Epona
Sonic: 1 Nov 2006 - 8 Jan 2022
Oh good, I did think it looked like he had been stung or bitten by something, if the swelling has gone down that seems like a good thing
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Oh good, I did think it looked like he had been stung or bitten by something, if the swelling has gone down that seems like a good thing
seeformiles
Lost in the wood
Lil’ Bob’s beauty regimen
Epona
Sonic: 1 Nov 2006 - 8 Jan 2022
That's adorable ❤
My cat, Rik saw that picture and got the fear
Epona
Sonic: 1 Nov 2006 - 8 Jan 2022
Our cat is poorly. He's nearly 16. and he has hyperthyroidism and the beginnings of kideny disease, he's been off his food but he does get bored of cat food (pouches for kidney diet) and prefers chicken and fish etc. that isn't what we're advised to give him. He's been eating less and less and he's lost quite a lot of weight, and we got him a vets appt tomorrow afternoon, but today I noticed he has one eye bigger than the other, and he's been standing in a weird way, and he is less and less himself, and has fallen when he tried to jump up on the sofa (he managed the second time). I've managed to get him an appt first thing tomorrow morning but i don't know if he should go to out of hours. I've never had a cat before, i'm quite shocked at how quickly he has got ill.
izz
Increased Leisure Citizen
Does your vet have an out of hours number so you can ask them ?
izz
Increased Leisure Citizen
Our vet is totally amazing and there's someone on call 24/7, when we've called in the early hours of the morning they'll take a good ten minutes talking about the cat and whether it not it's been something urgent.
Puddy_Tat
naturally fluffy
Dog raises alarm to save cat stuck down well in Northamptonshire
Flea, missing for more than a week, is found on a ledge just above the water level.
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May Kasahara
take me to the feeling
Beautiful boy <3 and cheered to see another black floof who shares my one's majestic/vacant expression
We called and they're nowhere near here. We've got an emergency appt in the morning with our normal vets, I don't think I'll sleep. I'm now kicking myself we didn't take him earlier. We made an appt for Wednesday and they asked if they could postpone to Friday afternoon as they had staff sick and we said yes cos we assumed it was his hyperthyroidism and his medication needing reviewing. When i called just before they closed this evening they offered him an appt first thing.
What if he dies in the night? The children are really scared he will.
seeformiles
Lost in the wood
Vic has claimed the spot by the radiator this morning:
Dystopiary
putting up a hook to hang my hopes upon
Sorry Rik!My cat, Rik saw that picture and got the fear
Dystopiary
putting up a hook to hang my hopes upon
Hope things are ok.
I think he's recovered
It was really strange behaviour from him. He sometimes watches the tele or videos on my computer but I've never seen him react like that. Still, Arnold is a very handsome cat.
Thanks.
So, he's got very high blood pressure which will worsen his other conditions and looks like it has affected him neurologically. Vet mentioned arthritis and dementia as possibilities and that might be there but not as main causes, it's too sudden to be that IMO. There's a lot of muscle wastage in his legs, and I can see that. We've got meds for his blood pressure and bloods back on Monday hopefully which will tell us more. It was only about 3 weeks ago a friend came round and said how young he looked, she was really surprised he was 15, and now he looks so ill and scrawny
Anyway, hopefully, he'll be with us a bit longer.
seeformiles
Lost in the wood
Mexican standoff :
petee
no gods, no malarkey
Dog raises alarm to save cat stuck down well in Northamptonshire
Flea, missing for more than a week, is found on a ledge just above the water level.www.bbc.co.uk
"Flea"
(((Flea)))
seeformiles
Lost in the wood
Looking for buried treasure:
Me76
Not very good lurker
The feliway seems to be working. Ozzie still grooms a lot, but she always has, but fur is growing back on the patches that she has on her rump.
As a side effect Orson, who is the jumpiest cat, seems to be slightly less jumpy.
And in other news, the office manager at work has a new kitten.
As a side effect Orson, who is the jumpiest cat, seems to be slightly less jumpy.
And in other news, the office manager at work has a new kitten.
Dystopiary
putting up a hook to hang my hopes upon
Best wishes to you all.Thanks.
So, he's got very high blood pressure which will worsen his other conditions and looks like it has affected him neurologically. Vet mentioned arthritis and dementia as possibilities and that might be there but not as main causes, it's too sudden to be that IMO. There's a lot of muscle wastage in his legs, and I can see that. We've got meds for his blood pressure and bloods back on Monday hopefully which will tell us more. It was only about 3 weeks ago a friend came round and said how young he looked, she was really surprised he was 15, and now he looks so ill and scrawny
Anyway, hopefully, he'll be with us a bit longer.
I met one of my regulars on the walk home today. She spotted me a way away and came walking up. She then juxtaposed a high pitched squeak as she approached with a thunderously deep purr as I gave her the attention she so obviously merited. I was even permitted a tummy-tickle.
Epona
Sonic: 1 Nov 2006 - 8 Jan 2022
Thanks.
So, he's got very high blood pressure which will worsen his other conditions and looks like it has affected him neurologically. Vet mentioned arthritis and dementia as possibilities and that might be there but not as main causes, it's too sudden to be that IMO. There's a lot of muscle wastage in his legs, and I can see that. We've got meds for his blood pressure and bloods back on Monday hopefully which will tell us more. It was only about 3 weeks ago a friend came round and said how young he looked, she was really surprised he was 15, and now he looks so ill and scrawny
Anyway, hopefully, he'll be with us a bit longer.
Poor thing, I am sorry I didn't see this earlier, just want to wish you all well - hopefully the meds will help and the blood tests will show something that is manageable.
It's horrible how they can go from looking in peak fitness to really ill in such a short space of time, they really are good at hiding health problems until they start to look scrawny and unkempt - bless their little hearts.
I hope he'll be around for some time to come xx
Thank you Epona. I'm trying not to beat myself up for not taking him to the vet sooner. I wasn't expecting that we might have to face the end of his life in this sudden way. Poor puss cat.
LeytonCatLady
Well-Known Member
Poor puss, and poor you and family too. It's the suddenness isn't it. One minute he seemed fine and the next he's deteriorated. I hope they can make him more comfortable.
Epona
Sonic: 1 Nov 2006 - 8 Jan 2022
Whatever happens, it isn't your fault - honestly a lot of us have been there and tortured ourselves over the why didn't I spot something was wrong sooner question. I reckon in 90% of cases (especially with middle-aged to elderly cats) if something had been spotted sooner, the eventual outcome wouldn't be any different - just that there would have been some forewarning, so it would be less of a shock, but I don't think that would necessarily make any decisions easier and comes with its own trauma for you as the human responsible.
With my one, I'd possibly have had him put down 3 or 4 days earlier when he first deteriorated if I'd known he was so ill with cancer beforehand, but part of me would have been grieving for him while he was still alive if I'd known say 6 months earlier, and that would also have been a very sad thing for me. He was a happy little thing up until his last day, so I don't think I made any critically wrong decisions. (I still feel terrible mind you, he should have had a longer life, it shouldn't have happened that way and the circumstances are still upsetting to me and I think about him and miss him every day - but I don't think I fundamentally did anything wrong with regard to his care or that I could have changed the outcome much no matter what I did).
And it could be that there is some manageable condition that your cat has that can be controlled with medication and give him a happy healthy life for a bit longer, so wait for the test results - it could be nothing.
It sounds to me like you have done everything right, you have loved him and took him to the vet when he looked ill and that is all we can do really.
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