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Spider sense with Otis
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I'm worried that Otis is not feeling well. He's been doing this lip smacking thing for a couple of months that makes it look like he's nauseated. He had a huge hairball (Chester's, if you recall since Otis doesn't have a lot of fur) a couple of weeks ago but he's still lip smacking. One time he did that, he had some mouse hair or something wrapped around his tooth partly down his throat. I pulled it off his tooth for him then but I don't see anything there now. He's a little subdued too. He went to have a pee at 5:30 AM. He tapped me on the neck because he wanted me to follow him. I went down to watch to make sure that peeing was going ok and he did a golf ball sized pee, had a snack, and came back to bed. He was purring again in bed - hadn't done much purring all night. At 9:15 AM he went to pee again. It looked golf ball sized again and he squirted this time in spurts, like he often does. It looks like he's spraying as he lifts his butt. Anybody make something of the lip smacking? My spider sense is tingling and its more that he's moping around a bit more than usual. between that and the door slamming incident, I think I'll book an appointment for what appears to be an otherwise healthy cat. Susan M Otis and Chester |
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WEll, does sound like he might be nauseated or else he may have a tooth
problem. "Susan M" smawdsley remove @shaw.ca wrote in message news:WjW1e.830055$8l.217843@pd7tw1no... Hi the I'm worried that Otis is not feeling well. He's been doing this lip smacking thing for a couple of months that makes it look like he's nauseated. He had a huge hairball (Chester's, if you recall since Otis doesn't have a lot of fur) a couple of weeks ago but he's still lip smacking. One time he did that, he had some mouse hair or something wrapped around his tooth partly down his throat. I pulled it off his tooth for him then but I don't see anything there now. He's a little subdued too. He went to have a pee at 5:30 AM. He tapped me on the neck because he wanted me to follow him. I went down to watch to make sure that peeing was going ok and he did a golf ball sized pee, had a snack, and came back to bed. He was purring again in bed - hadn't done much purring all night. At 9:15 AM he went to pee again. It looked golf ball sized again and he squirted this time in spurts, like he often does. It looks like he's spraying as he lifts his butt. Anybody make something of the lip smacking? My spider sense is tingling and its more that he's moping around a bit more than usual. between that and the door slamming incident, I think I'll book an appointment for what appears to be an otherwise healthy cat. Susan M Otis and Chester |
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"Karen" wrote in message
... WEll, does sound like he might be nauseated or else he may have a tooth problem. Thanks Karen - I didn't think of teeth right off! I've also read that it could be a diabetic thing too. I phoned TED and they said to wait a day (I think they're busy today and they perceive this as non-urgent) but I think that I can tell that something's off. Right now, its a nice warm day so he's out sunning himself somewhere and isn't eager to come home when I call him. He's usually very good about it. Susan M Otis and Chester |
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Just now read re the lip-smacking of Otis....I think going
to visit TED is a good idea due to Otis' hairball history; TED can see much farther down his throat than you can w/instruments/scopes. Rowdy has short fur and doesn't lick Maluce so he never has any hairballs, ever. OTOH Ms. Maluce regularly makes gross barfing noises and a slimy long hairball then emerges. TED can also see if Otis has any gum problems.... "Susan M" smawdsley remove @shaw.ca wrote in message news:u4Y1e.827422$Xk.328986@pd7tw3no... "Karen" wrote in message ... WEll, does sound like he might be nauseated or else he may have a tooth problem. Thanks Karen - I didn't think of teeth right off! I've also read that it could be a diabetic thing too. I phoned TED and they said to wait a day (I think they're busy today and they perceive this as non-urgent) but I think that I can tell that something's off. Right now, its a nice warm day so he's out sunning himself somewhere and isn't eager to come home when I call him. He's usually very good about it. Susan M Otis and Chester |
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Susan M wrote:
Hi the I'm worried that Otis is not feeling well. He's been doing this lip smacking thing for a couple of months that makes it look like he's nauseated. Snipped for server Anybody make something of the lip smacking? My spider sense is tingling and its more that he's moping around a bit more than usual. between that and the door slamming incident, I think I'll book an appointment for what appears to be an otherwise healthy cat. Susan M Otis and Chester Hi Susan - Tripper *and* his brother (who lives with a friend of mine) will make that lip smacking noise when they're about to eject a strategic hairball or two. Tripper also made that noise when he had a blade of grass stuck in his throat, and needed it to come out. Thank goodness for plastic tweezers..... He also gets "mopey" when he's working on a hairball. I give all of mine hairball "medicine", but sometimes it just doesn't do the trick in time. Here's hoping that the problem is that obvious... Just watch where you step, especially if the lip smacking stops.... Purrs- Chris, Tripper, Katie, and Hazard |
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Sorry I didn't get the original. Maybe you can phone your vet and ask about
the lip smacking, Susan? Best wishes and purrs, -- Polonca & Soncek "Karen" wrote in message ... WEll, does sound like he might be nauseated or else he may have a tooth problem. "Susan M" smawdsley remove @shaw.ca wrote in message news:WjW1e.830055$8l.217843@pd7tw1no... Hi the I'm worried that Otis is not feeling well. He's been doing this lip smacking thing for a couple of months that makes it look like he's nauseated. He had a huge hairball (Chester's, if you recall since Otis doesn't have a lot of fur) a couple of weeks ago but he's still lip smacking. One time he did that, he had some mouse hair or something wrapped around his tooth partly down his throat. I pulled it off his tooth for him then but I don't see anything there now. He's a little subdued too. He went to have a pee at 5:30 AM. He tapped me on the neck because he wanted me to follow him. I went down to watch to make sure that peeing was going ok and he did a golf ball sized pee, had a snack, and came back to bed. He was purring again in bed - hadn't done much purring all night. At 9:15 AM he went to pee again. It looked golf ball sized again and he squirted this time in spurts, like he often does. It looks like he's spraying as he lifts his butt. Anybody make something of the lip smacking? My spider sense is tingling and its more that he's moping around a bit more than usual. between that and the door slamming incident, I think I'll book an appointment for what appears to be an otherwise healthy cat. Susan M Otis and Chester |
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Susan M wrote:
the door slamming incident, I think I'll book an appointment for what appears to be an otherwise healthy cat. I'd also take him in for a full checkup, just in case. -- Victor M. Martinez Owned and operated by the Fantastic Seven (TM) Send your spam he Email me he |
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thanks Victor. He's booked at 5 PM with the different TED - the one who
only works one day a week and who saw him when he was walking when Otis was missing two years ago. He was in the AM that I dropped off the "Otis is missing" flyer and he studied it very carefully. enough to recognize Otis when he saw him - he kicked off the chain of miracles that led to his being found ... the first time After all this time, he's never met Otis, even though he drinks out of a coffee mug I gave him in thanks. It has this picture on it where you put your mouth: http://community.webshots.com/photo/...9306lwgXGKMiqM He's very good and very thorough - he's the one who patched up Chester after the brown tabby incident. I'll let you know how it goes - something strikes me as off about my buddy. Susan M Otis and Chester "Victor Martinez" wrote in message ... Susan M wrote: the door slamming incident, I think I'll book an appointment for what appears to be an otherwise healthy cat. I'd also take him in for a full checkup, just in case. -- Victor M. Martinez Owned and operated by the Fantastic Seven (TM) Send your spam he Email me he |
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