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« Reply #375 on: January 04, 2009, 03:13:30 PM » |
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My cat just produced an aroma so offensive that my SO has given the ultimatum: it is time to change cat food brands.
(I doubt this will help, but okay...)
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« Reply #376 on: January 04, 2009, 07:52:17 PM » |
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Our cat (Fluffy) gets what we call "the evening crazies." It's actually about time for that. She likes to be chased by my wife, who giggles like a little kid as she chases Fluffy one way then careens around a corner as the cat chases her. The cat usually gets it started.
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« Reply #377 on: January 04, 2009, 08:12:18 PM » |
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My 3 year old niece visited for Christmas. She would wake up, run to the living room, grab a feather-on-a-stick toy, and yell, "Chase me, kitty! Chase me!" Then she and the calico cat would gallop round and round the house. They did this four or five times a day, while the little orange cat cowered in fear until naptime/bedtime. The funniest part is that they did the same thing Christmas morning, after the briefest of glances at the pile of gifts under the tree. She knew that nothing in those boxes could compete with a galloping kitty.
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« Reply #378 on: January 04, 2009, 08:14:43 PM » |
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It gets rather hairy in our house as Genni and TWO of our cats join in the fun. All Genni needs to do is run through the house with a string trailing behind her.
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« Reply #379 on: January 04, 2009, 08:35:17 PM » |
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It gets rather hairy in our house as Genni and TWO of our cats join in the fun. All Genni needs to do is run through the house with a string trailing behind her.
We used to have a small dog (toy manchester mutt) named Jazzo that would chase my baby brother up and down the hallway, nipping playfully at brother's diaper along followed by the three Siamese cats. On one nip, Jazzo's tooth caught in my brother's sagging diaper and the dog was dragged along behind for a couple of laps. My brother kept turning in circles, trying to find out where Jazzo disappeared. It was hilarious and we have it on Super 8. The same dog used to play tag with our pet rabbit outside. Jazzo would chase Snowball until he finally pounced on her, they would both pause a second and then Snowball would start chasing Jazzo. Hours of entertainment, especially as the younger siblings joined in. Sorry to go cross species on you, but the cats were part of the fun too so I thought it might be okay. |
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« Reply #380 on: January 04, 2009, 09:51:49 PM » |
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My older cat has a daily post-lunch gallop. Must be the extra juice in the wet food she gets for lunch, but she runs all over the house with a catnip toy in her mouth, mrowling loudly, until it's time to collapse in the sun (or, in the dark of winter, on her cushion).
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« Reply #381 on: January 05, 2009, 01:04:11 AM » |
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My cat just finished his midnight spaz, during which he herded three cat toys into his carrier, walloped two ping-pong balls into cowering submission, murdered around a dozen "invisibles," completed six staircase laps at ramming speed, and bit my trouser leg three times before collapsing onto the arm of my chair and purring himself to sleep.
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« Reply #382 on: January 27, 2009, 11:31:07 PM » |
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One of my two cats is not galloping. Yesterday he vomited his morning meal (I came home to it), last night he basically didn't eat, and today he vomited what little he ate for breakfast. He's drinking water, his abdomen feels normal, palpation doesn't cause any obvious pain, and I can hear borborygmi when I put my ear against him. I don't think he's obstructed, and the vomit is basically just food -- at first it included a minute amount of hair but no hairballs, and definitely no worms.
The same vomiting routine occurred two days in a row a couple months ago. At the time I attributed it to normal stupid cat behavior. But it was soon after his food -- Iams original -- changed. The food pieces got smaller and harder. I'm wondering if the contents of the food have changed and there is now something that his stomach finds indigestible/irritating.
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« Reply #383 on: January 27, 2009, 11:42:56 PM » |
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One of my two cats is not galloping. Yesterday he vomited his morning meal (I came home to it), last night he basically didn't eat, and today he vomited what little he ate for breakfast. He's drinking water, his abdomen feels normal, palpation doesn't cause any obvious pain, and I can hear borborygmi when I put my ear against him. I don't think he's obstructed, and the vomit is basically just food -- at first it included a minute amount of hair but no hairballs, and definitely no worms.
The same vomiting routine occurred two days in a row a couple months ago. At the time I attributed it to normal stupid cat behavior. But it was soon after his food -- Iams original -- changed. The food pieces got smaller and harder. I'm wondering if the contents of the food have changed and there is now something that his stomach finds indigestible/irritating.
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« Reply #384 on: January 28, 2009, 06:01:36 AM » |
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My cat ate more food this morning than he did yesterday, and he's more energetic. Maybe he's feeling better, but I'm still going to get a different food later today if weather permits. I'll call the vet too. Of course her response will be "bring the cat in and we'll scope him," which is probably completely unnecessary.
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« Reply #385 on: January 28, 2009, 10:17:39 AM » |
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My cat ate more food this morning than he did yesterday, and he's more energetic. Maybe he's feeling better, but I'm still going to get a different food later today if weather permits. I'll call the vet too. Of course her response will be "bring the cat in and we'll scope him," which is probably completely unnecessary.
That's strange - mine threw up twice yesterday, too, but then he was fine, is eating, drinking, pooping, galloping and yowling normally... Also pushing things off my desk, sitting on the back of the couch and biting my head, demanding lap space and cuddles and just being his normal, spoiled rotten PITA self. But if he throws up again today, I'll call the vet. |
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« Reply #386 on: January 28, 2009, 10:58:10 AM » |
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My vet agreed with my idea of switching to a different food. She says she knows of cats that go digestively haywire whenever the formulation of their food changes -- cats may tolerate some ingredients but not others. She did not know of any recall information but is going to check.
Cats are cats, and cats vomit, especially mine, but it's the pattern of vomiting that is unusual in this case. Usually it's as you described -- gack, and immediately back to normal.
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« Reply #387 on: January 28, 2009, 03:37:06 PM » |
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I agree, it's the change from "normal vomiting" that's a warning, not the vomiting itself. I'm glad you at least spoke to your vet, spork. If she's not worried enough to have you bring Kitty in, then it makes sense to try a different food. But it's probably also a good idea to keep a close eye on Kitty until you know for sure what's going on or until the problem resolves itself, just in case there is something serious happening.
Good luck! I hope it's just the food.
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« Reply #388 on: January 28, 2009, 07:20:52 PM » |
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Would Spork's cat be Sporkitty?
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« Reply #389 on: January 28, 2009, 08:31:13 PM » |
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Sporkat seems back to normal. I brought home a bag of the new food and he gobbled some up. So far no vomit.
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