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And I am very, very worried. Two days ago, I noticed diarrhea in the litter box. I didn’t think too much about it at the time, other than to tell Bob and we started the cats on some pumpkin and probiotics. On Wednesday, Cleo had some gas problems, but Bob told me that the diarrhea seemed to be better, so we still didn’t think much about it. Nothing else changed. The cats were doing their things, and everything seemed fine. Yesterday, I got up at my normal 5 AM and fed the cats. Cleo got up with me as usual, did all her morning stuff with me as usual, but I wasn’t really paying much attention to how much she was eating, because I was focused on getting to work on time. As I look back now, she did want to go back to bed as soon as she finished breakfast, which was a bit unusual. I thought it was because Bob was sleeping in, and the morning was cool.
When I got home yesterday afternoon, I didn’t go in the house, but picked up Bob to do some shopping. He told me that Cleo had at least 3 or 4 times where she had small amounts of diarrhea, both in and out of the box in front of him, and threw up some bile at one point. She also wouldn’t eat and wanted to only sleep on our bed, covered with a quilt. Bob gave her some kaolin pectin that we keep for them, and let her sleep until we could talk. So we called our vet and set an appointment for him to come out at noon today. When we got home with some special treats from the store—a Fancy Feast salmon filet and some Fancy Feast Broths that looked like she would enjoy, I took some Broth into the bedroom. Cleo totally ignored the broth, (which Marcus practically inhaled), so I got her up to give her some more kaolin pectin (a cat-safe form of Kaopectate). She walked around a little bit and then wanted to go back to bed. It didn’t help that I actually stepped on her tail, which made her pretty indignant.
I am so worried, because she has been sleeping in the same spot since about 4:30 PM yesterday. Her eyes are bright, gums are pink, and she wasn’t showing signs of dehydration last night. She is alert when we pet her and talk to her, and most of the time, she is sleeping in a relaxed posture. We have had cats with kidney failure, cancer and heart issues at various times (not all at the same time), and they never acted like this. She is also not acting like she has a blockage. She is acting like her stomach and gut are upset.
I know only too well that she needs to eat soon, and that she can dehydrate very fast. We can’t afford the emergency vet, and her vet will be here in just a few hours. But I miss her “alarm clock” waking me up and demanding food. I also miss her nagging Bob to feed her and chasing Marcus around. She is responsive to us, but will not purr, and I am worried.
When I got home yesterday afternoon, I didn’t go in the house, but picked up Bob to do some shopping. He told me that Cleo had at least 3 or 4 times where she had small amounts of diarrhea, both in and out of the box in front of him, and threw up some bile at one point. She also wouldn’t eat and wanted to only sleep on our bed, covered with a quilt. Bob gave her some kaolin pectin that we keep for them, and let her sleep until we could talk. So we called our vet and set an appointment for him to come out at noon today. When we got home with some special treats from the store—a Fancy Feast salmon filet and some Fancy Feast Broths that looked like she would enjoy, I took some Broth into the bedroom. Cleo totally ignored the broth, (which Marcus practically inhaled), so I got her up to give her some more kaolin pectin (a cat-safe form of Kaopectate). She walked around a little bit and then wanted to go back to bed. It didn’t help that I actually stepped on her tail, which made her pretty indignant.
I am so worried, because she has been sleeping in the same spot since about 4:30 PM yesterday. Her eyes are bright, gums are pink, and she wasn’t showing signs of dehydration last night. She is alert when we pet her and talk to her, and most of the time, she is sleeping in a relaxed posture. We have had cats with kidney failure, cancer and heart issues at various times (not all at the same time), and they never acted like this. She is also not acting like she has a blockage. She is acting like her stomach and gut are upset.
I know only too well that she needs to eat soon, and that she can dehydrate very fast. We can’t afford the emergency vet, and her vet will be here in just a few hours. But I miss her “alarm clock” waking me up and demanding food. I also miss her nagging Bob to feed her and chasing Marcus around. She is responsive to us, but will not purr, and I am worried.