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Off to the vet this morning
Back in March, Nipsy didn't show up for the 5am feeding although Marlo
and Espy munched away. He did eat around 6:00 when I got up for work so I figured he was ok after all. That evening he was very lethargic and making pathetic noises so off we went to the emergency vet. $400 later they determined that nothing major was wrong and that he had a slight case of asthma. Later that night he upchucked a humongous hairball. I decided that the next time he seemed sick I would wait a day or two. He didn't show up for the 5 am feeding this morning. The other three cats (Scooter joining us during the summer) munched away. Nipsy was on the bed, looking miserable. I decided I would take him to the vet when they opened at 8 am rather than risk a trip to the emergency vet when I came home tonight. He ate fine around 7 am when I got up but I had made my mind up that we were going to the vet. Good news. No fever, no abnormal breathing, pretty much normal. Even though I vowed that I would wait a day or so I just couldn't bring myself to do it. It kind of made sense, if I'm going to take him in, then avoid the emergency vet like the plague. It's so hard to know what to do when they act out of sorts. I'm sure not going to post that my cat might be sick but I'm not taking him to the vet for another day. But maybe it makes sense? Well, it was only $45. But I do have to bring in a poop sample and that will be $80 or so. Eh, at least he's ok. |
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Off to the vet this morning
and i sometimes think its better for my mental health to go ahead and take
them even when i am lostly sure its just an off day, if he hurkes another hairball then maybe you can treat for that first before going, last trip to the ER vet for Tiger was almost a grand, same for TV's heart event, Lee "dgk" wrote in message news Back in March, Nipsy didn't show up for the 5am feeding although Marlo and Espy munched away. He did eat around 6:00 when I got up for work so I figured he was ok after all. That evening he was very lethargic and making pathetic noises so off we went to the emergency vet. $400 later they determined that nothing major was wrong and that he had a slight case of asthma. Later that night he upchucked a humongous hairball. I decided that the next time he seemed sick I would wait a day or two. He didn't show up for the 5 am feeding this morning. The other three cats (Scooter joining us during the summer) munched away. Nipsy was on the bed, looking miserable. I decided I would take him to the vet when they opened at 8 am rather than risk a trip to the emergency vet when I came home tonight. He ate fine around 7 am when I got up but I had made my mind up that we were going to the vet. Good news. No fever, no abnormal breathing, pretty much normal. Even though I vowed that I would wait a day or so I just couldn't bring myself to do it. It kind of made sense, if I'm going to take him in, then avoid the emergency vet like the plague. It's so hard to know what to do when they act out of sorts. I'm sure not going to post that my cat might be sick but I'm not taking him to the vet for another day. But maybe it makes sense? Well, it was only $45. But I do have to bring in a poop sample and that will be $80 or so. Eh, at least he's ok. |
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