Vet now, or OK to Thursday?

Meep has a vet appointment on Thursday, for her annual shots.

She's normally quite a healthy cat. She's been behaving normally,
eating normally, but over the weekend, she coughed up three hairballs
- two were quite large - and her poop has gotten somewhat runny. The
first runny one was greyish, like clay.

Hairballs are fairly ununsual for her - she's 8, and I think that
before this weekend, she's coughed up 2 or 3 her whole life.

Now, today, she seems a bit lethargic. She's usually quite keen to go
outside when we get home, today we let her out, and 10 minutes later I
found her back in the front window.

I know I need to take her to the vet, but am unsure if this is just a
passing sickness (we all get them) or if I should move the appoinment
up.

Any advice appreciated!

jmc
usenet [at] jodi [dit] ws
Any day you learn something isn't a total waste.

If you can move it up, do so. The quicker you deal with the problem,
probably the better off you are.


"jmc" wrote in message
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Meep has a vet appointment on Thursday, for her annual shots.

She's normally quite a healthy cat. She's been behaving normally,
eating normally, but over the weekend, she coughed up three hairballs
- two were quite large - and her poop has gotten somewhat runny. The
first runny one was greyish, like clay.

Hairballs are fairly ununsual for her - she's 8, and I think that
before this weekend, she's coughed up 2 or 3 her whole life.

Now, today, she seems a bit lethargic. She's usually quite keen to go
outside when we get home, today we let her out, and 10 minutes later I
found her back in the front window.

I know I need to take her to the vet, but am unsure if this is just a
passing sickness (we all get them) or if I should move the appoinment
up.

Any advice appreciated!

jmc
usenet [at] jodi [dit] ws
Any day you learn something isn't a total waste.

If you can move it up, do so. The quicker you deal with the problem,
probably the better off you are.


"jmc" wrote in message
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Meep has a vet appointment on Thursday, for her annual shots.

She's normally quite a healthy cat. She's been behaving normally,
eating normally, but over the weekend, she coughed up three hairballs
- two were quite large - and her poop has gotten somewhat runny. The
first runny one was greyish, like clay.

Hairballs are fairly ununsual for her - she's 8, and I think that
before this weekend, she's coughed up 2 or 3 her whole life.

Now, today, she seems a bit lethargic. She's usually quite keen to go
outside when we get home, today we let her out, and 10 minutes later I
found her back in the front window.

I know I need to take her to the vet, but am unsure if this is just a
passing sickness (we all get them) or if I should move the appoinment
up.

Any advice appreciated!

jmc
usenet [at] jodi [dit] ws
Any day you learn something isn't a total waste.

From: jmc

Meep has a vet appointment on Thursday, for her annual shots.

She's normally quite a healthy cat. She's been behaving normally,
eating normally, but over the weekend, she coughed up three hairballs
- two were quite large - and her poop has gotten somewhat runny. The
first runny one was greyish, like clay.

I would definitely call your vet to see what they say. Also, if it were my
cat, I would not vaccinate her, especially if she's ill. Here's an article you
might find interesting:

http://www.healthy.net/scr/article.a...Article&ID=485

Lauren
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http://www.geocities.com/rawfeeders/ForCatsOnly.html
Declawing Info: http://www.wholecatjournal.com/articles/claws.htm

From: jmc

Meep has a vet appointment on Thursday, for her annual shots.

She's normally quite a healthy cat. She's been behaving normally,
eating normally, but over the weekend, she coughed up three hairballs
- two were quite large - and her poop has gotten somewhat runny. The
first runny one was greyish, like clay.

I would definitely call your vet to see what they say. Also, if it were my
cat, I would not vaccinate her, especially if she's ill. Here's an article you
might find interesting:

http://www.healthy.net/scr/article.a...Article&ID=485

Lauren
________
See my cats: http://community.webshots.com/album/56955940rWhxAe
Raw Diet Info: http://www.holisticat.com/drjletter.html
http://www.geocities.com/rawfeeders/ForCatsOnly.html
Declawing Info: http://www.wholecatjournal.com/articles/claws.htm

One thing I forgot to mention, is I'm one of those types who sees a
disaster behind every sniffle, so I probably worry needlessly. She
does seem normal, except for not wanting to go out, and her abnormal &
now more frequent (but correspondingly smaller) stools.

I started her on glucosamine/chonidroitin about a month ago (vet's
suggestion). I hadn't heard of any side effects, could this be one?

Anyway, I'm going to call the vet tomorrow. Whomever said she
shouldn't get vaccinated if she's sick, I've been considering that
too.

jmc

On Mon, 16 Aug 2004 16:54:47 +0100, all of a sudden, jmc
exclaimed:

Meep has a vet appointment on Thursday, for her annual shots.

She's normally quite a healthy cat. She's been behaving normally,
eating normally, but over the weekend, she coughed up three hairballs
- two were quite large - and her poop has gotten somewhat runny. The
first runny one was greyish, like clay.

Hairballs are fairly ununsual for her - she's 8, and I think that
before this weekend, she's coughed up 2 or 3 her whole life.

Now, today, she seems a bit lethargic. She's usually quite keen to go
outside when we get home, today we let her out, and 10 minutes later I
found her back in the front window.

I know I need to take her to the vet, but am unsure if this is just a
passing sickness (we all get them) or if I should move the appoinment
up.

Any advice appreciated!

jmc
usenet [at] jodi [dit] ws
Any day you learn something isn't a total waste.

jmc
usenet [at] jodi [dit] ws
Any day you learn something isn't a total waste.

One thing I forgot to mention, is I'm one of those types who sees a
disaster behind every sniffle, so I probably worry needlessly. She
does seem normal, except for not wanting to go out, and her abnormal &
now more frequent (but correspondingly smaller) stools.

I started her on glucosamine/chonidroitin about a month ago (vet's
suggestion). I hadn't heard of any side effects, could this be one?

Anyway, I'm going to call the vet tomorrow. Whomever said she
shouldn't get vaccinated if she's sick, I've been considering that
too.

jmc

On Mon, 16 Aug 2004 16:54:47 +0100, all of a sudden, jmc
exclaimed:

Meep has a vet appointment on Thursday, for her annual shots.

She's normally quite a healthy cat. She's been behaving normally,
eating normally, but over the weekend, she coughed up three hairballs
- two were quite large - and her poop has gotten somewhat runny. The
first runny one was greyish, like clay.

Hairballs are fairly ununsual for her - she's 8, and I think that
before this weekend, she's coughed up 2 or 3 her whole life.

Now, today, she seems a bit lethargic. She's usually quite keen to go
outside when we get home, today we let her out, and 10 minutes later I
found her back in the front window.

I know I need to take her to the vet, but am unsure if this is just a
passing sickness (we all get them) or if I should move the appoinment
up.

Any advice appreciated!

jmc
usenet [at] jodi [dit] ws
Any day you learn something isn't a total waste.

jmc
usenet [at] jodi [dit] ws
Any day you learn something isn't a total waste.

I'm a bit of like you but you know what? Once it saved my cat's life (this was
5 years ago and she was about 2 days away from death). Took her 4 days
hospitalization and 4 weeks on a feeding tube but I got her back to her old
self. Scared the hell out of me because the warning signs were not there for
long.

Ever since that experience, I've never regretted a false alarm (or something
that tested positive but wasn't necessarily dangerous).

On the other hand, as my vet always says, no one knows your cat better than you
and you are the first one that's able to judge when something is off, how so
and by how much.

having said that, my other cat was always like yours, never any hairball
problems and she has LOTS of fur. Had her since 99 and just the past several
months, I hear her do her little yak and up it comes. She's still sturdy,
healthy and active but like us all, she's getting older so some things can
change over time.

Could be harmless but if it were me? I'd call the vet and tell them everything
that you said in your posting and see if you could get bumped up a couple
days...

I'm a bit of like you but you know what? Once it saved my cat's life (this was
5 years ago and she was about 2 days away from death). Took her 4 days
hospitalization and 4 weeks on a feeding tube but I got her back to her old
self. Scared the hell out of me because the warning signs were not there for
long.

Ever since that experience, I've never regretted a false alarm (or something
that tested positive but wasn't necessarily dangerous).

On the other hand, as my vet always says, no one knows your cat better than you
and you are the first one that's able to judge when something is off, how so
and by how much.

having said that, my other cat was always like yours, never any hairball
problems and she has LOTS of fur. Had her since 99 and just the past several
months, I hear her do her little yak and up it comes. She's still sturdy,
healthy and active but like us all, she's getting older so some things can
change over time.

Could be harmless but if it were me? I'd call the vet and tell them everything
that you said in your posting and see if you could get bumped up a couple
days...

"jmc" wrote in message
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One thing I forgot to mention, is I'm one of those types who sees a
disaster behind every sniffle, so I probably worry needlessly. She
does seem normal, except for not wanting to go out, and her abnormal &
now more frequent (but correspondingly smaller) stools.

Sometimes that is all the indication you get of even serious ailments.