Sick kitty - worried and scared.
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icarusSick kitty – worried and scared.
Monte had diarrhea so bad Wednesday he missed the kitty box. There may have been blood in his stool, I'm not sure. At the same time he had really bad hairballs, like nothing he's ever had before (and of course, most of his food came up with them). Several times in one day.
Yesterday it looked like he was getting better, that the diarrhea was clearing up, but I'm worried about an intestinal block. Normally he hits the cat box right after he eats, but he hasn't gone to the bathroom since yesterday afternoon. The kitty litter was moved around since yesterday, so he tried.
Advice? Help?
FYI, I'm broke. We just took him to the vet last week, WG was in a car accident, the school hasn't given me the student aid for the last three months and they're already charging me for next quarter so when it comes through there won't be anything left. And the vet doesn't bill.
Monte had diarrhea so bad Wednesday he missed the kitty box. There may have been blood in his stool, I'm not sure. At the same time he had really bad hairballs, like nothing he's ever had before (and of course, most of his food came up with them). Several times in one day.
Yesterday it looked like he was getting better, that the diarrhea was clearing up, but I'm worried about an intestinal block. Normally he hits the cat box right after he eats, but he hasn't gone to the bathroom since yesterday afternoon. The kitty litter was moved around since yesterday, so he tried.
Advice? Help?
FYI, I'm broke. We just took him to the vet last week, WG was in a car accident, the school hasn't given me the student aid for the last three months and they're already charging me for next quarter so when it comes through there won't be anything left. And the vet doesn't bill.
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Date: 2006-09-08 06:12 pm (UTC)The hairballs Wednesday caused him to throw up pretty much everything, and one (this is way too much information) was as long as his leg. Really bad hairballs, worst I've seen.
He's been hungrier than normal as of last night and today, probably because he'd thrown up everything and he lost the rest to diarrhea. He's also been drinking plenty of water, a little more than usual. It may I'm worrying too soon.
red blood, ok; dark as in black blood, not so good.
It was a small amount of red blood, small enough I wasn't sure if it was blood.
I'd scruff him and try to squeeze his tummy. small hard things are ok, big or long hard things probably will necessitate a trip to vet if they don't move on their own within 3-4 hours.
Ah, good. Thank you. That's the sort of thing I wanted to know. I'm one of the few allowed to touch his belly.
I'll pick up some Mineral Oil, too, see if that helps.
Icarus