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My cat has not ate for a few days, drinks water but then throws up. My vet said to bring him in on monday. He did this same thing back in June and they did blood tests, xrays everything and found nothing wrong. Well, today after I got off the phone with my vets office he vomitted again but this time it wasn't clear it was dark green almost black and smelled just like diarrea. Anyone have any ideas what this could be? He's only 2 years old. Sounds like he has a blockage. I would take him to an emergency vet now. > My cat has not ate for a few days, drinks water but then throws up. My vet > said to bring him in on monday. He did this same thing back in June and they > did blood tests, xrays everything and found nothing wrong. Well, today after > I got off the phone with my vets office he vomitted again but this time it > wasn't clear it was dark green almost black and smelled just like diarrea. > Anyone have any ideas what this could be? He's only 2 years old. yeah, if you wait until Monday you might now have to bother with the vet appointment. I agree. Take him to the vet ASAP. Gail > Sounds like he has a blockage. I would take him to an emergency vet > now. [quoted text clipped - 10 lines] >> diarrea. >> Anyone have any ideas what this could be? He's only 2 years old. > Sounds like he has a blockage. I think you're right. I would take him to an emergency vet > now. I agree. Phil > > My cat has not ate for a few days, drinks water but then throws up. My vet > > said to bring him in on monday. He did this same thing back in June and they > > did blood tests, xrays everything and found nothing wrong. Well, today after > > I got off the phone with my vets office he vomitted again but this time it > > wasn't clear it was dark green almost black and smelled just like diarrea. > > Anyone have any ideas what this could be? He's only 2 years old. > Sounds like he has a blockage. I would take him to an emergency > vet now. [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] >> thing back in June and they did blood tests, xrays everything >> and found nothing wrong. Well, today I had to go back and find the OP on this, and if the cat had the same problem in June, and recovered on its own, and is now sick again, I'd think it's something other than a simple obstruction. It is recurring. So what can cause a recurrance? A tumor not removed would only get worse if it's malignant. Hairballs? A passed hairball would provide relief and recovery from the problem in June. A new hairball could cause the problems now. I don't think hairballs show up on xrays very well. I'd think the vet could feel poo blocking up in the colon if theirs a hairball blocking the exit of it.  SignatureCheryl > I'd think the vet could feel > poo blocking up in the colon if XtheirsX a hairball blocking the > exit of it. "there's". Ugh, one of my pet peeves is using the wrong form of one of our words that sound the same, but has a different meaning. LOL It's late. SignatureCheryl Oh pshaw, on Thu 23 Nov 2006 11:50:39p, Cheryl meant to say... >> I'd think the vet could feel >> poo blocking up in the colon if XtheirsX a hairball blocking the [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > of our words that sound the same, but has a different meaning. LOL > It's late. And this isn't an English/spelling class. Don't give it a thought. You're right, it's late. I need to go to bed. SignatureWayne Boatwright __________________________________________________ Useless Invention: Solar powered night light. That does not sound good at all, I would not wait until Monday. Is there an emergency vet you can take him? I'd get him in immediately. Since the first vet didn't find anything, it would be good to get a second opinion anyway. It looks like time is not on your side right now though, besides the new symptom -- cats cannot go longer than a day or two without eating before they start to develop fatty liver disease. Let us know what happens, Rhonda > My cat has not ate for a few days, drinks water but then throws up. My vet > said to bring him in on monday. He did this same thing back in June and they > did blood tests, xrays everything and found nothing wrong. Well, today after > I got off the phone with my vets office he vomitted again but this time it > wasn't clear it was dark green almost black and smelled just like diarrea. > Anyone have any ideas what this could be? He's only 2 years old. > My cat has not ate for a few days, drinks water but then throws up. My vet > said to bring him in on monday. He did this same thing back in June and they > did blood tests, xrays everything and found nothing wrong. He could have had a partial obstruction- which don't always produce dilated loops that can be seen on x-rays. Partial obstructions often become complete obstructions eventually. Well, today after > I got off the phone with my vets office he vomitted again but this time it > wasn't clear it was dark green almost black and smelled just like diarrea. > Anyone have any ideas what this could be? He's only 2 years old. This sounds like an intestinal obstruction of some kind. When the small intestine becomes obstructed the microflora changes into something similar to the microflora in the large bowel- and with an overgrowth of fecal-type bacteria. That's what makes the vomit smell like feces. If I were you, I get a definitive diagnosis ASAP because if the vomiting is due to an intestinal obstruction all that bacteria can lead to toxemia and endotoxic shock which can quickly become fatal. Best of luck, Phil Thank you Phil, you gave me a more to the point answer and I was along the lines of an obstruction too, but the emergency vet is the one I took him too last time and didn't find anything. He is more perky this morning thank god, still drinking water, responding more but I'm taking him in tomorrow to my regular vet cause I think the emergency vet here just rushed us out last time in June. Thanks and I will let you know what the doctor says on him. I would think they would keep him over night tomorrow just to see if they can't pinpoint something right away, he needs an IV I know that much. Although he's drinking alot of water, he still doesn't get enough. I will let you all know after work tomorrow when I am home to email... Thanks Question: I know cats aren't as strong as dogs, heck you can at least give a dog a baby aspirin, you can't cats, but my cat drank out of my glass one day last week, but it was tea watered down, but would this cause any of this do you think? >> My cat has not ate for a few days, drinks water but then throws up. My vet >> said to bring him in on monday. He did this same thing back in June and they [quoted text clipped - 21 lines] > >Phil Hello everyone: Well I took my cat into my vet tonight. Still, they could not find a thing wrong with him. They could see he was dehydrated so they did an IV, barely got any blood out of him to do run tests, they ran a leukemia and another test and both negative. He had no idea, cause he had no fever, nothing. So, he went ahead and treated with antibiotics again and said if he doesn't perk up in a day or two to bring him back and they will try to take more blood and run more tests. So, you see it still lies a mystery on what is wrong with my cat. I honestly wonder if he doesn't have something wrong with his kidneys, maybe kidney stones? I picked up a pamphlet and honestly he has all but one symptom of kidney disease. The Dr just didn't think towards that???? I am leaning towards it, but more like stones cause he had white stuff on his bottom, made it look like crystals? Anyway, my kitty being sick is still a mystery. He gave me antibiotics, and my cat started perking up this morning anyhow, and gave the Dr quite a problem, but he still is not my kitty back to normal by any means. I'll keep you posted. Many thanks Neva >Thank you Phil, you gave me a more to the point answer and I was along the >lines of an obstruction too, but the emergency vet is the one I took him too [quoted text clipped - 19 lines] >> >>Phil >Hello everyone: >Well I took my cat into my vet tonight. Still, they could not find a thing [quoted text clipped - 25 lines] >>> >>>Phil My friend had to take her cat to the vet a few weeks ago from vomiting all of the time. The vet took and x-ray and didn't see anything. He told her he has to open her up to see for sure what is going on. He ran all of the test too. :( anyway the vet noticed a huge ball of string (almost like fishing line) in it instines and the string was wrapped aroung the back of her tounge! He wouldn't of had to open the poor little kitty up if he would have checked the tounge but she is ok now. She could have gotten this from thread form a bed spread or couch or blanket. Did your vet check for something like that? Keep us updated. :( Yes he checked under his tongue and asked if I sewed, etc. He had a heck of a time looking, but saw nothing. I'll keep you updated. >>Hello everyone: >>Well I took my cat into my vet tonight. Still, they could not find a thing [quoted text clipped - 10 lines] >bed spread or couch or blanket. Did your vet check for something like that? >Keep us updated. :( Neva, Did they send the blood off for a full workup, checking all the organs, etc? Rhonda > Hello everyone: > Well I took my cat into my vet tonight. Still, they could not find a thing [quoted text clipped - 44 lines] >> >>>Phil Well I have not such good news about my kitty. He was doing much better after the vet on monday, but today he was not as good then started going into seizures. I had to take him to the emergency vet and that is where he stilll is. They have done all blood work and found nothing with him. They have him on valium, oxygen and and IV. So, I still don't know anything but that he took a drastic change for the worst. I was reading up on seizures in cats, and it said underlying conditions, tumors. I'm worried about him and just feel something is seriously wrong with him. One day he was find and the next he is worse........ I'll keep you updated.. Thanks for your support. >Neva, > [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] >>> >>>>Phil > Well I have not such good news about my kitty. He was doing > much better after the vet on monday, but today he was not as [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] > I'll keep you updated.. > Thanks for your support. What did he act like when he was having seizures? I'm sorry that I missed your original postings about your lil won. I took one of mine to an emergency vet once because I thought she was having seizures; she was just about 5 months old, and stood in the bathtub and urinated down her leg and acted like she was in a trance. Turned out she had gone into heat. She even peed on the vets table, and I had all kinds of tests done, and when I got her home she was fine. Then the howling and flirting with my older male began. I hope your cat will be ok. Keep us posted please. SignatureCheryl I'm sorry to hear that your cat is worse. I'm glad you've taken him to the emergency vet though -- and I hope they can get to the bottom of it. Let us know what you find out. Rhonda > Well I have not such good news about my kitty. He was doing much better > after the vet on monday, but today he was not as good then started going into [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > I'll keep you updated.. > Thanks for your support. > Well I have not such good news about my kitty. He was doing much better > after the vet on monday, but today he was not as good then started going into [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > I'll keep you updated.. > Thanks for your support. Was endotoxic shock ruled out? Phil: No endotoxic shock isn't ruled out, he is in the vets hands now and they are going to try treatment for this. Basically, this is the last thing to try. The rest of the things are not curable, talking like brain tumor and a couple others. This morning I got more bad news on Kramer. He is blind right now and they don't know if it will be permanant, he can't hear either. I went to visit him and he did sense me there I'm pretty sure. The vet said he hadn't been talking or nothing, and hissed at everyone that came near him, but when I went in and pet his head he started to talk to me. I have been so tore up with this, crying for about 4 hours now. The decision I have to face if this next thing doesn't work. The toxcosis is our last hope, and still he may never see again, and honestly what kind of life is this for a 2 year old cat? I was researching, have any of you heard of the Tidy Cat issue? The clay in it and the case there was regarding it? http://www.thelighthouseonline.com/articles/hornfeldt.html here is the website regarding this. I won't know nothing until tomorrow to see if any of the treatments for this toxicosis is working. Thanks for all your help everyone.... >> Well I have not such good news about my kitty. He was doing much better >> after the vet on monday, but today he was not as good then started going into [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > >Was endotoxic shock ruled out? How is your cat doing today? I hope things have turned around for him. About the blindness, cats can cope very well. Cats don't realize they have a disability and they do their best. We had a cat that went blind in her old age and she found her way around the house and to the litter box, even still played. Mary here has a young, blind cat who climbs cat trees with her buddy, and just has a ball. So please don't worry about that part of it, but I hope you found out what was wrong. I haven't heard of the tidy cat thing, so thanks for posting that. That's pretty scary, I've got to check our litter. Let us know what's happening, Rhonda > Phil: > No endotoxic shock isn't ruled out, he is in the vets hands now and they are [quoted text clipped - 30 lines] >> >>Was endotoxic shock ruled out? Hi everyone: I hate doing this, but I got more bad news today. I will have to let my Kramer go. He isn't responding to the meds they were trying and he had a grand mal seizure again this afternoon. The vet is not confident at all he will ever get better. It's leaning to a brain mass, swelling of the brain, anurism, any of these are just all terminal. This is the hardest thing I've had to do in my life. My poor kitty is terminally ill and I can't do anything about it. >How is your cat doing today? I hope things have turned around for him. > [quoted text clipped - 19 lines] >>> >>>Was endotoxic shock ruled out? > Hi everyone: > I hate doing this, but I got more bad news today. I will have to let my > Kramer go. He isn't responding to the meds they were trying and he had a > grand mal seizure again this afternoon. The vet is not confident at all he > will ever get better. It's leaning to a brain mass, swelling of the brain, > anurism, any of these are just all terminal. Has the vet ruled out hepatic encephalopathy as a possible cause of the seizures. Hepatic encephalopathy can be caused by a portosystemic shunt. Has the color of Kramer's eyes changed to copper or gold? > This is the hardest thing I've had to do in my life. My poor kitty is > terminally ill and I can't do anything about it. I don't think so- I think the vet is inept and is missing something. Do you live near a veterinary college? If so, please get your cat into their emergency clinic. Best of luck, Phil Very sad, I'm sorry he's worse. Has your vet done tests to look at the brain? I didn't know aneurysms could cause seizures, I know they cause strokes. What do you think of this vet, do you trust him/her completely? Hope Kramer surprises everyone and a miracle happens for him. If not, I know you have tried very hard to help him. Let us know how he's doing, Rhonda > Hi everyone: > I hate doing this, but I got more bad news today. I will have to let my [quoted text clipped - 30 lines] >> >>>>Was endotoxic shock ruled out? Oh dear. I hope the vet can help you; keep us posted....best of luck to ou both. > Well I have not such good news about my kitty. He was doing much better > after the vet on monday, but today he was not as good then started going [quoted text clipped - 25 lines] >>>> >>>>>Phil Hello everyone and thank you all so much for your support listening to me about Kramer. Unfortunately, I had to let go of my kitty today. He had a grand mal seizure last night or late yesterday and basically took the rest of his life. They are pretty sure of a brain tumor, swelling of the brain, anurism. Friday he at least could smell me and I knew he knew I was there. Today when I went in he didn't even try to smell or get up or anything, it's like he had nothing left. It's been a very tough 2-weeks and my kitty just has something really wrong with him and he's gone to kitty heaven now. It was the worst decision I've ever had to make, but he ended up blind, deaf and just nothing there, he just looked so blank. I loved my kitty with all my heart, but didn't see a need to keep him going especially with having seizures, they just were hurting him worse. We would've done the neurologist if we thought it was worth it, but honestly I think he really had a brain tumor, and it would just of prolonged his pain. Since it happened in May too, just not seizuring then this is why I feel strongly that something was really wrong with him. His lil body just couldn't handle it all anymore. Please say a prayer for him, I know I will miss him with all my heart and it kills me inside to of had to let him go. Thank you everyone >Oh dear. I hope the vet can help you; keep us posted....best of luck to ou >both. [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] >>>>> >>>>>>Phil
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