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Caring for your sick cat
Caring for your sick cat | Carol Himsel Daly
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Here's an indispensable book filled with advice on how to treat and handle your pet during illness, after its visit to the vet or its stay at the pet hospital. An expert tells owners how to monitor the cats, temperature, pulse, heart rate; feed the cat when it's ill; give it medication, and more.
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8little_paws
Caring for your sick cat | Carol Himsel Daly
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This isn't Ruby, my sick cat. This is Winnie. She's sick too, but she's been treated with diet and medicine and is currently stable. She's been a good little friend helping to cheer me up.
We believe at this point Ruby has chylothorax which is lymphatic fluid in lungs. It's been drained some and she's still at hospital awaiting ultrasound to see if there is underlying cause. I've been told she's breathing better now and resting comfortably

Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks Awww I hope both of them get to feeling better soon 😽😽❤️❤️ 5y
DivineDiana It‘s so hard when they are sick. Sending healing wishes for both of them. 5y
Birdsong28 Hope they both get better soon 😻😻😻😻😻📚📖 5y
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8little_paws @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks @DivineDiana @Birdsong28 winnie has a chronic digestive issue that will never go away. But she's doing great on her treatment plan right now! However she'll be on treatment the rest of her life. 5y
PurpleyPumpkin So sorry to hear about your sick kitties. Hope that they‘re both better soon. Winnie is adorable, btw!😻 5y
bookwrm526 Aww, I hope they feel better soon!! It‘s so hard when they are sick, especially with a chronic illness 5y
quietlycuriouskate Poor little dears! Hope they are soon feeling better. 😺 5y
LeahBergen Poor little darlings. 🙁 5y
JacqMac I hope she gets to come home. 5y
TheBee Thinking of you all! 🙏🏻🐈 5y
mcipher Poor kitties I hope they feel better soon!! ❤️ 5y
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8little_paws
Caring for your sick cat | Carol Himsel Daly
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My ruby is very sick. She's at the overnight hospital and having a procedure done to drain fluid from her lungs. Hopefully she does well with the procedure and we can get her home for some palliative care. She is 15 so a long term recovery is not looking realistic, but it would mean a lot to get a little more time with her provided she isn't suffering.

Librarybelle Sending positive thoughts your way! 5y
Weaponxgirl I‘m so sorry to hear this. 5y
JacqMac Hugs. I hope it goes well for you both. 5y
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LauraBrook Oh no! This is making me cry. I hope she feels better soon, as good as possible, so you can have wonderful weeks with her still. (My kitty is 15 too.) Much love being sent to both of you! ❤️ 5y
Karisa 😿 So sorry. Cats are such great pets. 5y
LauraBeth Sorry to hear that about sweet Ruby 💕 5y
Carolyn11215 I‘m so sorry to hear this. Hope you get significant quality time with your sweet kitty. 5y
AmyG I am so very sorry. I went through an illness with my cat. I know how hard this is. Hugs. 5y
Kaye ♥️ sorry your kitty is so sick. 5y
Jas16 I am so sorry. Sending ❤️ 5y
DGRachel That‘s tough. 😔 {{hugs}} 5y
CouronneDhiver 😢😢😢 5y
xicanti This is such a hard thing. I hope the vet can help you and Ruby get some more time together. 5y
tournevis 😿😿😿 5y
JoScho Sending so much love. Having a sick pet is so emotionally draining. 5y
ErikasMindfulShelf 💕💕 5y
8little_paws Ok. They suspect that she has a chylous efflusion. They drained some of it, tomorrow is ultrasound. It sounds that she's resting peacefully for now. At the least, sounds like we'll have some more time with her but def not out of the woods yet 5y
tournevis @8little_paws Every minute counts. *huggles* 5y
LeahBergen Awww. Sending ❤️❤️❤️. 5y
Tamra I understand. 💜 5y
AnneFindsJoy 😻🤞💜 5y
cobwebmoth *hugs* 5y
RohitSawant 💜💜 5y
batsy Sending ❤️ 5y
Bookzombie I‘m so sorry. Sending hugs and 💗. 5y
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Faibka
Caring for your sick cat | Carol Himsel Daly
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Not book related but I know you won‘t mind. Brian has just been diagnosed with Diabetes and the vet prescribed insulin shots. I‘m feeling sad and scared, he‘s such a sweet boy. If anyone has been in a similar situation with a diabetic cat and can provide any advice or recommendations, it is most appreciated 🙏 Aside from his treatment he‘s receiving plenty of cuddles and love. He‘s also a senior kitty but he‘s still my baby...
#catsoflitsy

Chrissyreadit No experience, but cuddles for your sweet kitty. 6y
Faibka @Chrissyreadit thank you! Cuddles go a long way :) 6y
rubyslippersreads Sending kitty ❤️❤️❤️ 6y
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LectricSheep When I thought my cat had diabetes, I posted similar questions on Litsy and got great responses, all super encouraging. It seems like it‘s a very live-able diagnosis, but I totally get how scary it can seem to give those shots. People said they got through the nervousness/squeamishness pretty quickly though! It‘s crazy what we‘ll do for the furry ones in our lives. 🤷🏼‍♀️ 6y
Tamra My Opus had diabetes for several years before he passed away. It was nerve wracking at first, but both he & I got into the routine of 2x daily insulin injections and the blood testing. Just be sure to not to reuse needles and pull a tent in the neck skin to give the shot. Pricking the ear took more practice for testing, but you‘ll get the hang of it. Find a vein in the outer area of the ear. Use a home meter and test often at first. (edited) 6y
Tamra I was told sometimes cats go into remission with a grain free diet - one of mine did, the other didn‘t. You can do it and your kitty can live many years! Keep corn syrup on hand in case of low blood sugar - I had to use it twice I think. (edited) 6y
Faibka @Tamra I‘m so sorry to hear about your kitty 😔 thank you so much for the recommendations! 🙏 After reading your comment and researching online I feel more hopeful. Is there any particular canned food that you recommend? the vet said no changes in diet were necessary but I think that‘s bs. We‘ve started with the insulin and I need to get the home meter, I can‘t imagine pricking him but I‘ll do anything to get him better (edited) 6y
Faibka @rubyslippersreads thank you so much! He‘s my baby and seeing him unwell breaks my heart 6y
Copwithabook Prayers for that sweet face 6y
Faibka @LectricSheep Thank you! 💕 I just hope they got the diagnosis right, he‘s lost weight in a very short time and I feel very worried 😞 yes, we will do whatever we can for our fur kids! 😿 6y
Tamra @Faibka I would think your vet would carry diabetes can & dry food. I believe we used Science diet. Also ask at a reputable pet store for a grain free high protein food. Pricking you can both get used to - you can buy the pricks & strips at the vet or pharmacy. Get the target zone numbers from the vet. If you don‘t feel like your vet is helpful or supportive, switch! Be sure to ask when (timing) of testing, bc I can‘t recall now. 6y
Faibka @Copwithabook thank you 🙏 6y
Tamra My cat was VERY tolerant, but I think most learn to tolerate the process. It also took awhile to dial in the right dosage, so don‘t get too frustrated. It can also change over time, hence the regular testing. I wish you & kitty the best! 6y
Faibka @Tamra thank you so much! 🙏🙏 your recommendations are very helpful, I hope you don‘t mind if I reach you again with more questions and please feel free to add anything else you think helpful. He has responded well so far with the insulin but he‘s just started on it and I‘m sure it will need to be tweaked. I guess my first reaction was panic but I need to get over it to provide the best care I can. 6y
Laura317 No idea on diabetes for cats, but sending good heathy kitty vibes/wishes/prayers! 6y
Tamra @Faibka you are welcome and of course feel free to tag me. It will work out! You‘ll know things are better when the cat is urinating & drinking less, eating better, and coat looks good. 😻 6y
sammisho Love to you and your furbaby! He's lucky he has such a good mama 💕 6y
batsy I don't have experience with that but totally understand your concern. Hope it all goes well for Brian. Much kitty love ❤️ 6y
saresmoore Aww, sweet Brian! Love to you both. ♥️♥️♥️ 6y
Faibka @Laura317 thank you so much! Brian thanks you too ❤️ 6y
Faibka @Tamra thanks for the encouragement! 😺💕 I‘ll keep you posted 6y
Faibka @sammisho thank you so much Samantha! 💕 he‘s such a sweet kitty, I hate to see him sick 😿 6y
Faibka @batsy thank you! 🙏 😺 I hope so too, he‘s a sweet kitty 6y
Faibka @saresmoore thank you! 💕😺 6y
JenReadsAlot Sending good kitty vibes your way. My sweet Cosmo who I put down in March (he was 16) was insulin dependent. Did prescription dry food and some canned. It becomes routine quicker than I thought it would. 6y
Faibka @JenReadsAlot I‘m so sorry to hear that your sweet kitty passed 😔 I‘m starting to get over the initial shock. They did a glucose curve yesterday and the vet said that another will be done in three weeks and then we can make changes on his diet and start some home testing. He‘s doing better so far with insulin. Thank you so much for your good wishes 🙏 not everyone understands how precious our furbabies are to us 😺 6y
JenReadsAlot Most people were surprised I tried as long as I did - people do not understand! Wishing you and your fur baby well! 6y
Betty @Faibka how‘s Brian doing now? 6y
Faibka @Betty Hi Betty! He‘s doing better. We‘re given him insulin shots daily and the vet is still trying to adjust the dosage so we have to take him regularly. He lost a lot of weight but last time we checked he had gain a little. So we‘re hopeful. Thank you so much for asking! 💕 6y
tpixie @Faibka oh good I‘m glad things are looking up! 6y
Faibka @tpixie yes, thank you so much Teri! 6y
tpixie @Faibka oh good! Brian is adorable!! 6y
Faibka @tpixie thank you! ❤️ he‘s a sweet kitty :) 6y
tpixie ❤️ 🐱 ❤️ 6y
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