor instead of in the litter tray, it's 10+ years old and had never done this previously. They've tried all sorts of things to stop it but nothing works. Anyway this isn't what I'm asking about.

At work today he read from an email he'd received from someone who had spoken to and was quoting from an ''cat behaviour expert" and this expert reckons cats are incapable of acts of revenge as their brains are too small and not evolved enough to harbour such complex ideas.

My immediate thought was this is bollocks and cats certainly do seek vengeance when wronged.

So what do you think?

 

[Fez909]

but at sitting on mixer and so close to deck and vinyl!!

I feel bad for telling him off when he's like this

He's also been sat on the dining table (not allowed) and my housemate let him sit on the kitchen worktops once

 

[Fez909]

Cat people I would like your opinions on this:

My boss has a cat that for months now has been shitting on the kitchen floor instead of in the litter tray, it's 10+ years old and had never done this previously. They've tried all sorts of things to stopsit top nothing seems to work. Anyway this isn't what I'm asking about.

At work today he read from an email he'd received from someone who had spoken to and was quoting from an ''cat behaviour expert" and this expert reckons cats are incapable of acts of revenge as their brains are too small and not evolved enough to harbour such complex ideas.

My immediate thought was this is bollocks and cats certainly do seek vengeance when wronged.

So what do you think?

Cat expert is right.

Cats are stupid, they just seem like they're arseholes sometimes.

Things that might be wrong:

Change of circumstances - have they moved? Have they got a new cat? etc

UTI - Cats, especially male cats, get urinary infections a lot. When they do, they might not use the litter tray as before

Have they been a bit slack in cleaning the litter? Cats are fussy and like to shit where it's clean. If the litter tray is too dirty, they'll find a cleaner spot...like the corner of your room/wardrobe/etc

 

[binka]

Cat expert is right.

Cats are stupid, they just seem like they're arseholes something.

Things that might be wrong:

Change of circumstances - have they moved? Have they got a new cat? etc

UTI - Cats, especially male cats, get urinary infections a lot. When they do, they might not use the litter tray as before

Have they been a bit slack in cleaning the litter? Cats are fussy and like to shit where it's clean. If the litter tray is too dirty, they'll find a cleaner spot...like the corner of your room/wardrobe/etc

Thanks but I'm not really bothered about trying to solve his shitting cat problem, he's spoken to everyone and bought and done everything they suggested. I'm more interested in whether cats can be motivated by revenge or if they're just a bit thick like you say?

 

[Fez909]

Thanks but I'm not really bothered about trying to solve his shitting cat problem, he's spoken to everyone and bought and done everything they suggested. I'm more interested in whether cats can be motivated by revenge or if they're just a bit thick like you say?

Cats are thick.