Does your Cat (or any pet) misbehave since caregiving your loved one?
Have you been required to take care of your loved one's pet after they have passed? Does your pet have cute antics that entertain your loved one?
And finally, has the cat or dog transferred their loyalty to your Mother?
I hope you can get some answers Barb and find out what is wrong.
Sounds like a very sensible vet.
I was walking in Prospect Park one morning and chanced to talk with a lady who turned out to be a neighbor. She told me about her vet who, when her elderly dog was dying, stopped by every evening to give him a shot of morphine. He's been my vet ever since.
Ali, if you're out there, wish me luck!
Kitty #3 did NOT take to sub-q at all, and we stopped after a few weeks (she was euthanized shortly thereafter). I probably wouldn't do sub-q again. We're old-old now and probably couldn't do as good a job of it, especially if kitty was resistant or stressed. Our current very shy, skittish 14+ Y/O kitty would definitely not allow it.
Next Friday kitten will be paroled and it can't come soon enough.
I nursed a cat back to health when I was in my twenties. I heated up the baby food and spoon fed her. Sometimes giving something that has a strong smell like liver pate or tuna works cause cats have such a strong sense of smell. Even just adding some tuna juice to their regular food works sometimes. I guess it depends on the cat and what's wrong with them.
It's a struggle when our pets are ailing that's for sure. If only they could talk.
I've done subq on a previous, very chill cat. Dumbledore fought the vet tech tooth and nail the other day when she gave him fluids.
Time will tell.
Happy Easter, everyone.
Just read this entire thread from the beginning (7 years!), and it's timely. I have Mamacita, a little Russian blue inherited from my late brother. Now she's 20 yrs old. She's blind (not a deal-breaker for indoor-only cats) and she knows her paths to food/bed/litter. Still enjoys food, cuddles, and lecturing me when I sleep later than she deems appropriate.
How is Kitty D. doing?
He's doing well. He turns up his nose at most food, but is scarfing down little cans of Fancy Feast Gravy Lovers at the rate of 3 to 4 a day right now.
He was down to 12 lbs at the vet and seems to have gained a few ounces. No other symptoms right now; really no idea what was going on there, but it was scary.
Thanks so much for all of your support and love!
Thanks for the update, Barb, on dear Kitty D.
He is such a cutie. 😻
My cats used to like to bat at my feet in the morning while I was half awake and half asleep. It sure did wake me up! One time a real mouse got in from the house and I told Dolly and Smokey, "Well, go get it!" They blinked at me like "What, are we supposed to do something?" Some might hunters, lol
I wanted to remind everyone that chocolate is toxic to pets and wild animals.
Cats, dogs, squirrels, pet birds and wild birds, and more.....
People do forget sometimes, maybe because we express our love by feeding the animals, and mistakenly a treat we like holds more affection in it?
Here is the truth:
Chocolate is toxic to birds and can be deadly. Chocolate contains theobromine and caffeine, which can cause vomiting, diarrhea, hyperactivity, heart arrhythmias, seizures, internal bleeding, and death in birds. Darker chocolate is more toxic because it contains more cacao, which contains theobromine and caffeine. Birds may be more susceptible to theobromine's toxic effects because of their smaller size and faster metabolism.
When your cat throws up
When throwing up is rare
So it scares her
To run through the only room
With carpet .
🐈🙀😿🧼🧽