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Diabetic 10 year old won’t drink but is panting
My 10 year old cat is diabetic but won’t drink. He is panting alot
now, and if you touch him he gets mad. The last time he did that (mad at touching him) was just before we found out he had diabetes. He keeps crying and trying to get into my room to go under my bed. It is 10:52 pm here... what should I do? -- Posted at author's request, using moderated http://www.PetForumz.com interface Thread archive: http://www.PetForumz.com/Diabetic-10...pict72459.html |
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Diabetic 10 year old won’t drink but is panting
On Mon, 28 Jul 2008 19:23:10 -0500, Samantha wrote:
My 10 year old cat is diabetic but won’t drink. He is panting alot now, and if you touch him he gets mad. The last time he did that (mad at touching him) was just before we found out he had diabetes. He keeps crying and trying to get into my room to go under my bed. It is 10:52 pm here... what should I do? If he is dehydrated, get a plastic syringe( without the needle) and squirt water in his mouth. Set your alarm clock to an hour before the vets opens, and get him there ASAP. |
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Diabetic 10 year old won't drink but is panting
"Samantha" wrote in message news:471120_bd8b42e7e5333b2b1d6461420e3171e2@petfo rumz.com... My 10 year old cat is diabetic but won't drink. He is panting alot now, and if you touch him he gets mad. The last time he did that (mad at touching him) was just before we found out he had diabetes. He keeps crying and trying to get into my room to go under my bed. It is 10:52 pm here... what should I do? Well for GOD'S sake don't even THINK about taking him to the vet. If I were you I would just post to Usenet until he dies or feels better. |
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Diabetic 10 year old won't drink but is panting
"John Ross Mc Master" wrote: room to go under my bed. It is 10:52 pm here... what should I do? If he is dehydrated, get a plastic syringe( without the needle) and squirt water in his mouth. Set your alarm clock to an hour before the vets opens, and get him there ASAP. Is there any place that does not have 24-hour emergency animal clinics? |
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Diabetic 10 year old won't drink but is panting
"cybercat" wrote in message ... "John Ross Mc Master" wrote: room to go under my bed. It is 10:52 pm here... what should I do? If he is dehydrated, get a plastic syringe( without the needle) and squirt water in his mouth. Set your alarm clock to an hour before the vets opens, and get him there ASAP. Is there any place that does not have 24-hour emergency animal clinics? I think there are. And the ones close you might not trust. I remember when Shadow's stomach bled out it was about 7am. I was just ready to leave for work and he vomited a huge amount of blood. I called the close ER and they told me they couldn't see him before they closed at 9 am when the regular vets that they covered could see him because they were full. They told me I could take him to Annapolis where there is an awesome ER clinic but it would have taken me longer to get there during rush hour to get him there than to wait for our regular vet to open at 9. That was a horrible morning. I even called my mom and she rushed over to help me deal with his death because I knew I couldn't get him anywhere that could take him and save him. |
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Diabetic 10 year old won't drink but is panting
"Cheryl" wrote Is there any place that does not have 24-hour emergency animal clinics? I think there are. And the ones close you might not trust. I remember when Shadow's stomach bled out it was about 7am. I was just ready to leave for work and he vomited a huge amount of blood. I called the close ER and they told me they couldn't see him before they closed at 9 am when the regular vets that they covered could see him because they were full. They told me I could take him to Annapolis where there is an awesome ER clinic but it would have taken me longer to get there during rush hour to get him there than to wait for our regular vet to open at 9. That was a horrible morning. I even called my mom and she rushed over to help me deal with his death because I knew I couldn't get him anywhere that could take him and save him. Oh, cheryl, I did not know about his, how really awful. What caused the bleeding? |
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Diabetic 10 year old won't drink but is panting
"cybercat" wrote in message ... "Cheryl" wrote Is there any place that does not have 24-hour emergency animal clinics? I think there are. And the ones close you might not trust. I remember when Shadow's stomach bled out it was about 7am. I was just ready to leave for work and he vomited a huge amount of blood. I called the close ER and they told me they couldn't see him before they closed at 9 am when the regular vets that they covered could see him because they were full. They told me I could take him to Annapolis where there is an awesome ER clinic but it would have taken me longer to get there during rush hour to get him there than to wait for our regular vet to open at 9. That was a horrible morning. I even called my mom and she rushed over to help me deal with his death because I knew I couldn't get him anywhere that could take him and save him. Oh, cheryl, I did not know about his, how really awful. What caused the bleeding? He had an IBD condition. The vets said that was what caused his lack of appetite, and the hepatic lipidosis that caused me to find that condition in him. The feeding tube saved him from the hepatic lipidosis but when it was time to remove the feeding tube the vet screwed up royally. It took her at least two surgeries to remove the tube. She used a larger coupler thing that was in his stomach and it went down ok, but it couldn't come back out the same way. She actually tried, and she tore up his throat. He had to have surgery by a different vet to cut him open and remove the coupling. I took him home and then he had to go back and he got a transfusion from a cat that turned out to be FELV+. They tried to change that story many times, but the techs told me the transfusion cat tested positive. Vet tried to tell me Shadow could have had a latent virus that came out through this trauma. Good thing to know is that in most states cats used for blood transfusion only have to be tested yearly. Bottom line is that the vet used a feeding tube and coupler that was way too large for a cat. Her excuse was that Shadow was a large cat and needed immediate nutrition and the larger the diameter of the feeding tube, the quicker he would get well. |
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Diabetic 10 year old won't drink but is panting
On Mon, 28 Jul 2008 21:53:10 -0400, "cybercat"
wrote: "John Ross Mc Master" wrote: room to go under my bed. It is 10:52 pm here... what should I do? If he is dehydrated, get a plastic syringe( without the needle) and squirt water in his mouth. Set your alarm clock to an hour before the vets opens, and get him there ASAP. Is there any place that does not have 24-hour emergency animal clinics? Where I live there is no 24 hour emergency vets. |
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Diabetic 10 year old won't drink but is panting
"Cheryl" wrote in message
. .. "cybercat" wrote in message ... "Cheryl" wrote Is there any place that does not have 24-hour emergency animal clinics? I think there are. And the ones close you might not trust. I remember when Shadow's stomach bled out it was about 7am. I was just ready to leave for work and he vomited a huge amount of blood. I called the close ER and they told me they couldn't see him before they closed at 9 am when the regular vets that they covered could see him because they were full. They told me I could take him to Annapolis where there is an awesome ER clinic but it would have taken me longer to get there during rush hour to get him there than to wait for our regular vet to open at 9. That was a horrible morning. I even called my mom and she rushed over to help me deal with his death because I knew I couldn't get him anywhere that could take him and save him. Oh, cheryl, I did not know about his, how really awful. What caused the bleeding? He had an IBD condition. The vets said that was what caused his lack of appetite, and the hepatic lipidosis that caused me to find that condition in him. The feeding tube saved him from the hepatic lipidosis but when it was time to remove the feeding tube the vet screwed up royally. It took her at least two surgeries to remove the tube. She used a larger coupler thing that was in his stomach and it went down ok, but it couldn't come back out the same way. She actually tried, and she tore up his throat. He had to have surgery by a different vet to cut him open and remove the coupling. I took him home and then he had to go back and he got a transfusion from a cat that turned out to be FELV+. They tried to change that story many times, but the techs told me the transfusion cat tested positive. Vet tried to tell me Shadow could have had a latent virus that came out through this trauma. Good thing to know is that in most states cats used for blood transfusion only have to be tested yearly. Bottom line is that the vet used a feeding tube and coupler that was way too large for a cat. Her excuse was that Shadow was a large cat and needed immediate nutrition and the larger the diameter of the feeding tube, the quicker he would get well. GAH! How awful - that sounds worse than the vet who burned my Bandit over 70% of her body. That's really scary! Hugs, CatNipped |
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Diabetic 10 year old won't drink but is panting
Cheryl wrote:
"cybercat" wrote in message ... "Cheryl" wrote Is there any place that does not have 24-hour emergency animal clinics? I think there are. And the ones close you might not trust. I remember when Shadow's stomach bled out it was about 7am. I was just ready to leave for work and he vomited a huge amount of blood. I called the close ER and they told me they couldn't see him before they closed at 9 am when the regular vets that they covered could see him because they were full. They told me I could take him to Annapolis where there is an awesome ER clinic but it would have taken me longer to get there during rush hour to get him there than to wait for our regular vet to open at 9. That was a horrible morning. I even called my mom and she rushed over to help me deal with his death because I knew I couldn't get him anywhere that could take him and save him. Oh, cheryl, I did not know about his, how really awful. What caused the bleeding? He had an IBD condition. The vets said that was what caused his lack of appetite, and the hepatic lipidosis that caused me to find that condition in him. The feeding tube saved him from the hepatic lipidosis but when it was time to remove the feeding tube the vet screwed up royally. It took her at least two surgeries to remove the tube. She used a larger coupler thing that was in his stomach and it went down ok, but it couldn't come back out the same way. She actually tried, and she tore up his throat. He had to have surgery by a different vet to cut him open and remove the coupling. I took him home and then he had to go back and he got a transfusion from a cat that turned out to be FELV+. They tried to change that story many times, but the techs told me the transfusion cat tested positive. Vet tried to tell me Shadow could have had a latent virus that came out through this trauma. Good thing to know is that in most states cats used for blood transfusion only have to be tested yearly. Bottom line is that the vet used a feeding tube and coupler that was way too large for a cat. Her excuse was that Shadow was a large cat and needed immediate nutrition and the larger the diameter of the feeding tube, the quicker he would get well. I remember that horrible sequence of events. :-( When did the bleeding occur? -- Jean B. |
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