What You Should Do If Your Cat is Sick
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- čas přidán 10. 09. 2024
- If your cat is sick or struggling to cope with stress, there are a number of ways you can be helping you cat besides the normal prescription from the vet's office. Jackson encourages TeamCatMojo to do their due diligence and research, research, research! Learn the ways you can address your cat's needs in this week's episode of Cat Mojo.
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One of my cats had something horribly wrong with his eye...my vet claimed it was an infection and the eye needed removed. I didn't feel right about it. I got a second opinion from another vet and I found out that it was just an ulcer. A treatable ulcer. May have completely altered his life if I hadn't gotten a second opinion. I'm glad when I was looking things over and researching I came to the thought of a second opinion.
Taylor Mick my cats eye has alot of boogers on it. He won't open his eye
My cat became sick one time over night, throwing up not able to poop.. have little spots. I knew she was just constipated or blocked... not to be disgusting but she has hard poops and always meows when she needs to go. Anyway she was not eating or drinking, and I know this for fact if a cat does not drink water in a 24 hour period their kidneys will fail. Well right the next morning I brought her to vet and they said she looked terrible.. dehydrated.... hair matted. anyway I made sure they gave her an enima.. and then she was give medicine to help her stool flow. well in a nut shell I ended up force feeding her with a dropper mixed with water and her dry food soaked... every hour or so for a week just to make sure she got water and food down and made sure she did not throw up. well two weeks later she improved and was able to eat and drink on own.
Now I moisten /water her soft food and add spinach... she loves it and it helps with her poops she does have dry food at all times but just in morning half a can of fancy feast watered down with spinach.. I always say when she does go... good poops Ruby.. to encourage her. Now she is a happy healthy, soft little love bug.
+HerBeauty`sInsideOut I have read that canned pumpkin also helps soften stools if you are looking for variety.
Thank you, my kitten died of constipation and I think dehydration, due to the fact that my cousins can't take care of animals.
My cat has diabetes, shes 10 and have had it for almost 2 years. No matter what my doc said she wanted to put her on a dry food diet for diabetes but I researched and found out that they need wet food W/meat. I put her on an eating routine where she eats 4 meals a day about the exact time. 2 bigger ones first and last time of the day and 2 small ones. And from that she's been doing really good!
10 years old, healthy, very playfull still and is always around. SO I hope it means I am doing the right thing!
diabetes in cats is caused mostly because of dehydration throughout there entire life. my cat got diabetes at age 10 because i was stupid and fed him kibble his whole life, my vet too recommend more kibble and i refused. he lived to be 15 being fed wet food and getting injections of insulin twice a day and he was happy. he passed away from cancer though. my new cat eats only wet food now. i've painfully learned my lesson and i do everything in my power to prevent my future pets to suffer like my first cat did.
RIP Rabi thank you for teaching Jackson this crucial lesson, so he could teach us. You will forever live on through the love you gave Jackson and the internet.
One of my cats, an 8yr old female DLH named Honey, suffered with allergies for years. We knew fleas were one culprit and we made flea control the highest of priorities. In spite of this, her allergies continued to act up. The vet would give her shots and things would calm down for a time, only to flare up again. It was disheartening to watch her scratch and zoom-groom all the hair on her flanks and tail off down to the skin. We changed her diet at the vet's suggestion, getting her on one that was grain free, dairy free, and by-product free. That made my whole cat crew healthier but didn't completely relieve Honey's allergies.
I felt kind of hopeless and like I wasn't a very good cat mommy because I couldn't seem to help my little princess. I didn't give up though, and I eventually stumbled across some internet articals on the use the use of Zyrtec in felines with allergies. I read everything I could from Veterinary webs sites to major scientific journals on the topic. The recommended dose was 5mg once a day, we started Honey on 2.5 mg. The change was amazing! She stopped scratching and zoom-grooming, she stopped hacking up massive hairballs, and she gained some much needed weight. Now Honey is happy and gorgeous with her long fluffy orange and white coat and a flowing tail to be proud of.
Keep researching, and don't be afraid to bring what you find to your vet ... he might be more receptive to your discoveries than you think.
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Laundry soap is the culprit. Where she sleeps hot water only and may have to rinse the extra soap out of the washer first.
Bless your heart, guy, you're right: we love our cats but ignorance kills.
The Internet can be such a helpful resource for pet care!
Cute kitty
my cat is burpung so much and not doing potty and trying to hide plzz help me
For EVERYTHING we need yo know....sooo wish we’d had a better way of information sharing decades ago!
Kitties are worth the effort to use computers.
Our elderly Norwegian Forest Cat had been peeing blood, so we took her to the vet. For various reasons, we had very little money at the time, and we were paying with copious amounts of change, so the vet was well aware. She prescribed our cat antibiotics. I asked how certain she was about the diagnosis (because that was more money, but I was definitely ready to do it), and she said she was sure. We even waited there to get the test results back, and they told us that her urinalysis came back positive, so I got the meds.
A week passed, and she seemed to not be getting any better, so I called and asked for a refill or a switch to another antibiotic. When I went to pick it up, I asked for a copy of her records because my brother was visiting, and he's a doctor, so he might be able to help decipher some of the medical lingo. The first thing I noticed was that they had lied to me. Her urinalysis had been negative. She had a slightly elevated white count, but so many things could have caused that. My cat was in pain, peeing blood, and they were lying to me about the cause. At best, it was just plain laziness on their part, at worst, it was a ploy to get me to come back, even though we had very little money. They were playing with my elderly cat's life. We never used that vet again, and now I always insist on seeing the test results with my own eyes before agreeing to any kind of treatment.
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I know this is extremely late, but did you try to sue the vet?
Sounded like your cat had an urinary tract infection...because my cat suffered from that as well, but my cat got better thanks to our vet.
Vinegar heals urinary tract take tbsp distilled mix tbsp water rub this onto skin shoulder area anytime strain to pee. Then remove all dry food and grains feed only grain free wet and not too high in phosphorus. No store bought treats!
I'm so sorry that your cat passed away too soon. I was very lucky with my cats diabetes. She actually improved almost instantly after I started her on insulin shots, and after a couple weeks her diabetes went into remission. Cats are such amazing creatures.
My cat has just got over pancreatitis. She has a virus at the moment which is being treated. There is a veterinary surgery where there are two vets. The vet last night told me that her colleague had wanted to put my cat down when she had pancreatitis, but we are definitely not there yet. I am so relieved that I chose the right vet. You do have to be so careful.
After our incident with a Banfield Vet refusing to diagnosing my cat Tassel with diabetes. (because he was milking us for all of these other tests not related to her condition, and apparently he told his boss that I was refusing to give her insulin. She approached me to ask why, I told her that wasn't the case but really it was the other way around.) I started reading everything I could on Feline Diabetes. Hers wasn't the case where it would clear up if she got under a certain weight. We eventually had to put her to sleep because again, another vet didn't or wouldn't address her kidney disease (later in life). Since then I've found a much better vet & trust their judgement. And I've tried to educate people about, Declawing, Feline Diabetes, Kidney Disease, & Hyperthyroid.
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After we got Tassel all regulated, she was back to normal, normal energy, attitude, playfulness. The thing is she got so sick from that vet, she was barely 7lb - nothing but skin and bones. She knew when it was time for her meds and would come to get me.
I can only assume certain practitioners from Banfield or operators have this issue you've described Connie Faye. It's truly horrendous what you described!!
My mom has used them for years and has been very satisfied and I'm considering them for my area of the country (because of cost). For he past 14 years, I've been very happy with my vet. She has recently retired and sold her practice. I've no problem with the new vet ( a note here, the practice before and now, deals exclusively with cats). My now 17 year old cat is losing weight. Her blood work has come back that everything's fine (slightly elevated thyroid). I'm getting estimates on an ultrasound. Vet is suspecting kidney based on her physical assessment..
Here's where second opinion comes in to play. Vet is making an educated guess on an exam (she felt there might be an obstruction) and a clean lab report. Cotton has been eating and eliminating normally. What has been different is 1. refusing dry food and 2. weight (she's lost .8 lb - that's point eight).
Vet found a laceration on Cotton's gum, which could explain not eating dry stuff - it's an owie! :(
And yes, I do plan to search and question. Without a specific diagnosis, I guess I go down the list of stuff vet request ultrasounds for.Also, if I attend her mouth first. New vet says that's a low priority at the moment, but if it's painful to eat - even wet food...?
my 13 year old baby, Shadie had to be put down on July 5th, 2017. it was a shock. a week before hand she was totally healthy.
Shadie not only had a rare, aggressive form of cancer, but the tumour had ruptured leaving a hole in her lung.
She was my baby. My childhood pet. this has devastated me. jackson, how do we cope with the loss of our babies? thank you.
I know this is 6 years later, but for anyone reading, and for myself as I’m going through this right now with my girl Honey, Jackson has a video on grief/ loss. Also, other videos and google to find some resources. I think there’s some books too. ❤
I feel so validated! Paulie has idiopathic urinary disease and honestly when she cries because it hurts it breaks my heart. I have read so much on the illness and have read kitty forums for advice. I also have looked into holistic approach to pain and that is to have natural pheromone to relax her. She is my precious rescued cat and my only companion. I am and will do anything for her.
Thank you Jackson!
Wow this is crazy, everything he mentioned with his cat getting diabetes is exactly what happened to my cat just a few days ago. He barfed once and wouldn't eat again.. I take him to the vet to get blood work and she says it's diabetes. We get insulin, special food, start force feeding him, but despite all that the cat declines *rapidly*. He died a few days ago. I wish I saw these videos before that happened. :(
+Expl0rati0n So sorry that happened to your cat. I know how it is to have a furbaby pass away. I'm sure he was happy to be loved for the time you had him.
+Expl0rati0n Don't blame yourself, man. Diabetes is notoriously hard to maintain in cats, and most cats unfortunately pass rather quickly. No offense to Jackson Galaxy, but vets are more qualified to tell you what your cat needs based on their diagnosis. Sounds like you loved your cat very much, and in the end that's the most important thing.
The same thing happened to my cat. He wasn't barfing before he was diagnosed but he did throw up occasionally. He got a really bad cold around Christmas, and we took him in to get meds and he got better. Then he got a lot worse so we took him in and passed away a day later. Hardest loss only second to me losing my dad. He was only 3 :(
+Expl0rati0n Aww I'm sorry man
+TheHuntingApex I am so very sorry. It still haunts me how my precious Sparky went, in a matter of days, supposedly with sudden kidney failure. I suspect blockage, and so now I never feed my cats anything but wet food. It all happened so fast... the only thing that helps with the pain is that because of losing Sparky, I could give a home to Oskar.
My cat Misty is 16 years old and has had chronic kidney failure for about 3 years, almost 4 years. At first we had to put her on a low-protein diet even though she was in the early stages of it. She had already lost about half her body weight and ended up eating everything but losing even more weight. Well last time my Mom and I took Misty to the vet for her check-up, my vet told us that new studies show that if cat's have chronic kidney failure but are in the very early stages of it, like my cat whose in iris 2 of it, you don't need to put them on a low-protein diet right away! Knowing this saved my cat's life I think cuz she was barely a pound and now she's gained about 2 lbs and is no longer trying to eat all our food!
Wow Jackson! My cat was diagnosed with diabetes 3 years ago and the first thing besides insulin that the vet wanted to do was the prescription diet. I went home and did research and couldn't believe I was feeding them wrong the whole time. I immediately switched to a high protein low carb diet which my vet did not approve of. My cat had neuropathy in his hind quarters and could not stand on his toes and he could not jump at all, his muscles had wasted away. My vet said it was unlikely he would walk normal. I worked with my cat with his new diet and encouraged him to take small jumps until 6 months later he was jumping up on the sink and walking on his toes again . His muscles came back and he is doing well. I have switched all my cats over to the same diet. I have learned so much just watching your show and really appreciate all the information you put out there for your fans. Also, congratulations on your marriage.
Oh I could never know as much as you Jackson. Bless you for all you do to help all our cats!
JACKSON GALAXY, why don't you get your DVM degree? I'm sure you could CLEP most of the courses, and your experience is right out there for any college or university board to see! If you need a recommendation, you've got mine! I haven't had a cat since I was 9 years old on the farm (literally), and if not for you and the knowledge you share, I don't see how I could have kept the kitten that I rescued a year and a half ago.
I remember my extremely successful Father saying that he felt "less than" because he only had a 3rd grade education (but he could calculate percentages in his head), and at the end of this video, I hear the same voice when you say that you aren't a vet. It really caught my attention and breaks my heart! My Father was definitely NOT "less than" and NEITHER ARE YOU!!! Keep going; your work and talents are needed.
I am so blessed to have a clinic dedicated to just cats. Every one of their techs and vets (there are 4 vets) are passionate cat advocates. They have been awesome in helping me give my fur-babies a good life.
I'm planning on becoming a vet because I don't trust the ones my family goes to. Our dog was very old, but my grandma was convinced we could save our 14 year old that was in obvious pain. I went to the vet with her and he was telling her all these tests and medications that he needed and he would live for sure. I looked up the things he prescribed and the tests they were doing and none of them were necessary. He was just trying to milk as much money as he could. He was put down at our home about a year ago.
OMG! I’m so glad I found this video. I’ve been watching you for YEARS, but never saw it.
For so long I’ve been told my Kit Kat has allergies. But that’s not it AT ALL! I just watched TONS of videos of feline asthma attacks just to be sure, and it’s like watching her.
In the past month she’s taken a horrible downturn. She’s not in pain, bounces back for a couple days, goes back down. So I’ve got things “ready” here at home.
I can’t explain the heartbreak I feel thinking I’ve let her suffer. I have holistic experience with animals myself, and a vet friend I’m calling FIRST THING in the morning. Kit Kat is my 12 yr old, not even my oldest furbaby, and they’ve all always been in fantastic health.
I feel so awful. I can’t make up for the past, but I can make what she has left better.
Watching this on 8/5 2022. Video is 8yrs old and I am here to say THANK YOU jackson! I am dealing with my cat who has s URI . I know I have to take to the vet and I made him an appointment. But I am now all over the internet looking for information on how to help him! I have barely slept and been keeping an eye on him 24/7 because I hate seeing him like that. He is doing a little better but I still don’t know what else to do but to give it time .
ALSO, my cat had a UTI issue a couple months ago, and thru the internet and watching/reading videos I was able to cure him!! Thank you internet and thank you Jackson for not making me feel like a cheap ass for looking online lol.
Where I live we don't really have vets. I'm always on the internet for all my kittens symptoms. I almost thought they were dying. Till I found out what cat fever looks like and it all made sense.
The vet is DEFINITELY not the final word. I adopted 2 kittens from a vegan woman !
These cats were seriously underweight. I wasnt intending to take kittens after your program about black cats being hardest to adopt, so that was where my sights were set. But these kittens broke my heart. I immediately began a raw food diet of lean kangaroo meat which they gobbled down as if never having a meal. The vet had told this woman that a solo dry food diet was ok. 4 mths later I took these kittens to the vet ( I was locked into this vet for neutering due to adoption process) my female, an energetic everready bunny, has 6 weeks later never recovered. She has been back to vet 3 times, and each time I have been told her fever and gut pain are caused by the raw food diet. This is rubbish, because I should have 6 very sick cats all fed the same food at the same time. She has had pain relief injection, also antibiotic injection and one week antibiotic tabs. Lasted a while and down she went again. Told them she had to be force fed and syringe water . They wouldnt accept responsibility and wanted money before they would see her again. Friend said get bullocks liver and cut small, force feed, let her throw up but notice it is pale pink, she is getting the nourishment. I repeated this every 2 hours for 24, then she stood and ate from her own bowl....BTW she now hates bullocks liver.
To just add the outcome of my female kitten not recovering well from her spaying operation.
During my 40 odd years as a cat companion, two cats come to mind as unwell and vet misdiagnosed , saying they need to be put to sleep !
A friend from a farm told me of a method he used when his dogs had suffered injury or sickness. He gave the liver, older the animal the better.
I cut the liver into tiny pieces, gave her half dozen pieces , forced down like the tablets vet gave me. She would vomit them back, BUT it was a lighter colour, meaning she got some nurishment, This I did every couple of hours around the clock. It broke my heart, but tough love was needed because vet wanted to end her life, so I persisted. Every two hours, as I remember those hours when my son was born.....new mothers know what I mean. My kitty began improving within 24 hrs, literally ! I continued then every 4 hrs, and supplementing her raw food diet with a light sprinkle of TAURINE powder from the health shop. SHE RECOVERED FULLY, and is eating and her playful self.
Excellent video, thank you Jackson! No disease issues with our kitties but we do have one who has a defect of his tear duct and the internet has been a great help in learning how to keep his eye healthy and avoid having to keep pushing antibiotics on his system. Thank you for being an advocate for not only animals but their guardians too.
This is a common after-effect of cat 'flu. All it needs is a wipe with cotton wool moistened with boiled and cooled water. I had a cat with blocked tear ducts who lived to be 22 years.
This little guy has a genetic abnormality--he was a feral rescue and the whole colony has it which makes me sad for them having nobody to keep their eyes wiped. They will have shorter life spans than him but if we could give him a long happy 22 years that would be amazing!
Two of my cats died the exact same way. They died so quickly that I wasn’t able to get them checked by a veterinarian in time. I had them both cremated by the same company. It didn’t occur to me to ask what my cats died from. Thinking back, I probably SHOULD HAVE asked. Don’t make my mistake.
My Mitzi also passed away at 11yrs old from complications of Diabetes. She did not respond to insulin 2x a day (her Frutosimine test was 700!) January diagnosed and she passed from renal failure in May (we even did the fluid therapy, meds 2x daily, insulin 2x) I have never been so beside myself on not getting her GL# down. I did a lot of research myself, and I will not let my cat have dry food. Cats are hunters. I always watch for highest Protein content. I miss her dearly, wish is when I adopted my CiCi (the semi-feral 2yr old cat that needed special care and a 4ever home). Thank you. GET the word out!!
Jackson i totally feel you on this. Our cat was diagnosed with diabetes as well. She does take the insulin but the vet gave us that awful food too. I found an awesome diabetic cat forum with lots of nutrition info, changed her feeding and started doing home glucose testing. She's been doing great ever since then. I highly recommend FDMB- the feline diabetes message board, people there are super friendly and helpful.
My vet was also wrong they kept saying my cat is depressed because she kept getting bladder infections all the time and they gave her antidepressants, they said if we bring her back again with the same problem she would have to be put down, but I got her spayed now she is totally healthy and happy. I just wanted to let you all know so this doesn't happen to some one else. Peace :)
HEY...THANK YOU FOR YOUR VIDEOS. MY CAT DIED ONE MONTH AGO. IT WAS HEART BREAKING. I GOT A NEW CAT YESTERDAY AND I AM WATCHING ALL YOUR VIDEOS TO BE ABLE TO DO THE RIGHT THING THIS TIME AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE.
Raw diet, healthy wet food, organic cranberry powder, extra water added to wet foods is a big benefit to felines. Brush your cats teeth. Only give filtered water.
Thanks Jackson! You’re the best! ❤🐾🐯🦁🐱
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my cat has diabetes and it makes we sad but he is a strong cat he is living a long time. I love how he is still alive it's been like 3 years with his diabetes,he's very old. Like my mom found him as a kitten around the 1990 something or 2000 but he is still alive 2016. Wish I saw this video when he got it.
This guys looks like that bad guy in the chipmunks
+Pizza Thompson
I think he is :3
I'm chilling with my cat right now
My sister has collected a lot of cats over the years as she's a district nurse. Many of her cats have feline AIDS and taking a holistic approach, using herbal and other treatments, she's managed to gives her cats a longer and better life. I'm a scientist, a sceptic, but when the vet tells you the cast will live for 2 to 5 years and they lives for another 10 years plus you got to take notice.
This is so true, My kitty had diagnosed with Feline urinary tract infection, he had to go through surgery and afterwards our Vet told us to just keep him on Urinary track disease food, and we looked it up. We knew that fruits like Figs and papayas are the best to help digestive system and specially to help the cats get the rid of those rocks. So we have a fig tree and we bought some more fruit and he went for juicing for that week, and 5 months later he is doing so well, and of course we kept up with vets medicine and changed his diet which made a HUGE difference, not only for him but for the Rest of our cats, Please always take care of them
my cat has the same thing, i feed her this powder stuff in her wet food its 21 bucks and lasts 2 months. its called Nutravet Cranberry Relief. Ellie has been taking this for over a year now and is eating normal non medicated cat food half kibble half wet food and she hasn't had any urinary issues at all!
i hope my cat does not die from the stress. recently we moved to a new home, and the landlord does not want pets and therefore i had tp forcibly give my cat away to be taken care of to a classmate of mine who lives on another block. they did not try to protect my cat from invading and attacking stray cats and my cat is sick and lost alot of weight when me and him separated. called me last night told me she cannot prevent the cats outside from hurting my cat. i'm taking him to my girlfriend's place even though it is farther from my place but atleast i can have 24/7 surveillance and won't get ignored and neither would my cat. i hope my cat will get well soon 😭.
One of my 12 yr old cats (a couch potato) was overweight and was diagnosed with diabetes. Her blood sugar was more than twice normal. Fortunately my vet was willing to try diet, and prescribed Purina DM, and to start feeding measured meals instead of free feeding . Within a year Beauty lost 2 lbs and her blood sugar is now normal. Yes!
I firmly believe my vet killed my cat. The moron gave my kitty a rabies shot (without informing me prior, or me giving consent) while I left the cat at the office to get a biopsy of a tumor. Just like humans, animals should NEVER be given vaccinations while they are ill. I was using natural methods to help heal my kitty, and had started feeding raw, and the tumor seemed like it was responding...before the shot. My sweet, first cat I ever had, went only downhill after that, and had to be put to sleep. (Thank God there are vets here in my area who come to your home to perform that service.) It was a rough lesson on trusting vets. I now feed raw, and I also use a ceramic drinking fountain for my cats--not plastic. Another kitty I had who was sickly for 10 years, has been healed solely through these changes.
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Yeah, I got the card to bring the cat in for followup, too. I know not all vets are this callous, but since my cat died this way, I have heard SOOOO many similar sad tales. Wish I'd heard these tales before I left my kitty with that vet. I even researched vets, this was the only one near me who (claimed) to support holistic treatment, and all the reviews I could find were good.
Even if the cat was healthy vaccines can be seriously risky and can cause all kinds of issues like random auto immune diseases, allergies and so on in both pets and humans. I would personally always keep vaccinations to a minimum.
bloxyman22 My hubby's dad has been a vet for decades, and agrees. So do I, which is why I never consented to any vaccinations other than the ones the shelter made me get. I still miss my Sneakers kitty, he was the biggest sweetie ever!
I've bought some books on cat or animal homeopathy, natural healing, and a book called Four Paws Five Directions, Herbs for Pets, New Choices in Natural Healing for Dogs and Cats, Homeopathy for Your Cat, Homeopathic Care for Dogs and Cats, etc. I think it's almost universal for someone who has cats to wind up feeling like they've dropped the ball and failed to notice signs and symptoms or failed to make the best decisions. Don't beat yourself up, just keep learning and trying to do better next time.
U r soo good at your job man. Not just the fact u r a cat guy. It's the way u can articulate and communicate the information to the public, so we can see clearly in our heads as how to approach situation we r unfamiliar too. Soo we r not obtuse or ignorant to our cats. Manny thanks to u man. May u live long and prosper.
Hey Jackson, thank you for all the work you do helping animals. You are a true American hero and patriot.
I had my first (and so far only) new born kitty to take care of and the biggest source of info I found was the internet. The vets did gave some general ideas on being a mother cat but it was the web that really gave me the info I needed.
It was the same for my girl. She passed away a year ago from FeLV and back then I found some forums on the web that let me know some important things. On this case that eating sand from the sandbox might be a sign that she had less blood. The vets didn't want to believe it 'cause it was info from the net but a week latter she got worse and yep.. her blood count was really low.
THIS. Oh god, this. Also happened to me. My cat had been coughing badly so I took her to the vet thinking it was asthma or something...turns out there was something much more serious and she had to be put down.
IF YOU EVER SEE YOUR CAT EATING THE SANDBOX TAKE THEM TO THE VET IMMEDIATELY. Do not do like me who assumed she was just doing it because I had changed the litter sand.
Do your research, but also consider your sources! There's plenty of good info out there but also some bad info. (although this video is very good advice!)
my cat had toxoplasmosis and he's getting better
When my little feathery bro fell ill four years ago, I went to two vets to get two diagnosis (the first vet was clearly an idiot who didn't know what he was talking about and didn't care how he handled pets) and I made him go through a treatment to help with his cancer. People thought I was stupid to do so, that it was just a bird and that I should just euthanize him but I did what I thought was best and he stayed almost two more years (compared to the two days people thought he would). These two years were just not the same anymore, like he knew what I was doing for him. Now, on the date he passed away, instead of buying him a gift, I give the same amount to a bird shelter (since he was found under a car).
That's wonderful that you consider pets just like family and that they deserve the same treatment as humans. There should be more people like you in this world! (Right now, I'm considering adopting a cat so I watch your videos to know what to expect since I never had one before! :) )
My cat bay was born in my house, I got him seen by a doctor and had him fixed before his first heat session! when he was a kitten, I always showered him with love and attention, he didn't like it so much, now he wasn't attacking anyone, he was just "oh God, go away!" so I backed off gave him attention when he wanted it, now I would pet him a little then leave him alone, and he give me this look, like "Hey! I didn't say stop!" now he can't get enough of me, follows me in every room, acts like my bodyguard, if I'm moving he's moving, he cries now when I leave! won't stop until I come back! I try to pre occupy him with this blue ball he likes to play with, but he see me walking to the door, all hell breaks loose, he starts crying for me!
My 5year old cat was diagnosed with fungus and the vet gave him medicated shampoo so we had to leave him with the grooming. We feed him medicine 2 pills ordered by the vet, after that we took him home he started to act strange and vomited 5 times in a row over the next day. He completely stopped eating, drinking, hasn't talk, and hardly moved around. He mostly sleeps and vomits since 4 days. We've been to the vet daily and changed vet hospitals to get a second opinion on his case. We are waiting on his blood test result and seeking immediate help by someone who's cat has similar experience. My cat also has asthma and has been on a diet food recommended by a vet. Thank you.
Very true. I have been feeding my 5 cats for the last couple of months solely because I had heard YOU talking about it online so I will be forever grateful to you and your team and all the information you guys have provided through links! Love your work, mister awesome! :D
I agree because it makes sense that EACH of us must be responsible guardians who should know our pets best and take action toward their well being.
Btw I do like your new look! Short beard rocks! : )
Our cat Wiley was put on a Science Diet formula for overweight cats. He got real sick shortly after, being diagnosed with disseminated intravascular coagulation. He was in the vet hospital for a week and put on IV and recovered, but only for about 11 months. He took ill again and died. I feel it was the food that made him sick, but we can't prove it. I couldn't find anything on the internet about this food making pets ill.
We rescued my male cat Duke, from the Humane Society. He was 3 months old when we got him. They had him on Science Diet and he couldn't even eat it because the bites were too hard for him to chew. He was very skinny when we got him. He didn't even weigh a pound. I immediately put him on Kitten Chow and supplemented with Kitten Formula. He gained 6 ounces in 4 days! Science Diet Dog Food is currently on a recall list due to Salmonella. I know the Cat Food was under recall back when the Chinese-made cat foods were recalled. Always check the recall lists before feeding any new or different brand cat food. And I never feed any food not made completely in the U.S. Chinese dog food has been killing dogs for 5 years or more. It causes kidney problems. I don't want to run the risk their cat food does too.
Cindy Bird We learned that lesson too late for Wiley, unfortunately. Wiley had kidney problems as well. It didn't start until after the Science Diet. He was my buddy. That's his pic in my avatar.
Rita Brown He's beautiful. I am so sorry you lost him. We got Duke after having to put down another cat, Midnight. He was 15 years old and his kidneys shut down. The Vet tried to get them going again but they never kicked back in. We had to put him down. I cried for days. I know how hard it is when you lose your best, cuddle-buddy.
Science Diet is not worth being used as a door stop. Guys, you need to look at the ingredients of your cat food - my rule is, as much NAMED meat as possible (such as for example 'chicken' or 'deboned turkey,') meat as the first ingredient, NO corn, NO wheat (these grains are VERY bad for our carnivorous pets!) NO beet pulp (cats do NOT require fibre in their diets and neither do dogs - they are carnivores and their natural diet does NOT include it,) NO byproducts (usually the byproducts are not fit for human consumption so they are not fit for your pet either) and please keep in mind that what grain or veggies that are in the food are of usually very little benefit to the cat. I will say that a food with berries such as blueberries or cranberries in it is a very good idea because they help acidify the urinary tract which helps prevent urinary crystals. It is also prudent to mention that dry kibble diets are inferior and that much better, health promoting diets are ones that are wet. If you can't afford raw and you can't afford to feed straight canned food, then at least supplement your cat's diet with canned food, or find a way to turn your cat's kibble into wet food. (Chicken broth would probably do very well - make sure that it doesn't include onion or garlic which are poisonous to cats.) As a general rule, any food available in a grocery store is no good. Cats don't need fancy shapes or food colouring and they certainly do not need vegetables. They need meat from named sources and liquid in their diet (not just water on the side) because cats came from the Egyptian desert and out there, animals get most of their water from their food because water just isn't usually readily available. As a result, most of our domestic cats are chronically dehydrated because they are never fed properly moist food. A moist diet is the best preventative to most diseases, especially urinary tract crystals. Please educate yourself about pet nutrition! It's the best thing that you can do for your animal to promote your pet's long term health - and cats, when cared for properly, can easily live to 20 or more years. One of my cats right now is 17 and going strong.
And please don't educate yourself at pet food manufacturer websites. Go elsewhere instead. A very good site is 'Little Big Cat' - just google it. :)
Wow must say thank you for this. I just posted after less than an hour after finding this Chanel. So pleased I kept going to find this video. Data died 2 years ago and I didn't think I should get to attached to another cat. People may scoff at the cat lady but I have a chance to give a good life to another cat. Thank you for your insight.
Our first cat died of Kidney disease. Granted, their couldn't be much done considering she was 16/barely 17, but I wish my parents had done more. When she had a stroke because of it, she died 2 days later. The worst part of it was, besides the suffering, was she was still 100% there in her mind. So she didn't know what was happening, or why she wasn't getting better. It was awful.
My cat was limping on one leg and I was worried, however, my dad said he probably just hurt his foot on something and would be fine. I kept getting worried and my dad kept telling me it was fine until finally, i went on the bus with him to a vet. I was only 15 so I couldn't drive him. I took him to the vet and the doctor found a badly infected bite hidden under his fur that if left untreated for much longer would have necrotized and needed amputation. You can never be too safe! Don't just say it's nothing because they're an animal.
Oh Jackson I feel you.
My cat has autism and separation anxiety and PTSD (from abuse from his owners before we got him) and he is now 10 almost 11 and for the first 6 or 7 years he was classic "My cat from hell" type. Always trying to get out, biting, fighting, peeing (still working on that one), and just all around "typical" feral cat ways. Then about 4 years ago I lost my first born (a boy) at 23 days old and around 2 month after my son's death my cat woke up one day and it was like night and day. He wanted to be around me he wanted to lay with me he started trusting the family he stopped trying to get out but at the same time he also still needed routine and began to become obsessed with me. Now if I even step outside for a "cancer stick" and make sure he sees me he still freaks out and waits in the window and the second I open the door he is right there and we spend 5 min. just petting and kisses and when I get up and go upstairs he fallows. I love him and I'm glade he loves me too but I think I may have let it get too far and now I don't know what if anything I can /should do. How do you know when their bond has gone too far? how much love is too much?
I have a sick kitten outside. It's winter. She's not allowed inside. She's only about a month old. She stinks like death. I sit with her every night and keep her warm, and put her in a cat house with a blanket. She barely moves, but is so cuddly and never wants me to set her down. She'll meow until I pick her up, but she won't attempt to move toward me. My parents say she's sick and can't come inside. They won't let me take her to the vet because she's not ours, but I take care of her. She has so many fleas, and I try to pick them every day, but they multiply like hell. She's too tiny for medicine.
I had a cat who had leukemia. He had some symptoms for a while and we took him to two separate vets and both told us he had an infection and to give the cat medication and he would get better. It didn't work either time. Later, he started to lose weight and his breathing didn't sound right. We took him to the vet that night, (a third vet) and that vet told us he had leukemia and that he needed to be put down.
My cat Machine has a cold, but there's no real point in taking her to the vet. Her symptoms are minimal and she's still eating and drinking well, and going to the vet would just stress her out more and potentially infect other cats. I'm just gonna closely monitor her. It's still a bit sad to see her sneezing a lot and hearing her breathing loudly through her nose, though :(
The whole point of these videos was, by the time you see the symptoms or pain, that its already past where they should be be getting at least a check up, since cats are so good at masking issues
I agree!!! YOU are the #1 person to know what is going on with your cat so at any sign of a problem you should be online absorbing as much relevant information as possible. Multiple vets had no idea about my cats' health problems... and they really should have. It was simple once I looked closer, but vets just aren't trained to tell people certain facts, especially regarding commercial cat food! I had to research hours about what felines really need and a raw diet has made their problems a thing of the past. The first place you look should be GOOGLE.
Oh gawd, not Google specifically. There's stupid advice all over the place. Make sure they research the validity of where their info is coming from before just trying every tid bit they find. So many people don't give one "Google remedy" time to show progress or lack there of, before adding more in or switching around quickly. They are creatures of habit & their systems need time to adjust to whatever you're trying, to see which way the results are going.
In my experience an online search is often how I start learning about a new topic. Never said you should believe the first thing you see. We ARE totally capable of critically evaluating sources. My point is, you can learn A LOT about cat health online. It's not like the internet is just an attempt to fool you. Although there is occasional propeganda and opposing viewpoints, we can take the time to just absorb information rather than taking action on the first thing we see. We are not powerless in the face of information.
sometimes Vet clinic/hospitals are the death to your pet. I have a 8-year old cat which kept licking his belly and paws excessively that the hair was gone. after 3 vet visits and doing some lab work and Vet assuring us it's not a major issue. 2-months later he had obstructed bladder. Vet told us that it's s simple procedure. Half an hour after we left our cat in the hospital, We get a call that the bladder is ruptured and they need to immediately open him up and do surgery, which we agreed. He was allowed to leave hospital on Monday, cause he wasn't eating and the Vet told us that he maybe stressed because of the location and if he goes home, his appetite may comeback. On Wednesday, we called and told the Vet that he has not eaten much or relieved himself. Vet told us to bring him back and they will do another X-ray. This is where it got really interesting, my wife is a radiologist and she confronted the Vet that how can you see fluid on X-ray!!!
The hospital sent us to another emergency hospital in which have sonic scan, which reveals fluid. after their diagnosis, they informed us that the rupture is re-opened and his bladder fluid is everything within his organs, and he is in much pain. WE got two options, first to do surgery in which they can not guarantee success and if it was successful, due to damages already done to other organs, he may be a vegetable where we have to feed him thru tubes, etc.; second option was to put him down immediately cause he has so much pain. so, we agreed to put him down.
Now, all Im saying is after spending over $3K dollars, we had to put him down cause a vet did it all wrong. you would think that an animal hospital would be a better choice to clinics; but it sure proved different to us.
I live in Seattle and West Seattle Animal hospital which is considered a good facility, literally killed our cat cause they did not have the equipment or expertise to go on with the procedure. But it did not stop them with going forward with the procedure, comfort us that they do this type of procedure all the time, or take much money to eventually cause the death of our beloved cat.
My point is, choose your vet carefully and always get second opinion. Do not rely on stars or whatever else you see online. Vets are just as clueless about most issues as a blind bat.
you helped me understand my cat more. now she loves me more
Never hesitate to ask your vet if your cat is acting weird.
My Rabi slept a lot two years ago, but first I shrugged it of as "probably just because of the cold weather". But then she also got really ... light, somehow. I don't know how to descibe it. She didn't acutally lose much weight, but everytime I pet her or lifted her up it felt really wrong. Two days later she woke up with a badly swollen eye. She had eye problems before in winter, but never that bad. And when she suddenly snuck up in my work room a few hours later and just laid down beside me I knew something was very much wrong with her. She didn't visit me there in months.
We took her to our vet immediately after that. Turned out she had a bad tooth and the infection had spread to her right eye. I was so worried about her that I spent my whole winter holidays in the same room with her. She was so weak the first days that I was afraid she could die if I left her alone for only two minutes.
Luckily she made a full recovery over the following weeks. The vet called it a miracle that she didn't lose her eye ... or worse. It still gnaws at my conscience that I didn't help her sooner, I could've spared her of so much trouble.
Love it- I'm doing my due diligence with my sweet Charles. I have read tons on FHS, and we continue to attempt changes in his diet, exercise and alternative treatments. He still takes some medicine- lucky to have a vet that works with me and doesn't want him on high doses. I hate that Charles has these symptoms, but I love him too much not to try everything. (Currently we are playing a rousing game of string). :-)
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I'm younger, and I'm learning about cats because I want one, one to love and acompony me ( I draw so it gets a little lonely) the only problem is the money, the money of getting a cat and careing for one ( especially if it gets sick) I'd love to have a new friend.... and even my parents told me I'm responsible I can take care of anything... but our family's income is very low...help?
When it comes to sickness....sometimes you never find out until years later. A few years ago my cat suddenly fell ill. Other then one of his pupils being wide (really just one) and that he kept bumping into things, there wasn't anything wrong with him but his health kept getting worse. We couldn't find anything on the internet, and the vet couldn't find anything either. Vitamin B12 helped but only for a little while. He died within a month. Now years later, my stepfather started with the same "symptoms" (one wide pupil and bumping into things because he saw dubble) he has a brain(stem) tumor. And on top of that, our neighbor had a cat with the same symptoms as well. That cat had brain tumor as well. We moved so we don't know the rest.
We suspect that our cat had the same.
If someone has a cat with the same non telling symptoms, I hope this might point in one of the right directions. It's not much but if it can save one cat I'll be happy.
Remember, it might be something else. This is just one option. But if you suspect something like this, have the vet rule it out or confirm it
I think a lot of vets are well intentioned, but it's your job as your pet's guardian to know your vet and their practices and have a relationship with them. They should know what you expect from them and what your views are for your pet. I have a great relationship with my vet and they know exactly 'how we do' so to speak. Even with our rescue pets they know what we have done regularly, what our procedures are and so on, and we have never had a problem.
No vet should be insulted if you ask for references, or ask to just sit and talk to them at an appointment. Ask what procedures they endorse and what their policies are. A bit of elbow grease in the beginning can lessen a lot of heartache in the future
Our girlcat Roxy has asthma, we use the AEROCAT chamber to give her Flucisone asthma puffer medication. She takes prednisone pills 💊 when her asthma is really bad. She took DEXAMETHASONE pills for a few years , but it can actually cause harm if too much is used over time. Prednisone, and prednisol is weaker but better. Reducing humidity and keeping her inside on Smokey days helps, plus a hepa air purifier. Thanks Jackson!❤️🐾
Make a video, in witch you explain dental work by the vet on the cat....why and how to proceed
Thanks for care about cats, and help cats lovers like me do better for those precious animals. I learn a lot from you
My cat lost his other cat when he was only 8 years old. Darcy clearly had given up and I put him down. Immediately the other cat started pulling out fur. After a month I got a 2 month old kitten and my 5 year old cat seemed to respond well, ( I kept them apart for awhile). However occasionally he still pulls out fur.
I lost my cat at age 12, I didn't know what to do for her, I just knew that I was going to lose her.
Jason, one of my two senior cats has been diagnosed with diabetes and after having her hospitalized for 3 months now I am in charge of her blood glucose check and insulin therapy. i know you are not a veterinary doctor, but will you, please, do a video about the best care for diabetic cats? Thank you!
My cat started to throw up a lot. What should I do? We don’t know what is making her throw up.
Several years ago my little princess aka princess pinky nose dropped a lot of weight. So I took her to the vet. Said she had lost close to 8 lbs. He was going to keep her for the day while he gave her an infusion of fluids and would draw blood to see if he could find what was going on. In the mean time, he suggested I get some baby food to add to her food (which was currently Prescription Diet CD, our cats have self feeders and our older male blocked, hence the CD) as a means to help her gain weight.
Shortly afterwards she started urinating in spots other than the litter box and she had very noticeable blood in her urine. Back to the vets. There was a small stone, which he put her on a special food to break it down. Went back 2 weeks later (still bloody urine), stone now gone. He felt the bleeding was from the stone passing. She still was not gaining weight so he told me to add wet food to her dry food diet.
Fast forward a few years. She had gotten sick after eating the wet food (still never did gain back the weight). This was during the time some of the wet food out there was tainted, so I thought maybe she had a can of food that was tainted. The next morning I woke up, and she was listless on the floor. I rushed her to the vet hospital that I had started using 40 minutes from home. (Changed vets because we had a Great Dane, this new vet was more able to deal with any issues with the Dane, and I didn't like the old vet. He likes working with dogs more than cats).
My little girl had a complete blockage. She spend 7 days in ICU. Needed surgery. They told me she blocked because she had a severe case of cystitis. I told them about what had happened earlier. They requested the records from the old vet. Found out he had never done any blood work. Had he done what he said he was doing maybe my little girl would not have gone through what she did. I was able to bring her home, but we lost her 3 months later. She was only 11 years old.
What I learned from all of this is to trust my gut instincts. And that just like with humans, we do have the power to say "no I don't want that done or I have done my homework and I think we need to try this." Just like doctors, if you present your position in a non threatening manner, acknowledging that they are the specialists, but I know my cat and what is the norm. More times than not the vet will listen to what your saying and try what you want. And if they don't they will tell you why they do not think its appropriate.
Jackson is right, Do your homework. Pay attention to what your cat is or is not doing. And not be afraid to be an advocate in your pets treatment.
Our vet told me my cat only had a few weeks if that to live...that was two years ago. I got the thyroid and liver meds as well as the special food and some antibiotics for my cat and was diligent about researching and caring for her. She's still with us, but is I'm told in renal failure now with a bloated belly due to the toxins her organs can't deal with and swollen back paws. I couldn't afford her meds or special food anymore so she's been off them for the past few months until a few days ago when I was able to get Care Credit. She is perking up a bit with the meds I have, but still waiting on her special food and another med to arrive. While I don't want her to suffer or be in pain, I also feel we have a mind set in this culture that says it is more humane to put them to sleep...I'm not sure I believe that anymore. Had I let her go two years ago, I wouldn't have known there was anything I could have done to address her issues. I'm wondering now why is it ok in our culture to euthanize animals, but we don't do that with humans. How is this ok, right, moral even? I don't know the answers...these are just thoughts I now have after dealing with my first elderly cat and illnesses. It's exhausting keeping them alive and dealing with their condition not to mention financially draining for most of us, but they are worth every single penny and bit of energy we can muster in my opinion.
I love this so much! I totally agree.
Without researching common cat issues, I would have never of known what signs to look for when a cat is sick. I would have never known how common urinary crystals are in cats and might not have noticed the change in my cats urinating habits early enough to stop the issue from progressing and becoming deadly. Luckily I caught it immediately and changed his diet. Full 360 for him and he's all good now.
Also, just recently I was told that my cat was probably having troubles keeping on weight due to her recently surgery. I felt like this wasn't the reason as I noticed the issue before the surgery. So what'd I do? I decided to get a urine test done even though it wasn't recommended by the vet. Turns out she has an off balance pH, urine crystals, and a urinary tract infection. Whether this caused the weight loss, I don't know yet. I'm thinking I should get her blood tested as well to rule out any other issues, even though this was not suggested either. The only reasons why I thought to get these other tests done are because I looked up her symptoms online and read about common issues that can cause weight loss in cats.
THANK YOU, internet!
My cat got sick last night looked like terrible tummy ache. I wonder if she ate the stinkbugs I been spraying. Little bleech with dish soap kills them fast. Those bugs are so dumb they fly into even land on me. Poor kitty. She was starved as kitten living off of a golden retrievers dogfood and had worms when got her. She eats obsessively and freaks out if food bowl is at all empty. Surely she would avoid stink bugs smelling like clorox... She is better today hope she knows what made her sick.
Kinda furious with my vet. Zelda (18, +Leuk) had pancreatitis last year. They put her on antibiotics for a short term, plus prilosec to keep it down. Then they gave me Cyproheptadine to encourage her appetite which worked great. Then this spring, when I took them all in for shots (never doing that again at their age), she dropped weight super fast. Vet said her age + the Leuk + the distemper shot + her being a drama queen (my determination, not his) from having to go in after so long without going anywhere gave her colitis. They gave me a saline bag for dehydration, meds for the colitis and Albon to coat her stomach. The saline and meds did their job but the Albon did nothing. She was still not eating. I had some old Cypro and boiled some chicken for a more bland diet they suggested. I went back to them and asked if the Cypro worked before, why didnt they Rx it again? They did not have an answer for me but gave me a new Rx for Cypro. Her energy is up and she is eating and is not dehydrated but she still doesnt eat as much as I think she should. Being old, shes gonna have lost muscle tone but I dont think she needs to have her spine sticking out. She does not like the soft food. She wont eat the baby food chicken that she loved when she had pancreatitis. She barely touched the boiled chicken (will not eat rice). She seems to like her regular food but she doesnt eat much of it if is older than a day. I still have the Cypro but shes kinda over me squirting meds into her. She just foams up and Im not sure how much meds are getting into her. Any advice from yall would be helpful.
i am caring for a kitten right now that has a upper respiratory infection. the vet said she would when i got her yesterday. and they told me to watch her close and it should clear up in 3 to 4 days and if it didnt to bring her back in. she has not eaten all day or drinking anything so i had to force feed her water with a syringe. and she is not happy about it but has to be done so she dont die from a not drinking she was drinking and eating just fine last night and then just today she went down hill that fast.
It's ironic that you're posting this now; I know it isn't a feline related story, but I've been going through this with my ferret and her recent diagnosis of insulinoma. There's no cure, but the vet prescribed meds, and my own research suggests that switching her over to a raw/whole prey diet will help prolong her life at this point (and may even help prevent insulinoma from developing in ferrets if switched to raw/prey at an early age). So that's what I'm doing, and the research is ongoing. I even researched to get her properly diagnosed in the first place because they weren't testing her glucose at proper times before, so they thought she didn't have it, but I kept seeing the symptoms and they fit.
feed your cats with raw food, i got 2 savannahs and they newer tasted dry food(poop dont smells) all the water they get from blood i spend one evening every 2 weeks to prepare food for them it cost me way less than can food
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I have learned so much from you ! My cat Sadie is going on 15 years old and she is in excellent health I feed her the very best grain free cat food that I can afford and take her to the vet at first sight of illness in January she had a slight eye infection show up during her stay at a boarding for cats but it was cleared up within a few days with eye drops from the vet
I know life is hectic and cats can be aloof but take the time to sit down and stroke your cats. It's those few minutes which you get to really give him a once over for lumps, swelling, tenderness, discharge etc. I'm giving my cat less dry food although they are convenient. It's just unnatural. I doubt they can metabolize carbohydrates anyway.
I'm glad I came across this video. I was floored when you said you found out your cat has asthma from looking up symptoms on the internet - that's exactly what I did this morning after the third coughing/wheezing attack my cat has had in the past three or four days (that I've witnessed at least). She has an appointment this afternoon to make sure that's what it is! I'm glad I have a heads up though!
My family had 2 cats who were half brothers. The oldest one's personality was very aggressive to everyone but my mom (lol). His aggression only showed if you bothered him or touched him too much, he liked to be alone with my mom most of the time. When he was 10 he randomly bit me from out of the blue, which was very unlike him, and his tooth broke off and was jammed in my leg. The vet told us he had a very rare gum disease that he caught at a very young age, and the disease caused him a lot of pain which he asserted through his aggression. It was one of those diseases that could've been maintained if we brushed our cats teeth everyday, but we were not knowledgable at the time. Instead of constantly forcing the medications for my cat, we decided to let him go. My mom was most upset about it, but she didn't want him to live being forced to take his medication and pain at some times during the day. She was so upset, my dad brought home 2 new kittens the day we let him go. Hahahaha With a total of 3 cats, we educated ourselves as well, feeding them canned and raw meat meals, 4 litter boxes, and brushing their teeth every night. We felt really bad that we didn't do our education first before bringing them home, now that we are, we have 3 beautiful healthy children in our house :). And we encourage anyone bringing any pet home to do their research before adopting them.
Amen to that.
I'm glad I found this vid.. thanks again for many times.. you have been my inspiration.. dealing with liver, kidney and immune problems are my battle with Gray Constantinople .. and we're not giving up .. luckily.. we have a great vets team and awesome friends who support us.. it's not gonna be easy.. but it's worth.. for a better life of Gray Constantinople ..
Can anyone please help me? I have a three month old kitten and she's sick. I can't take her to the vet (I have no money). She has bad diarrhea and can't control her bowls anyone 😭😭😭 I love my kitten so much and I'm scared she might not make it idk what to do 😭😭😭
I know it's obvious to take my cat to the vet but I don't think my parents will believe me, the cat's name is Kitty and she is not acting like normal AT ALL! I really feel bad and I hope I can help her
my cat has been sick for 2 whole weeks I think he has a cold and all of the other cats in the neighborhood had that cold but they are all good now except for our cat and we can't afford the to bring our cat to the vet right now are there any natural remedies ?? um afraid he is gonna die soon 😖😭😟
you need to make your cats life a priority. You agreed to take over responsibility for his life. If you are afraid he is going to die and is sick, there are low income vets and worst case-people you can surrender cats to that will get them the help they need. Places like Noah will take surrendered cats. Obviously then you would no longer have your cat, but it sounds like maybe right now you cant afford to have one. Your cats safety is priority. Don't be selfish if you're afraid it is going to die. I'm sorry that you're going through this, as someone who also has a cat and is also often strapped for cash I can completely understand where you are at. But just like he says in the video, take responsibility for your cats well being just like you would take responsibility for your own or your children's. Look for free or low cost vets. Sometimes churches will host mobile free vets. Online is a great resource. Good luck
Our vet offered to see if we could qualify for a medical credit type thing that both humans and animals can use to pay for their medical needs. We went to the vet and were going to scrape to pay the bill but the receptionist offered to call right then, and within 15 minutes our bill was paid and now it's less that $30 per month to pay it back, no interest if paid back fully in 6 months! Wish my kitty survived but this made me rest at ease knowing that money didn't stop me from being able to go to four return visits. Just call and ask a vet.
Alexandra Loomis I completely agree. My brothers cat recently passed turns out he had FIP and there was no way he could have been helped. I would like to spread awareness that if you think your cat is seriously sick get them checked out so if anything you can spend their last moments in the best way instead of waking one morning having no idea your pet would die that day. My brothers cats name was Moonshine and everyone thought he had a cold but he was acting like this for weeks and now he's buried in my yard. R.I.P my little buddy I miss you
Yami Chan my cat is sick
I noticed my kitten doesn’t eat milk so I tried offering it a small chunk of food so it ate it hen I kept trying to give milk again because it was still so young but it didn’t but luckily since science is my favorite I found out that it has peptic ulcer oh god I’m going to feed it most of the time now
I honestly dont know what to do. It seems like my cat has a cold or flu. She coughs, sneezes, and wheezes. They immediately said she has Cat Leukemia, which I still doubt or hope she doesnt. She could be possibly gotten it from another cat at a previous vet id taken her to before. They want to do expensive procedures and its really devastating I dont knoe how much I can do for her money wise
I have three male cats and one cat is very sick his name was Nibble he was orgen and white. The problem is he pee on the floor or the further, walk little weak, lost weight i give him the soft food can like my grandma did. I need please
I dont know what happened to my cat but his eyes are very cross eyed and he wont move or walk that much he doesnt want to eat eitherr
My cat is very sick. he can't eat, he is throwing up everything. he does not move, he only sleeps. Sometimes he drink some water. The vet is very bad in my country. They just say that is nothing to do, no hope for him.I give to him antibiotics and vitamins in injections. What can I do more for him? Help me please.
One of our little girls got REALLY sick last year. I came home from work one day and noticed that she had bloody spots all over her face and back. Her skin was sloughing off of her face. We immediately rushed her to the vet the next day to see what was wrong with her. I assumed that it was a food allergy but my vet wasn't convinced. It was a very rough couple of months seeing our girl continue to go down hill. Our vet couldn't figure out what was wrong with her and had us bring her into the office once a week. She hates going to the vet and we hated putting her through it. She would rub her scabs off all over the inside of the carrier and would bleed every where. It was such a painful ordeal for every participating party. I still believed it was a food allergy and switched her food even though the vet recommended against it. I put her on Hill's Ideal Balance and she hasn't had any problems since. Even though the food is expensive both of our girls seem happier and healthier. $500 later, I learned I should have gone with my gut reaction and switched her food. She still has scars all over her face and body but she is happy and healthy.
The last few animals I've had lived quite a bit longer and happier than some animals in the past. Mainly because I didn't buy them on impulse, but did my research before I got them. I think a lot of the problems people have with their animals is because they mean well, but don't know what they're getting themselves into.
Weight loss. Cannot figure out why my 4 year old male has lost 4 lbs in 2 yrs. No DM, no Thyroid dz, kidney tests upper normal. No vomiting, no urinary or stool issues. does lip smack, and starts to eat then quickly runs as if startled. ?nausea? Is on a grain free diet? Ideas?
Thanks for the information because my cat was sick this morning.I was so worried.