Bee has had health problems since we got her in March, 2011. She is only 9 months old. When she came to us she had salmonella (which we didn't know about until after tests).
She had been experiencing sick and diarreah (sorry, can't spell!!), and it had mucus in it. Her sister Poppy also had it.
She was also showing flu-like symptoms. She couldn't keep her food or her water down.
After many visits at the vets, we discussed putting them down. Sometimes they would poo without realising it because it was so bad. We had only one solution given to us, and that was to feed them a basic diet of Whiskars supermeat (the lowest of the low, apparently).
To our surprise, it worked! But the happiness didn't last for long as within a month Bee was back to doing her usual mucus poo and diarreah.
With time it managed to clear.
But we are now having the same problems and are back to square one. Bee and Poppy have both been vomiting and doing nasty poos for the last 3 days, despite not eating. Between them they have had about a mouthful of food, yet they are still being sick and pooing, and the poo is how it was back when they had salmonella. It is clear that the problem they had from their crap previous owner has damaged their internal organs and they are going to have to deal with this for the rest of their lives.
It is hard for us as a family as we are having to completely alter our lives for the cats. We also have 2 young children under 4 that have come to us with cat poo in their hair where it was so runny the cats have ran past them and have got it caught in the babies' hair. It has also been found on our pillows, worktops, clothes, you name it, it has been there.
We are now faced with a trip to the vets in an hours time, which could lead to the question being asked, 'Do you wish to have your cats euthanized?' Like it was asked the last time.
We think it is unfair on our poor cats to have to deal with this, and it is also important we put the young children first. However, my heart is telling me no, and it feels like it is breaking when I think of them being taken from me to be put to sleep, and to never see them awake again.
Please help me, I don't know what to do. I feel like crying at the thought. Help
Also, I apologise if none of this makes sense, it is hard for me to explain at the best of times, but even harder when I feel like this
Please ask questions if I have made it hard to understand. xx
She had been experiencing sick and diarreah (sorry, can't spell!!), and it had mucus in it. Her sister Poppy also had it.
She was also showing flu-like symptoms. She couldn't keep her food or her water down.
After many visits at the vets, we discussed putting them down. Sometimes they would poo without realising it because it was so bad. We had only one solution given to us, and that was to feed them a basic diet of Whiskars supermeat (the lowest of the low, apparently).
To our surprise, it worked! But the happiness didn't last for long as within a month Bee was back to doing her usual mucus poo and diarreah.
With time it managed to clear.
But we are now having the same problems and are back to square one. Bee and Poppy have both been vomiting and doing nasty poos for the last 3 days, despite not eating. Between them they have had about a mouthful of food, yet they are still being sick and pooing, and the poo is how it was back when they had salmonella. It is clear that the problem they had from their crap previous owner has damaged their internal organs and they are going to have to deal with this for the rest of their lives.
It is hard for us as a family as we are having to completely alter our lives for the cats. We also have 2 young children under 4 that have come to us with cat poo in their hair where it was so runny the cats have ran past them and have got it caught in the babies' hair. It has also been found on our pillows, worktops, clothes, you name it, it has been there.
We are now faced with a trip to the vets in an hours time, which could lead to the question being asked, 'Do you wish to have your cats euthanized?' Like it was asked the last time.
We think it is unfair on our poor cats to have to deal with this, and it is also important we put the young children first. However, my heart is telling me no, and it feels like it is breaking when I think of them being taken from me to be put to sleep, and to never see them awake again.
Please help me, I don't know what to do. I feel like crying at the thought. Help
Also, I apologise if none of this makes sense, it is hard for me to explain at the best of times, but even harder when I feel like this
