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re: Vets / Cat owners.. My cat won't eat her food
Posted on 3/4/15 at 7:32 pm to VermilionTiger
Posted on 3/4/15 at 7:32 pm to VermilionTiger
If she doesn't eat tonight, I'd take her in tomorrow morning and not wait. Cats are notorious for hiding illness until they get too sick or past the point of no return. Mine had a raging UTI not long ago and the only way I noticed is when he finally started drinking a lot of water. Cats don't normally drink much, so I knew that was a bad sign of something, plus I feed wet food only with some water added to it. Had a diabetic cat and dry food was awful for her, so I switched them all to a low carb wet and got the diabetic cat off insulin and the others lost a little weight they needed to lose.
Could be a multitude of things. Could have a blockage esp if not pooping. Check for peeing, pooping, purring and preening.ETA: There are 5 p's. The 5th is playing. Check your litter box well.
Make sure you check for dehydration. Too much could lead to death, so any indication at all requires a vet visit as soon as possible. If you don't know how, here's a short video.
LINK
Could be a multitude of things. Could have a blockage esp if not pooping. Check for peeing, pooping, purring and preening.ETA: There are 5 p's. The 5th is playing. Check your litter box well.
Make sure you check for dehydration. Too much could lead to death, so any indication at all requires a vet visit as soon as possible. If you don't know how, here's a short video.
LINK
This post was edited on 3/4/15 at 7:34 pm
Posted on 3/4/15 at 7:42 pm to Gris Gris
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Make sure you check for dehydration. Too much could lead to death, so any indication at all requires a vet visit as soon as possible. If you don't know how, here's a short video.
LINK
One way to assess hydration in an animal is to lift the skin over the animal's shoulder and watch how fast it goes back to its normal position. In a normal, healthy animal, if the skin between the shoulders is lifted up and then released, the skin will pop back to its normal position immediately.
In dehydrated animals, there is less fluid in the skin and it is less elastic. When lifted off the back, the skin of a dehydrated animal will not immediately fall back to its normal position. If a pet has lost 6-8% of its normal fluid, there will be a definite delay in the skin returning to its normal position. If the pet is 10-12% dehydrated, the skin will actually look like a tent and not go back to its normal position. Signs of shock may be evident. If a pet is over 12% dehydrated, it is an extreme emergency.
Other ways to assess dehydration are to examine the mucous membranes (gums); they should be moist. In a dehydrated animal, the eyes may appear sunken in. In very dehydrated animals the heart rate may be increased, but the pulse would be weak.
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