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We got/rescued our oldest cat, Sammy, in July. He is a 12 to 13 year old neutered long-haired cat. The people who had him before us had 6 other cats, and Sammy was the oldest and was very neglected. The other cats would push him off the chair where he would be sleeping, he was so skinny when we got him. We went to the vet a couple days after, & the vet weighed him at only 6pounds and 3ounces. She told us to sprinkle in Cosequin in his food, and to generally watch him for anything unusual. Within the first month, we saw no change in him, & he seemed to be just sitting in the litter box, not doing anything. Nothing seemed too abnormal except for the fact that he would just drink water like crazy and then pee 5-6 times a day! We took him to the vet for blood in his stool, and the vet just said that he had a bladder infection, told us to use some cranberry tablets and put it in his food. She also recommended wet food, so we began giving him half a cup every morning.
In early August, somebody put a stray 2-month old kitten in our newspaper box. We took her into the garage, made her a bed and set up a litterbox and food, since we weren't sure if she had anything that she would give to Sammy, or vice versa. Sammy was starting to get worse though, he would throw up every night, and poop outside the litterbox in our laundry room. We had to put him outside in the garage, with our new kitten. At first they didn't get along, but by day three they would cuddle together and purr. Near the ending of September, maybe a little under a month that they were out there, they were both allowed inside. The kitten, now named Poe, had her shots, & was tested for any serious issues. We took Sammy to the vet, AGAIN, to see why he was pooping outside of the box, when he would religiously go to the bathroom, inside the box nearly every hour on the hour. The vet didn't seem to understand why he was doing this, either. They tested his kidneys, but everything was negative and on the high end of normal. At this point, maybe the middle of September, he still didn't weigh very much more, now 6pounds and 7ounces. Him and Poe had separate dishes, they both had a generous amount of food available to them at all times. In no means were we ever depriving him of food.
Let me clarify that when he went outside of the box, he never went pee outside. He was always very good about that before. Ending of September, though, he was limping terribly, he would gag without anything ever coming out, he was sleeping a lot at hours at a time. He avoided all contact with humans and Poe. Sammy never played much because of his age, and he is just naturally calm, but when Poe would try, now, he would hiss and bite at her. He never did that before... One night he was in the kitchen, ran over to where the trash can is in the kitchen by the back door, and just started peeing blood everywhere. My mom came in and was terrified, so she decided to call the vet. It was about 8 o'clock at nighttime, so she was re-directed to an emergency line. At this time, Sammy would go downstairs to the two litterboxes we had, and just sit in them, without doing anything at all. He would move from one litterbox in the laundry room, and then one in our unfinished part of the basement. This is what made me the saddest, to see my first cat in so much pain.
We went to the emergency pet hospital, and they checked his vitals and whatnot. They said he was healthy, but very skinny, on the outside. They decided to check his bladder though, to see if there was any stones in there. When it came back, they told us that he was fine, but his bladder was smaller than a usual cat. He stopped peeing blood, and when we got home he seemed completely normal.
The very beginning of August, my sleep schedule was messed up, so I was in the living room watching tv, and him and Poe were cuddled on the chair next to me, when Sammy just wakes up and starts seizing. He was shaking so bad that he fell off the chair, and ran downstairs. The thing about Sammy is, though, that he never runs. He just walks quickly, or normally. But he ran away, thumping down the stairs.
All he ever does now is sleep and cry. I don't know what to do, two different vets are telling me that there's nothing wrong with him, but a cat does not seize, pee blood, and cry for no reason. Can somebody please give me some kind of advice?
In early August, somebody put a stray 2-month old kitten in our newspaper box. We took her into the garage, made her a bed and set up a litterbox and food, since we weren't sure if she had anything that she would give to Sammy, or vice versa. Sammy was starting to get worse though, he would throw up every night, and poop outside the litterbox in our laundry room. We had to put him outside in the garage, with our new kitten. At first they didn't get along, but by day three they would cuddle together and purr. Near the ending of September, maybe a little under a month that they were out there, they were both allowed inside. The kitten, now named Poe, had her shots, & was tested for any serious issues. We took Sammy to the vet, AGAIN, to see why he was pooping outside of the box, when he would religiously go to the bathroom, inside the box nearly every hour on the hour. The vet didn't seem to understand why he was doing this, either. They tested his kidneys, but everything was negative and on the high end of normal. At this point, maybe the middle of September, he still didn't weigh very much more, now 6pounds and 7ounces. Him and Poe had separate dishes, they both had a generous amount of food available to them at all times. In no means were we ever depriving him of food.
Let me clarify that when he went outside of the box, he never went pee outside. He was always very good about that before. Ending of September, though, he was limping terribly, he would gag without anything ever coming out, he was sleeping a lot at hours at a time. He avoided all contact with humans and Poe. Sammy never played much because of his age, and he is just naturally calm, but when Poe would try, now, he would hiss and bite at her. He never did that before... One night he was in the kitchen, ran over to where the trash can is in the kitchen by the back door, and just started peeing blood everywhere. My mom came in and was terrified, so she decided to call the vet. It was about 8 o'clock at nighttime, so she was re-directed to an emergency line. At this time, Sammy would go downstairs to the two litterboxes we had, and just sit in them, without doing anything at all. He would move from one litterbox in the laundry room, and then one in our unfinished part of the basement. This is what made me the saddest, to see my first cat in so much pain.
We went to the emergency pet hospital, and they checked his vitals and whatnot. They said he was healthy, but very skinny, on the outside. They decided to check his bladder though, to see if there was any stones in there. When it came back, they told us that he was fine, but his bladder was smaller than a usual cat. He stopped peeing blood, and when we got home he seemed completely normal.The very beginning of August, my sleep schedule was messed up, so I was in the living room watching tv, and him and Poe were cuddled on the chair next to me, when Sammy just wakes up and starts seizing. He was shaking so bad that he fell off the chair, and ran downstairs. The thing about Sammy is, though, that he never runs. He just walks quickly, or normally. But he ran away, thumping down the stairs.
All he ever does now is sleep and cry. I don't know what to do, two different vets are telling me that there's nothing wrong with him, but a cat does not seize, pee blood, and cry for no reason. Can somebody please give me some kind of advice?
