Cosmo has problems :-(

On Saturday, amidst the madness of DH (who is still living here until we
figure out how to do all this so I am not left homeless) and his
half-brother Jason tearing apart my waterbed frame and installing my
"new" plain ol' bed properly, I went to the store with my M-i-L to get
groceries. DH called me on my cell phone (which is never on, and I
didn't realize it even was) to tell me something was wrong with Cosmo.

We rushed home, and DH had isolated Cosmo in his room. He was tilting
his head noticeably to one side, and stumbling when he walked. I was
afraid he had thrown a clot (common in CRF cats), but I felt his rear
legs, and they were warm, not cold. I checked my emergency cat care
book, and the symptoms matched Meniere's disease (or an ear problem in
general), so I elected to watch him carefully over the rest of the
weekend, and take him to the vet on Monday.

He has had a problem with wax buildup that I have been unable to get on
top of (Internet has the same, but his has cleared significantly). I
really don't think the blue stuff the vet keeps giving me is helping all
that much. At any rate, Cosmo was not getting any worse, and his
appetite etc. were fine. I put him back downstairs with an extra
litterbox by the couch and extra water in the living room (the couch is
his preferred spot), and blocked off the stairs with a card table.

My M-i-L took us to the vet Monday. (Just what I need right now;
another vet bill. I still owe them close to $200 from previous visits
:-( But what am I gonna do? My baby needs help.) Dr. Miley took a
peek in Cosmo's ears, and couldn't diagnose the problem 100%, but said
it was either (a) the wax buildup getting really bad (b) an ear
infection, or (c) Meniere's. In case it is an infection, he gave me
antibiotics for Cosmo, and I also need to put the blue stuff in his ears
two days in a row to loosen up the wax.

Cosmo also had some mats I hadn't yet gotten, and claws that needed
trimming (Cosmo is NOT one of the easier cats to mess with. He is the
inventor of the word Catitude, I swear). Chad was gently taking some of
the mats out here and there, and then after Cosmo got some fluids (he
was slightly dehydrated, as I told them I also suspected), Alice took
the shears. Remind me never to let Alice near the shears again; she's a
demon with them! Cosmo looks like a half-sheared sheep. lol! But he
is now more comfortable in all ways.

He's still tilting and shaky on his feet :-( But he is eating fine,
acting fine otherwise, and even groomed himself a bit. If he hasn't
improved in a day or two, it's probably Meniere's, and I don't think
anything can be done for that :-(

At least it isn't life-threatening. I worry about my handsome fella.

Ginger-lyn
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At least it isn't life-threatening. I worry about my handsome fella.

Ginger-lyn

We're sending purrs, GL. For Cosmo and for you.

this is what we originally thought was wrong with Lewi, but it turns out he
is just stone deaf and the vet has no idea why, and the noises he makes it
seems he probably has always had at least a partial hearing loss, Lee,
praying for you
Ginger-lyn wrote in message
...
On Saturday, amidst the madness of DH (who is still living here until we
figure out how to do all this so I am not left homeless) and his
half-brother Jason tearing apart my waterbed frame and installing my
"new" plain ol' bed properly, I went to the store with my M-i-L to get
groceries. DH called me on my cell phone (which is never on, and I
didn't realize it even was) to tell me something was wrong with Cosmo.

We rushed home, and DH had isolated Cosmo in his room. He was tilting
his head noticeably to one side, and stumbling when he walked. I was
afraid he had thrown a clot (common in CRF cats), but I felt his rear
legs, and they were warm, not cold. I checked my emergency cat care
book, and the symptoms matched Meniere's disease (or an ear problem in
general), so I elected to watch him carefully over the rest of the
weekend, and take him to the vet on Monday.

He has had a problem with wax buildup that I have been unable to get on
top of (Internet has the same, but his has cleared significantly). I
really don't think the blue stuff the vet keeps giving me is helping all
that much. At any rate, Cosmo was not getting any worse, and his
appetite etc. were fine. I put him back downstairs with an extra
litterbox by the couch and extra water in the living room (the couch is
his preferred spot), and blocked off the stairs with a card table.

My M-i-L took us to the vet Monday. (Just what I need right now;
another vet bill. I still owe them close to $200 from previous visits
:-( But what am I gonna do? My baby needs help.) Dr. Miley took a
peek in Cosmo's ears, and couldn't diagnose the problem 100%, but said
it was either (a) the wax buildup getting really bad (b) an ear
infection, or (c) Meniere's. In case it is an infection, he gave me
antibiotics for Cosmo, and I also need to put the blue stuff in his ears
two days in a row to loosen up the wax.

Cosmo also had some mats I hadn't yet gotten, and claws that needed
trimming (Cosmo is NOT one of the easier cats to mess with. He is the
inventor of the word Catitude, I swear). Chad was gently taking some of
the mats out here and there, and then after Cosmo got some fluids (he
was slightly dehydrated, as I told them I also suspected), Alice took
the shears. Remind me never to let Alice near the shears again; she's a
demon with them! Cosmo looks like a half-sheared sheep. lol! But he
is now more comfortable in all ways.

He's still tilting and shaky on his feet :-( But he is eating fine,
acting fine otherwise, and even groomed himself a bit. If he hasn't
improved in a day or two, it's probably Meniere's, and I don't think
anything can be done for that :-(

At least it isn't life-threatening. I worry about my handsome fella.

Ginger-lyn
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Animals in Movies Website)

"Ginger-lyn" wrote in message
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On Saturday, amidst the madness of DH (who is still living here until we
figure out how to do all this so I am not left homeless) and his
half-brother Jason tearing apart my waterbed frame and installing my "new"
plain ol' bed properly, I went to the store with my M-i-L to get
groceries. DH called me on my cell phone (which is never on, and I didn't
realize it even was) to tell me something was wrong with Cosmo.

We rushed home, and DH had isolated Cosmo in his room. He was tilting his
head noticeably to one side, and stumbling when he walked. I was afraid
he had thrown a clot (common in CRF cats), but I felt his rear legs, and
they were warm, not cold. I checked my emergency cat care book, and the
symptoms matched Meniere's disease (or an ear problem in general), so I
elected to watch him carefully over the rest of the weekend, and take him
to the vet on Monday.

He has had a problem with wax buildup that I have been unable to get on
top of (Internet has the same, but his has cleared significantly). I
really don't think the blue stuff the vet keeps giving me is helping all
that much. At any rate, Cosmo was not getting any worse, and his appetite
etc. were fine. I put him back downstairs with an extra litterbox by the
couch and extra water in the living room (the couch is his preferred
spot), and blocked off the stairs with a card table.

My M-i-L took us to the vet Monday. (Just what I need right now; another
vet bill. I still owe them close to $200 from previous visits :-( But
what am I gonna do? My baby needs help.) Dr. Miley took a peek in
Cosmo's ears, and couldn't diagnose the problem 100%, but said it was
either (a) the wax buildup getting really bad (b) an ear infection, or (c)
Meniere's. In case it is an infection, he gave me antibiotics for Cosmo,
and I also need to put the blue stuff in his ears two days in a row to
loosen up the wax.

Cosmo also had some mats I hadn't yet gotten, and claws that needed
trimming (Cosmo is NOT one of the easier cats to mess with. He is the
inventor of the word Catitude, I swear). Chad was gently taking some of
the mats out here and there, and then after Cosmo got some fluids (he was
slightly dehydrated, as I told them I also suspected), Alice took the
shears. Remind me never to let Alice near the shears again; she's a demon
with them! Cosmo looks like a half-sheared sheep. lol! But he is now
more comfortable in all ways.

He's still tilting and shaky on his feet :-( But he is eating fine,
acting fine otherwise, and even groomed himself a bit. If he hasn't
improved in a day or two, it's probably Meniere's, and I don't think
anything can be done for that :-(

At least it isn't life-threatening. I worry about my handsome fella.

Ginger-lyn

Poor boy. I am looking at his picture. Purring that he gets back in gear.

Ginger-lyn wrote:
On Saturday, amidst the madness of DH (who is still living here until
we figure out how to do all this so I am not left homeless) and his
half-brother Jason tearing apart my waterbed frame and installing my
"new" plain ol' bed properly, I went to the store with my M-i-L to get
groceries. DH called me on my cell phone (which is never on, and I
didn't realize it even was) to tell me something was wrong with Cosmo.

We rushed home, and DH had isolated Cosmo in his room. He was tilting
his head noticeably to one side, and stumbling when he walked. I was
afraid he had thrown a clot (common in CRF cats), but I felt his rear
legs, and they were warm, not cold. I checked my emergency cat care
book, and the symptoms matched Meniere's disease (or an ear problem in
general), so I elected to watch him carefully over the rest of the
weekend, and take him to the vet on Monday.

He has had a problem with wax buildup that I have been unable to get
on top of (Internet has the same, but his has cleared significantly).
I really don't think the blue stuff the vet keeps giving me is
helping all that much. At any rate, Cosmo was not getting any worse,
and his appetite etc. were fine. I put him back downstairs with an
extra litterbox by the couch and extra water in the living room (the
couch is his preferred spot), and blocked off the stairs with a card
table.
My M-i-L took us to the vet Monday. (Just what I need right now;
another vet bill. I still owe them close to $200 from previous visits
:-( But what am I gonna do? My baby needs help.) Dr. Miley took a
peek in Cosmo's ears, and couldn't diagnose the problem 100%, but said
it was either (a) the wax buildup getting really bad (b) an ear
infection, or (c) Meniere's. In case it is an infection, he gave me
antibiotics for Cosmo, and I also need to put the blue stuff in his
ears two days in a row to loosen up the wax.

Cosmo also had some mats I hadn't yet gotten, and claws that needed
trimming (Cosmo is NOT one of the easier cats to mess with. He is the
inventor of the word Catitude, I swear). Chad was gently taking some
of the mats out here and there, and then after Cosmo got some fluids
(he was slightly dehydrated, as I told them I also suspected), Alice
took the shears. Remind me never to let Alice near the shears again;
she's a demon with them! Cosmo looks like a half-sheared sheep. lol! But
he is now more comfortable in all ways.

He's still tilting and shaky on his feet :-( But he is eating fine,
acting fine otherwise, and even groomed himself a bit. If he hasn't
improved in a day or two, it's probably Meniere's, and I don't think
anything can be done for that :-(

At least it isn't life-threatening. I worry about my handsome fella.

Ginger-lyn

Purrs for Cosmo and your wallet.
--
Adrian (Owned by Snoopy & Bagheera)
Cats leave pawprints on your heart
http://community.webshots.com/user/clowderuk

If he hasn't improved in a day or two, it's probably Meniere's,
and I don't think anything can be done for that :-(

With humans, a low-salt diet often helps a lot. You may find
there is some change in his diet that helps.

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"Ginger-lyn" wrote in message
...
On Saturday, amidst the madness of DH (who is still living here until we
figure out how to do all this so I am not left homeless) and his
half-brother Jason tearing apart my waterbed frame and installing my "new"
plain ol' bed properly, I went to the store with my M-i-L to get
groceries. DH called me on my cell phone (which is never on, and I didn't
realize it even was) to tell me something was wrong with Cosmo.

We rushed home, and DH had isolated Cosmo in his room. He was tilting his
head noticeably to one side, and stumbling when he walked. I was afraid
he had thrown a clot (common in CRF cats), but I felt his rear legs, and
they were warm, not cold. I checked my emergency cat care book, and the
symptoms matched Meniere's disease (or an ear problem in general), so I
elected to watch him carefully over the rest of the weekend, and take him
to the vet on Monday.

He has had a problem with wax buildup that I have been unable to get on
top of (Internet has the same, but his has cleared significantly). I
really don't think the blue stuff the vet keeps giving me is helping all
that much. At any rate, Cosmo was not getting any worse, and his appetite
etc. were fine. I put him back downstairs with an extra litterbox by the
couch and extra water in the living room (the couch is his preferred
spot), and blocked off the stairs with a card table.

My M-i-L took us to the vet Monday. (Just what I need right now; another
vet bill. I still owe them close to $200 from previous visits :-( But
what am I gonna do? My baby needs help.) Dr. Miley took a peek in
Cosmo's ears, and couldn't diagnose the problem 100%, but said it was
either (a) the wax buildup getting really bad (b) an ear infection, or (c)
Meniere's. In case it is an infection, he gave me antibiotics for Cosmo,
and I also need to put the blue stuff in his ears two days in a row to
loosen up the wax.

Cosmo also had some mats I hadn't yet gotten, and claws that needed
trimming (Cosmo is NOT one of the easier cats to mess with. He is the
inventor of the word Catitude, I swear). Chad was gently taking some of
the mats out here and there, and then after Cosmo got some fluids (he was
slightly dehydrated, as I told them I also suspected), Alice took the
shears. Remind me never to let Alice near the shears again; she's a demon
with them! Cosmo looks like a half-sheared sheep. lol! But he is now
more comfortable in all ways.

He's still tilting and shaky on his feet :-( But he is eating fine,
acting fine otherwise, and even groomed himself a bit. If he hasn't
improved in a day or two, it's probably Meniere's, and I don't think
anything can be done for that :-(

At least it isn't life-threatening. I worry about my handsome fella.

Ginger-lyn
--
Home Pages:
http://www.moonsummer.com
http://www.angelfire.com/folk/glsummer (homepage & cats)
http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb....mmer/index.htm (genealogy)
http://www.movieanimals.bravehost.com/ (The Violence Against
Animals in Movies Website)

Ginger-lyn, we are sending Cosmo tons of purrs
and prayers and hugs for you.

Lily & her mama

--
Irulan
from the stars we come
to the stars we return
from now until the end of time.

"Ginger-lyn" wrote in message
...
On Saturday, amidst the madness of DH (who is still living here until we
figure out how to do all this so I am not left homeless) and his
half-brother Jason tearing apart my waterbed frame and installing my "new"
plain ol' bed properly, I went to the store with my M-i-L to get
groceries. DH called me on my cell phone (which is never on, and I didn't
realize it even was) to tell me something was wrong with Cosmo.

We rushed home, and DH had isolated Cosmo in his room. He was tilting his
head noticeably to one side, and stumbling when he walked. I was afraid
he had thrown a clot (common in CRF cats), but I felt his rear legs, and
they were warm, not cold. I checked my emergency cat care book, and the
symptoms matched Meniere's disease (or an ear problem in general), so I
elected to watch him carefully over the rest of the weekend, and take him
to the vet on Monday.

He has had a problem with wax buildup that I have been unable to get on
top of (Internet has the same, but his has cleared significantly). I
really don't think the blue stuff the vet keeps giving me is helping all
that much. At any rate, Cosmo was not getting any worse, and his appetite
etc. were fine. I put him back downstairs with an extra litterbox by the
couch and extra water in the living room (the couch is his preferred
spot), and blocked off the stairs with a card table.

My M-i-L took us to the vet Monday. (Just what I need right now; another
vet bill. I still owe them close to $200 from previous visits :-( But
what am I gonna do? My baby needs help.) Dr. Miley took a peek in
Cosmo's ears, and couldn't diagnose the problem 100%, but said it was
either (a) the wax buildup getting really bad (b) an ear infection, or (c)
Meniere's. In case it is an infection, he gave me antibiotics for Cosmo,
and I also need to put the blue stuff in his ears two days in a row to
loosen up the wax.

Cosmo also had some mats I hadn't yet gotten, and claws that needed
trimming (Cosmo is NOT one of the easier cats to mess with. He is the
inventor of the word Catitude, I swear). Chad was gently taking some of
the mats out here and there, and then after Cosmo got some fluids (he was
slightly dehydrated, as I told them I also suspected), Alice took the
shears. Remind me never to let Alice near the shears again; she's a demon
with them! Cosmo looks like a half-sheared sheep. lol! But he is now
more comfortable in all ways.

He's still tilting and shaky on his feet :-( But he is eating fine,
acting fine otherwise, and even groomed himself a bit. If he hasn't
improved in a day or two, it's probably Meniere's, and I don't think
anything can be done for that :-(

At least it isn't life-threatening. I worry about my handsome fella.

Ginger-lyn
--
Home Pages:
http://www.moonsummer.com
http://www.angelfire.com/folk/glsummer (homepage & cats)
http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb....mmer/index.htm (genealogy)
http://www.movieanimals.bravehost.com/ (The Violence Against
Animals in Movies Website)

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On Saturday, amidst the madness of DH (who is still living here until we
figure out how to do all this so I am not left homeless) and his
half-brother Jason tearing apart my waterbed frame and installing my
"new" plain ol' bed properly, I went to the store with my M-i-L to get
groceries. DH called me on my cell phone (which is never on, and I
didn't realize it even was) to tell me something was wrong with Cosmo.
.
..
..about my handsome fella.

Ginger-lyn


Sending "get better inner ear" vibes out to Cosmo.

Andy

Ginger-lyn wrote:

He's still tilting and shaky on his feet :-( But he is eating fine,
acting fine otherwise, and even groomed himself a bit. If he hasn't
improved in a day or two, it's probably Meniere's, and I don't think
anything can be done for that :-(

At least it isn't life-threatening. I worry about my handsome fella.

Purrs for Cosmo! I hope it's not Meniere's - a friend of mine has this
and it can be painful. High-pitched noises really bother her a lot.

Eventually it causes deafness, which doesn't have to be a big problem
for an indoor cat.

Joyce