Kitty
Kitty
My cat's name is Kitty and she is one year one month old. I got her @ the Humane Shelter in January 2014. this last month she has lost her apattite & drinks very little water. For one years old, she is tiny...and she has lost some hair on left side of her butt and places on the back side of both legs in joint areas. she is a black tabby and has had all her shots & does not go outside either. I feed her Iams Digestive due to the other gives her really bad smelly gas. I plan on taking her to vet, but want to know what you think cause i don't want to have her put down.
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bobbys girl
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Re: Kitty
If you are worried about Kitty you MUST take her to the vet. It may be nothing, it may be something serious but the sooner she is seen the sooner something can be done.
Some cats never grow very big. My Purdy is 9. She has always been a skinny little thing. The only time I have seen her drink water is out of the pond!
You have to put her first. Good luck and let us know how you go on.
Some cats never grow very big. My Purdy is 9. She has always been a skinny little thing. The only time I have seen her drink water is out of the pond!
You have to put her first. Good luck and let us know how you go on.
Re: Kitty
I agree, if you're concerned about her she needs to see the vet, including for the skin condition she seems to have picked up. Some cats do stay very small; my Lily is only 2.5kg at best, and a friend had two kittens from the same litter, and the female still looks like a kitten at age 8, whereas her brother is huge. So it may be nothing, but best to check.
Some cats also very rarely drink, as they usually get all their moisture from their food. However, if your puss is on dried food, she really does need to be drinking a lot of water as well, so check this with your vet, as dehydration can be serous. Make sure you always have fresh water down, changed at least once a day.
Some cats also very rarely drink, as they usually get all their moisture from their food. However, if your puss is on dried food, she really does need to be drinking a lot of water as well, so check this with your vet, as dehydration can be serous. Make sure you always have fresh water down, changed at least once a day.
Re: Kitty
Kitty will not be put down!!!! threw her a party with Fancy Feast Salmon, very little milk on the side, and she is feeling so good and so is her skin!!!!! thank you all for the advice & thoughts & i am so glad I found this webb site!!!!! THANK YOU ALL!!!! Also, I have a huge grey cat that someone dropped off...he is so loving & friendly & if anyone needs a wonderful cat, here you go!!! And I think it is a he & he is free. Humane Society in Caldwell wouldn't take him & Pet Haven said they would put him down..no way!!!!
Re: Kitty
Just some advice, I'm dealing with a very sick kitty right now and I wish so dearly that I had done all these things before.
1) Research vets in your area. Talk to them, find a vet that you (and your kitty) like so if any issue comes up, you know where to go immediately. The first vet I turned to scruffed my poor cat VERY hard possibly because the assistant was scared/unfamiliar how to deal with cats and I can tell you that my cat was more stressed and sicker because of it. Not only that but they did not do a proper checkup and let me home thinking it was nothing serious.
2) Keep a log for your kitty. Everytime you notice something off about your kitty, take note of it. If your cat ever does become sick, this will really help out your veterinarian. In the beginning my cat threw up occasionally (once every couple weeks or so) and she has always been a nibbler so I thought she was just being finicky when she didn't have much of an appetite. One day when I pet her, I noticed she was literally skin and bones, from there on we noticed a lot more symptoms that we just let fly by us and our cat is still getting diagnosed but it's looking quite grim. A log would've helped a lot in this case.
1) Research vets in your area. Talk to them, find a vet that you (and your kitty) like so if any issue comes up, you know where to go immediately. The first vet I turned to scruffed my poor cat VERY hard possibly because the assistant was scared/unfamiliar how to deal with cats and I can tell you that my cat was more stressed and sicker because of it. Not only that but they did not do a proper checkup and let me home thinking it was nothing serious.
2) Keep a log for your kitty. Everytime you notice something off about your kitty, take note of it. If your cat ever does become sick, this will really help out your veterinarian. In the beginning my cat threw up occasionally (once every couple weeks or so) and she has always been a nibbler so I thought she was just being finicky when she didn't have much of an appetite. One day when I pet her, I noticed she was literally skin and bones, from there on we noticed a lot more symptoms that we just let fly by us and our cat is still getting diagnosed but it's looking quite grim. A log would've helped a lot in this case.
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Re: Kitty
My lovely cat Magic has had similar symptoms. She started to lose fur from her 'wrist to elbow' then her bottom. When I looked at her stomach there was no fur there at all. I took her to see the vet and eventually it was determined she had an allergy but they had no idea what was causing it. We changed her food but had limited success. She was having cortisone injections around every five weeks. After the last injection I changed her food again. She now has a hypoallergenic turkey food (dry) from Applaws (pardon spelling but I can't search the internet with this page open). It has been a stunning success and cheaper than the Whiskas etc she ate before she got sick. Her fur has grown back and she looks amazing with beautiful sleek fur.
See a vet but also think about changing food. It worked for us although it could be she allergic to a plant which isn't around in the autumn/winter.
See a vet but also think about changing food. It worked for us although it could be she allergic to a plant which isn't around in the autumn/winter.