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"Joe Canuck" wrote
BigDaDDY wrote: snip So after all the posts, not a single thing addressed my question. Thanks for nothin'! One does have to wonder when their cat obviously has a medical issue why they run first to the newsgroups for answers instead of going to the obvious place for this... the VET. Joe, the guy went to the vet and didn't get anything from the visit that helped. So naturally he was baffled. Happens to all of us, it seems to me. Vets do misdiagnose. These misdiagnoses do come up here. (I write this not as an indictment of vets. I was one of the faction that did not want any action taken against a certain vet who recently did not meet the standards of many people here.. ) Sometimes people on the newsgroup do have more experience than certain vets. Besides, at the newsgroup, posters have all the time in the world to relate a cat's symptoms. A vet has a few minutes to look at a cat and listen to a description of symptoms. BigDaddy, for what it's worth, I found nothing wrong and everything right in your initial post, which explicitly and merely asked if anyone else had seen certain symptoms in their own cats. I know money is often a concern that affects most everyone's pet (and children, and parent) decisions, so I don't blame anyone for trying to be cost-effective, within reason (which is pretty subjective!). My cat has never had all the symptoms you describe. He did go through a period of vomiting and having some litter box changes last year (but nothing as serious as your cat's), and I (not the darn vet to whom I took him!) found all he needed was some petroleum jelly-based hairball remedy. I don't fault the vet, per se. I do fault any vet who doesn't acknowledge they often can't be sure what's wrong with a cat, so continue troubleshooting. Your cat sounds very sick. I hope you find the problem, one way or another, and that Sammy is better soon. I for one would welcome an update. I'm sure it will help others here in the future. Good luck to your cat, your fiancé, and you, C |
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Joe Canuck wrote:
BigDaDDY wrote: Ya know, If I wanted to be judged, I would have entered a popularity contest. Perhaps you people could stick to answering the posts and keep your judgements to yourselves, since you probably don't know the entire story. You could always explain the entire story. If you really want to know, there are probably very few people in the world that love cats more than my fiance. She was crying last night because she was worried about her cat. I told her I would post on here to see if someone knew what may be the problem. If you people are that dumb to think we aren't going to go for a second opinion, then I guess I thought the intellect on this board was a little higher. The post was simply a means to perhaps comfort her by possibly knowing what may be wrong, not as a substitute for a second opinion. So after all the posts, not a single thing addressed my question. Thanks for nothin'! One does have to wonder when their cat obviously has a medical issue why they run first to the newsgroups for answers instead of going to the obvious place for this... the VET. Yeah, once again, superior intellect on your part...NOT!! Excuse the **** out of me for trying to take advantage of all the resources available to me. I'm sure whenever we find out what the cats problem is, that our cat is not the only cat in the world that has experienced it. Consequently, maybe if someone on this group had a cat with the same symptoms, they could tell us what the problem was. The newsgroup post was simply to find out what the problem was. Not a substitute for a second vet appointment. Besides, if you looked at my original post, it was at 1AM and we weren't going to go to the vet at 1AM. Instead of knocking someone for trying to use all available resources, maybe you should commend them for going above and beyond to try to understand what the problem may be and perhaps research that problem to find ways to prevent future occurances. A vet can fix things, but only the owner can provide an environment that is less likely to create future problems. So to you I say...BITE ME! |
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Joe Canuck wrote:
BigDaDDY wrote: Ya know, If I wanted to be judged, I would have entered a popularity contest. Perhaps you people could stick to answering the posts and keep your judgements to yourselves, since you probably don't know the entire story. You could always explain the entire story. If you really want to know, there are probably very few people in the world that love cats more than my fiance. She was crying last night because she was worried about her cat. I told her I would post on here to see if someone knew what may be the problem. If you people are that dumb to think we aren't going to go for a second opinion, then I guess I thought the intellect on this board was a little higher. The post was simply a means to perhaps comfort her by possibly knowing what may be wrong, not as a substitute for a second opinion. So after all the posts, not a single thing addressed my question. Thanks for nothin'! One does have to wonder when their cat obviously has a medical issue why they run first to the newsgroups for answers instead of going to the obvious place for this... the VET. Yeah, once again, superior intellect on your part...NOT!! Excuse the **** out of me for trying to take advantage of all the resources available to me. I'm sure whenever we find out what the cats problem is, that our cat is not the only cat in the world that has experienced it. Consequently, maybe if someone on this group had a cat with the same symptoms, they could tell us what the problem was. The newsgroup post was simply to find out what the problem was. Not a substitute for a second vet appointment. Besides, if you looked at my original post, it was at 1AM and we weren't going to go to the vet at 1AM. Instead of knocking someone for trying to use all available resources, maybe you should commend them for going above and beyond to try to understand what the problem may be and perhaps research that problem to find ways to prevent future occurances. A vet can fix things, but only the owner can provide an environment that is less likely to create future problems. So to you I say...BITE ME! |
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Mary wrote:
"BigDaDDY" wrote in message ... Ya know, If I wanted to be judged, I would have entered a popularity contest. Perhaps you people could stick to answering the posts and keep your judgements to yourselves, since you probably don't know the entire story. Perhaps you could take your cat to the vet before she dies. Perhaps you could kiss my ass! |
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Mary wrote:
"BigDaDDY" wrote in message ... Ya know, If I wanted to be judged, I would have entered a popularity contest. Perhaps you people could stick to answering the posts and keep your judgements to yourselves, since you probably don't know the entire story. Perhaps you could take your cat to the vet before she dies. Perhaps you could kiss my ass! |
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"BigDaDDY" wrote in message ... Ya know, If I wanted to be judged, I would have entered a popularity contest. Perhaps you people could stick to answering the posts and keep your judgements to yourselves, since you probably don't know the entire story. If you really want to know, there are probably very few people in the world that love cats more than my fiance. She was crying last night because she was worried about her cat. I told her I would post on here to see if someone knew what may be the problem. If you people are that dumb to think we aren't going to go for a second opinion, then I guess I thought the intellect on this board was a little higher. The post was simply a means to perhaps comfort her by possibly knowing what may be wrong, not as a substitute for a second opinion. So after all the posts, not a single thing addressed my question. Thanks for nothin'! I just posted a reply, then read the other replies. People here often can't diagnose a problem when the symptoms don't very obviously point to a problem that is relatively common. (For ex., if the cat's symptom was losing weight yet eating voraciously, then hyperthyroidism would be a good guess.) The replies I read said that they didn't know what it was, but that the cat needs to go back to the vet, & perhaps a different vet from the first. I don't see what's wrong w/ that advice; it's perfectly sound. How can we possibly read your mind - that you were already going to get a second opinion, if you didn't *state* that??! Cathy -- "Staccato signals of constant information..." ("The Boy in the Bubble") Paul Simon |
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"BigDaDDY" wrote in message ... Ya know, If I wanted to be judged, I would have entered a popularity contest. Perhaps you people could stick to answering the posts and keep your judgements to yourselves, since you probably don't know the entire story. If you really want to know, there are probably very few people in the world that love cats more than my fiance. She was crying last night because she was worried about her cat. I told her I would post on here to see if someone knew what may be the problem. If you people are that dumb to think we aren't going to go for a second opinion, then I guess I thought the intellect on this board was a little higher. The post was simply a means to perhaps comfort her by possibly knowing what may be wrong, not as a substitute for a second opinion. So after all the posts, not a single thing addressed my question. Thanks for nothin'! I just posted a reply, then read the other replies. People here often can't diagnose a problem when the symptoms don't very obviously point to a problem that is relatively common. (For ex., if the cat's symptom was losing weight yet eating voraciously, then hyperthyroidism would be a good guess.) The replies I read said that they didn't know what it was, but that the cat needs to go back to the vet, & perhaps a different vet from the first. I don't see what's wrong w/ that advice; it's perfectly sound. How can we possibly read your mind - that you were already going to get a second opinion, if you didn't *state* that??! Cathy -- "Staccato signals of constant information..." ("The Boy in the Bubble") Paul Simon |
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"BigDaDDY" wrote in message ... Mary wrote: "BigDaDDY" wrote in message ... Ya know, If I wanted to be judged, I would have entered a popularity contest. Perhaps you people could stick to answering the posts and keep your judgements to yourselves, since you probably don't know the entire story. Perhaps you could take your cat to the vet before she dies. Perhaps you could kiss my ass! Do you want advice, or are you just here to p*ss people off?! This cat _really_ does need to see a (competent) vet, immediately. Cathy -- "Staccato signals of constant information..." ("The Boy in the Bubble") Paul Simon |
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"BigDaDDY" wrote in message ... Mary wrote: "BigDaDDY" wrote in message ... Ya know, If I wanted to be judged, I would have entered a popularity contest. Perhaps you people could stick to answering the posts and keep your judgements to yourselves, since you probably don't know the entire story. Perhaps you could take your cat to the vet before she dies. Perhaps you could kiss my ass! Do you want advice, or are you just here to p*ss people off?! This cat _really_ does need to see a (competent) vet, immediately. Cathy -- "Staccato signals of constant information..." ("The Boy in the Bubble") Paul Simon |
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BigDaDDY wrote:
Joe Canuck wrote: BigDaDDY wrote: Ya know, If I wanted to be judged, I would have entered a popularity contest. Perhaps you people could stick to answering the posts and keep your judgements to yourselves, since you probably don't know the entire story. You could always explain the entire story. If you really want to know, there are probably very few people in the world that love cats more than my fiance. She was crying last night because she was worried about her cat. I told her I would post on here to see if someone knew what may be the problem. If you people are that dumb to think we aren't going to go for a second opinion, then I guess I thought the intellect on this board was a little higher. The post was simply a means to perhaps comfort her by possibly knowing what may be wrong, not as a substitute for a second opinion. So after all the posts, not a single thing addressed my question. Thanks for nothin'! One does have to wonder when their cat obviously has a medical issue why they run first to the newsgroups for answers instead of going to the obvious place for this... the VET. Yeah, once again, superior intellect on your part...NOT!! You won't get the help you want by being insulting. You do want help don't you? There are several knowledgable people here who can offer that, but generally people are turned off by insulting comments. Excuse the **** out of me for trying to take advantage of all the resources available to me. I'm sure whenever we find out what the cats problem is, that our cat is not the only cat in the world that has experienced it. Consequently, maybe if someone on this group had a cat with the same symptoms, they could tell us what the problem was. The newsgroup post was simply to find out what the problem was. Not a substitute for a second vet appointment. Besides, if you looked at my original post, it was at 1AM and we weren't going to go to the vet at 1AM. If the animal is in serious need of medical attention then going to the vet at 1AM is most definitely advisable. Many clinics offer emergency after hours vet services. Instead of knocking someone for trying to use all available resources, That is just it, you did NOT use all available resources. maybe you should commend them for going above and beyond to try to understand what the problem may be and perhaps research that problem to find ways to prevent future occurances. A vet can fix things, but only the owner can provide an environment that is less likely to create future problems. So to you I say...BITE ME! The bottom line here is that consulting a newsgroup for an obvious sick animal is very poor substitute for going to the vet. I noticed shortly after your post about your cat, your concern shifted rather quickly to your garage floor with your post in alt.home.repair Some of that cash going into fixing up your unfinished garage in that home you just bought should be directed to the medical needs to your pet cat. It isn't a matter of not enough cash, it is a matter of correct allocation of the funds. You need to work on your priorities. Have a nice day. -- "Its the bugs that keep it running." -Joe Canuck |
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