The kitten & cat thread
04-23-2016, 11:01 PM
#2870
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Just rushed Hobbes to hospital.
Came home from dinner and he was drooling with his mouth hung open and tensed up. Starting crying when he saw us. We *think* he may have gotten into something as theres signs he threw up clear liquid around the house, but no idea what--we just cleaned today.
sigh...
Hobbes on Patio by The Braineack, on Flickr
Came home from dinner and he was drooling with his mouth hung open and tensed up. Starting crying when he saw us. We *think* he may have gotten into something as theres signs he threw up clear liquid around the house, but no idea what--we just cleaned today.
sigh...
Hobbes on Patio by The Braineack, on Flickr
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04-24-2016, 08:43 AM
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This use to be a house full of kitties. We were/are planning to get two more in June. But like now im questioning my keep animals alive skills.
Hobbes was perfectly fine all day. I can't of any signs that something was wrong. He slept-in with us, he hung out with in my office while I played online in the morning, he followed me around the house and played with the broom while I swept, he chased me up and down the stairs like normal.
We went out to dinner at 7pm, and got home right around 9. He was drooling, and looked ill, and when he saw us he started crying. We rushed him over to the animal hospital and they were never really able to stabilize him. His body temp was low and his blood-pressure was very low. His blood showed metabolic acidosis but after fluids he only was still worsening. He eventually stopped breathing while we held and pet him around 2am.
I'm so scared it's something environmental and Pookie's next. They were thinking it was kidney failure, either disease or infection or toxin.
Hobbes was perfectly fine all day. I can't of any signs that something was wrong. He slept-in with us, he hung out with in my office while I played online in the morning, he followed me around the house and played with the broom while I swept, he chased me up and down the stairs like normal.
We went out to dinner at 7pm, and got home right around 9. He was drooling, and looked ill, and when he saw us he started crying. We rushed him over to the animal hospital and they were never really able to stabilize him. His body temp was low and his blood-pressure was very low. His blood showed metabolic acidosis but after fluids he only was still worsening. He eventually stopped breathing while we held and pet him around 2am.
I'm so scared it's something environmental and Pookie's next. They were thinking it was kidney failure, either disease or infection or toxin.
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04-24-2016, 09:27 AM
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nope; no plants. Belle would always eat plants (even plastic ones) so we never have them.
we had JUST picked up the house yesterday too so there was nothing out. The only thing that could be a toxin would be their food.
we had JUST picked up the house yesterday too so there was nothing out. The only thing that could be a toxin would be their food.
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04-24-2016, 09:59 AM
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So sorry Braineack.
Kidney failure is the #1 cause of cat death, and it's likely it was congenital. We have to put down one a couple of years ago with roughly the same symptoms.
Kidney failure is the #1 cause of cat death, and it's likely it was congenital. We have to put down one a couple of years ago with roughly the same symptoms.
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04-24-2016, 05:08 PM
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So my wife calls me and tells me that her bff's soon to be ex husband has threatened to take her cat to the pound to be put down. She doesnt live with him and cant have the cat where she is living. My wife wants to take the cat. 3 years old and female. How is this gonna work with our 3 boys?
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