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Cat Forum / Health and Behavior / May 2007Traumatized or sick?
My young male domestic (1 y.o.) got in a fight yesterday evening and today is not eating, only drinks a bit of water and is vomiting. He has no visible wounds or anything similar so I think he may be just scared cause it's his first serious fight. I've been told by a vet once that cats can sometimes refuse to eat for days when seriously traumatized (happend to one of my cats while he was a kitten, when a guest accidentally stepped on his paw - result: 2 days without eating), but I'm not sure about vomiting which happened about 3 times today. Should I worry? Yes, I would be concerned. With that much vomiting, he might be dehydrated. Not eating for more than 12-24 hours can also be dangerous for cats. Call your vet and bring him in today. BTW, is he neutered? This might be the reason for him wanting to fight. Neutering him and keeping indoors is in his best interest. > Yes, I would be concerned. With that much vomiting, he might be > dehydrated. Not eating for more than 12-24 hours can also be dangerous > for cats. Call your vet and bring him in today. > > BTW, is he neutered? This might be the reason for him wanting to > fight. Neutering him and keeping indoors is in his best interest. He's not neutered, and I don't really see a reason for neutering cause he spends most of the time outdoors so even if he was, other males that aren't would want to fight him. I know keeping indoors would be better, but one of the family members is seriously allergic to fur so the cat can be in a garage, basement (heated), shed etc. but not in the house. Thank you for responding! >> Yes, I would be concerned. With that much vomiting, he might be >> dehydrated. Not eating for more than 12-24 hours can also be dangerous [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > He's not neutered, and I don't really see a reason for neutering cause he > spends most of the time outdoors hahaha! Another case of "poor judgment," eh, Charlie? Marijan, you are a flaming f.cking idiot. >> Yes, I would be concerned. With that much vomiting, he might be >> dehydrated. Not eating for more than 12-24 hours can also be dangerous [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > spends most of the time outdoors so even if he was, other males that > aren't would want to fight him. WRONG . And why neutering take a look at the local animal shelter and the animals that are have to be put down due to unwanted animal being born I know keeping indoors would be better, but one of > the family members is seriously allergic to fur so the cat can be in a > garage, basement (heated), shed etc. but not in the house. Thank you for > responding! > WRONG . I know I am pretty cranky lately, but my God, where are all these idiots coming from? >> WRONG . > > I know I am pretty cranky lately, but my God, where are all these idiots > coming from? Schools out remember on Thu, 31 May 2007 15:40:58 GMT, "m4816k" <marijan.kovacevicREMOVETHIS@os.t-com.hr> wrote: > He's not neutered, and I don't really see a reason for neutering cause > he spends most of the time outdoors <snip> This is wrong for so many reasons. First of all, he is fighting because he is not neutered. Second of all, and not unrelated, he is out looking for females in heat. And he will find them, and he will impregnate them, and you will be personally responsible for hundreds if not thousands of unwanted kittens. He will also roam looking for said females (and fighting along the way) and he may end up a statistic, flattened on a road somewhere. Or worse. Get him neutered. And if you want to keep him safe, keep him indoors.  SignatureLynne > He's not neutered, and I don't really see a reason for neutering cause he > spends most of the time outdoors so even if he was, other males that aren't > would want to fight him. I know keeping indoors would be better, but one of > the family members is seriously allergic to fur so the cat can be in a > garage, basement (heated), shed etc. but not in the house. Thank you for > responding! Please reconsider having him neutered. Neutering is not that expensive and you can bring him home the same day. In addition to impregnating other females, roaming, and wanting to fight, there's also the issue of spraying (unneutered male cat pee *stinks*!). Thousands and thousands of animals are euthanized each year because there aren't enough homes. Please don't add to this problem. To the vet........ Gail > My young male domestic (1 y.o.) got in a fight yesterday evening and today > is not eating, only drinks a bit of water and is vomiting. He has no [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > his paw - result: 2 days without eating), but I'm not sure about vomiting > which happened about 3 times today. Should I worry?
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