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[thatjen]

Cat Vomit

The only thing that sucks about having cats is that as they get older they get health problems! My cats are the only ones I've ever owned so I have never had to deal with cat issues before. When I first got the cats I was hoping that by the time they got older I would have plenty of money to pay for all their vet bills. Sadly I am making

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Re: HOA

[thatjen]

They can! Because I'm on the top floor I have to have carpeting in the living room and bedrooms. The rest can be tile, etc. I don't think I could even have tile with rugs on it. If someone downstairs complains, I'm not sure if the HOA people have the right to look at your condo, but they probably do, and then they'd make you change your flooring. If you have a downstairs unit you can have whatever flooring you want. In the last condo I rented, there was tile in the living room, but they also had a rule that the bedrooms had to be carpeted. The bottom line is if you don't want carpet, don't live in an upstairs condo.

[tinka777]

My cats have bouts of vomiting every couple weeks, sometimes. I usually just switch their food and it stops for awhile, then I switch it again, and again. I just keep a bunch of different foods around so I can switch like that

[thatjen]

YeaH I am in the process of trying different foods right now. I was all excited about the Duck and Pea food, but Starla won't eat it! My other cats think it's fine. Ugh. I've already tried to give her Pepcid AC pills that the vet gave me, and so far I haven't been successful at all. I try putting them in the back of her mouth, and putting them in a pill pocket treat, but it didn't work.

If I can't solve her vomiting with food, I will probably get the x-ray, and if they don't see anything I was going to ask if I could treat it as IBD just to see what happened. I just have to figure out a way to get the pills down her throat. I went to a new vet that gets really good recommendations online. They seem fine, but it's like going to a regular doctor, where you spend a bunch of money and still don't know what's wrong with you. I'm sorry Cookie Puss has IBD:(

[drunkitty]

You may recall that I lost one of my cats last year and had to make the heart-wrenching decision to put him down after having him at the vet for a week.

When it comes to our pets (just as with our loved people) we have to ask ourselves if what we are doing for them is for THEM or us. You can spend thousands of dollars chasing down what may or may not be wrong with them and never find a thing, only to continue dealing with a sick kitty. In our case finding out what it was probably cost less than keeping him alive for the next week only to end up having to let him go.

I know it's not much help, but I can't help but question - even if you do find out something is wrong in his stomach or with his thyroid will treating it make his quality of life (and yours) better or worse?

You've got your own health issues to deal with as well as limited funds to consider.

[thatjen]

In my case, my cat right now is totally fine - she acts normal and the only difference is that she throws up a lot. Her personality is the same and she doesn't appear to be in any pain, except the 10 seconds before she vomits. Apparently some cats vomit every day and it's no big deal, but then it could be something bad. And she's not that old yet. Unless her problem is cancer, I think it's something that can be fixed - I just have to figure out how to do it, without spending a lot of money.

[tinka777]

PJ has always been a puker. Even before he got the renal failure.

Cookie Puss is good with pills. He's not smart. He doesn't even realize what's happening until its over.

They make pill dispensers: http://www.petfooddirect.com/product/2250/Four-Paws-Pill-Dispenser-for-Pets?utm_source=google&utm_medium=cse

You just straddle the cat from behind, open her mouth, shoot it in, close her mouth and rub her throat/neck till she swallows.

But like I said, that doesn't work on some cats. Luckily, if Starla needs prednisolone, they make it in an ear gel that you can just rub on the inside of her ear. It's not cheap, tho. It's like $24 for 30 doses, where the pills are like $15 for 100 doses.

[thatjen]

I'll try the pill shooter, but I haven't bought it yet cause I already assume it won't work, but maybe it will. That's good to know Prednisone comes in a gel. The next time I need a cat sitter, it will be a nightmare if she is supposed to do extra stuff besides just feed them.

[anonymous]

Pj is impossible to pill. I gave him one last week and thought he took it fine but then yesterday I found it in my bed. Wtf PJ!