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cat threw up, refused to eat - what questions to ask the vet?



 
 
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Old May 19th 09, 05:24 PM posted to rec.pets.cats.health+behav
cybercat
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Nadia,

I want to applaud you for reacting so promptly and taking your cat to
the vet. So many times, even a small change in a cat's behavior can
signal something is wrong. You did the right thing by bringing her in,
even if she seemed to perk up the next day. More folks should follow
your example.

Hear hear!


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Old May 19th 09, 11:20 PM posted to rec.pets.cats.health+behav
Nadia N.
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cybercat wrote:
"Nadia N." wrote
We are back from the vet. He listened to her heart and chest, took her
temperature and checked her out pretty thoroughly. He said she is in
perfect health - heart, lungs sound fine, no fever, no abdominal
obstructions, her eyes are clear and bright. He thinks the whole thing
could have been a very strong reaction to the new food.


Glad she's okay. My cat once got really sick from nibbling a houseplant. Vet
gave her an anti-nausea drug and she was fine.


Thanks. She really seems to be completely back to normal. Inhaling her
own food and then trying to break into the other room and steal Kotyo's
while he's still eating. It's a huge relief to see her cleaning her
plate at every meal again.


Nadia N.


--
Little Monster pictures: http://picasaweb.google.com/nnakova/Kotyo
Sweety pictures: http://picasaweb.google.com/nnakova/Sweety
Kotyo and Sweety together:
http://picasaweb.google.com/nnakova/KotyoAndSweety
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Old May 19th 09, 11:20 PM posted to rec.pets.cats.health+behav
Nadia N.
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Gandalf wrote:


I am glad to hear that Sweety is doing well, and your vet thinks she is
OK.

Your vet is a good one: many would run blood tests if you ask for them,
but with such a young healthy cat, that has displayed no further
symptoms after 24 hours, it is likely a waste of money.


Yes, I do like my vet too. You can tell that he likes animals by the way
he handles the cats and how he talks to them. I guess in time I will
start trusting him more. I've only been going there for 2 years, and it
was mostly for the yearly vaccinations.

I hope this was just caused by the food change, and will not happen
again.

Yes, I think it was the food. I don't know what it is with the Hill's
wet food in Europe. This is the second time I've had a kitty become ill
from it. At least this time I can blame it on it being a new flavor that
she hadn't had before. But last year I had Kotyo throwing up and having
diarrhea after eating his regular Hill's canned food. I have been trying
to find another brand of wet to feed them. I've found at least a couple
of foods which are made with real meat that you can actually see when
you open the can, no artificial coloring, no wheat, no corn, but when I
look at their content analysis they don't seem to have the same amounts
of vitamins and minerals that the Hill's has, so I don't dare switch.

Sweety is a VERY beautiful Kitty!

And so is Kotyo. I love tuxedo kitties!

Thanks :-) Tuxedo kitties are the best, aren't they?

I had a wonderful tuxedo kitty for 15 years. She went to the Bridge on
June 6th, 1999; almost 10 years ago now.

I still miss her. Every. Single. Day.



I'm so sorry for your loss. We have them in our lives for such a short
time. My Kotyo turned 8 on Saturday. I can not believe how fast the time
passed - yesterday he was a tiny kitten and these days I'm starting to
look for senior food for him.

Nadia N.

--
Little Monster pictures: http://picasaweb.google.com/nnakova/Kotyo
Sweety pictures: http://picasaweb.google.com/nnakova/Sweety
Kotyo and Sweety together:
http://picasaweb.google.com/nnakova/KotyoAndSweety
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Old May 19th 09, 11:21 PM posted to rec.pets.cats.health+behav
Nadia N.
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cybercat wrote:
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Nadia,

I want to applaud you for reacting so promptly and taking your cat to
the vet. So many times, even a small change in a cat's behavior can
signal something is wrong. You did the right thing by bringing her in,
even if she seemed to perk up the next day. More folks should follow
your example.

Hear hear!



Thanks. I have read too many people's postings on here and on the
anecdotes group about cats who show a lack of appetite one day and come
down with something really serious a few days later. Cats are too good
at hiding it when they're ill. I am not taking any chances with my babies.


Nadia N.

--
Little Monster pictures: http://picasaweb.google.com/nnakova/Kotyo
Sweety pictures: http://picasaweb.google.com/nnakova/Sweety
Kotyo and Sweety together:
http://picasaweb.google.com/nnakova/KotyoAndSweety
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Old May 20th 09, 12:00 AM posted to rec.pets.cats.health+behav
cybercat
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"Nadia N." wrote in message
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cybercat wrote:
"Nadia N." wrote
We are back from the vet. He listened to her heart and chest, took her
temperature and checked her out pretty thoroughly. He said she is in
perfect health - heart, lungs sound fine, no fever, no abdominal
obstructions, her eyes are clear and bright. He thinks the whole thing
could have been a very strong reaction to the new food.


Glad she's okay. My cat once got really sick from nibbling a houseplant.
Vet gave her an anti-nausea drug and she was fine.


Thanks. She really seems to be completely back to normal. Inhaling her own
food and then trying to break into the other room and steal Kotyo's while
he's still eating. It's a huge relief to see her cleaning her plate at
every meal again.



She is a total doll, a snowshoe, right? We are going to get a similarly
colored cat from the shelter once my husband is ready to get another cat.
(We are still grieving our Boo, who was a beautiful tuxedo cat like your
Kotyo.)


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Old May 20th 09, 04:08 AM posted to rec.pets.cats.health+behav
S.Smith
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"Nadia N." wrote in message
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cybercat wrote:
wrote in message
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Nadia,

I want to applaud you for reacting so promptly and taking your cat to
the vet. So many times, even a small change in a cat's behavior can
signal something is wrong. You did the right thing by bringing her in,
even if she seemed to perk up the next day. More folks should follow
your example.

Hear hear!


Thanks. I have read too many people's postings on here and on the
anecdotes group about cats who show a lack of appetite one day and come
down with something really serious a few days later. Cats are too good at
hiding it when they're ill. I am not taking any chances with my babies.


Nadia N.

--
Little Monster pictures: http://picasaweb.google.com/nnakova/Kotyo
Sweety pictures: http://picasaweb.google.com/nnakova/Sweety
Kotyo and Sweety together:
http://picasaweb.google.com/nnakova/KotyoAndSweety


Nadia,
I have had two tuxedo cats..both males; one Sylvester and the other
Thumper...he got his name when he would jump down to the wooden floor and
would go "thump".
Paloma's Mom


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Old May 20th 09, 09:29 PM posted to rec.pets.cats.health+behav
Nadia N.
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cybercat wrote:

She is a total doll, a snowshoe, right? We are going to get a similarly
colored cat from the shelter once my husband is ready to get another cat.
(We are still grieving our Boo, who was a beautiful tuxedo cat like your
Kotyo.)



I am so sorry for your loss of Boo. We never have enough time with them :-(

Sweety is a ragdoll. She's got the ragdoll temperament, although not the
typical huge ragdoll size. She is just very very sweet and gentle.
Except when she has just stolen a chicken drumstick from the dinner
table and is running away with it in her mouth, growling fiercely to
warn off anyone from trying to take her prey away from her :-) She's got
an amazingly deep and hoarse growl - more like a dog than a cat. It
really does not match with her fluffy exterior. When she's not defending
her stolen food, though, she is a perfect sweetheart and can steal your
heart with just one look of those blue eyes.


--
Little Monster pictures: http://picasaweb.google.com/nnakova/Kotyo
Sweety pictures: http://picasaweb.google.com/nnakova/Sweety
Kotyo and Sweety together:
http://picasaweb.google.com/nnakova/KotyoAndSweety
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Old May 20th 09, 09:30 PM posted to rec.pets.cats.health+behav
Nadia N.
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Default cat threw up, refused to eat - UPDATE

S.Smith wrote:

Nadia,
I have had two tuxedo cats..both males; one Sylvester and the other
Thumper...he got his name when he would jump down to the wooden floor and
would go "thump".
Paloma's Mom



Hehe, Sylvester is a perfect name for a tuxedo kitty. Kotyo's name
simply means "baby boy kitty" in Bulgarian. His official name is Ashley
(after a character in Gone With the Wind), but the name Kotyo just stuck
and it's the only one he answers to. Maybe he didn't want to be mistaken
for a girl kitty all the time, since these days Ashley seems to have
become a girl's name.

--
Little Monster pictures: http://picasaweb.google.com/nnakova/Kotyo
Sweety pictures: http://picasaweb.google.com/nnakova/Sweety
Kotyo and Sweety together:
http://picasaweb.google.com/nnakova/KotyoAndSweety
 




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