My Buddy and Me.....
So you probably don't want to know this, but Buddy is having diarreah. I know, that's a little TMI. But it's kind of horrible. He pottied all over the back room where his litter box is. Not sure why he didn't do it *IN* the box, but nonetheless. It really sucks b/c I have to check his nether region every time he comes out of the litter box room and then sometimes I have to wipe it. Can you say EW?
Anyway. It's not just upsetting b/c it's gross. It's also upsetting b/c I know my mom won't put up with a poop-disabled cat. She also won't put up with a cat that has to go to the vet's every other week. I'm hoping he just has a food allergy or something and it can be fixed easily. We were already going to make an appointment with the vet b/c of his chin. It looks like he has some kind of rash or something. His chin used to be white with a dot of gold. Now it's turning black from dried blood. He just keeps scratching it, altho I've never really seen him do it and it gets all scabby and bloody. I try to wash it, but it's all stuck in his fur. Plus, washing it isn't going to make it better. To make it better, we need to know what it is and how to treat it. I'm just hoping it's not mange (sp?). It's something that dogs get but I don't know about cats. Mange is actually mites. I guess most dogs (and cats?) have them, but it only becomes a probably if they have an immune issue or there are too many.
My point is: I don't want to get rid of my cat. Of course all of this doesn't mean that that will happen. But it could and it scares me. I don't need to lose another cat right now. Two in just a couple of months? No thank you.
*sigh* this sucks.
Also, my mom left me home with her baby-sitting charge. She went to the pharmacy and then she's going grocery shopping. Anyway, I guess I'm going to go back to typing up Puppy Love. So yeah..... That's my life in a nutshell right now.
Peace. Love. Fingers Crossed.
Anyway. It's not just upsetting b/c it's gross. It's also upsetting b/c I know my mom won't put up with a poop-disabled cat. She also won't put up with a cat that has to go to the vet's every other week. I'm hoping he just has a food allergy or something and it can be fixed easily. We were already going to make an appointment with the vet b/c of his chin. It looks like he has some kind of rash or something. His chin used to be white with a dot of gold. Now it's turning black from dried blood. He just keeps scratching it, altho I've never really seen him do it and it gets all scabby and bloody. I try to wash it, but it's all stuck in his fur. Plus, washing it isn't going to make it better. To make it better, we need to know what it is and how to treat it. I'm just hoping it's not mange (sp?). It's something that dogs get but I don't know about cats. Mange is actually mites. I guess most dogs (and cats?) have them, but it only becomes a probably if they have an immune issue or there are too many.
My point is: I don't want to get rid of my cat. Of course all of this doesn't mean that that will happen. But it could and it scares me. I don't need to lose another cat right now. Two in just a couple of months? No thank you.
*sigh* this sucks.
Also, my mom left me home with her baby-sitting charge. She went to the pharmacy and then she's going grocery shopping. Anyway, I guess I'm going to go back to typing up Puppy Love. So yeah..... That's my life in a nutshell right now.
Peace. Love. Fingers Crossed.