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Cat Forum / Health and Behavior / April 2005water?
Hi, My cat Piper is just over 1 yr old and shes been drinking lots of water in the last day. I keep a small dish near her food which she tends to ignore and a short but wide glass in the upstairs bath. This morning the glass was only about 1/4 full while typically she only drinks less than 1/4 over night. She also is in the tub much sooner than usual and shes been in the tub twice looking like she wants me to turn on the water and when I do shes more interested in drinking than playing. She also isn't happy about me picking her up if I touch her tummy at all. She is ok with being picked up and held by her feet. Is something going on? She looks like this: http://www.ratemykitten.com/ratemy/kitten?image=187261 (shes on the left on the keyboard while ignoring "no" and beeps) -tim http://web.abnormal.com > My cat Piper is just over 1 yr old and shes been drinking > lots of water in the last day. I keep a small dish near her > food which she tends to ignore and a short but wide glass in the upstairs > bath. This morning the glass was only about 1/4 full while > typically she only drinks less than 1/4 over night. Is she on dry or wet food? Or combo? Are you missing any small objects? Has she been dewormed lately? Does she go outside? Could she have gotten into anything poisonous? How do her eyes look? Skin elasticity? Gum color? > She also is in the tub much sooner than usual and shes been in the tub > twice looking like she wants me to turn on the water and when I do [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > > Is something going on? Probably. Did you ask your vet? Any sudden changes in behavior are best checked out with your vet. Many problems can be caught early and fixed more easily this way (esp. poisoning, which if caught early can be fixed but if you wait can be deadly). Better safe than sorry has always been my motto.  Signature-- ~kaeli~ Why did kamikaze pilots wear helmets? http://www.ipwebdesign.net/wildAtHeart http://www.ipwebdesign.net/kaelisSpace Thanks everyone for the answers. : Is she on dry or wet food? Or combo? Shes on dry. : Are you missing any small objects? I found a furball like mess that included parts of a moth. I'm think that was the problem. : Has she been dewormed lately? Does she go outside? Could she have gotten into : anything poisonous? Only the moth. : How do her eyes look? Skin elasticity? Gum color? They looked normal. At the time she was very sensitve and didn't want to be picked up. She was quite happy to watch me try to get her to play. : > She also is in the tub much sooner than usual and shes been in the tub : > twice looking like she wants me to turn on the water and when I do [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] : Probably. : Did you ask your vet? By the time I got in touch with the vets office, she was back her normal bouncing aff the walls and letting me pick her up. The conclusion is don't eat big bugs. -tim > Thanks everyone for the answers. > [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > I found a furball like mess that included parts of a moth. > I'm think that was the problem. Aha! [...] > By the time I got in touch with the vets office, she was back her > normal bouncing aff the walls and letting me pick her up. The > conclusion is don't eat big bugs. I'm glad it turned out okay. > By the time I got in touch with the vets office, she was back her > normal bouncing aff the walls and letting me pick her up. The > conclusion is don't eat big bugs. LOL Yeah, a couple years ago Rowan made herself sick eating those asian beetle things (that look like ladybugs, but not). We had a big "invasion" of them that year and it was nearly impossible to keep them out of the house (my screen has holes thanks to miss Rowan). She had a feast, then promptly puked up a ton of shells. (ewwwww) Signature-- ~kaeli~ Why do they lock gas station bathrooms? Are they afraid someone will clean them? http://www.ipwebdesign.net/wildAtHeart http://www.ipwebdesign.net/kaelisSpace >LOL >Yeah, a couple years ago Rowan made herself sick eating those asian beetle >things (that look like ladybugs, but not). We had a big "invasion" of them >that year and it was nearly impossible to keep them out of the house (my >screen has holes thanks to miss Rowan). She had a feast, then promptly puked >up a ton of shells. (ewwwww) Those things stink to high heaven too - can't imagine they were any more appealing the second time around! My sister's house has a huge invasion every year. She says she vacuums them daily, but there seems to be no end to them. SignatureJanet B www.bestfriendsdogobedience.com http://pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/bestfriendsobedience/album > >LOL > >Yeah, a couple years ago Rowan made herself sick eating those asian beetle [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] > My sister's house has a huge invasion every year. She says she > vacuums them daily, but there seems to be no end to them. They make Pearl sneeze and drive me NUTS. She's adorable. You should get her blood checked. A noticable change in water uptake can be indicative of an underlying problem. Even though she is young, it is possible to have diabetes or other disease. PLease call your vet. > Hi, > [quoted text clipped - 19 lines] > -tim > http://web.abnormal.com > Hi, > [quoted text clipped - 16 lines] > http://www.ratemykitten.com/ratemy/kitten?image=187261 > (shes on the left on the keyboard while ignoring "no" and beeps) She is really beautiful, and she really needs to see a vet. |
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