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Bloated kitty....
My cat is about 11 and 1/2 years old, and in very good shape. She looks
healthy and acts healthy as well. About a year ago she seemed to ba having problems eating and was very thin and hardly seemed to eat, that did get better on it's own and she seemed to be fine again. Lately i've noticed she has gotten very fat, but when i feel her stomach she feels bloated. She cannot be pregnant because she was fixed when she was about 2. So i've ruled that out. I was thinking that maybe she just started eating a lot, but i NEVER see her eat, and even when she does, she only eats a few bites then walks away. Is there something wrong with her????? please reply!! Thank you!! 3 concerned cat lover 3 |
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"FaeryKitten12187" u19346@uwe wrote:
My cat is about 11 and 1/2 years old, and in very good shape. She looks healthy and acts healthy as well. About a year ago she seemed to ba having problems eating and was very thin and hardly seemed to eat, that did get better on it's own and she seemed to be fine again. Lately i've noticed she has gotten very fat, but when i feel her stomach she feels bloated. She cannot be pregnant because she was fixed when she was about 2. So i've ruled that out. I was thinking that maybe she just started eating a lot, but i NEVER see her eat, and even when she does, she only eats a few bites then walks away. Is there something wrong with her????? please reply!! Thank you!! 3 concerned cat lover 3 Take her to the vet. -mhd |
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Bloated kitty....
"FaeryKitten12187" u19346@uwe wrote in message news:5cd0dba4fb3b8@uwe... My cat is about 11 and 1/2 years old, and in very good shape. She looks healthy and acts healthy as well. About a year ago she seemed to ba having problems eating and was very thin and hardly seemed to eat, that did get better on it's own and she seemed to be fine again. Lately i've noticed she has gotten very fat, but when i feel her stomach she feels bloated. Gee- fluid in her abdomen, enlarged liver, tumor- could be most anything. I'm surprised your veterinarian didn't catch it in her annual exams, but better late than never. I would have her looked at by your vet asap. Most problems are more easily and more economically handled earlier in the disease process rather than later. -- Toni |
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Bloated kitty....
"FaeryKitten12187" u19346@uwe wrote in message news:5cd0dba4fb3b8@uwe...
My cat is about 11 and 1/2 years old, and in very good shape. She looks healthy and acts healthy as well. About a year ago she seemed to ba having problems eating and was very thin and hardly seemed to eat, that did get better on it's own and she seemed to be fine again. Lately i've noticed she has gotten very fat, but when i feel her stomach she feels bloated. She cannot be pregnant because she was fixed when she was about 2. So i've ruled that out. I was thinking that maybe she just started eating a lot, but i NEVER see her eat, and even when she does, she only eats a few bites then walks away. Is there something wrong with her????? please reply!! Thank you!! Never fails to amaze me how many people can tell there is something wrong yet come on here asking instead of doing the obvious and taking the poor animal to the vet. Not exactly rocket science is it? -- Niel H |
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Niel Humphreys wrote:
My cat is about 11 and 1/2 years old, and in very good shape. She looks healthy and acts healthy as well. About a year ago she seemed to ba having [quoted text clipped - 9 lines] please reply!! Thank you!! Never fails to amaze me how many people can tell there is something wrong yet come on here asking instead of doing the obvious and taking the poor animal to the vet. Not exactly rocket science is it? so people are a little worried and don't have the money to go and have x-rays and surgery done, when there is a possiblity that there is nothing wrong. I'm 18 and cannot afford surgery if that's the route i'm following, so i wanna see if anyone HELPFUL has any advice. Obviously you don't think of the person on the other end of things.... |
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Toni wrote:
My cat is about 11 and 1/2 years old, and in very good shape. She looks healthy and acts healthy as well. About a year ago she seemed to ba having problems eating and was very thin and hardly seemed to eat, that did get better on it's own and she seemed to be fine again. Lately i've noticed she has gotten very fat, but when i feel her stomach she feels bloated. Gee- fluid in her abdomen, enlarged liver, tumor- could be most anything. I'm surprised your veterinarian didn't catch it in her annual exams, but better late than never. I would have her looked at by your vet asap. Most problems are more easily and more economically handled earlier in the disease process rather than later. ***** Thank you Toni for supplying some helpful information!!! |
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Bloated kitty....
"FaeryKitten12187" u19346@uwe wrote so people are a little worried and don't have the money to go and have x-rays and surgery done, when there is a possiblity that there is nothing wrong. I'm 18 and cannot afford surgery if that's the route i'm following, so i wanna see if anyone HELPFUL has any advice. Obviously you don't think of the person on the other end of things.... The most HELPFUL thing, as you know, is to take the animal to a vet. You'd find the money if it were for something else. A checkup is what, $25? Use your head, and for God's sake don't go on the offensive when you are in the wrong. It's your cat, take care of it. Or is it that it is only a cat, so worthy of a few Usenet posts but not the price of a CD? |
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cybercat wrote:
so people are a little worried and don't have the money to go and have x-rays and surgery done, when there is a possiblity that there is nothing wrong. I'm 18 and cannot afford surgery if that's the route i'm following, so i wanna see if anyone HELPFUL has any advice. Obviously you don't think of the person on the other end of things.... The most HELPFUL thing, as you know, is to take the animal to a vet. You'd find the money if it were for something else. A checkup is what, $25? Use your head, and for God's sake don't go on the offensive when you are in the wrong. It's your cat, take care of it. Or is it that it is only a cat, so worthy of a few Usenet posts but not the price of a CD? my cat means a lot to me and if it came down to it i'd sell my car and all my belongings to take care of her, i'm just affraid of what i'll hear in response. the last thing i want is to loose her. |
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Bloated kitty....
FaeryKitten12187 wrote: My cat is about 11 and 1/2 years old, and in very good shape. She looks ... please reply!! Thank you!! 3 concerned cat lover 3 sounds like worms cats get a bloated stomach from worms of course you cannot know this without a pro. why not call your local vet, ask them what it costs... you know..make that contact see...make an appointment... they will check her out, and fix her up. they will take a sample of her poop, and check it for worms if they feel they need x-rays, they will advise you of this. you're not walking into a "take your money trap"... if you have other friends with pets, you could call them and ask who their vet is..and get some reccomendations. Best to you |
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Aunt Jemimah wrote:
My cat is about 11 and 1/2 years old, and in very good shape. She looks .. please reply!! Thank you!! 3 concerned cat lover 3 sounds like worms cats get a bloated stomach from worms of course you cannot know this without a pro. why not call your local vet, ask them what it costs... you know..make that contact see...make an appointment... they will check her out, and fix her up. they will take a sample of her poop, and check it for worms if they feel they need x-rays, they will advise you of this. you're not walking into a "take your money trap"... if you have other friends with pets, you could call them and ask who their vet is..and get some reccomendations. Best to you **** Thank you so much for being understanding and giving some thought of what it possibly could be..... thank you |
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