How can you help a sick elderly cat?
Sonya asked:
My family and I have adopted this obese, elderly cat that showed up at our house. It is usually a very friendly cat, but today she hasn’t been feeling too well. Her eyes look kind of droopy, and she has stayed by her water bowl the whole day, but she won’t drink any. She also hasn’t eaten very much, which is rare because she is usually always begging for food. What should I do?
Caffeinated Content
My family and I have adopted this obese, elderly cat that showed up at our house. It is usually a very friendly cat, but today she hasn’t been feeling too well. Her eyes look kind of droopy, and she has stayed by her water bowl the whole day, but she won’t drink any. She also hasn’t eaten very much, which is rare because she is usually always begging for food. What should I do?
Caffeinated Content
May 2nd, 2009 at 5:42 pm
Caffeinated Content for WordPress
bring it to the vet genious
May 3rd, 2009 at 2:40 pm
Caffeinated Content for WordPress
Make sure she gets less food, more exercise and fresh air and sunlight.
May 3rd, 2009 at 6:58 pm
Caffeinated Content
I would take it to the vet.
May 6th, 2009 at 6:30 am
Caffeinated Content
If her behavior keeps up like that another day, call the vet.
Try playing with her if she will. Definitely show her lots of love affection. That’s probably what she’s craving right now.
Good luck and I hope all goes well.
May 9th, 2009 at 4:19 am
Caffeinated Content for WordPress
feed her some sugar and try to really open her mouth to get some sugar inside her mouth. sugar will initiate apetite and thirst. if that doesnt work bring her to the vet.
May 11th, 2009 at 9:40 pm
Caffeinated Content for WordPress
If you haven’t already taken her or called a vet, do so asap. She may have a bowel obstruction and will need special meds or surgery. Be less concerned about her lack of food and water consumption and more about getting her the appropriate medial care.
May 13th, 2009 at 11:39 am
Caffeinated Content
i think what you should do is go to your local closer pet smart .in pet smart there is band field a veterinarian.if there is no band field go to your closest veterinarian and tell them to check out your cat and see if she has any type of cancer or sickness or depression.if depression is the problem try playing with it and pay lots of attention to her.if she has a sickness or a type of cancer ask for a medication that can help.
May 15th, 2009 at 9:22 am
Caffeinated Content for WordPress
When the cat is got sicken after you have seen, you should take it to the animal center tbecause they have a animal doctor.
May 16th, 2009 at 5:09 pm
Caffeinated Content for WordPress
do the humane thing and have her put down…..
May 18th, 2009 at 3:50 am
Caffeinated Content
I hope you will get her to a vet ASAP, she sounds very sick. Any time a cats behavior changes like this, it is usually an indicator that they aren’t feeling well and something is wrong. Since they can’t talk to us, this is their only way of letting us know. It could be any number of things, but you won’t know without a proper diagnosis by a vet. Please don’t wait, and get her into a vet as soon as you can. Whatever it is, at least you will catch it early on and it can most likely be treated. I’ve had several cats in my lifetime, and this raises a big red flag to me by your cats behavior that she is sick. Good luck, and I hope that she will be okay.
May 20th, 2009 at 4:40 pm
Caffeinated Content
take her to teh vets. this is not normal
May 23rd, 2009 at 12:00 pm
Caffeinated Content
take it to a vet…..
May 26th, 2009 at 7:40 pm
Caffeinated Content
What constitutes elderly?
You wrote that she stayed by the water bowl all day. before this was she drinking and ****** alot? If so, please contact me.