i promise i am not lazy, but as typing this all over again will just stress me out more i am copy and pasting from another board. I was refered here for help
The latest update is at the bottom of all this.
trying to keep the back history concise but IT WILL BE LONG, you have been warned (UPDATE AT THE BOTTOM)
there are four pets here, two cats and two dogs. the two dogs are primarily outside dogs and small, a chihuahua and a wiener dog because i don't know how to spell the proper name. the cats get along with the dogs so they are not an issue
I have a cat, Her name is Fluffy because when I got her as a kitten she was so small that i could barely see her face from the ball of fluff that she was. Due to this she is a runt or rather i call it being stuck in the in between kitten and adult cat size. she is almost five years old.
She has allergies to flea dander and when she does have fleas scratches and scratches until she is raw sometimes bleeding. Ever since I got her to Louisianan she went from being a long haired cat to medium length because she shed so much to adapt that for a short time she was almost bald. when she did adapt her hair length besides her tail was drastically shorter but still of a decent length.
there is another cat here, a big fat mean cat that doesn't bully her physically but does give her stare downs and sits close to her being menacing as if being that shadow that always hovers over her. they USED to play and get along mostly. something changed that she now hangs out in the windows of the house to the point she falls down because she won't come down beyond to eat and use her litterbox. she tries sleeping up there and because of that falls and loses her balance.
I have done all i can, shown her love, gotten her spaces for her to sit on and given her softer food, changed to better for her litter the occasional soft canned food. everything
only to have the other cat steal her food, snipe her litterbox (getting to that) and take all her spots
and about the litterbox. when i got fluffy she had trouble with the other three cats where I USED to live to the point they disliked her there SO MUCH they peed on any and everything on the floor or in reach to tell her we don't want you here. so to save her sanity i moved her to my room and got her her own litterbox. I KNOW cats are supposed to share boxes but its my fault she doesn't. so she has her own
I give both cats equal attention and love and punishment via the spray water bottle.
if fluffy ever goes outside its to see whats going on. without a doubt something scares her and she runs to the shed and hides able to sneak under the doorway due to unlevel ground issues and cannot get out until someone opens the door for her.
i have dealt with my husband and father in law kicking her out of her last two comfort spots, areas she feels safe in but will still fall off of and just about confining her to her one last spot. as in moved her food and litterbox there. without telling me
i am about to get her her own cat tower near the window so she has her own place. and another for the other cat since i know if i don't the one will be hogged.
i don't know what else to do since i cannot seem to educate these men about stop bullying my cat. by kicking her out of these spots she chose you are showing her you want her out even though its not true. i don't know why she clings to these spots either. i feel i failed her
UPDATE:
went to the vet this tuesday 6/12/12) morning. vet did the usual exam, noted that she was at the same weight she was when she first came here and confirmed with me that yes she did gain weight from the first time then lost it again by now.
He felt a mass in her bowels and to wanted to further examine and get a blood sample. To do that they needed to calm her down with some the gas version of feline anesthesia (small amount) and draw a blood sample. Sample checked out fine her levels are normal no kidney or liver issues and she woke up just fine. The mass felt like possibly a hairball trying to pass in her system which is bad i know.
Gave me some medicine to help her pass it and to give a half pill a day for 8 days and come back in two weeks if nothing has changed or she has gotten worse then its on to x-rays. to help the mass of hair pass if that is what it is, was advised to feed her more soft food and take away the hard food for a bit
The latest update is at the bottom of all this.
trying to keep the back history concise but IT WILL BE LONG, you have been warned (UPDATE AT THE BOTTOM)
there are four pets here, two cats and two dogs. the two dogs are primarily outside dogs and small, a chihuahua and a wiener dog because i don't know how to spell the proper name. the cats get along with the dogs so they are not an issue
I have a cat, Her name is Fluffy because when I got her as a kitten she was so small that i could barely see her face from the ball of fluff that she was. Due to this she is a runt or rather i call it being stuck in the in between kitten and adult cat size. she is almost five years old.
She has allergies to flea dander and when she does have fleas scratches and scratches until she is raw sometimes bleeding. Ever since I got her to Louisianan she went from being a long haired cat to medium length because she shed so much to adapt that for a short time she was almost bald. when she did adapt her hair length besides her tail was drastically shorter but still of a decent length.
there is another cat here, a big fat mean cat that doesn't bully her physically but does give her stare downs and sits close to her being menacing as if being that shadow that always hovers over her. they USED to play and get along mostly. something changed that she now hangs out in the windows of the house to the point she falls down because she won't come down beyond to eat and use her litterbox. she tries sleeping up there and because of that falls and loses her balance.
I have done all i can, shown her love, gotten her spaces for her to sit on and given her softer food, changed to better for her litter the occasional soft canned food. everything
only to have the other cat steal her food, snipe her litterbox (getting to that) and take all her spots
and about the litterbox. when i got fluffy she had trouble with the other three cats where I USED to live to the point they disliked her there SO MUCH they peed on any and everything on the floor or in reach to tell her we don't want you here. so to save her sanity i moved her to my room and got her her own litterbox. I KNOW cats are supposed to share boxes but its my fault she doesn't. so she has her own
I give both cats equal attention and love and punishment via the spray water bottle.
if fluffy ever goes outside its to see whats going on. without a doubt something scares her and she runs to the shed and hides able to sneak under the doorway due to unlevel ground issues and cannot get out until someone opens the door for her.
i have dealt with my husband and father in law kicking her out of her last two comfort spots, areas she feels safe in but will still fall off of and just about confining her to her one last spot. as in moved her food and litterbox there. without telling me
i am about to get her her own cat tower near the window so she has her own place. and another for the other cat since i know if i don't the one will be hogged.
i don't know what else to do since i cannot seem to educate these men about stop bullying my cat. by kicking her out of these spots she chose you are showing her you want her out even though its not true. i don't know why she clings to these spots either. i feel i failed her
UPDATE:
went to the vet this tuesday 6/12/12) morning. vet did the usual exam, noted that she was at the same weight she was when she first came here and confirmed with me that yes she did gain weight from the first time then lost it again by now.
He felt a mass in her bowels and to wanted to further examine and get a blood sample. To do that they needed to calm her down with some the gas version of feline anesthesia (small amount) and draw a blood sample. Sample checked out fine her levels are normal no kidney or liver issues and she woke up just fine. The mass felt like possibly a hairball trying to pass in her system which is bad i know.
Gave me some medicine to help her pass it and to give a half pill a day for 8 days and come back in two weeks if nothing has changed or she has gotten worse then its on to x-rays. to help the mass of hair pass if that is what it is, was advised to feed her more soft food and take away the hard food for a bit
cats don't just fall like that all the time.... You keep posting that....
