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wondering if I should take my cat to the vet. or am i over-reacting? *update - cat has cancer
#18887447 - 09/25/13 12:05 AM (10 years, 4 months ago) |
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Because she is not showing any signs of being in pain.. but she has been acting different the last couple days. Shes been sleeping a LOT more lately her energy is lower than it normally is... But shes never been too much of an energetic cat, shes more of a relaxed cat. I remember reading somewhere that cats will go and lay down in odd places when they are feeling 'off' or are dying, and my cat has been laying in places the NEVER lays... shes got her normal sleeping spots and its like overnight, she changed all the places she lays down!!!
So I dont know if this is natural behavior or what! Obviously I care about her and would take her to the vet. But in a way, I think Im being overly-sensitive... and a trip to the vet is costly. So I wanted to get some peoples opinions on the matter.
thanks, Dan
UPDATE- it turns out she has some cancerous growths and we have to put her to sleep. This is the last thing I expected and Im having trouble breathing because of a panic attack I am having.
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Re: wondering if I should take my cat to the vet. or am i over-reacting? [Re: danlennon3]
#18887500 - 09/25/13 12:29 AM (10 years, 4 months ago) |
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how old is your cat?
has she been eating her daily intake?
does she feel bothered in any way when you pet her or pick her up?
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Re: wondering if I should take my cat to the vet. or am i over-reacting? [Re: danlennon3]
#18887503 - 09/25/13 12:29 AM (10 years, 4 months ago) |
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nawwwww kitty, how old is she/he? could be preggas like mine is
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Re: wondering if I should take my cat to the vet. or am i over-reacting? [Re: innerspeaker1967]
#18887554 - 09/25/13 12:51 AM (10 years, 4 months ago) |
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shes about 5 now and is fixed. Shes an indoor cat too. She doesnt seem to be irritated in any way, just more sluggish... She was the runt so the way she acts normally is kinda like a baby... ANYONE can pick her up for as long as they wanted without her wanting to jump off! She purrs like CRAZY and begs for love and petting... She also curls up to people( even strangers she just met) and will sleep the entire night in your arms like a teddy bear! when you nudge her, she still wont even budge!! you gotta actually pick her up move her in order to get her to move!!! And this is how she normally acts!! So not much at all bothers or irritates her.. You could probably continually poke her many many times and she will not react! She is also deaf so loud noises dont bother her, which I feel is another reason she feel VERY comfortable... because no sharp or loud noises effects her.
So its really hard to tell if there is something wrong with her because she will not react like a normal cat does!
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Re: wondering if I should take my cat to the vet. or am i over-reacting? [Re: danlennon3]
#18887701 - 09/25/13 02:30 AM (10 years, 4 months ago) |
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a shroomery cat just died because it didn't get to the vet in time. i'd get her there and have some blood work and a physical done at the least if you're concerned.
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Re: wondering if I should take my cat to the vet. or am i over-reacting? [Re: passifloracaerulea]
#18887717 - 09/25/13 02:55 AM (10 years, 4 months ago) |
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Could be a 101 things. Just take her to the vet. A check won't be that bad. If it's like England you're looking at about $50. Though we hav vets for people that can't afford too
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Re: wondering if I should take my cat to the vet. or am i over-reacting? [Re: Fire is Born]
#18898523 - 09/27/13 12:38 PM (10 years, 4 months ago) |
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I took her to the vet and its bad news. She has cancer and we will have to put her to sleep
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Re: wondering if I should take my cat to the vet. or am i over-reacting? [Re: danlennon3]
#18898572 - 09/27/13 12:51 PM (10 years, 4 months ago) |
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God damn man. I'm sorry to hear. I know its hard.
Putting my beagle down.......by far that was the most heart breaking thing I've ever had to do
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Re: wondering if I should take my cat to the vet. or am i over-reacting? [Re: Uzziel]
#18898596 - 09/27/13 12:57 PM (10 years, 4 months ago) |
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is she far along in the cancer? cats have been cured of cancer using the essiac cancer remedy. it's 4 easy to get herbs and might be worth a try before you put her down. how old is she? 5, got it. she could pull through.
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Re: wondering if I should take my cat to the vet. or am i over-reacting? [Re: passifloracaerulea]
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I'm sorry to hear that man my condolences
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Re: wondering if I should take my cat to the vet. or am i over-reacting? [Re: danlennon3]
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Re: wondering if I should take my cat to the vet. or am i over-reacting? *update - cat has cancer [Re: danlennon3]
#18898964 - 09/27/13 02:30 PM (10 years, 4 months ago) |
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danlennon3 said: UPDATE- it turns out she has some cancerous growths and we have to put her to sleep. This is the last thing I expected and Im having trouble breathing because of a panic attack I am having.
sorry to hear that, maybe you could get a baby kitten to fill the void. Have a benzo for the breathing.
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Re: wondering if I should take my cat to the vet. or am i over-reacting? [Re: danlennon3]
#18899022 - 09/27/13 02:47 PM (10 years, 4 months ago) |
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danlennon3 said: I took her to the vet and its bad news. She has cancer and we will have to put her to sleep
awww man...are you sure? sucks dude.
don't lose hope just yet though.
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Re: wondering if I should take my cat to the vet. or am i over-reacting? [Re: zZZz]
#18899029 - 09/27/13 02:49 PM (10 years, 4 months ago) |
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My condolences friend.
I got a cat atm who has a hole in the back of his eye that needs like a 2 grand surgery.
Obviously I cant afford that for a cat unless he wore a hat I suppose.
Hes still a boss ass kitteh though.
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Re: wondering if I should take my cat to the vet. or am i over-reacting? [Re: Enjoywho]
#18899116 - 09/27/13 03:08 PM (10 years, 4 months ago) |
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Enjoywho said: My condolences friend.
I got a cat atm who has a hole in the back of his eye that needs like a 2 grand surgery.
Obviously I cant afford that for a cat unless he wore a hat I suppose.
Hes still a boss ass kitteh though.
I should start some sort of kitty foundation.
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Re: wondering if I should take my cat to the vet. or am i over-reacting? *update - cat has cancer [Re: danlennon3] 1
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danlennon3 said: Because she is not showing any signs of being in pain.. but she has been acting different the last couple days. Shes been sleeping a LOT more lately her energy is lower than it normally is... But shes never been too much of an energetic cat, shes more of a relaxed cat. I remember reading somewhere that cats will go and lay down in odd places when they are feeling 'off' or are dying, and my cat has been laying in places the NEVER lays... shes got her normal sleeping spots and its like overnight, she changed all the places she lays down!!!
So I dont know if this is natural behavior or what! Obviously I care about her and would take her to the vet. But in a way, I think Im being overly-sensitive... and a trip to the vet is costly. So I wanted to get some peoples opinions on the matter.
thanks, Dan
UPDATE- it turns out she has some cancerous growths and we have to put her to sleep. This is the last thing I expected and Im having trouble breathing because of a panic attack I am having.
It's all going to be okay dan.
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Re: wondering if I should take my cat to the vet. or am i over-reacting? *update - cat has cancer [Re: The Vapor]
#18899151 - 09/27/13 03:17 PM (10 years, 4 months ago) |
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It's the circle of life. I'm sincerely sorry for your loss; anytime is not long enough. Reminisce in the memories you shared because words fall short of expressing sorrow at any level. I wish you peace in your hard times.
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Re: wondering if I should take my cat to the vet. or am i over-reacting? *update - cat has cancer [Re: SoreSpore]
#18899233 - 09/27/13 03:34 PM (10 years, 4 months ago) |
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I'm sorry OP. these threads make me so sad.
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Re: wondering if I should take my cat to the vet. or am i over-reacting? *update - cat has cancer [Re: VivaLaMushie]
#18899330 - 09/27/13 03:57 PM (10 years, 4 months ago) |
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She has cancerous growths on or around her lungs.. Her kidneys are also 3 times larger than they are supposed to be... Chemo-therapy would only delay the inevitable And also cost thousands of dollars which I do not have. The vet said that a steroid injection will help short term.
I love my kitty so much
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Re: wondering if I should take my cat to the vet. or am i over-reacting? *update - cat has cancer [Re: danlennon3]
#18899389 - 09/27/13 04:12 PM (10 years, 4 months ago) |
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Give it some weed oil, been shown to cure people and animals. Couldnt hurt to try could it?
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Re: wondering if I should take my cat to the vet. or am i over-reacting? *update - cat has cancer [Re: kakashi68]
#18899408 - 09/27/13 04:17 PM (10 years, 4 months ago) |
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Animals, especially cats will never give away any signs that they're in pain or hurt if they can. Giving out signals that you're injured is a great way to become some other animals meal. By the sounds of it it sounds like shes ready to die though.
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Re: wondering if I should take my cat to the vet. or am i over-reacting? *update - cat has cancer [Re: Bodhi of Ankou]
#18899456 - 09/27/13 04:32 PM (10 years, 4 months ago) |
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I guess once cancer is in the lungs it can spread everywhere easily, so sorry.
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Re: wondering if I should take my cat to the vet. or am i over-reacting? *update - cat has cancer [Re: danlennon3]
#18899675 - 09/27/13 05:25 PM (10 years, 4 months ago) |
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Yea she is hangin in there but she cant move rally I dont know if she is going to make it through the night.. Im not leavin her side, im making sure she is comfortable. This all came so abruptly
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Re: wondering if I should take my cat to the vet. or am i over-reacting? *update - cat has cancer [Re: danlennon3]
#18899749 - 09/27/13 05:43 PM (10 years, 4 months ago) |
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my condolences. its like watching your child die..... nothing but fucked up.
just be with her until the moment comes. and you already are.
there's nothing much else you can do than give her love until the end.
sorry to hear this, brother
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Re: wondering if I should take my cat to the vet. or am i over-reacting? *update - cat has cancer [Re: danlennon3]
#18899768 - 09/27/13 05:47 PM (10 years, 4 months ago) |
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Damn, dude. I'm really sorry. I hate stuff like this.
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Re: wondering if I should take my cat to the vet. or am i over-reacting? *update - cat has cancer [Re: Niffla]
#18899796 - 09/27/13 05:53 PM (10 years, 4 months ago) |
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if the cat is still eating, i wouldnt put her to sleep, my cat died of cancer in the house, she didnt show any signs of pain and was still eating so we figured why bring her to a vet to off her, leave her comfortably in the house
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Re: wondering if I should take my cat to the vet. or am i over-reacting? *update - cat has cancer [Re: hidenseek1]
#18899844 - 09/27/13 06:04 PM (10 years, 4 months ago) |
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she hasnt eaten in 4 days and she recently stopped drinking water
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Re: wondering if I should take my cat to the vet. or am i over-reacting? *update - cat has cancer [Re: danlennon3]
#18899928 - 09/27/13 06:23 PM (10 years, 4 months ago) |
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i know this may sound dumb, but have you considered giving her medical cannabis?
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Re: wondering if I should take my cat to the vet. or am i over-reacting? *update - cat has cancer [Re: danlennon3]
#18899968 - 09/27/13 06:35 PM (10 years, 4 months ago) |
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Aw man. 
It's never easy losing a close pet, but things will be fine with time.
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Re: wondering if I should take my cat to the vet. or am i over-reacting? [Re: danlennon3]
#18900134 - 09/27/13 07:18 PM (10 years, 4 months ago) |
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animals get cancer?!?! sucks to hear man, poor cat i say try kakashi68's idea and cure her with weeeeeeeeed
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Re: wondering if I should take my cat to the vet. or am i over-reacting? [Re: innerspeaker1967]
#18900220 - 09/27/13 07:33 PM (10 years, 4 months ago) |
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put the cat to sleep. people keep them alive too long. Most of the time they hold on for themselves, rather than the sake of the animal.
Just because it doesn't hurt doesnt mean its not suffering. Labored breathing doesn't hurt, just means you cant get breathe to your lungs..
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Re: wondering if I should take my cat to the vet. or am i over-reacting? [Re: innerspeaker1967] 2
#18900938 - 09/27/13 10:11 PM (10 years, 4 months ago) |
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innerspeaker1967 said: animals get cancer?!?! sucks to hear man, poor cat i say try kakashi68's idea and cure her with weeeeeeeeed
Cancer isn't restricted to humans. There's no curing it with weed or a secret blend of herbs and spices. From the sound of things, the cancer is pretty well-progressed. There's no magic cure for advanced cancers, certainly not feeding a pitiful animal weed.
At this point, the most humane thing would be to put selfish attachment aside and euthanise the animal. If it has stopped eating and drinking, it is close to the end and you'd only prolong its suffering by indulging your own weakness.
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weed wont necessarily cure it the cancer, but it may help your cat feel at ease for the time being. its too soon to lose hope imo..
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Re: wondering if I should take my cat to the vet. or am i over-reacting? [Re: zZZz]
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The animal has multiple cancerous growths on the lungs and grossly enlarged kidneys, which could be a result of feline polycystic kidney disease. There's no maybes at this point. The animal is suffering and it is time to let it be put to rest.
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well, wouldn't hurt to give her one last toke/s.
you never know though, things happen..
i hope all is betteer op.
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Re: wondering if I should take my cat to the vet. or am i over-reacting? [Re: qman]
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Cancer is pretty popular with cats, usually pops up in their last two years. Everyone would get it if they lived long enough.
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Re: wondering if I should take my cat to the vet. or am i over-reacting? *update - cat has cancer [Re: kakashi68]
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kakashi68 said: Give it some weed oil, been shown to cure people and animals. Couldnt hurt to try could it?
It would be stupid to give hash oil to the cat if he doesn't even know whether the tumour would respond to cannabinoids.
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Re: wondering if I should take my cat to the vet. or am i over-reacting? *update - cat has cancer [Re: danlennon3]
#18901426 - 09/28/13 03:23 AM (10 years, 4 months ago) |
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danlennon3 said:
UPDATE- it turns out she has some cancerous growths and we have to put her to sleep. This is the last thing I expected and Im having trouble breathing because of a panic attack I am having.
Hey, sorry for your loss Dan. I know how it is to lose a cat. How old was she?
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Re: wondering if I should take my cat to the vet. or am i over-reacting? *update - cat has cancer [Re: lifeiswhatyoumake]
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she's not gone yet..
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Re: wondering if I should take my cat to the vet. or am i over-reacting? *update - cat has cancer [Re: zZZz]
#18901444 - 09/28/13 03:39 AM (10 years, 4 months ago) |
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Ah, I read that wrong. Well, OP, enjoy your last moments with your cat. Know that she'll probably be in kitty heaven soon. It's going to be alright
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Re: wondering if I should take my cat to the vet. or am i over-reacting? *update - cat has cancer [Re: danlennon3]
#18901723 - 09/28/13 06:58 AM (10 years, 4 months ago) |
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We had to put our cat down recently, it was abrupt.
he had feline infectious peritinitis. and the symptoms are similar to what you described.
Sorry Dan.
be strong my friend
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