Public Urination

[Syndrome]

If your cat turns out to have hyperthyroidism, ask your vet where there is a facility that does radioiodine therapy.

Interesting. I didn't know about that treatment. We had a cat with this problem many years ago, but we treated her with a medication that we smeared in her ear (same stuff as in the usual pills, but easier to deal with). Tooncinator is at the vet's right now, so we'll see what his blood work says. They already dunned us for his weight, but he gets no exercise because his entire existence boils down to the following:

23 1/2 hours: Hide under bed.
1/2 hour: Use litter box and gorge on food.

Our other boys are chunky too but the new kitten is taking care of that. He entices them to play and run like maniacs all over the house.

[Stripes]

[goofyjoe]

How often does this occur? I guess I'm going at the right times of year (fall and early spring) where people probably aren't drinking as many fluids. Though I certainly wouldn't put it past some guests. I just couldn't imagine how someone could do it in a full cab - plus, the way the seating is arranged, one certainly wouldn't have much privacy!

[Syndrome]

OMG, that is a riot and that cat looks just like our crazy boy! His bloodwork turned out mostly good except for one enzyme that probably means a gastrointestinal issue. Thankfully we can use a med that goes on his ear as a gel.

Farquaad thinks he is a new cat and is absolutely freaking out. Duh, Quaad, haven't you noticed that he smells the same even though he looks like a naked mole rat.

[Mayonnaise]

Maybe he knows it's the same cat...

Maybe he's scared the hairlessness is catching.

8^P

[felinefan]

As a matter of fact, he does smell different. He has that vet hospital smell on him, and to correct it you need to do The Towel Thing. Take two clean towels, rub one on the cat that went to the vet, the other on the cat that stayed home. Then rub the home cat with the vet smelling cat's towel, and rub the home cat's towel on the cat that just got back from the vet. Keep doing this, and after a few days the smells will equalize, and the home cat will once again recognize the cat that went to the vet. You might want to invest in Feliway, either the spray or the room diffuser to keep them calm. Of course, keeping them apart, especially during the Towel Thing, would help.

[Syndrome]

I know all about Feliway...great stuff! We used it to calm them on the long drive from Chicago to FL and in the new house. Unfortunately I think that Quaad is upset about him for a different reason. He has gone downhill big time...is barely eating or drinking and can barely walk on one of his hind legs. Quaad reacted in the same way to the new kitten, who was worm infested and had a bacterial infection. Once he was cured, Quaad quickly accepted him. I have the feeling he knows Tooncinator is sick too. He was wobbly the first day, but he thought it was just the anesthetic wearing off.

My husband thinks it's a rabies shot reaction, but the vet thinks the shots and stress inflamed his arthritis very badly. We have him isolated in a small area now, and he still drags himself to the litterbox and will eat a little if I coax him, so I'm hoping it's just temporary. Taking him back to the vet would probably stress him into a heart attack; he nearly shredded Mr. Syndrome to bits when the poor guy just carried him from one room into the next to isolate him.

[MyLittleAngels]

Syndrome, do make sure he keeps eating, even if it's in small doses. Cats can easily get a disease called "hepatic lipidosis", or fatty liver syndrome, when they don't eat. Generally it only takes a week or so (2 weeks and it's pretty much a standard diagnosis). It's very common in obese kitties who stop eating for short periods of time. They also can become very jaundiced with this, so keep an eye on the whites of his eyes, and on his ears, which is where you're mostly likely to see it.

I hope your kitty is feeling better soon!

[felinefan]

Some cats can tell when another is having problems.

Last week I bought an undercoat rake in a last-ditch effort to untangle Tripod's horribly matted fur; she never got into being groomed as a kitten, and her undercoat mats very badly, despite being a shorthair. Used it for the first time yesterday, and the way she carried on, I'm surprised nobody called the humane society on me. The clerk at PetSmart said the best way to help undo mats is to rub baking soda on them before brushing, so I bought a small box of baking soda on the way home. It really works! I'm going to have to work on Tripod every day for a week to get her completely mat-free--she really yells when I'm anywhere near her back legs, probably has arthritis--and just hope she doesn't rupture my eardrums with her yelling. After that, brush her once a week and that should keep her coat in good shape and keep the under coat load down until she grows her winter coat again, then keep on top of it all winter.

[darph nader]

I know all about Feliway...great stuff! We used it to calm them on the long drive from Chicago to FL and in the new house. Unfortunately I think that Quaad is upset about him for a different reason. He has gone downhill big time...is barely eating or drinking and can barely walk on one of his hind legs. Quaad reacted in the same way to the new kitten, who was worm infested and had a bacterial infection. Once he was cured, Quaad quickly accepted him. I have the feeling he knows Tooncinator is sick too. He was wobbly the first day, but he thought it was just the anesthetic wearing off.

My husband thinks it's a rabies shot reaction, but the vet thinks the shots and stress inflamed his arthritis very badly. We have him isolated in a small area now, and he still drags himself to the litterbox and will eat a little if I coax him, so I'm hoping it's just temporary. Taking him back to the vet would probably stress him into a heart attack; he nearly shredded Mr. Syndrome to bits when the poor guy just carried him from one room into the next to isolate him.

And this is why we don't have a cat. (and I developed an allergie to them)
If anybody wants a cat,come to my house and take the 15 strays in our 'hood' PLEEEEZE