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Yoda. This is Disturbing.
For the past week or so, Yoda is apparently sleeping like the dead.
Literally. I call his name, no response. I shake him, no response. I shake him HARD, and he raises his dead, blinks, and looks at me like "What do you want?" A couple of times it scared me -- I did think he was dead. I can believe he's going deaf with age, but that doesn't explain why it takes such a hard shaking to wake him up. He doesn't have any current health problems that we know about, but he is very old. I hate to take him to the vet and say "He's too hard to wake up." That's not really a symptom of anything, is it? I suppose I could just take him anyway for the senior blood panel, it is about time to do that again. Or I could just leave him alone and let him sleep, which he'd probably appreciate more. :-) Sherry |
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Yoda. This is Disturbing.
Sherry wrote:
For the past week or so, Yoda is apparently sleeping like the dead. Literally. I call his name, no response. I shake him, no response. I shake him HARD, and he raises his dead, blinks, and looks at me like "What do you want?" A couple of times it scared me -- I did think he was dead. I can believe he's going deaf with age, but that doesn't explain why it takes such a hard shaking to wake him up. He doesn't have any current health problems that we know about, but he is very old. I hate to take him to the vet and say "He's too hard to wake up." That's not really a symptom of anything, is it? I suppose I could just take him anyway for the senior blood panel, it is about time to do that again. Or I could just leave him alone and let him sleep, which he'd probably appreciate more. :-) A hard decision. If it were me, I'd probably take him in for the blood panel, but I see why you might rather just let him have his sleep. Poor old man. Purrs that it's just his age that makes him sleep so deeply. -- Marina, Miranda and Caliban. In loving memory of Frank and Nikki. |
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Yoda. This is Disturbing.
"Sherry" wrote in message ... For the past week or so, Yoda is apparently sleeping like the dead. Literally. I call his name, no response. I shake him, no response. I shake him HARD, and he raises his dead, blinks, and looks at me like "What do you want?" A couple of times it scared me -- I did think he was dead. I can believe he's going deaf with age, but that doesn't explain why it takes such a hard shaking to wake him up. He doesn't have any current health problems that we know about, but he is very old. I hate to take him to the vet and say "He's too hard to wake up." That's not really a symptom of anything, is it? I suppose I could just take him anyway for the senior blood panel, it is about time to do that again. Or I could just leave him alone and let him sleep, which he'd probably appreciate more. :-) Sherry Amber did that when she was elderly. Like you, I was really scared several times. I think it would be a good idea to get the senior blood panel, but I suspect it is just a situation where an aging cat needs more sleep, and they may also sleep more deeply. Think of how older people sometimes just drop off to sleep while sitting in a chair, and this may be similar. MaryL |
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Yoda. This is Disturbing.
"Sherry" wrote in message
... For the past week or so, Yoda is apparently sleeping like the dead. Literally. I call his name, no response. I shake him, no response. I shake him HARD, and he raises his dead, blinks, and looks at me like "What do you want?" A couple of times it scared me -- I did think he was dead. I can believe he's going deaf with age, but that doesn't explain why it takes such a hard shaking to wake him up. He doesn't have any current health problems that we know about, but he is very old. I hate to take him to the vet and say "He's too hard to wake up." That's not really a symptom of anything, is it? I suppose I could just take him anyway for the senior blood panel, it is about time to do that again. Or I could just leave him alone and let him sleep, which he'd probably appreciate more. :-) Sherry It could be something as simple as the cold weather making him sleep more and sleep sounder. I usually have to take two sleeping pills just to get 6 hours of sleep, but in this weather it's *really* hard for me to get out of bed in the mornings. Today, a Saturday, I slept until *9AM*!!! I usually wake up at 4AM or 5AM even when the alarm doesn't go off. Anyway, mega purrs coming that it's only the weather causing this - please let us know what the vet says if you do take him. Hugs, CatNipped |
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Yoda. This is Disturbing.
Sherry wrote: For the past week or so, Yoda is apparently sleeping like the dead. Literally. I call his name, no response. I shake him, no response. I shake him HARD, and he raises his dead, blinks, and looks at me like "What do you want?" A couple of times it scared me -- I did think he was dead. I can believe he's going deaf with age, but that doesn't explain why it takes such a hard shaking to wake him up. He doesn't have any current health problems that we know about, but he is very old. I hate to take him to the vet and say "He's too hard to wake up." That's not really a symptom of anything, is it? I suppose I could just take him anyway for the senior blood panel, it is about time to do that again. Or I could just leave him alone and let him sleep, which he'd probably appreciate more. :-) Sherry If he doesn't seem ill, and isn't sleeping in hard to locate hiding-places, I'd be inclined to let him sleep. (Remember, a healthy YOUNG cat sleeps between eighteen and twenty hours a day - if elderly cats are are anything like elderly people, their nap-times are likely to increase in length.) |
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Yoda. This is Disturbing.
"MaryL" ... "Sherry" For the past week or so, Yoda is apparently sleeping like the dead. Literally. I call his name, no response. I shake him, no response. I shake him HARD, and he raises his dead, blinks, and looks at me like "What do you want?" A couple of times it scared me -- I did think he was dead. I can believe he's going deaf with age, but that doesn't explain why it takes such a hard shaking to wake him up. He doesn't have any current health problems that we know about, but he is very old. I hate to take him to the vet and say "He's too hard to wake up." That's not really a symptom of anything, is it? I suppose I could just take him anyway for the senior blood panel, it is about time to do that again. Or I could just leave him alone and let him sleep, which he'd probably appreciate more. :-) Sherry Amber did that when she was elderly. Like you, I was really scared several times. I think it would be a good idea to get the senior blood panel, but I suspect it is just a situation where an aging cat needs more sleep, and they may also sleep more deeply. Think of how older people sometimes just drop off to sleep while sitting in a chair, and this may be similar. MaryL I agree about having a senior blood panel done, but an sging kitty can sleep more and fall into a deeper sleep as well. Purrs for Yoda to be okay, and try not to worry. I fall asleep in my chair all the time...LOL, and I'm not 'that' old..unless you consider 63 to be 'old'. Kyla |
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Yoda. This is Disturbing.
"Sherry" wrote in message
... For the past week or so, Yoda is apparently sleeping like the dead. Literally. I call his name, no response. I shake him, no response. I shake him HARD, and he raises his dead, blinks, and looks at me like "What do you want?" A couple of times it scared me -- I did think he was dead. I can believe he's going deaf with age, but that doesn't explain why it takes such a hard shaking to wake him up. He doesn't have any current health problems that we know about, but he is very old. I hate to take him to the vet and say "He's too hard to wake up." That's not really a symptom of anything, is it? I suppose I could just take him anyway for the senior blood panel, it is about time to do that again. Or I could just leave him alone and let him sleep, which he'd probably appreciate more. :-) They really can sleep soundly sometimes! Purrs for the old guy. I know how much you love him. Cheryl |
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Yoda. This is Disturbing.
On Sat, 22 Nov 2008 11:14:53 -0800 (PST), Sherry
wrote: For the past week or so, Yoda is apparently sleeping like the dead. Literally. I call his name, no response. I shake him, no response. I shake him HARD, and he raises his dead, blinks, and looks at me like "What do you want?" A couple of times it scared me -- I did think he was dead. I can believe he's going deaf with age, but that doesn't explain why it takes such a hard shaking to wake him up. He doesn't have any current health problems that we know about, but he is very old. I hate to take him to the vet and say "He's too hard to wake up." That's not really a symptom of anything, is it? I suppose I could just take him anyway for the senior blood panel, it is about time to do that again. Or I could just leave him alone and let him sleep, which he'd probably appreciate more. :-) Sherry Purrs coming that all it is is the change in the weather making him want to sleep in. Since it's almost time for his blood panel, anyway, getting it done for your peace of mind makes since. -- Steve Touchstone Little Bit, Sammy, Spotty, Princess, Furby and Rocky (RB) Pix at http://tinyurl.com/22pfn8 Vids at http://tinyurl.com/4yb6nj |
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Yoda. This is Disturbing.
On Sat, 22 Nov 2008 11:14:53 -0800 (PST), Sherry
wrote: For the past week or so, Yoda is apparently sleeping like the dead. Literally. I call his name, no response. I shake him, no response. I shake him HARD, and he raises his dead, blinks, and looks at me like "What do you want?" A couple of times it scared me -- I did think he was dead. I can believe he's going deaf with age, but that doesn't explain why it takes such a hard shaking to wake him up. He doesn't have any current health problems that we know about, but he is very old. I hate to take him to the vet and say "He's too hard to wake up." That's not really a symptom of anything, is it? I suppose I could just take him anyway for the senior blood panel, it is about time to do that again. Or I could just leave him alone and let him sleep, which he'd probably appreciate more. :-) Sherry That would scare me to death! I remember many, many years ago Lucky(RB) had fallen asleep in her favorite spot: on my chest, with one paw on each side of my neck. I was watching TV, sitting in my recliner, and I finally had to answer a call of nature. I reached up and gave Lucky a scritch on her ear. Nothing. I gave her a scritch on her chin. Nothing. I scritched BOTH ears. Nothing. Growing concerned, I picked up her head, and gave it a gentle shake. Nothing. When I let go of her head, it just dropped lifelessly. Then I got really scared, and sat up and picked her up and turned her over. Then, finally, Lucky mrrped at me! For a short time, I thought she had just passed away, sleeping on me! Scared me to bits! My heart was going at about 200bpm. So, I know EXACTLY how you feel. But, it only happened to me that one time. I doubt that the vet can tell you anything about this. Ted can probably determine if Yoda has significant hearing loss. But you can do that by coming up behind him, when he is awake, and calling his name, slowly increasing in volume, until he responds. That's how I figured out that Blizzard(RB) had gone completely deaf, without my realizing it, in the last 2 years of her life Purrs are on the way for Yoda to stop scaring you like this! ~~~~~~~~~~~~ ^..^ "Life without cats would be only marginally worth living." -TC, and the unmercifully, relentlessly, sweet calico kitty, Kenzie. Every day is a treasure with Kenzie; I try to treat them that way. There will only be so many, and then there will never, ever, be any more. How you behave towards cats here below determines your status in Heaven. - Robert Heinlein |
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Yoda. This is Disturbing.
Sherry wrote:
A couple of times it scared me -- I did think he was dead. I can believe he's going deaf with age, but that doesn't explain why it takes such a hard shaking to wake him up. He doesn't have any current health problems that we know about, but he is very old. I hate to take him to the vet and say "He's too hard to wake up." That's not really a symptom of anything, is it? I suppose I could just take him anyway for the senior blood panel, it is about time to do that again. Or I could just leave him alone and let him sleep, which he'd probably appreciate more. :-) The blood panel certainly isn't a bad idea. For the record, Smudge once did a sleeping-cat-pretending-to-be-dead BCT when she was about 6 *months* old. Scared the hell out of me, especially since it happened in the middle of the night, when I woke up to discover that she was completely underneath me. I thought I'd smothered her! -- Joyce ^..^ (To email me, remove the X's from my user name.) |
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