Roxy seems under the weather - UPDATE

Well, I took her to the vet this morning, and the vet found absolutely
nothing wrong with her. She didn't even recommend bloodwork. If I'd
really wanted Roxy to have bloodwork, I might have insisted, but last
night, she seemed to perk up, including begging for food, and by this
morning she seemed completely normal. I was tempted to cancel the
appointment - save Roxy the stress and me the cash - but I figured,
what if this is just a lull, and it gets worse, and I could have
prevented that? So off we went.

I could tell the vet thought I was just a nervous cat mom, which I
suppose I am. I'm enough of a hypochondriac about my own health, so
I'm not surprised that I'm projecting that onto the cats. I feel
a little silly about it, but better this than not taking her and
having her get seriously ill.

Do you folks think I was silly to take her?

Joyce - relieved

--
I prefer to live with Feline Sapiens, thank you very much.

I am very glad that it was nothing... but silly NONONONO!!!

everyone including the teds tell us the number one sign of a cat being ill
is a change in regular behavior so you were doing the right thing...

or as i say... better paranoid than poked.

Lee
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Well, I took her to the vet this morning, and the vet found absolutely
nothing wrong with her. She didn't even recommend bloodwork. If I'd
really wanted Roxy to have bloodwork, I might have insisted, but last
night, she seemed to perk up, including begging for food, and by this
morning she seemed completely normal. I was tempted to cancel the
appointment - save Roxy the stress and me the cash - but I figured,
what if this is just a lull, and it gets worse, and I could have
prevented that? So off we went.

I could tell the vet thought I was just a nervous cat mom, which I
suppose I am. I'm enough of a hypochondriac about my own health, so
I'm not surprised that I'm projecting that onto the cats. I feel
a little silly about it, but better this than not taking her and
having her get seriously ill.

Do you folks think I was silly to take her?

Joyce - relieved

--
I prefer to live with Feline Sapiens, thank you very much.

On Apr 27, 3:00*pm, wrote:
Well, I took her to the vet this morning, and the vet found absolutely
nothing wrong with her. She didn't even recommend bloodwork. If I'd
really wanted Roxy to have bloodwork, I might have insisted, but last
night, she seemed to perk up, including begging for food, and by this
morning she seemed completely normal. I was tempted to cancel the
appointment - save Roxy the stress and me the cash - but I figured,
what if this is just a lull, and it gets worse, and I could have
prevented that? So off we went.

I could tell the vet thought I was just a nervous cat mom, which I
suppose I am. I'm enough of a hypochondriac about my own health, so
I'm not surprised that I'm projecting that onto the cats. I feel
a little silly about it, but better this than not taking her and
having her get seriously ill.

Do you folks think I was silly to take her?

Joyce - relieved

No, it's never silly. Back when Yoda had HL, he was very, very sick
before I
even realized it. They never all eat at the same time, so unless I'm
specifically
watching, I don't realize who isn't eating well. His normal daytime MO
was
to go off in the bedrooms and sleep. He wasn't active, normally, so I
didn't
notice he was feeling bad. The first clue wasn't until I noticed his
fur was
looking rough, like he wasn't grooming.
The signs of illness are just so subtle. It's easy to overlook. She
could well
have been sick. Glad she wasn't

Sherry

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Well, I took her to the vet this morning, and the vet found absolutely
nothing wrong with her. She didn't even recommend bloodwork. If I'd
really wanted Roxy to have bloodwork, I might have insisted, but last
night, she seemed to perk up, including begging for food, and by this
morning she seemed completely normal. I was tempted to cancel the
appointment - save Roxy the stress and me the cash - but I figured,
what if this is just a lull, and it gets worse, and I could have
prevented that? So off we went.

I could tell the vet thought I was just a nervous cat mom, which I
suppose I am. I'm enough of a hypochondriac about my own health, so
I'm not surprised that I'm projecting that onto the cats. I feel
a little silly about it, but better this than not taking her and
having her get seriously ill.

Do you folks think I was silly to take her?

Joyce - relieved

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I prefer to live with Feline Sapiens, thank you very much.

It's never silly to take them if we're worried about them. I'm glad she
just seemed to have a stomach upset that went away. I have those myself.


--

Joy

No amount of time can erase the memory of a good cat, and no amount of
masking tape can ever totally remove his fur from your couch. - Leo Dworken

wrote in message
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Well, I took her to the vet this morning, and the vet found
absolutely
nothing wrong with her. She didn't even recommend bloodwork. If
I'd
really wanted Roxy to have bloodwork, I might have insisted, but
last
night, she seemed to perk up, including begging for food, and by
this
morning she seemed completely normal. I was tempted to cancel the
appointment - save Roxy the stress and me the cash - but I
figured,
what if this is just a lull, and it gets worse, and I could have
prevented that? So off we went.

I could tell the vet thought I was just a nervous cat mom, which I
suppose I am. I'm enough of a hypochondriac about my own health,
so
I'm not surprised that I'm projecting that onto the cats. I
feel
a little silly about it, but better this than not taking her and
having her get seriously ill.

Do you folks think I was silly to take her?

Joyce - relieved


Your signature says that it was worthwhile to take her.

Jo

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I could tell the vet thought I was just a nervous cat mom, which I
suppose I am. I'm enough of a hypochondriac about my own health, so
I'm not surprised that I'm projecting that onto the cats. I feel
a little silly about it, but better this than not taking her and
having her get seriously ill.

Do you folks think I was silly to take her?

No, I don't think you were silly at all. She was obviously not feeling
well yesterday, so you couldn't know if it had really passed or if there
was some underlying illness. Glad to hear she is fine.

--
Marina, Miranda and Caliban.
In loving memory of Frank and Nikki.

Jofirey wrote:

wrote in message

Do you folks think I was silly to take her?

Joyce - relieved

Your signature says that it was worthwhile to take her.

LOL, good point.

Joyce

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

Just wanted to thank everyone for all the well-wishes for Roxy!

Joyce

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

I think you were totally right to take her..better safe than sorry.
Glad she's okay.
Love
Kyla

Well, I took her to the vet this morning, and the vet found absolutely
nothing wrong with her. She didn't even recommend bloodwork. If I'd
really wanted Roxy to have bloodwork, I might have insisted, but last
night, she seemed to perk up, including begging for food, and by this
morning she seemed completely normal. I was tempted to cancel the
appointment - save Roxy the stress and me the cash - but I figured,
what if this is just a lull, and it gets worse, and I could have
prevented that? So off we went.

I could tell the vet thought I was just a nervous cat mom, which I
suppose I am. I'm enough of a hypochondriac about my own health, so
I'm not surprised that I'm projecting that onto the cats. I feel
a little silly about it, but better this than not taking her and
having her get seriously ill.

Do you folks think I was silly to take her?

Joyce - relieved

--
I prefer to live with Feline Sapiens, thank you very much.

wrote:
Just wanted to thank everyone for all the well-wishes for Roxy!

Joyce


I have often wondered if when a kitty feels pain it thinks someone is
attacking it and then it responds with aggression??? Pain -- like a
tummy ache or arthritis.