by > I don't want to make you feel guilty, but have you thought that maybe your
> leaving has prompted some "heart-break"? I say this because I have seen a
> couple family member's older pets pass away very quickly after their
> owner's, seemingly out of loneliness. Since she "perks up" when she visits
> you, it makes me think that might be an explanation/contributing factor.
> Just a thought!
> Amy
> > Hi,
> > I am writing in the hope that someone will be able to give me some
> > advise / share some experiences with me.
> > My cat, Misty, is 17 / 18 years old... I moved out of the family home
> > a couple of months ago, Misty still lives there with my mum. As of a
> > couple of weeks ago Misty got quite strange acting... Being a bit
> > hazy. We took her to the vets and they said she was dehydrated and
> > took her in and put her on a drip for a couple of nights, with
> > antibiotics... She perked up a bit, and ate and drank a bit, so they
> > let us take her home...
> > Gradually she ate less and less and drank less, and we took her back
> > to the vets... it has gone on like this a week or so, with going to
> > the vets and getting different antibiotics and stuff.
> > BUT she is still dehydrated, drinking a little bit, not eating at all,
> > having difficulty passing stools, and today she was sick after
> > drinking some water...
> > I originally though that part of it was that she was really
> > constipated because she is so dehydrated - but the vet says he doesn't
> > think so - could be lymphoma or kidney problems maybe... He said there
> > was glucose in her urine (which shouldn't be there) but that it wasn't
> > diabetes (which is what this CAN indicate).
> > The vet has put her on steroids, and is not sure what the problem is
> > without looking inside - which she is defiantly too old for...
> > I take her over to my house with me sometimes, to see my dog as well -
> > who she is friends with and she perks up a bit sometimes... She is
> > still purring and stuff, when you make a fuss of her and able to move
> > around etc... so she doesn't seem to be in pain... it's so hard to
> > know what to do when she seems weak but generally quite comfortable
> > and takes a walk around the garden every so often.. She does want to
> > be left alone to sleep quite a bit though and is getting very skinny
> > now...
> > Any similar experience on what it could be? OR what we can do to help
> > her?
> > I hate the thought of putting her down, especially is she isn't that
> > miserable, but I can't just let her starve herself to death. Is it
> > kinder to let her go now, or should we wait until she seems more
> > miserable - or is that just cruel??
> > I'm sorry for the length of this message. Misty has been around for
> > nearly as long as me - and I just want to do what's right by her....
> > Any advice would be greatly appreciated.
> > Thank you
> > Bec
experience of sick cats, but once I had a cat who was completely off
his food for days and just sat there looking very ill. I took him to
then vet three or four times until the vet finally decided to do liver
tests. He gave my cat *** for his liver, and the result was amazing
- he was literally running around the very next day.
The vet thought it was poisoning (the liver's the body's
detoxification plant) and this was probably true, as my cat used to
eat grass in next door's garden, and my neighbour said he'd been using
weedkiller.
Hope this helps.