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rolanni...Thank you, Mister Twain.
Hexapuma went to the vet yesterday because Steve found blood where there shouldn't be and a PumaCat in the immediate vicinity. The vet said he couldn't find any overt signs of illness and would need more evidence -- we do, after all, have two other cats in the house.
This morning, Hex was (early) Caught In The Act. We rose, had coffee, had more coffee, had breakfast, called the vet and was told to Bring the Cat in NOW.
So I did that.
The trip in was uneventful; the doctor's visit slightly fraught. A shot was administered, pills were dispensed. We need to figure out a way to get Hex to drink more water. He likes to play in the cat fountain and to suck the water off his toes, but I'm really not sure you can get enough water that way. A suggested ploy was wet food with a dash of salt added -- anyone tried this?
Anyhow, on the way home, Hex got messily and spectacularly sick all over the cat carrier. I pulled over into the parking lot of a deserted business, bent down to open the door of the carrier -- and my silver crescent became entangled in the gridwork of the door. The chain fastens (I should say fastened) with a magnet, which I thought would let go, but -- it was a good magnet. The chain broke, instead.
I fished Hex out of the cat box, put him in the front seat, the box in the back, found the moon, at least, among the gravel and grass, got back in the car and started up. Hex climbed into my lap and so to home, where we both now lie exhausted. I need to get up in a sec and clean out the cat carrier, and do some other chores. Then, I guess I'll go back into town and see if I can buy a silver chain.
Hexapuma went to the vet yesterday because Steve found blood where there shouldn't be and a PumaCat in the immediate vicinity. The vet said he couldn't find any overt signs of illness and would need more evidence -- we do, after all, have two other cats in the house.
This morning, Hex was (early) Caught In The Act. We rose, had coffee, had more coffee, had breakfast, called the vet and was told to Bring the Cat in NOW.
So I did that.
The trip in was uneventful; the doctor's visit slightly fraught. A shot was administered, pills were dispensed. We need to figure out a way to get Hex to drink more water. He likes to play in the cat fountain and to suck the water off his toes, but I'm really not sure you can get enough water that way. A suggested ploy was wet food with a dash of salt added -- anyone tried this?
Anyhow, on the way home, Hex got messily and spectacularly sick all over the cat carrier. I pulled over into the parking lot of a deserted business, bent down to open the door of the carrier -- and my silver crescent became entangled in the gridwork of the door. The chain fastens (I should say fastened) with a magnet, which I thought would let go, but -- it was a good magnet. The chain broke, instead.
I fished Hex out of the cat box, put him in the front seat, the box in the back, found the moon, at least, among the gravel and grass, got back in the car and started up. Hex climbed into my lap and so to home, where we both now lie exhausted. I need to get up in a sec and clean out the cat carrier, and do some other chores. Then, I guess I'll go back into town and see if I can buy a silver chain.
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Date: 2009-07-17 05:02 pm (UTC)One of my cats is an absolute maniac about water. It has to be just out the tap, and he has to see you changing the bowl, or he won't drink. For hours if you don't comply. Will call you, scratch, make all kind of pitiful noises until you give up.
He had FUS a few years ago, and we tried first with the special food.
Answer, part II
Date: 2009-07-17 05:15 pm (UTC)Anyway, as I was saying, we tried with the special food for FUS (Feline Urinary Syndrome), and it didn't work. It was very expensive even with the discount (hubby is a veterinarian).
It did work for a while, but finally he started having problems again.
So, we tried other alternatives: grounded meat (didn't work either), chicken, the food cans, etc. Finally what worked best was cow's lungs (here is called bofe).
It's been staple food for cats before the dried food became popular here. Anyway, we discovered it worked because it has a low protein count, which was what ultimately affected Miki (my cat). Dried food has high protein count, among other things, and grounded meat does too, as most kinds of meats. If your cat has protein intake problems as the basis for his problems you might want to be aware of this.
Then you have anchovies and sardines. Both have high salt concentration and since they are fish, I doubt your cat would reject them. Though with cats you never now, because changing eating habits of a cat is Very. Hard. Work.
My cat likes olives, they have high salt concentrations if they have been kept in brine. I find his tastes weird, but if you try it and your cat doesn't like olives like mine does, well, you can always have them yourself.