http://backyardchickens.yuku.com/topic/11415/t/Help-My-cat-is-sick-I-m-worried.html en-us Copyright 2006, Yuku feeds@yuku.com (FeedMaster) webmaster@yuku.com (WebMaster) Wed, 11 Jun 2008 13:16:28 GMT Mon, 16 Jun 2008 14:54:48 GMT Yuku Feeds 1.0 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss 60 http://static.yuku.com//feed/bypass/images/button-yuku.png http://backyardchickens.yuku.com/topic/11415/t/Help-My-cat-is-sick-I-m-worried.html Yuku - free hosted forums and profiles 88 31 {pics-1.1 "http://www.icra.org/ratingsv02.html" l gen true for "http://yuku.com" r (nz 1 vz 1 lz 1 oz 1 cz 1 ) "http://www.rsac.org/ratingsv01.html" l gen true for "http://yuku.com" r (n 0 s 0 v 0 l 0 )) Search Domain q http://yuku.com/search/direct/ http://backyardchickens.yuku.com/reply/76322/t/Help-My-cat-is-sick-I-m-worried.html#reply-76322 http://67.99.205.169/Merchant2/merchant.mvc?Screen=PROD&Product_Code=FWBS364&Category_Code=FP9 . I've seen the sickest of kitties bounce back fast and stronger than ever. All it takes is one pill daily for about 2 months. Usually I will crush a pill and mix it with soft cat food, or mix it in tuna fish oil. feeds@yuku.com (scstables) http://backyardchickens.yuku.com/sreply/76322 Mon, 16 Jun 2008 14:54:46 GMT http://backyardchickens.yuku.com/reply/76239/t/Help-My-cat-is-sick-I-m-worried.html#reply-76239 Your question re: Flint River - you can order it on line (flintriver.com)
Brands that would seem to also be of high quality include Wellness, Wysong, ....I also do use Royal Canin Senstive Stomach for a kitty that vomits for a hobby but that may not be as high a quality. Regular grocery stores do not carry the good brands but stores like Cutters Mills do. You can google the good brand names and probably find stores in your area that carry them.
Water -... ]]> feeds@yuku.com (jjthink) http://backyardchickens.yuku.com/sreply/76239 Sun, 15 Jun 2008 16:04:37 GMT http://backyardchickens.yuku.com/reply/76230/t/Help-My-cat-is-sick-I-m-worried.html#reply-76230 My kitty is slowly getting his strength back. Thanks for the tips on what to try feeding him when he won't eat. He really liked the water from the canned tuna, but I was worried about how much salt is in there.
I know he's feeling better 'cause he's waking me up meowing again, and he knocks over the clothes hamper to sleep in it!
I hope your kitty gets well soon too! ]]> feeds@yuku.com (country4ever) http://backyardchickens.yuku.com/sreply/76230 Sun, 15 Jun 2008 13:16:15 GMT http://backyardchickens.yuku.com/reply/76201/t/Help-My-cat-is-sick-I-m-worried.html#reply-76201
Will he eat chicken baby food licked off a spoon. The really plain meat puree stuff.

Or will he eat/drink the liquidy gravy part of a canned cat food that has gravy. Room temperature helps encourage them to eat.



]]> feeds@yuku.com (eggcentric) http://backyardchickens.yuku.com/sreply/76201 Sat, 14 Jun 2008 21:54:59 GMT http://backyardchickens.yuku.com/reply/76191/t/Help-My-cat-is-sick-I-m-worried.html#reply-76191 Cara.........I'm glad to hear your cat is doing better! Do you order that food online? ]]> feeds@yuku.com (country4ever) http://backyardchickens.yuku.com/sreply/76191 Sat, 14 Jun 2008 17:47:09 GMT http://backyardchickens.yuku.com/reply/76171/t/Help-My-cat-is-sick-I-m-worried.html#reply-76171 feeds@yuku.com (smoky73) http://backyardchickens.yuku.com/sreply/76171 Sat, 14 Jun 2008 08:15:44 GMT http://backyardchickens.yuku.com/reply/76160/t/Help-My-cat-is-sick-I-m-worried.html#reply-76160
This whole Ace thing was simply because Red fought me so hard about going in the carrier I had to calm her down. When her last blood draw was done my vet didn't even catch the glucose level, I did. Her focus was on Red's thyroid levels.

Please remember you are obligated to keep us... ]]> feeds@yuku.com (robin416) http://backyardchickens.yuku.com/sreply/76160 Sat, 14 Jun 2008 06:11:55 GMT http://backyardchickens.yuku.com/reply/76144/t/Help-My-cat-is-sick-I-m-worried.html#reply-76144 Oh, now I get it.........just going to the vet's might cause their blood sugar to go up, so the med calms them down.
No, our cat rarely does much of anything! The most exercise he gets is when she tries to escape from our overly-energetic dog Suzi!
I'll buy or make one of those flying bird toys. Surely that will get him going just a little!
I bought one of those cardboard scratching pads. My SIL said her cats love that thing. Well my cat just lays on it!... ]]> feeds@yuku.com (country4ever) http://backyardchickens.yuku.com/sreply/76144 Fri, 13 Jun 2008 18:29:39 GMT http://backyardchickens.yuku.com/reply/76141/t/Help-My-cat-is-sick-I-m-worried.html#reply-76141 feeds@yuku.com (mailmam71) http://backyardchickens.yuku.com/sreply/76141 Fri, 13 Jun 2008 17:42:33 GMT http://backyardchickens.yuku.com/reply/76140/t/Help-My-cat-is-sick-I-m-worried.html#reply-76140 What's Ace?
]]> feeds@yuku.com (country4ever) http://backyardchickens.yuku.com/sreply/76140 Fri, 13 Jun 2008 17:16:07 GMT http://backyardchickens.yuku.com/reply/76137/t/Help-My-cat-is-sick-I-m-worried.html#reply-76137 feeds@yuku.com (Spotted Crow) http://backyardchickens.yuku.com/sreply/76137 Fri, 13 Jun 2008 17:05:39 GMT http://backyardchickens.yuku.com/reply/76132/t/Help-My-cat-is-sick-I-m-worried.html#reply-76132
When Red Kitty was so sick I ran her to an emergency vet, they said diabetes and wanted to do this and that. I looked at her lab results and thought for a few minutes then told them no.

On Monday I was in my vet's office conferring with my vet, told her why I didn't think it was diabetes. She also agreed that the elevated blood sugar was probably not her... ]]> feeds@yuku.com (robin416) http://backyardchickens.yuku.com/sreply/76132 Fri, 13 Jun 2008 16:54:11 GMT http://backyardchickens.yuku.com/reply/76130/t/Help-My-cat-is-sick-I-m-worried.html#reply-76130
I took him to the vet's this morning and they did blood work and an xray. The bloodwork was normal, except his blood sugar was elevated. I guess normal is 70-150 and his was 186.
Also his xray looked like he had alot of stool in his lower bowel. They said they wondered about "megacolon". I guess your blood sugar can be elevated with that too.
They gave him an enema, and wanted me to have him start to eat Science Diet Diabetes Formula.... ]]> feeds@yuku.com (country4ever) http://backyardchickens.yuku.com/sreply/76130 Fri, 13 Jun 2008 15:59:01 GMT http://backyardchickens.yuku.com/reply/76128/t/Help-My-cat-is-sick-I-m-worried.html#reply-76128 JJ ]]> feeds@yuku.com (jjthink) http://backyardchickens.yuku.com/sreply/76128 Fri, 13 Jun 2008 15:29:09 GMT http://backyardchickens.yuku.com/reply/76094/t/Help-My-cat-is-sick-I-m-worried.html#reply-76094 feeds@yuku.com (robin416) http://backyardchickens.yuku.com/sreply/76094 Thu, 12 Jun 2008 20:20:18 GMT http://backyardchickens.yuku.com/reply/76092/t/Help-My-cat-is-sick-I-m-worried.html#reply-76092 He really isn't eating.....just the water from the canned tuna. I suppose there were some calories from the canola oil this morning.
The vet's office said that if an xray shows an obstruction, they'll do an enema. I suppose they sedate them alot for that?
My cat is a finicky eater, and refuses to eat the gooey canned stuff that would probably be easier to slip extra stuff into (like the fiber). If I try to sneak in anything in with the dry stuff, he... ]]> feeds@yuku.com (country4ever) http://backyardchickens.yuku.com/sreply/76092 Thu, 12 Jun 2008 19:56:11 GMT http://backyardchickens.yuku.com/reply/76070/t/Help-My-cat-is-sick-I-m-worried.html#reply-76070
Will he eat the tuna at all? If he's not eating then he's not taking in any thing to need to expel.

I need to add the reason he does not want you to use more oil than recommended is that the oil coats the GI tract and prevents the absorption of nutrition. That would just cause a... ]]> feeds@yuku.com (robin416) http://backyardchickens.yuku.com/sreply/76070 Thu, 12 Jun 2008 14:50:44 GMT http://backyardchickens.yuku.com/reply/76069/t/Help-My-cat-is-sick-I-m-worried.html#reply-76069 He's been taking some water from canned tuna. No poop yet. No vomiting. I was suspecting obstruction too, but the vet said he felt soft.
I just called the vet again and asked if I could give an extra dose of oil and he said no........but to bring him in tomorrow, if he doesn't poop after tomorrow's dose of oil, and start looking better. So.........that's where we're at. I can't remember when he pooped last, since I cleaned out the litter box... ]]> feeds@yuku.com (country4ever) http://backyardchickens.yuku.com/sreply/76069 Thu, 12 Jun 2008 13:08:11 GMT http://backyardchickens.yuku.com/reply/76067/t/Help-My-cat-is-sick-I-m-worried.html#reply-76067 usually do not make a cat sick like this.
Also concur with switching off of Science Diet. Try brands like Wellness or Wysong or others of similar caliber tho transition slowly (mix a little more in each day till tranition is complete) so as to avoid digestive upset. You also might try a very bland diet for kitty for a couple of days. Dare I say it - pure clean baked chicken (no skin)... ]]> feeds@yuku.com (jjthink) http://backyardchickens.yuku.com/sreply/76067 Thu, 12 Jun 2008 11:37:11 GMT http://backyardchickens.yuku.com/reply/76028/t/Help-My-cat-is-sick-I-m-worried.html#reply-76028 My SIL suggested opening a can of tuna in water and giving my cat the water....and he loved it!!! So I'm seeing a little tiny light in the tunnel. I think I'll use a... ]]> feeds@yuku.com (country4ever) http://backyardchickens.yuku.com/sreply/76028 Wed, 11 Jun 2008 19:37:50 GMT http://backyardchickens.yuku.com/topic/11415/t/Help-My-cat-is-sick-I-m-worried.html My 12 year old cat (indoor, neutered), has had intermittent problems with furballs. The Laxatone didn't seem to work and now the Science Diet Hairball formula doesn't seem to be working either. Yesterday, several times he vomited large quantities of foul-smelling bile, and became lethargic.
I just felt like he was VERY sick.
I got him into the vets this morning, and the vet said his temp was 102.2.......just .2 above upper end of normal. He said the... ]]> feeds@yuku.com (country4ever) http://backyardchickens.yuku.com/topic/11415 Wed, 11 Jun 2008 13:16:28 GMT