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Forum: Cat health & behaviour June 10th 08, 03:47 AM Posted to rec.pets.cats.health+behav
Replies: 34
Views: 2,722
Posted By Mac Cool
Our cat will not stay inside. Why not?

cybercat:

So I guess it is fair game to ask you why you allowed your cat to get
so fat he died of heart disease, right?

Because it wasn't my job to force an arbitrary way of life upon him;...
Forum: Cat health & behaviour June 10th 08, 03:35 AM Posted to rec.pets.cats.health+behav
Replies: 28
Views: 2,497
Posted By Mac Cool
Goodbye to my Friend.

cybercat:
Which is almost certainly why he died from heart disease at such an
early age.

Thank you captain obvious.

I was not going to bring it up until you decided to be such an
asshole...
Forum: Cat health & behaviour June 9th 08, 03:53 AM Posted to rec.pets.cats.health+behav
Replies: 34
Views: 2,722
Posted By Mac Cool
Our cat will not stay inside. Why not?

jjg:

and to what purpose?

You are wasting your time. The internet animal culture dictates that
allowing an animal outside for any reason = abuse.

A friend of the family picked up two stray...
Forum: Cat health & behaviour June 8th 08, 07:22 AM Posted to rec.pets.cats.health+behav
Replies: 7
Views: 1,698
Posted By Mac Cool
ways of getting 3 yr old adult cat in carirer

Gregg:

She is a strong and fast
running cat she weights in at 25 lbs


When my cat got that big he outgrew the carrier and I started using a
plastic tub. Set him in and snap on the lid.
Forum: Cat health & behaviour June 4th 08, 08:04 AM Posted to rec.pets.cats.health+behav
Replies: 10
Views: 2,257
Posted By Mac Cool
Smiling cat.

Phil P.:

Does she look like she's smiling or what? lol

http://maxshouse.com/Adoptions/Moli_Feature.htm


That is a gorgeous cat. Are her eyes really that color?
Forum: Cat health & behaviour May 31st 08, 11:45 PM Posted to rec.pets.cats.health+behav,rec.pets.cats.anecdotes
Replies: 28
Views: 2,497
Posted By Mac Cool
Goodbye to my Friend.

Goodbye to my Friend

Today my friend went to sleep. He has been having troubles these last
few weeks with his heart and today a clot broke loose and paralyzed his
back legs. Deeply saddened that...
Forum: Cat anecdotes May 31st 08, 11:45 PM Posted to rec.pets.cats.health+behav,rec.pets.cats.anecdotes
Replies: 28
Views: 1,779
Posted By Mac Cool
Goodbye to my Friend.

Goodbye to my Friend

Today my friend went to sleep. He has been having troubles these last
few weeks with his heart and today a clot broke loose and paralyzed his
back legs. Deeply saddened that...
Forum: Cat health & behaviour May 30th 08, 07:22 PM Posted to rec.pets.cats.health+behav
Replies: 6
Views: 1,574
Posted By Mac Cool
Tommy update: some good, some bad

Rene S.:

I'm so sorry Tommy is still feeling ill. I know you meant well, but
the mixture you were feeding him may have upset his intestines.

How so? I added the corn syrup and olive oil to...
Forum: Cat health & behaviour May 30th 08, 05:22 PM Posted to rec.pets.cats.health+behav
Replies: 6
Views: 1,574
Posted By Mac Cool
Tommy update: some good, some bad

tension_on_the_wi

I haven't heard the background illness, but sometimes, in
constipation, if it is severe, the softer stool above the obstruction
can slide down past it and come out in what...
Forum: Cat health & behaviour May 29th 08, 11:36 PM Posted to rec.pets.cats.health+behav
Replies: 9
Views: 1,353
Posted By Mac Cool
How to Give a Cat Medicine ????

:

2. Lift the cat and hold around with one arm, while using your hand
to open their mouth. The trick to open their mouth easily, is to use
your thumb and middle finger, and press into the...
Forum: Cat health & behaviour May 29th 08, 09:56 PM Posted to rec.pets.cats.health+behav
Replies: 6
Views: 1,574
Posted By Mac Cool
Tommy update: some good, some bad

Well I've been force feeding Tommy since he left the hospital last week.
Once I learned what I was doing and got a feeding syringe, he showed some
dramatic improvement. I've been making making my...
Forum: Cat health & behaviour May 27th 08, 05:35 AM Posted to rec.pets.cats.health+behav
Replies: 17
Views: 1,871
Posted By Mac Cool
Tommy not back to normal yet and still not eating.

Riannon via CatKB.com:

Cats can get hepatic lipidosis (fatty liver disease) from not eating
at all for a couple of days, especially overweight ones but it could
happen to any sized cat. How...
Forum: Cat health & behaviour May 25th 08, 07:19 AM Posted to rec.pets.cats.health+behav
Replies: 17
Views: 1,871
Posted By Mac Cool
Tommy not back to normal yet and still not eating.

dejablues:

From my experience, that is not true, especially with cats. They
pretty much know when they are not going to get better and when to
slink off and die.

No, they fight to live as a...
Forum: Cat health & behaviour May 25th 08, 02:31 AM Posted to rec.pets.cats.health+behav
Replies: 17
Views: 1,871
Posted By Mac Cool
Tommy not back to normal yet and still not eating.

dejablues:

Ah, there's the hard part. We have to make choices for our pets, and
hope that they're the correct ones. It's your decision not to give up
easily, not his. Keeping treatment going...
Forum: Cat health & behaviour May 24th 08, 04:03 AM Posted to rec.pets.cats.health+behav
Replies: 17
Views: 1,871
Posted By Mac Cool
Tommy not back to normal yet and still not eating.

dejablues:

My guess is that he's in pain, is just not feeling well, and he knows
something is terribly wrong.
If he is not eating, and you have to force him (what would be the
point of
...
Forum: Cat health & behaviour May 23rd 08, 11:34 PM Posted to rec.pets.cats.health+behav
Replies: 17
Views: 1,871
Posted By Mac Cool
Tommy not back to normal yet and still not eating.

Matthew:

He could have very well had a stroke and yes a trauma can change a
cats personality. Was the idiot that laughed a vet tech, your vet
or the specialist.

It was the intern that took...
Forum: Cat health & behaviour May 23rd 08, 11:31 PM Posted to rec.pets.cats.health+behav
Replies: 17
Views: 1,871
Posted By Mac Cool
Tommy not back to normal yet and still not eating.

cshenk:

Basically a chicken soup for cats g. Furball (yes, thats his name)
lapped it up and about 5 days later started eating again.

Sounds great. Thanks a bunch.
Forum: Cat health & behaviour May 23rd 08, 10:01 PM Posted to rec.pets.cats.health+behav
Replies: 17
Views: 1,871
Posted By Mac Cool
Tommy not back to normal yet and still not eating.

If you remember from my thread about Tommy who has a bad heart and just
got out of the hospital...

Well he isn't the same cat. I mean when I look into his eyes, it's like
there is only a shadow of...
Forum: Cat health & behaviour May 22nd 08, 01:11 AM Posted to rec.pets.cats.health+behav
Replies: 19
Views: 2,092
Posted By Mac Cool
Vet can't diagnose our cat. UPDATE

cybercat:

Last night was rough, the rabies vaccine caused his face and throat to
swell making breathing even more difficult.


So, was the first vet indeed a "large animal" vet? Where...
Forum: Cat health & behaviour May 22nd 08, 01:08 AM Posted to rec.pets.cats.health+behav
Replies: 19
Views: 2,092
Posted By Mac Cool
Vet can't diagnose our cat. UPDATE

MaryL:

I'm glad to hear you are getting such quick ;results. Please keep us
updated and let us know the diagnosis.

It is his heart. I have it written down somewhere but basically a bad...
Forum: Cat health & behaviour May 21st 08, 09:44 PM Posted to rec.pets.cats.health+behav
Replies: 21
Views: 2,077
Posted By Mac Cool
Cat Throws Up

LauraM:

almost every morning, my cat
throws up?

Mine does this too. I thought it was because he was eating too fast so I
started giving him just a little food, waiting a half hour then giving...
Forum: Cat health & behaviour May 21st 08, 09:39 PM Posted to rec.pets.cats.health+behav
Replies: 19
Views: 2,092
Posted By Mac Cool
Vet can't diagnose our cat. UPDATE

MaryL:
Good! Please keep us updated.

Last night was rough, the rabies vaccine caused his face and throat to
swell making breathing even more difficult. Out of desperation we gave him
a tiny bit...
Forum: Cat health & behaviour May 21st 08, 01:33 PM Posted to rec.pets.cats.health+behav
Replies: 19
Views: 2,092
Posted By Mac Cool
Vet can't diagnose our cat.

cshenk:

Did she give a recommended vet listing? Specialists perhaps?

Gave me two, I'm calling the college this morning.
Forum: Cat health & behaviour May 21st 08, 01:33 PM Posted to rec.pets.cats.health+behav
Replies: 19
Views: 2,092
Posted By Mac Cool
Vet can't diagnose our cat.

Candace:

What did the fluid look like that was drawn out? Was it pinkish?

Mostly clear with only a tinge of pink.

Could your cat have chylothorax? My cat had that 3 years ago...major
...
Forum: Cat health & behaviour May 21st 08, 01:31 PM Posted to rec.pets.cats.health+behav
Replies: 19
Views: 2,092
Posted By Mac Cool
Vet can't diagnose our cat.

MaryL:

Are you within driving distance of a veterinary college? That is
often a good option.

Calling them today.

Incidentally, I am very concerned that your vet would have given a
rabies...
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