I'm sure I've mentioned I have cats right? While I dearly love both of them, Pippin is my baby. He's also a horrible throw-up cat. Since he was a kitten he has routinely vomited sometimes 1-2/week, sometimes only 1-2 a month. I know, kind of a gross subject but it's necessary to the story. Saturday he threw up and I wasn't worried since it's normal. But usually he'll eat again and be fine. Well this time he didn't. He refused to eat anything the rest of the night. At 6:00 am Sunday I was up cooking turkey for him and he wouldn't eat that. By then I was more than a little worried. Then he drank a little water and threw up. Being something of a hypochondriac, I tend to worry a lot so I called an emergency vet clinic. To be safe they recommended bringing him in. So I shoved him into a cat carrier and listened to him cry the entire 10-minute ride to the clinic. A recommendation for anyone looking for a vet in Sacramento - I went to the Mueller Pet Medical Center and they were wonderful. The assistant and vet that we saw were both great with Pippin, explained things well, seemed completely competent and were (extremely important) very reassuring to a worried cat mother!
The vet said it was probably a stomach upset and Pippin & I came home and I sat and stared at him the rest of the day. Actually I cooked more turkey, some meat and then handfed him cat food all of which he kept down. He seems fully recovered now and is happily sitting in the window breathing in the hot air. He does keep looking at me expectantly. I think he wants more turkey instead of cat food. Did I mention he's a little spoiled? Not really a day I want to repeat but at least he's fine now!
5 comments:
Happy for you about the job, Robin! Our Shasta is a spit up kitty, as is a friend's cat, "Bean," who has thrown up regularly throughout her life with no other symptoms and apparent health in all otherwise. You did the right thing by taking him in sooner rather than later, though. Glad he's alright! I'm thinking it may have been a physiological reaction to the hotter weather.
You just never know! Better safe than sorry, that's my motto. We do get attached to our babies - err, critters.
Thanks Denise. Yeah some cats just like to throw up I think! I was thinking maybe it was the heat also. Hopefully he won't do it again.
Peruby, I do kind of thing of them as my babies! I'd definitely rather err on the wrong side and I'm just glad he's fine now!
Our animals are our babies aren't they! We are taking our Mandy girl (Bichon) for a torn ligament tomorrow! I'm just sick and worried about it too. So glad Pippin is better!!! And aren't you glad you took him into the vets!
Robbie, I hope everything goes well for Mandy. I can imagine how worried you must be! Let me know how she does.
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