Author Topic: My 9 year-old cat Sasha is sick  (Read 11352 times)

Forrest

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Re: My 9 year-old cat Sasha is sick
« Reply #30 on: June 25, 2008, 10:15:18 PM »
My little guy Burt pukes a lot but always acts healthy and spry. I guess I always thought it was normal for cats to vomit more than us humans. Am I wrong?

Erika, seriously, my heart is with you. These little fuckers really do become like family members, and I know how devastated I would be if I lost my furry pal. I'm doing my best to send you guys good vibes.

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Re: My 9 year-old cat Sasha is sick
« Reply #31 on: June 25, 2008, 10:24:56 PM »
I had a cat that would barf to say hello. She would barf while walking and not even slow down.

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« Reply #32 on: June 26, 2008, 12:06:39 PM »
I lost a cat to a congenital heart disorder in 2004 and it was pretty devastating - a LOT of medical attention (including a visit to a heart specialist on the Upper East Side) got us an extra week or two with him, but in the end it wasn't meant to be.

I lost Sammy to lung cancer that same year, Jason. He was 13. I went to West Palm Beach for a third opinion. There was really nothing we could do. It was really frustrating and sad. (Just to be clear, there were no smokers in the house.)

Best wishes to you and Sasha. Hope she's okay!

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Re: My 9 year-old cat Sasha is sick
« Reply #33 on: June 26, 2008, 12:11:01 PM »
She had a wheezing fit last night and coughed a little this morning. I'm going to have to borrow money from my parents. If I don't spend a few hundred dollars on tests to find out what's wrong with her I'll never forgive myself.

It just sucks because if I had managed my money better I wouldn't be in this trouble. I've taken vacations that cost more than what these tests will cost. I just don't have the cash right now.

Looks like I'll be eating PB&J for the next few months.
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Re: My 9 year-old cat Sasha is sick
« Reply #34 on: June 26, 2008, 12:26:54 PM »
She had a wheezing fit last night and coughed a little this morning. I'm going to have to borrow money from my parents. If I don't spend a few hundred dollars on tests to find out what's wrong with her I'll never forgive myself.

It just sucks because if I had managed my money better I wouldn't be in this trouble. I've taken vacations that cost more than what these tests will cost. I just don't have the cash right now.

Looks like I'll be eating PB&J for the next few months.

Here's hoping nothing serious is wrong but if Sasha requires major surgery or whatever I'm sure plenty of FOTs are willing to donate $5 or $10 bucks to the cause.  I am.

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Re: My 9 year-old cat Sasha is sick
« Reply #35 on: June 26, 2008, 12:33:46 PM »
I was watching "The Savages" last night, and thought of you, Ericka.  There is a secondary story in the film about a sick dog.  Close enough.
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Re: My 9 year-old cat Sasha is sick
« Reply #36 on: June 26, 2008, 12:37:52 PM »
Thank you sploops. I have some ideas on how to raise some money.... I'll post them later today or tonight if anyone wants to help out. I don't want somethin for nothin, ya know?

I've never met such a nice group of people in my life.

Jon I almost watched that last night and thought better of it...
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Re: My 9 year-old cat Sasha is sick
« Reply #37 on: June 26, 2008, 12:45:54 PM »
Erika, as far as "something for nothing", i wouldnt worry about it.  in my humble opinion, if money was needed for your cat, theres really nothing you or anyone could do to compensate that im donating to a good cause.

just say when. 

Laurie

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« Reply #38 on: June 26, 2008, 12:55:40 PM »
Erikaaaaa, please let us know your Paypal address so we can help out your Powercat.

Bryan

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Re: My 9 year-old cat Sasha is sick
« Reply #39 on: June 26, 2008, 01:16:11 PM »
Yeah - from each according to his abilities to each according to his needs!

We dropped about $1000 on my dog a couple of years ago when she started shitting blood. ("Strawberry jam diarrhea" is what they call it in the biz, apparently. Sorry, folks.) Thank goodness we could afford it. I'd be happy to throw a few bucks towards helping out a good cat.

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Re: My 9 year-old cat Sasha is sick
« Reply #40 on: June 26, 2008, 01:22:50 PM »
I'll throw some money in as well.
I'll probably go into the wee hours.

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« Reply #41 on: June 26, 2008, 03:37:48 PM »
Interesting, Bryan.  My sister's dog recently went through a five-day bout of the runs that culminated with what Martha called red currant jelly diarrhea.  Martha, who used to be a doctor, said she'd smelled gastrointestinal bleeds and that was the smell she was getting off the dog.  The vet, however, was not impressed, merely prescribing an antidiarrhea medication and saying nothing about the exotic poop.  The dog's all better now, so there's nothing urgent going on here, but I'd still very much like to know what your vet said about that strawberry jam diarrhea, just in case the problem recurs.

Oh, and I'd kick in some money as well, erika.

Bryan

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Re: My 9 year-old cat Sasha is sick
« Reply #42 on: June 26, 2008, 04:07:29 PM »
That sounds pretty similar to what my dog Poppy went through. There was never a definitive diagnosis. (That could go in the "Movie Titles You'd Like to See" thread - Diagnosis: Diarrhea.)

Poppy had been vomiting a lot, and around the time of the strawberry jam incident, she was basically not keeping any food down. She spent almost a week at the vet's, on an IV and on anti-diarrheal and anti-nauseant medications. They mostly just kept her hydrated and stable until her body started to recover. There was speculation that she'd eaten something poisonous, but we didn't think that had happened.

Immediately after all this, that dog food contamination scare hit the headlines. The food we'd been feeding Poppy wasn't recalled, but some other brands by the same manufacturer were. We've since changed her food to something better (California Naturals + plenty of real food) and there's never been a repeat performance. She does continue to have a pretty sensitive digestive system, though. I can't be sure that her food was the culprit, but it does seem likely.

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Re: My 9 year-old cat Sasha is sick
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Sarah

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« Reply #44 on: June 26, 2008, 04:27:24 PM »
Very similar indeed.  Gigi has a fussy digestive system, and my sister had just made an adjustment to her diet.  G. didn't vomit as much as Poppy, but the diarrhea was terrible.  I think the jam effect was probably just the result of days and days of insult.  It was scary, though.