We are new to the board, and hope we're asking for help in the right area. If not, can someone please point us to the appropriate forum.
We have an 18 year old cat that we adopted at the beginning of this year. She seemed to be quite happy and content earlier this evening, then started hyperventilating, and drooling. At one point she had a seizure that we thought was her last, paws all over the place, lots of caughing, etc. We thought she may have had a hairball stuck in her throat; I did the cat equivalent of a Heimlich maneuver on her, but nothing came up. Her temperature seems to be going lower, and her breathing is quite shallow. We've tried to comfort her by keeping her clean, wiping her with damp wash cloths, giving her a comfortable bed to lie in, etc. and she seems to be more alert now than she was earlier. We've gotten her to drink some water and that seems to help calm her and make her breathing easier.
We're not in a place where we can get her to a vet. tonight, and our finances are very, very tight, so even taking her to a vet. tomorrow is problematical, especially for a cat of this age.
From what we've described, do any of you have any thoughts on what may be wrong with her, or any suggestions of things we can do for her to make her last few days/weeks/months/years more comfortable?
Thanks for any suggestions you may have.
Maureen
We have an 18 year old cat that we adopted at the beginning of this year. She seemed to be quite happy and content earlier this evening, then started hyperventilating, and drooling. At one point she had a seizure that we thought was her last, paws all over the place, lots of caughing, etc. We thought she may have had a hairball stuck in her throat; I did the cat equivalent of a Heimlich maneuver on her, but nothing came up. Her temperature seems to be going lower, and her breathing is quite shallow. We've tried to comfort her by keeping her clean, wiping her with damp wash cloths, giving her a comfortable bed to lie in, etc. and she seems to be more alert now than she was earlier. We've gotten her to drink some water and that seems to help calm her and make her breathing easier.
We're not in a place where we can get her to a vet. tonight, and our finances are very, very tight, so even taking her to a vet. tomorrow is problematical, especially for a cat of this age.
From what we've described, do any of you have any thoughts on what may be wrong with her, or any suggestions of things we can do for her to make her last few days/weeks/months/years more comfortable?
Thanks for any suggestions you may have.
Maureen
