Does your Cat (or any pet) misbehave since caregiving your loved one?
Have you been required to take care of your loved one's pet after they have passed? Does your pet have cute antics that entertain your loved one?
And finally, has the cat or dog transferred their loyalty to your Mother?
Not sure if Tweety will be allowed to go out that night. He has a strict curfew of 9:00 p.m.
Online there are cat behaviorists that might give you some ideas for Bootsie.
Here is one (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wpnem_ydofg ).
I have seen others that may have the answer for Bootsie.
I have never seen Tweety fly around so much, and tweet/chirp so much as today! ALL DAY, he has not stopped except for his nap.
Follow up to work on Bootsie's-cat problem.
Try the Rescue Remedy by Bach (flower essences).
I'm going to mention all this at the vet tomorrow. Maybe they can prescribe something for the nausea. I'm pissed off though cause I had made arrangements for someone to come to my home to take the sutures out and it was to be today but she cancelled at the last minute so I'm going to have to cab it out there tomorrow.
The drug can cause constipation.
Constipation can cause vomiting.
A worry would be an intestinal blockage, oh no, now you have to check if he is pooping correctly. Is he straining?
And watch him, make sure he is not confused and eating cat litter or poop after the surgery.
Used to be, a person could not go home after surgery unless they had pooped.
You can google foods like pears to help with constipation, but your cat eats cantaloupe? No wonder he likes cantaloupe.
I do hope this is a simple solution to the vomiting. Do call the vet.
Do you have an emergency vet in your area, Gershun? I wonder if you told the receptionist your question if she could relay it to the vet on call and he/she or the receptionist could call you back.
Otherwise, just wait until the morning to check back.
My daughter is visiting tonight. She is spending the night. She uses a vet near our home. The same vet we had for our last dog. My grandpuppy goes in for his vet appointment tomorrow morning.
Her little pooch was just diagnosed with Cushing disease. The meds caused bloody diarrhea for a day. They had to adjust the dosage. So Yeah, meds can cause issues. Guess they may have similar issues as humans with drugs.
Our pets are so sweet. They have their own personalities. They talk to us in their own way.
Well my neighbors in my first apartment after I married my husband, they had a pet that really did speak! Was the most adorable thing that you ever heard! I was in my early 20’s.
Gosh, these two elderly sisters had to be in their 70’s at least. I loved them! They baked the most delicious treats and invited me over to share a cookie or piece of cake, whatever they made. I think they felt sorry for me because I wasn’t a very good cook yet. Hahaha. They made sure I had a treat now and then.
They were kind of mischievous old ladies with a wicked sense of humor!
The first time I went into their apartment I heard what sounded like a male voice asking if I wanted coffee.
I looked at my neighbor with a puzzled look and told them I heard a man ask me if I wanted coffee. They were giggling at me. Then Sally said, “Oh honey, that’s just Fred.”
I knew they were widows! So, I just said, “Oh, okay,”. I didn’t want to pry. Then I kept hearing, “Do you want coffee?” Over and over again. They started giggling again.
Finally they showed me Fred in the other room. They owned a beautiful parrot that always asked guests about coffee because Nan and Sally always offered coffee with their cookies. Smart bird! Hahaha
Just wondering if any pet owners out there have experienced anything like this or think this could be what is causing the vomiting. The name of the drug is Buprenorphine.
It must be great for cats too!
Sprouts Market sells them. Also, Whole Foods. Any place where herbs, supplements are sold may have them.
I wonder if it is the same formula for pets as people?
I appreciate the good ideas from you.I had read on Cats International website on Redirecting Cat Aggression about Pheromones and that was one of the suggestions too,so it's good to know someone tried it and it works.I also read that you can use tuna juice and slobber and put it on the cats bodies and that might help too.I just haven't tried any of those ideas yet.
Again,THANKS,I really appreciate it~
I took my neutered male cat to the Vet because he started doing strange and unusual things and attacking my 15yr old spayed female cat.
The Vet checked out the male that was acting Crazy. His health was fine. The Vet sold me a thing you plug into the wall that had a replaceable canister that screwed into the bottom. This gadget disperses cat pheromones into the air and REALLY calmed things down.
The product is Feliway. I have found it at Petsmart cheaper than the Vets office and even cheaper at a Feed Store. Even at the Feed Store it is a pricey product.
I am going to look for the item Gershun mentioned.
Bootsie is still separated from her "kittens" in the old catroom by herself and she's very unhappy about it.
I just call the babies "kittens",but they are full grown at almost 3 years old now.Bootsie had them Feb.20th,2017 about 3 months after she came to live with us.Before that,Bootsie had lived free,outside on some rental property our neighbor had and one day,he just showed up with her and asked me to take her because Winter was coming and he was selling his property,so she was a feral cat I guess.She has never played with toys,so I don't have that trick you had,but I bet I could think of something to distract her maybe.It's just that now,the "kittens" are scared of her and as soon as they see her,2 of them hiss at her and that seems to be what's starting the fights now.
I really wish we could work through this because I hate to see my Bootsie go.My dH has lost his patience though and wants her gone.
We called the Humane Society yesterday,but they haven't returned the call yet.
Everything was fine till she saw that cat outside a week ago.
If I could work them back together,I sure would.
Again,Thank you.I need all the ideas I can get~
My cat Jesse [just 2 months living in our house] will go into attack mode on our other cat. The other cat doesn't mind as she can stand her ground, and she lets him know she is still the lead cat.
Whenever they get into a fight, I cannot touch Jesse, otherwise he will swing at me and try to nip. I did find distracting him helped. He has this toy mouse that when you shake it it has a beads inside. I will toss that toy mouse down the stairs and gang-way, Jesse is down those stairs after that mouse. A few minutes later he is back to being user-friendly.
Decades ago I had two sibling feral cats that I trapped when they were kittens. As adults, any time the female was looking out the window and saw a cat outside, she would attack her brother. She just had to pounce on something, and he was available. Usually she would calm down in a half hour.
Typical feline behavior.
I know that Lu will find a solution, being stronger than she realizes.
Prayers.
Wait.
Wait and prioritize.
Take care of yourself first this morning.
It is not "all over".
That is "all or nothing thinking", and it is an error in your thinking.
Because it is so understandable that you are emotional and scared
for your kitties.
Wait until you feel better.
It is more important that you are able to make wise decisions once you feel better. That can be obtained by seeing a doctor.
is this typical feline behavior, or could it be something else is wrong with her - kinda like mean when sick
Iv'e done all of that.
The vet was downright rude,offered no help and told me to rehome Bootsie and hung up.
The ASPCA had the best advice I found on the internet and that's what I tried to do.It just didn't work though and my husband has had enough.
I just hate all this and I'm so sad about it,but thanks polarbear for caring and suggesting what you did.
Take care~
Last Thursday on Halloween,Bootsie,the MaMa cat saw a cat outside and couldn't get to it to attack it,so she took her anger out on one of her kittens,Toots and my husband.
Iv'e kept the 3 kittens apart from Bootsie ever since,6 days now,and thought I'd try to get them all back together tonight,but it didn't work and Bootsie attacked all 3 of her babies,so now,my husband says she has to go.
We've had the best 3 and a half years together filled with alot of love,but suddenly it's all over.
When I told the little girl she was my cat she kept arguing with me and said it was her cat. Her mom came outside and told me they would not return the cat to me because her daughter loved the cat.
When I went home to tell my mom, she just said, “Well, let the cat stay there if she is happy. They will love her too. You have another cat.” It broke my heart as a kid.
Do you think pets that aren’t strays just have that instinct of eating things in nature? I remember seeing them taunt lizards in the yard, eating little birds and so on.
Once in awhile I would give my cats cooked chicken or fish leftovers but I never tried anything raw.
I fed her Friskies treats until she took them from my hand, and demanded to come inside the day before her kittens were born. It took help and advice from more than a few cat mamas to get through that time, and Luckylu was one, way back when.
I still miss that special kitty, years later.