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 2009-10-23 10:25 PM in reply to: #2475032 |
Extreme Veteran  1996     Halifax, Nova Scotia |  Subject: RE: Cat Declining, please helpPennState - 2009-10-23 7:39 AM  That's worth a repost. That is one good looking cat. Good luck with the Vet. |
| 2009-10-23 11:41 PM in reply to: #2475972 |
Pro 5011 Twin Cities | Subject: RE: Cat Declining, please help The howling is very, very common in elderly cats. |
| 2009-10-23 11:42 PM in reply to: #2475988 |
Pro 5011 Twin Cities | Subject: RE: Cat Declining, please help Honestly, if she's going in to the vet on Monday, wait until later to try a new litter. One variable at a time. :-) |
| 2009-10-23 11:45 PM in reply to: #2476774 |
Pro 5011 Twin Cities | Subject: RE: Cat Declining, please help QueenZipp - 2009-10-23 5:57 PM I feel your pain. I have a 3 year old male that won't share his box with the other 2 cats in the house. He's been on cat antidepressants for 2+ years and it hasn't helped. He will pee on the floor, just cause. He will poop right in front of the box--that I just freaking changed! I have tried different litters, locking him in the powder room with a box to minimize the messes.....and I still steam clean carpets every month. Get her checked to be sure she doesn't have a uti, pretty common. Other thoughts, is there any medication you can get her for her arthritis? A cat version of motrin? It may help the mobility to help her in & out of the box. At the risk of sounding insensitive...he sounds terribly stressed. Not all cats are suited to living iwth other cats. Have you thought about rehoming him? |
| 2009-10-23 11:47 PM in reply to: #2477152 |
| Subject: RE: Cat Declining, please help mmrocker13 - 2009-10-23 9:41 PM The howling is very, very common in elderly cats. Is it? I guess I never had a cat live this long. It's weird, he'll walk in the front door doing it at night, looking right at us. We can't figure out if he's going deaf, or doesn't know where he is, or... But we love him to pieces, so we don't mind too much |
| 2009-10-24 12:02 AM in reply to: #2475031 |
Pro 5011 Twin Cities | Subject: RE: Cat Declining, please help One thing this thread has prompted me to remind people: PLEASE do NOT neglect your cat's oral health. Aside from the obvious (tooth issues, cavities, plaque, etc.), poor dental health in cats can allow bacteria in the mouth access to the blood stream...which can cause heart and liver damage, as well as renal damage/failure. Periodontal disease is DEADLY. It may seem silly...but left untreated, it can kill. Take care of your kitty's teeth. Brush them, give him kitty teeth treats, and have him seen by a vet for a scaling/cleaning regularly. |
| 2009-10-24 6:51 PM in reply to: #2477154 |
Royal(PITA) 14270 West Chester, Ohio | Subject: RE: Cat Declining, please help mmrocker13 - 2009-10-23 11:45 PM QueenZipp - 2009-10-23 5:57 PM I feel your pain. I have a 3 year old male that won't share his box with the other 2 cats in the house. He's been on cat antidepressants for 2+ years and it hasn't helped. He will pee on the floor, just cause. He will poop right in front of the box--that I just freaking changed! I have tried different litters, locking him in the powder room with a box to minimize the messes.....and I still steam clean carpets every month. Get her checked to be sure she doesn't have a uti, pretty common. Other thoughts, is there any medication you can get her for her arthritis? A cat version of motrin? It may help the mobility to help her in & out of the box. At the risk of sounding insensitive...he sounds terribly stressed. Not all cats are suited to living iwth other cats. Have you thought about rehoming him? He'd have to live completely inside. Declawed, I hate to admit it but his issues started after the declaw which adds fuel to the fire of the anti declaw crowd.... he does interact with the others playfully, he just doesn't want to share the box. |
| 2009-10-24 7:17 PM in reply to: #2475031 |
Champion 7704 Williamston, Michigan | Subject: RE: Cat Declining, please help So sorry about your baby |
He is beautiful. I lost my medical school cat when he was 15. Try getting another box for him. SOmetimes they like to pee in one and poop in another. Could be a UTI. Goodluck at the vet monday 2009-10-24 7:32 PM in reply to: #2475031 |
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| 2009-10-24 7:52 PM in reply to: #2475031 |
| Royal(PITA) 14270 West Chester, Ohio | Subject: RE: Cat Declining, please help Cats get diabetes too, that sounds like a diabetic kitty. |
| 2009-10-25 2:41 PM in reply to: #2477879 |
| Pro 3932 Irvine, California | Subject: RE: Cat Declining, please help If it turns out to be kidney related, depending on how advanced it is, you might still be able to offer her quality life still by giving her subcutaneous fluids. Cats often tolerate it well (though not all do) and it can really help lessen the stress on the kidneys. My previous cat Dante developed kidney problems at 18 years of age, but I gave him sub-q's regularly and he lived to a ripe old age of 20. Edited by Tripolar 2009-10-25 2:41 PM |
| 2009-10-25 4:29 PM in reply to: #2475958 |
| Science Nerd 28760 Redwood City, California | Subject: RE: Cat Declining, please help moondawg14 - 2009-10-23 1:06 PM DB - 2009-10-22 11:01 AM Agree with others that first thing is take her to a vet. Could be just a bladder infection. We also had some good luck with this product: http://www.healthypets.com/catattract.html The key though is that you have to buy a non scented cat litter. Good luck. We had an old cat that did this. When my wife first adopted her, she would crap outside the box. The vet concluded she was "mad about something" and gave her some valium. After a few days, the cat "forgot" and started using the box normally. Much later in her life, she started urinating in random places. She was also down to 6 lbs, didn't have much of an appetite, and was generally not "with it." We put her down. You have to balance the desire to live (yours and hers) with the agony of going forward (yours and hers) That happened with my kitty, too. He was a big kitty all of his life (20 pounds), started peeing outside of the box for awhile and the vet couldn't figure out what was wrong. Eventually he got down to about 8 pounds and stopped eating and drinking, which is when we put him to sleep. He was having a hard time getting around, especially down to his litter box, and the vet figured he had kidney problems. |
| 2009-10-26 6:42 PM in reply to: #2477879 |
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