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Cat Forum / Health and Behavior / July 2005Cat not drinking/not peeing.
Hi people, my cat eats fine - alot actually he weighs 15 lbs and is 3 years old. Lately he hasnt been drinking very much at all - arent cats supposed to drink alot? Also, bc of this he hasnt been peeing. He does eat alot and poop alot. Another thing i noticed was him swallowing some food then coughing it back up or throwing it back up before its really digested - but only sometimes. Im worried about the water thing. should i give him milk or fill his water bowl to the top....please help \ wrote: > Hi people, my cat eats fine - alot actually he weighs 15 lbs and is 3 years > old. Late <...> s really digested - but only > sometimes. Im worried about the water thing. should i give him milk or fill > his water bowl to the top....please help Oh heck yeah, give them lots and lots of fresh cool water. I'd lay off the milk though, it's really for calves. Milk is very hard to digest. Milk actually lays in the stomach for about 4 hours and actually rots then the body let's it through, just to get the rot out. For a test, put a glass of milk outside on a 100 degree day, for 4 hours, then smell it. i mean thanks for your comments - but you really didnt answer my question - whats wrong with my baby cat? >i mean thanks for your comments - but you really didnt answer my question - > whats wrong with my baby cat? I don;'t know, I'm not a vet. It could be a number of things: diabetes, kidney problems, it's hard to say. He needs to be seen by a vet and a full bloodwork panel done. -Kelly > i mean thanks for your comments - but you really didnt answer my question - > whats wrong with my baby cat? Point is he may die if you don't get him to the vet asap. \ wrote: > i mean thanks for your comments - but you really didnt answer my question - > whats wrong with my baby cat? You could always get your uncle (the vet) to check him out! How is Aunt Sandra, say hello for me. These ladies have cared for cats for a loooooooooong time, I'd take their advice, and stop looking for a diagnosis on this group. Come back and tell us, what the vet found out. Best to you! > \ wrote: >> Hi people, my cat eats fine - alot actually he weighs 15 lbs and is 3 [quoted text clipped - 14 lines] > For a test, put a glass of milk outside on a 100 degree day, for 4 > hours, then smell it. Many people smell worse. LOL How about KMR or the 2nd Step weening formula? Won't be pleasant either. >> \ wrote: >>> Hi people, my cat eats fine - alot actually he weighs 15 lbs and is 3 [quoted text clipped - 16 lines] > >Many people smell worse. LOL That's true, Arthur. How about calling the BBB and complaining about the home care nurse. I think it's about time they get someone out there who can change your colostomy bag with some semblance of fidelity, don't you? eq >How about KMR or the 2nd Step weening formula? Won't be pleasant either. > >> \ wrote: > >>> Hi people, my cat eats fine - alot actually he weighs 15 lbs and is 3 [quoted text clipped - 21 lines] > can change your colostomy bag with some semblance of fidelity, don't > you? Philip's wife is a stickler for fashon- she got him shoes that match the bag. > Philip's wife is a stickler for fashon- she got him shoes that match the > bag. lol, carry your wall-eyed a.s to bed! >>> Oh heck yeah, give them lots and lots of fresh cool water. >>> [quoted text clipped - 15 lines] > > eq You really enjoyed drinking the contents of the last one that much? Wow. >>>> Oh heck yeah, give them lots and lots of fresh cool water. >>>> [quoted text clipped - 17 lines] > >You really enjoyed drinking the contents of the last one that much? Wow. No, that wasn't me, I'm nowhere near Orange. That was your old slut wife you were giving the drink to. Alzheimer's a bitch, I know. eq >>>>> Oh heck yeah, give them lots and lots of fresh cool water. >>>>> [quoted text clipped - 23 lines] > > eq That's your last post. Killfile. > >>>>> Oh heck yeah, give them lots and lots of fresh cool water. > >>>>> [quoted text clipped - 25 lines] > > That's your last post. Killfile. Me Crazy Cocktail Recipe Ingredients fill With Pineapple Juice 0.5 oz. Rum Ice 0.5 oz. Tia Maria Mixing Instruction In a tall glass pour: Stir and enjoy. Add pineapple chunks for the extra touch. >>>>>> Oh heck yeah, give them lots and lots of fresh cool water. >>>>>> [quoted text clipped - 25 lines] > >That's your last post. Killfile. I wholeheartedly accept your complete concession -- you can dish it out but can't take it, apparently. BTW -- public kill-filing is a practice for those with little power in real life to compensate in some small way. ta ta! eq > > \ wrote: > >> Hi people, my cat eats fine - alot actually he weighs 15 lbs and is 3 [quoted text clipped - 18 lines] > > How about KMR or the 2nd Step weening formula? Won't be pleasant either. Not the same comparison, I assume KMR digests within 15 mins? So you'd have to set the KMR out for only 15 mins or less. lol Drink some and see...lemme know. >I'd lay off the milk though, it's really for calves. > >Milk is very hard to digest. Milk actually lays in the stomach for >about 4 hours and actually rots then the body let's it through, just to >get the rot out. Nonsense. Though it is true that cow's milk is a problem for many cats (some handle it fine), the rest of what you say is false. As caregiver to an insulin-using diabetic, I know that cow's milk (preferably low-fat) is almost as good as juice or soda for treating low blood sugar because the sugar content is quickly digested, absorbed and converted to glucose.  SignatureWayne M. >> I'd lay off the milk though, it's really for calves. >> [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] > soda for treating low blood sugar because the sugar content is > quickly digested, absorbed and converted to glucose. Agreed on points (a) some cats are latose intolerant ... watch for diarhhea, & (b) low/skim milk minimizes intolerance or ... try using Lactaide milk. > Nonsense. Though it is true that cow's milk is a problem for > many cats (some handle it fine), the rest of what you say is > false. As caregiver to an insulin-using diabetic, I know that > cow's milk (preferably low-fat) is almost as good as juice or > soda for treating low blood sugar because the sugar content is > quickly digested, absorbed and converted to glucose. > Wayne M. We toolking bout cats or kids >We toolking bout cats or kids ?? Neither, as far as I know. I thought we were discussing the digestibility of cow's milk and whether it could remain four hours in the stomach and "rot". Wouldn't matter whether it's humans or cats, adult or immature, that's just not going to happen. SignatureWayne M. Wouldn't matter whether it's > humans or cats, adult or immature, that's just not going to > happen. > > -- > > Wayne M. My belief is based on something I read in an health book. It's been years ago, it was called, Fit For Life, it was really popular. I told what I read basically. "Fit for Life" describes how proteins and starches cannot be digested together without great difficulty. Now if you eat milk and beef together, the two require two totally different acids to digest them. Incidently, these two happen to cancel each other out. Another rotten bathroom trip. Don't be wrapping your lips around no cow tits! lol WHOLE MILK IS 3% So. 1 and 2 % is really no great savings on fat. I think dairy farmers are the ones who pay for these Got Milk campaigns. but, I admit, I eat plenty of dairy products > Hi people, my cat eats fine - alot actually he weighs 15 lbs and is 3 > years [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] > fill > his water bowl to the top....please help Please take him to the vet for a thorough work up. It could be diabetes. -Kelly >> Hi people, my cat eats fine - alot actually he weighs 15 lbs and is 3 >> years [quoted text clipped - 12 lines] > > -Kelly It could also be heart trouble. Many things. I would definitely get a thorough check up. I doubt it is diabetes. All five of my diabetic kitties drank and peed a lot before they were regulated with insulin. SignatureLarry - Owned by nine cats VET VISIT!!!! Could be UTI, could be a kideney problem, could be lots of things.... Let a professional find out so you can do something about it. Cheers Mathew > Hi people, my cat eats fine - alot actually he weighs 15 lbs and > is 3 years old. Lately he hasnt been drinking very much at all - [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > sometimes. Im worried about the water thing. should i give him > milk or fill his water bowl to the top....please help I'd have him checked by a vet ASAP if he isn't peeing. And no, cats don't normally drink a lot of water. At least, not enough to keep their kidneys happy. When they have a diet of canned food, they don't drink much, but even then they will urinate regularly, or even a lot. My Shamrock doesn't eat much if any dry food and he pees like a racehorse (quaint expression) when he goes. Males cats have a tendency to have blockages in their penis' if crystals form from lack of water. SignatureCheryl "The clever cat eats cheese and breathes down rat holes with baited breath." - W.C. Fields > Hi people, my cat eats fine - alot actually he weighs 15 lbs and is 3 years > old. Lately he hasnt been drinking very much at all - arent cats supposed to [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > sometimes. Im worried about the water thing. should i give him milk or fill > his water bowl to the top....please help If your cat really isn't peeing at all, this is a LIFE THREATENING problem and you need to get to the vet right this second. Not in the morning, not on Wednesday, NOW. I've recently been there myself with my cat, and he was not far from kitty heaven when I brought him into the vet. $1200 later, he's great, in the best humor he's ever been in (he's rather a grumpy old man), and in tip top shape. He was hospitalized for several days and the bill was enormous because he was at an emergency vet in a ridiculously wealthy town, so don't expect that your bill will be anywhere near that. But honestly, get to the vet now. And BTW, milk isn't digestible for cats, so don't give him any. Marjorie > Hi people, my cat eats fine - alot actually he weighs 15 lbs and is 3 years > old. Lately he hasnt been drinking very much at all - arent cats supposed to [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > sometimes. Im worried about the water thing. should i give him milk or fill > his water bowl to the top....please help A male cat that doesn't urinate for more than 24 hours may have a urinary tract obstruction and could *die*. A urinary tract obstruction produces a pathophysiologic state equivalent to *oliguric acute renal failure*. Your cat needs to see a vet *immediately*-- if not sooner. |
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