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Stress Induced Illness?? Long
OK, you all know about the problems I had with my MIL here with her three
dogs and one cat... Well, thank all that's good, she left this afternoon. On my way home from work I stopped at PetsMart and picked up 2 economy-sized bottles of Nature's Miracle and a black light and some "Stink Out". We already have a steamer, so I figured I'd just add a whole bottle of Nature's Miracle to the water in the steamer and do all the carpets, upstairs and down, after going over the carpet with the black light and spot treating the pee spots with full-strength Nature's Miracle and the "Stink Out". When I walked in the door to my bedroom I saw that one of my cats had had an attack of diarrhea in a line leading up to the litter box - the poor baby couldn't even make it to the box. [Oh well, I already had all the cleaning stuff!] However, I don't know which of my girls is sick, so I'll have to watch them closely before I know who to take to the vet. The question I have is, do you think it's possible that the diarrhea could be stress induced - after all, they were attacked by three dogs in their own bedroom and all four were cooped up in that one room for 6 days. They weren't in contact in any way with the visitor cat, he was kept in an upstairs bedroom and they didn't get near his food and water dishes or his (my!!) litter box (I disinfected all the litter boxes before setting them up again for my girls) - so I don't think they could have caught anything from him. Any advice other than get her, whoever it is, to the vet? gripe Never again!! That woman will not set foot in this house again unless my husband lays down some rules to her. The first one will be that her d*gs will be confined to one room (hopefully one without carpet) or outside in our LARGE, FENCED IN YARD, and she will do her fair share to help with the housework. I'm really PO'd that she treated me like a hotel maid - I did groceries for her food (which she did not chip in for), I cooked her food, I cleaned her dishes (she would get up from the table and go sit down to watch TV without so much as putting her plate in the sink), I washed her clothes (I think she must have brought some dirty ones with her because I did 3 loads of hers alone - folding, hanging, everything but ironing!!!), I fed her cat, I scooped his box, I cleaned up after her dogs.... heck, even hotel maids don't do all the stuff I did!!!!! /gripe Hugs, CatNipped |
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"CatNipped" wrote in message ... OK, you all know about the problems I had with my MIL here with her three The question I have is, do you think it's possible that the diarrhea could be stress induced - after all, they were attacked by three dogs in their own bedroom and all four were cooped up in that one room for 6 days. Yes, I think it's possible. You needn't think about taking them toithe vet's until everything has settled down in their home for a few days. They weren't in contact in any way with the visitor cat, he was kept in an upstairs bedroom and they didn't get near his food and water dishes or his (my!!) litter box (I disinfected all the litter boxes before setting them up again for my girls) - so I don't think they could have caught anything from him. I doubt that they've caught anything, they are just stressed. Any advice other than get her, whoever it is, to the vet? gripe See how they are in five days. Never again!! That woman will not set foot in this house again unless my husband lays down some rules to her. The first one will be that her d*gs will be confined to one room (hopefully one without carpet) or outside in our LARGE, FENCED IN YARD, and she will do her fair share to help with the housework. Oh my. I'm really PO'd that she treated me like a hotel maid - I did groceries for her food (which she did not chip in for), I cooked her food, I cleaned her dishes (she would get up from the table and go sit down to watch TV without so much as putting her plate in the sink), I washed her clothes (I think she must have brought some dirty ones with her because I did 3 loads of hers alone - folding, hanging, everything but ironing!!!), I fed her cat, I scooped his box, I cleaned up after her dogs.... heck, even hotel maids don't do all the stuff I did!!!!! /gripe That's mothers in law for you. I had one of my own.. No need to worry. She and her unhousetrained dogs are gone. You did good. Very good even, you tolerated more than most people would. Be proud of yourself. Tweed |
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"CatNipped" wrote in message ... OK, you all know about the problems I had with my MIL here with her three The question I have is, do you think it's possible that the diarrhea could be stress induced - after all, they were attacked by three dogs in their own bedroom and all four were cooped up in that one room for 6 days. Yes, I think it's possible. You needn't think about taking them toithe vet's until everything has settled down in their home for a few days. They weren't in contact in any way with the visitor cat, he was kept in an upstairs bedroom and they didn't get near his food and water dishes or his (my!!) litter box (I disinfected all the litter boxes before setting them up again for my girls) - so I don't think they could have caught anything from him. I doubt that they've caught anything, they are just stressed. Any advice other than get her, whoever it is, to the vet? gripe See how they are in five days. Never again!! That woman will not set foot in this house again unless my husband lays down some rules to her. The first one will be that her d*gs will be confined to one room (hopefully one without carpet) or outside in our LARGE, FENCED IN YARD, and she will do her fair share to help with the housework. Oh my. I'm really PO'd that she treated me like a hotel maid - I did groceries for her food (which she did not chip in for), I cooked her food, I cleaned her dishes (she would get up from the table and go sit down to watch TV without so much as putting her plate in the sink), I washed her clothes (I think she must have brought some dirty ones with her because I did 3 loads of hers alone - folding, hanging, everything but ironing!!!), I fed her cat, I scooped his box, I cleaned up after her dogs.... heck, even hotel maids don't do all the stuff I did!!!!! /gripe That's mothers in law for you. I had one of my own.. No need to worry. She and her unhousetrained dogs are gone. You did good. Very good even, you tolerated more than most people would. Be proud of yourself. Tweed |
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"CatNipped" wrote in message ... OK, you all know about the problems I had with my MIL here with her three The question I have is, do you think it's possible that the diarrhea could be stress induced - after all, they were attacked by three dogs in their own bedroom and all four were cooped up in that one room for 6 days. Yes, I think it's possible. You needn't think about taking them toithe vet's until everything has settled down in their home for a few days. They weren't in contact in any way with the visitor cat, he was kept in an upstairs bedroom and they didn't get near his food and water dishes or his (my!!) litter box (I disinfected all the litter boxes before setting them up again for my girls) - so I don't think they could have caught anything from him. I doubt that they've caught anything, they are just stressed. Any advice other than get her, whoever it is, to the vet? gripe See how they are in five days. Never again!! That woman will not set foot in this house again unless my husband lays down some rules to her. The first one will be that her d*gs will be confined to one room (hopefully one without carpet) or outside in our LARGE, FENCED IN YARD, and she will do her fair share to help with the housework. Oh my. I'm really PO'd that she treated me like a hotel maid - I did groceries for her food (which she did not chip in for), I cooked her food, I cleaned her dishes (she would get up from the table and go sit down to watch TV without so much as putting her plate in the sink), I washed her clothes (I think she must have brought some dirty ones with her because I did 3 loads of hers alone - folding, hanging, everything but ironing!!!), I fed her cat, I scooped his box, I cleaned up after her dogs.... heck, even hotel maids don't do all the stuff I did!!!!! /gripe That's mothers in law for you. I had one of my own.. No need to worry. She and her unhousetrained dogs are gone. You did good. Very good even, you tolerated more than most people would. Be proud of yourself. Tweed |
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"CatNipped" wrote in message
... OK, you all know about the problems I had with my MIL here with her three dogs and one cat... Yes, I think it's entirely possible that the problem was stress-induced, in which case it should soon solve itself. People can have stress-induced gastrointestinal problems; I see no reason why cats can't. I just hope the moving out was in time so that *you* don't get such an illness. You certainly put up with way more than you should have had to. Your husband owes you, big time! Joy |
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"CatNipped" wrote in message
... OK, you all know about the problems I had with my MIL here with her three dogs and one cat... Yes, I think it's entirely possible that the problem was stress-induced, in which case it should soon solve itself. People can have stress-induced gastrointestinal problems; I see no reason why cats can't. I just hope the moving out was in time so that *you* don't get such an illness. You certainly put up with way more than you should have had to. Your husband owes you, big time! Joy |
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"CatNipped" wrote in message
... OK, you all know about the problems I had with my MIL here with her three dogs and one cat... Yes, I think it's entirely possible that the problem was stress-induced, in which case it should soon solve itself. People can have stress-induced gastrointestinal problems; I see no reason why cats can't. I just hope the moving out was in time so that *you* don't get such an illness. You certainly put up with way more than you should have had to. Your husband owes you, big time! Joy |
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"Yoj" wrote in message
. com... Yes, I think it's entirely possible that the problem was stress-induced, in which case it should soon solve itself. People can have stress-induced gastrointestinal problems; I see no reason why cats can't. I just hope the moving out was in time so that *you* don't get such an illness. You certainly put up with way more than you should have had to. Thanks! My stomach is kind of queasy, but only from the thought of having to clean up all this d*g pee!!! ; Your husband owes you, big time! Joy Yes, he apologized to me profusely and said he would clean the whole house and yard tomorrow or when he gets home from work at 4:00AM (too late, I couldn't leave the house like this another night - I wanted my babies to be able to roam free again - but the thought was nice)!!!. He didn't say so, but I think he was ashamed of his mother's behavior, which is why I tried not to come down too hard on him, but I *did* say that if this happens again (there's more hurricanes out there), that he would have to lay down the rules to his mom - especially about the dogs. I don't think it was right that they got the run of the house the whole time while my girls was penalized - especially since they couldn't keep from soiling every carpet in the house. I've never seen animals so spoiled and indulged as these d*gs (and that's saying a lot as spoiled as my crew is!!!). But she was just disgusting about it. She sat at my kitchen table during dinner and tore off hunks of broiled chicken or other meat from her plate to throw on the floor for the d*gs to eat. She sat on the couch eating from a bag of microwaved popcorn and held the bag out for the d*gs to help themselves - and then ate out of the bag and offered the bag to me!!!!! YUCK!!!!!!!!!! And you must realize, I'm used to my daughter and SIL's d*gs. They "heel", "sit", "lay down", leave the room when told (they wouldn't *dream* of coming near the table at dinner time), *never* have an accident inside the house, *never* get on the furniture, *never* bark except when they hear strangers near the house, *never* chase the cats (my cats don't have to be penned up when they're here, they wouldn't think of trying to harm the cats). All of this training was done with quiet discipline, never any spanking or raised voices, and with as much love as when they discipline their children. So MIL's d*gs where quite a shock to me. Hugs, CatNipped |
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"Yoj" wrote in message
. com... Yes, I think it's entirely possible that the problem was stress-induced, in which case it should soon solve itself. People can have stress-induced gastrointestinal problems; I see no reason why cats can't. I just hope the moving out was in time so that *you* don't get such an illness. You certainly put up with way more than you should have had to. Thanks! My stomach is kind of queasy, but only from the thought of having to clean up all this d*g pee!!! ; Your husband owes you, big time! Joy Yes, he apologized to me profusely and said he would clean the whole house and yard tomorrow or when he gets home from work at 4:00AM (too late, I couldn't leave the house like this another night - I wanted my babies to be able to roam free again - but the thought was nice)!!!. He didn't say so, but I think he was ashamed of his mother's behavior, which is why I tried not to come down too hard on him, but I *did* say that if this happens again (there's more hurricanes out there), that he would have to lay down the rules to his mom - especially about the dogs. I don't think it was right that they got the run of the house the whole time while my girls was penalized - especially since they couldn't keep from soiling every carpet in the house. I've never seen animals so spoiled and indulged as these d*gs (and that's saying a lot as spoiled as my crew is!!!). But she was just disgusting about it. She sat at my kitchen table during dinner and tore off hunks of broiled chicken or other meat from her plate to throw on the floor for the d*gs to eat. She sat on the couch eating from a bag of microwaved popcorn and held the bag out for the d*gs to help themselves - and then ate out of the bag and offered the bag to me!!!!! YUCK!!!!!!!!!! And you must realize, I'm used to my daughter and SIL's d*gs. They "heel", "sit", "lay down", leave the room when told (they wouldn't *dream* of coming near the table at dinner time), *never* have an accident inside the house, *never* get on the furniture, *never* bark except when they hear strangers near the house, *never* chase the cats (my cats don't have to be penned up when they're here, they wouldn't think of trying to harm the cats). All of this training was done with quiet discipline, never any spanking or raised voices, and with as much love as when they discipline their children. So MIL's d*gs where quite a shock to me. Hugs, CatNipped |
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"Yoj" wrote in message
. com... Yes, I think it's entirely possible that the problem was stress-induced, in which case it should soon solve itself. People can have stress-induced gastrointestinal problems; I see no reason why cats can't. I just hope the moving out was in time so that *you* don't get such an illness. You certainly put up with way more than you should have had to. Thanks! My stomach is kind of queasy, but only from the thought of having to clean up all this d*g pee!!! ; Your husband owes you, big time! Joy Yes, he apologized to me profusely and said he would clean the whole house and yard tomorrow or when he gets home from work at 4:00AM (too late, I couldn't leave the house like this another night - I wanted my babies to be able to roam free again - but the thought was nice)!!!. He didn't say so, but I think he was ashamed of his mother's behavior, which is why I tried not to come down too hard on him, but I *did* say that if this happens again (there's more hurricanes out there), that he would have to lay down the rules to his mom - especially about the dogs. I don't think it was right that they got the run of the house the whole time while my girls was penalized - especially since they couldn't keep from soiling every carpet in the house. I've never seen animals so spoiled and indulged as these d*gs (and that's saying a lot as spoiled as my crew is!!!). But she was just disgusting about it. She sat at my kitchen table during dinner and tore off hunks of broiled chicken or other meat from her plate to throw on the floor for the d*gs to eat. She sat on the couch eating from a bag of microwaved popcorn and held the bag out for the d*gs to help themselves - and then ate out of the bag and offered the bag to me!!!!! YUCK!!!!!!!!!! And you must realize, I'm used to my daughter and SIL's d*gs. They "heel", "sit", "lay down", leave the room when told (they wouldn't *dream* of coming near the table at dinner time), *never* have an accident inside the house, *never* get on the furniture, *never* bark except when they hear strangers near the house, *never* chase the cats (my cats don't have to be penned up when they're here, they wouldn't think of trying to harm the cats). All of this training was done with quiet discipline, never any spanking or raised voices, and with as much love as when they discipline their children. So MIL's d*gs where quite a shock to me. Hugs, CatNipped |
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