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Related: Culture Forums, Support ForumsNeed prayers and good vibes for my kitty Boo
We are at the vet. She is dehydrated and wheezy. She's 13 so we are really worried. If I weren't a dumbass, I'd post a picture of her. But trust me, she is very cute.
irisblue
(33,020 posts)Lady Freedom Returns
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applegrove
(118,767 posts)Stargazer09
(2,132 posts)As well as to her worried family.
iamateacher
(1,089 posts)Much love!
wendyb-NC
(3,328 posts)I hope and pray the Vet can get her feeling much better.
Danmel
(4,921 posts)She is such a sweet baby. She's really quiet. She's named for Boo Radley.
femmedem
(8,206 posts)I use Imgur (www.imgur.com). You have to sign up to the site and upload the photo. From there, you'll be able to get a link that you can copy and post.
I hope Boo will be ok. Did the vet give you any sense of what's wrong?
dameatball
(7,399 posts)chowder66
(9,075 posts)ZeroSomeBrains
(638 posts)I love my kitties more than life itself at times so I can only imagine how you're feeling.
Karadeniz
(22,564 posts)Steroid. I have two wheezers. Something in the larynx. At 13, she's still a spring chicken! How's her color? If she has pneumonia, ask about nebulizing. They should rent you a machine if it's deemed helpful. Go, Boo!
I hope the vet intends to tackle this aggressively. If you're only given a bottle of amoxicillin, that may not be aggressive enough.
Danmel
(4,921 posts)Her lungs are clear.
MLAA
(17,318 posts)Scarsdale
(9,426 posts)We love our pets so very much, they are like our kids. Boo is in the best place, at the vet. Hopefully, all will work out well and she will be able to go home with you soon.
sprinkleeninow
(20,254 posts)Dogga next door dehydrated recently. Mama was worried. Vet attended to her and she got well in two days.
Love to y'all!
catbyte
(34,437 posts)KT2000
(20,586 posts)poor little one - hope she springs back!
DeminPennswoods
(15,290 posts)If she's wheezing, she might have a hairball she can't pass. My cats get kind of a dry sounding cough or wheeze. My twelve year old has gotten dehydrated a couple of times and after fluids, a b12 shot and appetite stimulant, he has been good to go.
I'm sure Boo will be fine and you will have many more good years together.
Danmel
(4,921 posts)DeminPennswoods
(15,290 posts)The one my vet gave my cat isactually the same anti-depressant my mom took for awhile. A side effect is the munchies.
50 Shades Of Blue
(10,036 posts)After vet exam and x-ray, he diagnosed her as having hairballs she was having trouble expelling. He gave her a steroid shot and gave my sister a liquid version to mix in with her food. It helped a lot. Kitty still wheezes sometimes but it's a lot better. (Meaning throwing up hairballs more frequently better, but in her case it was. My sister brushes her all the time, too.)
Good luck to you and your baby!
samplegirl
(11,492 posts)Mine is 18 I get it!
Fla Dem
(23,736 posts)My girl's 13, and I dread the day when we have to make that trip to the vet. Hugs.
DeminPennswoods
(15,290 posts)if possible.
Danmel
(4,921 posts)She is much livelier. She ate and was rehydrated. We are bringing her home tonight. I'll keep everyone updated. Thanks so much for all the well wishes. Boo and I thank you!
DeminPennswoods
(15,290 posts)your vet think Boo has a hairball?
Danmel
(4,921 posts)A little high on platelets. A little protein in her urine, but nothing crazy for a 13 year old kitty. She is home. Eating. Keeping our fingers crossed that she just had some passing something or other.
DeminPennswoods
(15,290 posts)When one of my cats got dehydrated from feeling poorly, my vet told me that cats can get pick up pathogens on their paws, then they lick their paws during grooming, ingest whatever was on the paws and get sick. Vet also said sometimes they eat a bug that disagrees with their digestive system, too.
Marthe48
(17,015 posts)The ones I know the names for and the ones I don't. Hope she gets a few more lives
samnsara
(17,634 posts)She is pretty perky today. The sono showed a little thickening of the stomach wall, which could be something or could be nothing 😮
Taking a wait and see how she does approach. She looks a lot better. Not screaming at me.
Thanks for all of the love and concern.
smirkymonkey
(63,221 posts)Hope you are both doing better!