Not!! :) I would be worrying myself sick if one of my kitties had
symptoms like that with an unknown cause - and so would just about
any of us on this newsgroup. Nobody thinks this is stupid!

I hope Tyler's OK! He's a young guy, so chances are, he will be. I'll
have my 3 send out some purrs in his direction.

I know it's lonely when your companion isn't around, whether that's
a human or cat companion...

Welcome to RPCA!

Joyce

Oh!  And we were thinking of getting him a playmate next week.  May have
to wait on that, huh?  A friend has a warehouse that people dump cats at
(why do they pick somewhere to dump).  A pregnant female had her litter
there .. the cats have been neutered (spayed) and their first round of
shots.  And the price is right!!! (free)

The lil' girl we're looking at getting is all black (from what I
understand).

And here's a pic of Tyler ..

http://www.mlky.com/tylersleep.jpg

Welcome Rob. Pretty much everyone here would be worried sick if one of
our furbabies had unexplained symptoms - especially if they might
reuire exploratory surgery to figure out the problem. So, no I don't
think you stupid. Purrs on the way that your Tyler avoids surgery and
that he'll be back t normal in time to welcome the new addition to
your fur family.

he certainly looks to be a handsome fellow - sort of reminds me of my
Rocky (RB) or Spot, both black and white spotted kitties

Lots of purrs for Tyler to recover asap.

Hi!  I'm Jill.  I have one cat, Persia.  She hates all other cats.  Trust
me, she does.  But she's an adorable sweet girl and loves me.

I sure hope this turns out to be nothing with Tyler.  And I completely
understand about the "who will cuddle"... my cat Persia is a cuddler.  I
miss her on the rare occasions she decides to be aloof or waits to join me
when I sleep.  She's my furry purring heating pad :)

Jill

Purrs for Tyler to be OK. Let's hope he's just eaten something that
disagreed with him and he'll start feeling better soon. And it's not
stupid at all to miss him and be worried about him.

(I have a Tyler cat too, and going by your description of your Tyler
they might almost be twins in looks and behaviour. Is your Tyler long
haired by any chance?)

Oh, I'm so sorry.  I hope he gets better quickly.  He's young, the vet will
find the problem and all will be well soon.  Purrs headed your way from
Chloe, Tyrone and Miss Pua.

kili

Purrs that Tyler's problem can be easily fixed without surgery.  Of course
you don't sound stupid, you sound like a loving cat slave, we've all been
there - welcome to the club!  ;>

Hugs,

CatNipped

I sure hope your kitty is OK. Please know that we will be sending out
healing purrs for Tyler to have something treatable. I HATE it when they
have to stay overnight :(

Welcome Rob to the best support group on the 'net. Of course you're worried.
Tyler is your baby and he's not feeling well. It doesn't sound stupid at
all. I live in Georgia, USA with five feline furies...errr furries and I'll
ask them all to send purrs that the vet is able to take care of Tyler
without having to operate.  We'll send purrs for you as well.  When all of
this is over we look forward to hearing stories of Tyler.
Julie, Hobbes, Selena, Lacey, Sam and Barnabus

Purrs and prayers from us that it's nothing serious and that Tyler starts
feeling better soon.
Lily & her mama

In order of priority:

Purrs for Tyler, and for you, are on the way.
It certainly doesn't sound stupid, to worry about your cat - especially
here.
Welcome to the group!

Called the vet at 9AM this AM.  She said he was really mad at being
there, hated everyone there, was hissing and spitting and growling and
hiding behind the litter box in his cage.  Now I know not to ever board
him! (lol).  She said because he wouldn't eat / drink / use the
litterbox, she didn't know if he was any better .. so sent me home with
some bland food (well, i bought them .. nothing at the vet is free, I
dont think).  $238 total bill (X-Ray, blood work, standard visit fee, 1
night boarding fee, prescription, food, IV fluids).

She said "Take him home and put him into an enclosed room, so you can
monitor if he throws up again.  Give him 2 antacids a day (the
prescription I mentioned before), one in AM one in PM.  If he throws up
again, take him to the emergency vet."  $300 ... just to walk in the
door?  Hmmm...

They brought him out and at first he wouldn't acknowledge me.  But after
about 2 minutes, he was rubbing his face all over my fingers (brave me
stuck his fingers into the carrier).

He mewed a couple times on the drive home, I kept a finger in the
carrier front, which he kept rubbing his head on.  The purr machine came
on when we walked in the door, but when he realized his litterbox and
food/water were in the office he wasn't so happy as he knew he was going
to be locked in there all day while I worked.

I put some of the bland food (it actually smells kind of good, but im
not going to try it!) and watched him eat some.  He took a little drink.
 Then he laid on the floor, and it looked for a second like he was
going to barf (kept licking his chops).  Then he started grooming himself.

I reached down and gave him a few strokes.  He looked at me, I heard a
little Pffft, then I smelled the most foul thing.  An SBD!!!  Oh noes.
Nothing worse than an "empty intestine cat fart".  (sorry, I'll refrain
from further grossness)

He drank a little, then ate some more.  Watched him for about 20 minutes
more, then went to work.  Worried all day that I'd come home to an
office wall painted with puke (whoops, broke my vow.  Won't do it
again).  Got home, and opened the office and found ......

The cat.  Very happy to see me.  Most of the food is eaten.  He's drank
some, too.  Also used the litterbox (but not for #2 yet).  No barf.

Sweet mother of kitty goodness!

I think he's ok now.  He's still banned to the office for now (sorry,
kitty, gotta do a huge cleaning .. an 11 year old who doesn't know how
to pick up after himself (got that from his mother, im trying to reverse
that) and stuff ends up everywhere.  Gotta clean it all up before you
can go exploring again).  No want kitty to get all sick and yucky again.

I made a deal with him today.  "Kitty, if you don't barf I'll not take
you back to the vet today."

Maybe he listened.

Doubt it.

Welcome, friend, to the Cat House.

Don't worry about worrying. We're all bats for cats, and some of us have
gone out of our minds over smaller matters. When we first got our Odessa, a
former feral, she ran out of the room where we were sequestering her until
she was integrated, and got into a little cubbyhole atop the basement wall,
which is all cement but doesn't go completely up to the ceiling. I went
nuts, got over here and asked for frantic feline purrs. We thought she'd
gotten into one of the walls elsewhere in the house, and that we'd have to
strip down the plaster to get her out! All the while the little princess was
sitting pretty, making fun of me and my husband.

You're doing right by Tyler by getting him good care and nipping his problem
in the bud early. He has youth and strength, and a caring catslave, on his
side. Purrs for the both of you, for his health and your nerves. Trust me,
we've all been there!

Blessed be,
Baha

Welcome to RPCA, Rob!

Purrs forthcoming that Tyler will feel better by tomorrow, and be back
to his old self, soon.  Bravo to you for adopting a rescue cat, too! We
all understand the sadness of being without our owners when we have to
let them stay overnight at the vet.  I hope Tyler's trouble won't prove
to be serious--he's much too young for that.

Happy New Year, Everyone! Purrs for a disaster-free 2006 on all fronts
for us all!

Melissa
Panther, Francesca and Nina

Lots of purrs for Tyler to be home soon!

Welcome to the group. That is a familiar question around here after I
had to have my longtime bed buddy Frank PTS in December. The kittens
don't cuddle the way he did. Frank would always join me in bed, whether
it was to sleep at night or for a catnap during the day. He would curl
up around my head or on the pillow next to mine and purr me to sleep.
The kittens usually wait until I'm asleep. Caliban sometimes comes up
for a cuddle in the morning.