Barnabus at emergency vet tonight

The only thing I've heard regarding litter is the problem of cats not liking
the new litter and pee outside the box. I try to avoid litter with a lot of
dust, not only do I have to breathe it, but the cats actually ingest it when
they clean themselves.

Healing purrs are continuing.

--
Hugs,

CatNipped
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"Julie_Snowshoe" wrote in message
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Another update....

After 3 hours I drug him out from under the couch and cuddled him a
minute then put him back into the kennel. I changed the litter from
Fresh Step to World's Best. He went into the litter box and peed an
area about the size of a half dollar then got out and yes licked
himself but I imagine he's still sore. He didn't cry. I've covered
the litter area of his kennel so he can go without everyone watching
him. A few minutes later he went back into the box and had a poo. I
want him to stay in the kennel tonight so I can monitor his output
over night. Hopefully he'll settle down soon. Right now he's mewwing
and pacing. It may be a long night. Question - and this is simply
anecdotal question from one friend to a group of friends. When Sam was
alive we had switched to World's Best litter because there was less
dust. When he died we decided to go back to Fresh Step litter.
Although we have one box that still has World's Best in it the other
five have Fresh Step. Anyone have any anecdotal evidence that a
change of litter could cause a problem like this?

Julie and Barnabus

It has been over 24 hours since Barnabus came home. He stayed in the
kennel all day today and he peed a good bit. Tonight we let him out
and he's been resting comfortably. I've seen him drink, eat, take a
bath and sleep. His breathing is slow and regular, he doesn't seem to
be in any distress so for the moment we seem to be in a good place. I
just hope we can hold onto this long enough for him to truly get
better. Thank you all for your purrs and prayers, they really have
helped!

julie and barnabus

Julie_Snowshoe wrote:

It has been over 24 hours since Barnabus came home. He stayed in the
kennel all day today and he peed a good bit. Tonight we let him out
and he's been resting comfortably. I've seen him drink, eat, take a
bath and sleep. His breathing is slow and regular, he doesn't seem to
be in any distress so for the moment we seem to be in a good place. I
just hope we can hold onto this long enough for him to truly get
better. Thank you all for your purrs and prayers, they really have
helped!

I'm so glad to hear it! Sounds like bringing him home was the right
thing to do.

Joyce

--
Excuse for Not Doing One's Homework:
My pit bull, here, ate it.
-- J.D. Berry, Springfield

she said it doesn't matter what they get as long as its right for that cat,
she said teeching the skin pull test for hydration is a must in her
practice, if they are hydrated then they are fine, some cats like people
require more due to activity level and temp of where they live, her
eccomendation is make the 30 ml available but don't freak if you test and
they are hydrated, she also cautioned that like with people, too much water
can cause vomiting and elctrolite, sp imbalance.

Lee
"cshenk" wrote in message
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"Storrmmee" wrote

i think you are fine doing this, btw i recently asked my vet a cat
specialist just exactly how much should a cat drink a day, she said that
since they garner moisture from ALL sources of food where moisture is
present, the standard answer is that they reccomend what is protocol for
an IV and that is 30 ml per pound so again as i said before, this is so
very individual by the cat there simply are no hard and fast rules

Humm! That's more than I would have thought. 1 TB is 15ml so Daisy is
only getting 45ml with her broth nooner.
Thats like 1.5 cups a day for 30ml per lb here (360 ml). Could be that's
due to IV's used when they are needing to be being super saturated ;-)

Either way, it's almost nooner time here. 2 ziplock baggies are sitting in
hot water in the sink defrosting. I also slivered off some bits of a pot
roast defrosting for dinner. I'll split 1 warm bag between the pooches
and pull out 3 TB for Daisy out of the other then save the rest for use
with the pot roast.

i read a lot for education ahead as it were his site and the cornelle site
are two i refer to often, Lee
"CatNipped" wrote in message
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Yeah, they do have a *LOT* of cr*p going on over there so I don't read
there much. Do not ever make the mistake of asking that group about a
sick cat that hasn't been brought to a vet yet - a flame retardant suit
would not be enough protection. ;

But if I'm having a cat problem my vet can't seems to be able to fix
(happily, my new vet hasn't failed me) I either go to Phil's site or ping
him on that group. He's super busy - he takes care of something like
*THIRTY COLONIES* of feral cats. He lives in the New York tri-state
area - so it might take a while for him to answer an email.

--
Hugs,

CatNipped
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See the RPCA FAQ site, by Mark Edwards, at:
http://www.professional-geek.com/rpcablog/


"Storrmmee" wrote in message
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it got rough enough over there the good information was out weighed by
the noise so i had to unsub, Lee
"CatNipped" wrote in message
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"Storrmmee" wrote in message
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i mam sorry but this is just NOT a one size fits all thing, to get wound
up in trying to figure out what is best for all cats leaves the door
open to not do what is best for an individual cat, but i think if your
cat has issuewith grain any food without them is better for them, Lee
wrote in message
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catlady wrote:

Yep, done *SO* many times that it's even in our FAQ. Should anyone wish
to rant and rave about dry vs. canned cat food go over to RPCH+B. They
will happily rant and rave for days on end - but after friends have been
lost and profanity exchanged, every one of those arguers will still
believe s/he is correct. BTDT but the t-shirt was shredded and bloody.

--
Hugs,

CatNipped
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http://www.professional-geek.com/rpcablog/




YES!!!!!! I work for a vet and we don't sell or recommend dry food
for
cats. Virtually all the cats we see for urinary tract issues are
eating dry food and the first thing we do is switch them to an all
wet, *grain free,* *fish free* diet. We rarely have repeat
customers.
See http://www.catinfo.org for an excellent overview of why dry food
is bad for cats and why a strictly wet diet is the best thing for
them.

I have a question about this. In the pet food store where I shop, they
sell a brand of dry food that says it is grain free. It's called
"Instinct"
from Nature's Variety. Since it's grain free, wouldn't it be safer
than
dry food with grain in it, and maybe even safer than wet food with
grain?

Thanks,
Joyce

--
The heck with top and bottom -- I want relationships with strangeness
and charm.

on that note, the one Jill reccomended cats pride is great, they have a non
chem/perfume one that is just wonderful, we now have "the breeze" system for
here in the hotel, might stay with it when we get back into a house, Lee
"CatNipped" wrote in message
...
The only thing I've heard regarding litter is the problem of cats not
liking the new litter and pee outside the box. I try to avoid litter with
a lot of dust, not only do I have to breathe it, but the cats actually
ingest it when they clean themselves.

Healing purrs are continuing.

--
Hugs,

CatNipped
See our clowder at: http://www.PossiblePlaces.com/CatNipped/

See the RPCA FAQ site, by Mark Edwards, at:
http://www.professional-geek.com/rpcablog/


"Julie_Snowshoe" wrote in message
...
Another update....

After 3 hours I drug him out from under the couch and cuddled him a
minute then put him back into the kennel. I changed the litter from
Fresh Step to World's Best. He went into the litter box and peed an
area about the size of a half dollar then got out and yes licked
himself but I imagine he's still sore. He didn't cry. I've covered
the litter area of his kennel so he can go without everyone watching
him. A few minutes later he went back into the box and had a poo. I
want him to stay in the kennel tonight so I can monitor his output
over night. Hopefully he'll settle down soon. Right now he's mewwing
and pacing. It may be a long night. Question - and this is simply
anecdotal question from one friend to a group of friends. When Sam was
alive we had switched to World's Best litter because there was less
dust. When he died we decided to go back to Fresh Step litter.
Although we have one box that still has World's Best in it the other
five have Fresh Step. Anyone have any anecdotal evidence that a
change of litter could cause a problem like this?

Julie and Barnabus

great news, Lee
"Julie_Snowshoe" wrote in message
...
It has been over 24 hours since Barnabus came home. He stayed in the
kennel all day today and he peed a good bit. Tonight we let him out
and he's been resting comfortably. I've seen him drink, eat, take a
bath and sleep. His breathing is slow and regular, he doesn't seem to
be in any distress so for the moment we seem to be in a good place. I
just hope we can hold onto this long enough for him to truly get
better. Thank you all for your purrs and prayers, they really have
helped!

julie and barnabus

On Wed, 29 Sep 2010 19:20:04 -0700 (PDT), Julie_Snowshoe
wrote:

It has been over 24 hours since Barnabus came home. He stayed in the
kennel all day today and he peed a good bit. Tonight we let him out
and he's been resting comfortably. I've seen him drink, eat, take a
bath and sleep. His breathing is slow and regular, he doesn't seem to
be in any distress so for the moment we seem to be in a good place. I
just hope we can hold onto this long enough for him to truly get
better. Thank you all for your purrs and prayers, they really have
helped!

julie and barnabus

Ah, some good news. From my single blockage incident with Espy I can
telll you that there is a good chance that it will never happen again.
Or, at least it's been over a year and hasn't reoccurred. And the
older they get, the less likely to reoccur.

It's funny though. Yesterday Espy wouldn't eat dinner which was the
BFF red can, not his favorite by far. But usually he eats some of it.
The other cats all ate it. Any time one doesn't eat is some cause for
concern. I decided that Espy also looked a bit unhappy and was
breathing very quickly.

So I picked him up (he HATES that) and felt around the bladder area to
see if I could feel it. He HATES THAT even more. But I felt nothing
and a little later he was happy to eat most of a can of Fancy Feast so
nothing appears to be wrong. Still, once that blockage happens, we're
very sensitized to it.

That's wonderful news, Julie. I have personal experience in how well purrs
can work miracles.

--
Hugs,

CatNipped
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See the RPCA FAQ site, by Mark Edwards, at:
http://www.professional-geek.com/rpcablog/


"Julie_Snowshoe" wrote in message
...
It has been over 24 hours since Barnabus came home. He stayed in the
kennel all day today and he peed a good bit. Tonight we let him out
and he's been resting comfortably. I've seen him drink, eat, take a
bath and sleep. His breathing is slow and regular, he doesn't seem to
be in any distress so for the moment we seem to be in a good place. I
just hope we can hold onto this long enough for him to truly get
better. Thank you all for your purrs and prayers, they really have
helped!

julie and barnabus