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Hi all -
I've just noticed a problem going thru my household. I don't know about the feral kitties. It's been so cold that they are off their food a bit as they don't want to come out of their warm places to eat so I've cut back on the cans I feed them. But the inside cats are turning down the wet food and sulking. No diarhea (sp?) and no vomiting. Just off their feed. I noticed it when Lionel, my always hungry one who eats everything, refused food. Not at all normal. Then I realized it was going thru the crowd. I feed them Blue dry but set out the ferals' 9 Lives dry so they could eat "comfort food" when ready to eat. They have both to choose from and that seems to be working. This thing seems to last 24 hours and appears to go away. It frightened me because the first thing I thought of was did I get a hold of bad food from China? I go to the vet to get the A/D the some of them eat. Could I have brought a virus home from there? Where did this stuff find it's way to them? I've had the kennel thing go thru them before when one or another has spent time at the vet clinic and come home with sneezing and such but this isn't that. It's just run down draggy and fatigue. Like us when we get the 24 hour flu. If it doesn't clear up I will make a trip to vet. But at the moment my vet is on vacation. They are getting back to normal after a day of this, as long as it stays away. It is just unnerving and frightening. Has anyone else experienced this?
Thanks,
Karen
I've just noticed a problem going thru my household. I don't know about the feral kitties. It's been so cold that they are off their food a bit as they don't want to come out of their warm places to eat so I've cut back on the cans I feed them. But the inside cats are turning down the wet food and sulking. No diarhea (sp?) and no vomiting. Just off their feed. I noticed it when Lionel, my always hungry one who eats everything, refused food. Not at all normal. Then I realized it was going thru the crowd. I feed them Blue dry but set out the ferals' 9 Lives dry so they could eat "comfort food" when ready to eat. They have both to choose from and that seems to be working. This thing seems to last 24 hours and appears to go away. It frightened me because the first thing I thought of was did I get a hold of bad food from China? I go to the vet to get the A/D the some of them eat. Could I have brought a virus home from there? Where did this stuff find it's way to them? I've had the kennel thing go thru them before when one or another has spent time at the vet clinic and come home with sneezing and such but this isn't that. It's just run down draggy and fatigue. Like us when we get the 24 hour flu. If it doesn't clear up I will make a trip to vet. But at the moment my vet is on vacation. They are getting back to normal after a day of this, as long as it stays away. It is just unnerving and frightening. Has anyone else experienced this?
Thanks,
Karen