Purrs for Precious

John's cat Precious is feeling poorly. He noticed yesterday she
appeared to be straining at the litterbox. He isn't sure if she's
trying to urinate or defecate. He talked to the vet and took her in
this afternoon. I haven't heard back from him yet (he's an hour earlier
time-zone). I'm hoping it's a simple matter of her being constipated.
Purrs for her to feel better and her problem to be a simple one would be
appreciated.

Jill

"jmcquown" wrote in message
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John's cat Precious is feeling poorly. He noticed yesterday she appeared
to be straining at the litterbox. He isn't sure if she's trying to
urinate or defecate. He talked to the vet and took her in this afternoon.
I haven't heard back from him yet (he's an hour earlier time-zone). I'm
hoping it's a simple matter of her being constipated. Purrs for her to
feel better and her problem to be a simple one would be appreciated.

Jill

Purrs are on the way.

Joy

On 2/27/2013 7:12 PM, Joy wrote:
"jmcquown" wrote in message
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John's cat Precious is feeling poorly. He noticed yesterday she appeared
to be straining at the litterbox. He isn't sure if she's trying to
urinate or defecate. He talked to the vet and took her in this afternoon.
I haven't heard back from him yet (he's an hour earlier time-zone). I'm
hoping it's a simple matter of her being constipated. Purrs for her to
feel better and her problem to be a simple one would be appreciated.

Jill

Purrs are on the way.

Joy


Thank you. It turned out to (ugh, ewww, gross) she had a tapeworm!
She's been treated for it and will be just fine.

He did have a minor flea infestation last year. (He still puts a bowl
of warm soapy water in that corner by the lamp just in case.) He says
he's never found a flea on Precious. But I guess this comes from "flea
dirt" (feces) and if she injested some while grooming, there you have
it. That's my rather simplistic understanding of it, at least.

I really don't need or want a more complex explanation. At least she'll
be fine. Thanks for the purrs

Jill

"jmcquown" wrote in message
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On 2/27/2013 7:12 PM, Joy wrote:
"jmcquown" wrote in message
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John's cat Precious is feeling poorly. He noticed yesterday she
appeared
to be straining at the litterbox. He isn't sure if she's trying to
urinate or defecate. He talked to the vet and took her in this
afternoon.
I haven't heard back from him yet (he's an hour earlier time-zone). I'm
hoping it's a simple matter of her being constipated. Purrs for her to
feel better and her problem to be a simple one would be appreciated.

Jill

Purrs are on the way.

Joy


Thank you. It turned out to (ugh, ewww, gross) she had a tapeworm! She's
been treated for it and will be just fine.

He did have a minor flea infestation last year. (He still puts a bowl of
warm soapy water in that corner by the lamp just in case.) He says he's
never found a flea on Precious. But I guess this comes from "flea dirt"
(feces) and if she injested some while grooming, there you have it.
That's my rather simplistic understanding of it, at least.

I really don't need or want a more complex explanation. At least she'll
be fine. Thanks for the purrs

Jill

You're right. It is gross, but I'm glad she'll be okay.

Joy

"jmcquown" wrote in message ...

On 2/27/2013 7:12 PM, Joy wrote:
"jmcquown" wrote in message
...
John's cat Precious is feeling poorly. He noticed yesterday she appeared
to be straining at the litterbox. He isn't sure if she's trying to
urinate or defecate. He talked to the vet and took her in this
afternoon.
I haven't heard back from him yet (he's an hour earlier time-zone). I'm
hoping it's a simple matter of her being constipated. Purrs for her to
feel better and her problem to be a simple one would be appreciated.

Jill

Purrs are on the way.

Joy


Thank you. It turned out to (ugh, ewww, gross) she had a tapeworm!
She's been treated for it and will be just fine.

He did have a minor flea infestation last year. (He still puts a bowl
of warm soapy water in that corner by the lamp just in case.) He says
he's never found a flea on Precious. But I guess this comes from "flea
dirt" (feces) and if she injested some while grooming, there you have
it. That's my rather simplistic understanding of it, at least.

I really don't need or want a more complex explanation. At least she'll
be fine. Thanks for the purrs

Jill

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In many ways, that's good news because it's so easily treated--not a major
health problem.

MaryL

jmcquown wrote:

Thank you. It turned out to (ugh, ewww, gross) she had a tapeworm!
She's been treated for it and will be just fine.

Oh, good news! I'm just reading about this now. This is not a bad
outcome at all. And good for John, for being so on the ball about it.

--
Joyce

Something you'll never hear an 8-year-old say:

"Nana, will you spit on your hankie and wipe the gravy off my face?"

jmcquown wrote:
On 2/27/2013 7:12 PM, Joy wrote:
"jmcquown" wrote in message
...
John's cat Precious is feeling poorly. He noticed yesterday she appeared
to be straining at the litterbox. He isn't sure if she's trying to
urinate or defecate. He talked to the vet and took her in this afternoon.
I haven't heard back from him yet (he's an hour earlier time-zone). I'm
hoping it's a simple matter of her being constipated. Purrs for her to
feel better and her problem to be a simple one would be appreciated.

Jill

Purrs are on the way.

Joy


Thank you. It turned out to (ugh, ewww, gross) she had a tapeworm! She's
been treated for it and will be just fine.

He did have a minor flea infestation last year. (He still puts a bowl of
warm soapy water in that corner by the lamp just in case.) He says he's
never found a flea on Precious. But I guess this comes from "flea dirt"
(feces) and if she injested some while grooming, there you have it.
That's my rather simplistic understanding of it, at least.

I really don't need or want a more complex explanation. At least she'll
be fine. Thanks for the purrs

Jill

I'm glad, Precious, is going to be OK.
--
Adrian