I have to take my cat to the hospital and have all kinds of tests done on him in a few hours. He went to the vet Saturday and had blood work and stomach x rays and urine tests. Today the vet called and said he needs an ultrasound. He just turned 14 last month and has been overall pretty healthy. Except for cysts in his ears which I had removed a few months ago.
I've lost five cats and a dog in the past few years and now I only have two cats and a new dog left. I'm very attached to the pets I have left and just want them to live healthily for a long time. My childhood cats lived to be 19 and 20 but since them I can't seem to have a cat live past 14-16. These two I really want to.
He's had an intestinal blockage over a year ago from eating the stuffing of a toy my dog chewed up before I got home to clean it. They thought he could have ibd but he recovered so I didn't pursue testing. One of the cats, or both, throws up a fair amount, but he's long haired and gets furballs and eats things like hair and paper if he can. My other cat throws up from his atopica that he takes for allergies unless he eats before taking it so it's hard to tell who throws up sometimes.
A few days ago this cat peed on the bathroom rug right in front of me, then peed in the kitty litter but was stopping and starting not normal peeing for him. The next day there was more pee on the bathroom rug. He's also lost a pound and isn't always a great eater.
So I brought him in and now they're testing for cancer and infectious diseases. He's indoor only and I haven't taken in any new cats for eight years. He hadn't been to the vet for five months, neither had the other cat. They said my dog couldn't carry any cat diseases in, so where would he get an infectious disease?
Supposedly his kidneys are fine and he's not diabetic.
I've lost five cats and a dog in the past few years and now I only have two cats and a new dog left. I'm very attached to the pets I have left and just want them to live healthily for a long time. My childhood cats lived to be 19 and 20 but since them I can't seem to have a cat live past 14-16. These two I really want to.
He's had an intestinal blockage over a year ago from eating the stuffing of a toy my dog chewed up before I got home to clean it. They thought he could have ibd but he recovered so I didn't pursue testing. One of the cats, or both, throws up a fair amount, but he's long haired and gets furballs and eats things like hair and paper if he can. My other cat throws up from his atopica that he takes for allergies unless he eats before taking it so it's hard to tell who throws up sometimes.
A few days ago this cat peed on the bathroom rug right in front of me, then peed in the kitty litter but was stopping and starting not normal peeing for him. The next day there was more pee on the bathroom rug. He's also lost a pound and isn't always a great eater.
So I brought him in and now they're testing for cancer and infectious diseases. He's indoor only and I haven't taken in any new cats for eight years. He hadn't been to the vet for five months, neither had the other cat. They said my dog couldn't carry any cat diseases in, so where would he get an infectious disease?
Supposedly his kidneys are fine and he's not diabetic.
