Frequent, Watery Vomiting

"Meghan Noecker" wrote in message
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Now, I realize that is cheap, but that's my point. Are you saying that
I should never have had Maynard simply because I would have to borrow
to scrape $500 together for an emergency surgery? I'd do it. I;d eat
top ramen for a month if it meant taking good care of my cat. But the
idea that I must find every vet bill to be *easy* to cover, on the
spot, without a care in the world, is absurd.

Precisely was I was saying. The OP has a sick cat, most people including
you and I would do anything you have to do to get that cat appropriate
care - even if that means going without yourself. She is obviously not
prepared to do that and take her cat to the vets and get proper care like
any normal caring person would - even those that can't afford to. Humane
societies and charities always help if there is real hardship. Instead she
would rather post on here................................better off if the
cat lived with someone who would take care of it, regardless of what it
takes

"Pet lover" wrote in message
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"Meghan Noecker" wrote in message
...
Now, I realize that is cheap, but that's my point. Are you saying that
I should never have had Maynard simply because I would have to borrow
to scrape $500 together for an emergency surgery? I'd do it. I;d eat
top ramen for a month if it meant taking good care of my cat. But the
idea that I must find every vet bill to be *easy* to cover, on the
spot, without a care in the world, is absurd.

Precisely was I was saying. The OP has a sick cat, most people including
you and I would do anything you have to do to get that cat appropriate
care - even if that means going without yourself. She is obviously not
prepared to do that and take her cat to the vets and get proper care like
any normal caring person would - even those that can't afford to. Humane
societies and charities always help if there is real hardship. Instead
she
would rather post on here................................better off if the
cat lived with someone who would take care of it, regardless of what it
takes


The OP might not have been aware that their are entities that will help in
this situation. For that matter there might not be where the OP lives.
Posting here could be the only way this person would find out that these
resources even exist.

W

"Pet lover" wrote in message
...

"Meghan Noecker" wrote in message
...
Now, I realize that is cheap, but that's my point. Are you saying that
I should never have had Maynard simply because I would have to borrow
to scrape $500 together for an emergency surgery? I'd do it. I;d eat
top ramen for a month if it meant taking good care of my cat. But the
idea that I must find every vet bill to be *easy* to cover, on the
spot, without a care in the world, is absurd.

Precisely was I was saying. The OP has a sick cat, most people including
you and I would do anything you have to do to get that cat appropriate
care - even if that means going without yourself. She is obviously not
prepared to do that and take her cat to the vets and get proper care like
any normal caring person would - even those that can't afford to. Humane
societies and charities always help if there is real hardship. Instead
she
would rather post on here................................better off if the
cat lived with someone who would take care of it, regardless of what it
takes


The OP might not have been aware that their are entities that will help in
this situation. For that matter there might not be where the OP lives.
Posting here could be the only way this person would find out that these
resources even exist.

W

On Sun, 21 Mar 2004 14:16:51 -0500, Cathy Friedmann wrote:

If it were a watery clear foamy liquid, I'd say it's just a transient
hairball problem. But considering it's dark instead of clear, I'd make a
vet appt.

I have to dissent. Aggie did that in 2001 when we used a Hartz product
on her.

--
Dennis Carr - | I may be out of my mind,
http://www.dennis.furtopia.org | But I have more fun that way.
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On Sun, 21 Mar 2004 14:16:51 -0500, Cathy Friedmann wrote:

If it were a watery clear foamy liquid, I'd say it's just a transient
hairball problem. But considering it's dark instead of clear, I'd make a
vet appt.

I have to dissent. Aggie did that in 2001 when we used a Hartz product
on her.

--
Dennis Carr - | I may be out of my mind,
http://www.dennis.furtopia.org | But I have more fun that way.
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On Sun, 21 Mar 2004 16:49:28 -0800, MaryL. wrote:

Now I honestly regret posting here, looking for advice. The very fact
that I did should show that I am concerned about things. What else is
this board for, then?

MaryL, consider this - what was the length of time before you started
getting first responses, and how long does it take to go to the vet with
your cat? I will bet you $5 that, unless you are living in an INCREDIBLY
remote area, the former is significantly shorter.

Besides, if your cat is vomiting, to quote my vet, "there could be 101
things wrong with her".

TAKE HER TO THE FSCKING VET NOW.

--
Dennis Carr - | I may be out of my mind,
http://www.dennis.furtopia.org | But I have more fun that way.
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On Sun, 21 Mar 2004 16:49:28 -0800, MaryL. wrote:

Now I honestly regret posting here, looking for advice. The very fact
that I did should show that I am concerned about things. What else is
this board for, then?

MaryL, consider this - what was the length of time before you started
getting first responses, and how long does it take to go to the vet with
your cat? I will bet you $5 that, unless you are living in an INCREDIBLY
remote area, the former is significantly shorter.

Besides, if your cat is vomiting, to quote my vet, "there could be 101
things wrong with her".

TAKE HER TO THE FSCKING VET NOW.

--
Dennis Carr - | I may be out of my mind,
http://www.dennis.furtopia.org | But I have more fun that way.
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On Mon, 22 Mar 2004 13:21:16 +0000, Diane L. Schirf wrote:

Just a side note -- does everyone have an emergency animal hospital in
their area? There's one in Chicago, but I never thought I'd have to use
it as Pudge was always in the peak of health. I do carry their card
around, though.

You know, it occurs to me that the closest thing there is to an online
listing of these facilities is the various yellow pages sites. Perhaps
one could start compiling a listing of veterinary facilities in general?

(To wit, they used to do this years ago on alt.arts.ballet with dancewear
shops, but the maintainer stopped doing that.)

--
Dennis Carr - | I may be out of my mind,
http://www.dennis.furtopia.org | But I have more fun that way.
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On Mon, 22 Mar 2004 13:21:16 +0000, Diane L. Schirf wrote:

Just a side note -- does everyone have an emergency animal hospital in
their area? There's one in Chicago, but I never thought I'd have to use
it as Pudge was always in the peak of health. I do carry their card
around, though.

You know, it occurs to me that the closest thing there is to an online
listing of these facilities is the various yellow pages sites. Perhaps
one could start compiling a listing of veterinary facilities in general?

(To wit, they used to do this years ago on alt.arts.ballet with dancewear
shops, but the maintainer stopped doing that.)

--
Dennis Carr - | I may be out of my mind,
http://www.dennis.furtopia.org | But I have more fun that way.
------------------------------------+-------------------------------

"Meghan Noecker" wrote :
I'm expecting to go on strike in May, and I'm
stocking up on food and supplies just in case. Green beans, dog
food,
cat food, and kitty litter are all on my special list.

Wow, a strike! So few vocations are unionized now, more should be.
I'm sorry you will have to go through some hardship, but happy that
you and your colleagues have a voice.

It may get very
tight this summer, but I plan to have them fully stocked for at
least
3 months worth by the time May arrives. If they need vet care during
that time, I will have to borrow. No other way around it.

Sometimes it really is hard. I was so lucky Gnarly was so
tough and healthy. Had she gotten sick and needed
surgery, things were so tight in my college days
I don't know what I could have done. I know I
would have found a way, but I do sympathize
for those who have trouble with vet bills. You
can't do your cat a lot of good if BOTH of
you are homeless, after all.



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