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From:Yonkers NY
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posted 09-03-2003 09:59 AM         

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I am worried about my 5 month old kitty. We got him from an animal shelter on Saturday and the woman insisted that he was healthy. Since then he refuses to eat unless it is "people" food - tuna, cold meat, which is better than not eating at all I guess, but then he seems to throw up about 20 minutes after he eats. My boyfriend and I love this cat, but we both work so we are not around all day to take care of him if he is sick and needs special attention. He has had diarriah since Saturday, and everytime he tries to go to the bathroom he meows.
His not eating is not a lack of appetite, when he sees us eating he meows and wants to eat too...but no matter what cat food we give him he won't eat. He seems to have trouble eating even just the little flakes of wet food that we even further cut up. He is so loving and sweet and I am already so attached to him, but I cannot afford expensive vet fees. HELP!

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posted 09-03-2003 12:03 PM         

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Sorry to hear about your kitty. If it were mine I would let the shelter know what is going on for most shelters are suppose to release healthy pets and not sick ones.

Go ahead and check with them and maybe they will have something free to help his eating problem and yeah Vet fees are high for sure.

Let us know and good luck.

Mac

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From:Pittsburgh, PA, USA
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posted 09-03-2003 12:34 PM         

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I would tell the shelter and go from there. My kitten Zoe had major problems peeing everywhere in our house and had crystals in her urine.

The shelter actually called me a couple weeks after we got her (that was a nice surprise) to check up to see how she was doing. I said she was a great cat but had medical problems. They actually sent me to a vet affiliated with them and covered all the costs with getting her better. I respect the shelter for doing that for me and would now recommend anyone I know to go there.

Anyway, I'd check with the shelter and maybe (hopefully) they would consider working something out with you since you took home a sick kitty.

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posted 09-04-2003 07:10 AM         

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I agree with letting your shelter know. There should be a vet who works with them that could take a look at your kitty at the shelter's expense since you just got him. However, I would also urge you to think very seriously about your decision to have a kitty. Owners need to be sure that they have the finances to take care of a cat in the future. Although this instance seems to be the shelter's "fault" for not treating him before adopting him out, it won't always be this way. Someday down the road, your cat will likely need to see a vet for some reason or another and you need to be able to take him, regardless of finances. Please do not be offended by my saying this. I do not mean to sound harsh. I love kitties as much as anyone else but so many people post messages saying they can't afford vet care. I think people really need to think of that before adopting. I hope your kitty is OK , and please keep us updated.

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posted 09-04-2003 10:26 AM         

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We are taking Chester to the vet today, and it is not that we can't afford the "once in awhile" vet fee...as in a few times a year, but having just gotten him and spending the money to buy him, vaccinations, the best food, cat litter, box, toys etc., we weren't expecting to have to take him straight to the vet. I was wondering if this was something that could easily be remidied or if it would require intensive care. For two recent college grads paying rent in NYC it is not feasible to take care of an ailing cat.

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posted 09-04-2003 02:07 PM         

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Hav eyou tried to mix people food such as tuna with very little amounts of dry cat food. My kittens had the same problem but that is what I did to get them to eat dry cat food. I hope I was some help!!!!

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posted 09-13-2003 03:39 PM         

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My kitty loves people food too, she goes CRAZY when we are eating, she wants to eat our food, she whines and cries and jumps on you, etc.

I never give it to her though, I didn't think it was a good idea.

She eats her own food though.

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posted 09-14-2003 07:21 PM         

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There are low cost vet places in a lot of areas, check with your local Humane Society of the United States and see if they have a clinic.

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posted 09-18-2003 11:43 AM         

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I am very happy to say that my Chester is finally eating his kitty food. We did take him to the vet shortly after I posted the last message, they couldn't find anything really wrong with him. They hydrated him with water under the skin and gave us special high calorie food. The next day he decided to eat!
Vet fees in Westchester are rediculous but it was well worth it! Now we have a healthy, happy HUNGRY cat!

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posted 09-18-2003 05:15 PM         

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Glad to hear it is good news and your kitty is doing OK and cheers to you for doing the right thing.

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posted 09-19-2003 05:19 AM         

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So happy to hear that you are all a happy "family" now and that your sweetie is healthy!

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