Help! My cat is sick, does anyone know what it could be?

I will keep you all posted. Is it tomorrow yet??? I hope they call me early in the morning with news!

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i hope its not to bad and tomorow comes soon!
get wel soon vibes to your kitty
wats her name anyway (might have missed it) unless you dont want to reveal her name .

i sure do hope everything goes well!!! how old is your cat? i dont recall seeing an age i was just wondering if she was older, young, or just in the middle age area. hmm..i got a cat the exact day princess diana died in the cat accident (96? i forget the year) and my cat died in like 2003 or 2004, which to me she didnt seem old at all. and her illness was horrible, she was growing stiff, barely moving and under the bed, she ended up dying the same day (it all happened so fast) i didnt even notice her being so sick until it was later in the day, all the vets were closed and my mom told me when i got home that TJ had passed. im glad you were able to get your cat to a vet on time! hopefully they figure out what the heck is going on! if only animals could talk...man o man..(at least in english i mean, haha) good luck!!! mine and River's prayers are with you!

Her name is Shadow. She is barely two and a half years old. I got her as a kitten, she was my first real pet (before that, my sister and parents had pets, but they were not mine). I have other pets as well, another cat (Jasper, 1 year old) and two dogs (whom Shadow has just finally learned to love!). But Shadow is still my favorite little sweetie! I wish I had a picture to show you but two weeks ago my computer crashed.

She's a beautiful calico cat. Her face is half darker, half lighter (half looks like it's in the shadows...). She's very talkative - we meow at each other all the time. She loves to sit in the sink and play with water. As soon as we're done in the shower, she always jumps right in to watch the water drain out. She's just an awesome cat, full of personality! All my friends love her.

We don't have kids - my pets are my kids.

I'm so sad every time I think of her all alone at the vets. She usually sleeps in my bed. I hope she can come home tomorrow!

Ok, I found one pic of her on my old website, I'll try to insert it here.

Wow, unless I am mistaken she is a Mackeral Calico- very pretty. I hope she will be okay, please let us know when you know something. If you find she has to stay over long at the vets, take an old tee shirt you don't care about and put it on and exercise exercise, exercise. Get that shirt wet with your smell then pop it in a ziploc bag then run it to the vet. Tell them you don't care if you ever see the shirt again but you want it in her cage while she is there- Your smell will calm her down and help her with recovery

she's verry pretty!
i love her markings she sounds like an awesome cat !

Shadow is gorgeous!! I hope the vet can figure out what is wrong and she's back to her old self in no time!

Sending lots of get well vibes to Shadow!

Wow, I love the line down her nose where she changes colours!

Keep us updated on Shadow, sending lots of {{{get well soon}}} vibes her way

Wow, what a stunning cat - and i dont like torties (although do have a soft spot for tabbies). Fingers crossed for her.

Well, they forgot to call us as promised, so my hubby called them. Her fever has come down a bit, though she still does have a fever. They took a urine sample and sent that over to the lab for testing and they asked us if they could take blood samples, so I'm assuming they did that today as well. They really did not have much to tell us, and so now we are waiting for test results. Not sure how long that takes... I will call them in a little while if they haven't called me.

My hubby said the vet didn't sound too concerned... so I'm taking that as a good sign.

I hope it is nothing serious. I do not have children either (in spite of my profession and it's a long saga) and my YY is my baby!! So I know what you are experiencing! I'll think some good thoughts and send them her way - and yours!!!

Originally Posted by nikithetiger

Ok, I found one pic of her on my old website, I'll try to insert it here.

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that is the coolest cat markings i've ever seen!! i love when cat have that two different fur thing goin on! where its like orange, yet like darker striped. thats sick! (meaning good of course) i saw another cat like that when i got my cat river...awesome! well hope she gets better she needs to go romp around and play for only being like 2 1/2!!

Good luck, I hope everything will be okay!!

I called last night and they said they wanted to keep her overnight again to keep an eye on her. They said to call after 9am for the results of the tests.

So this morning I called at 10am (figuring I'd give them a bit longer to get them) but they still did not have them. They said they should be there by the end of the morning.

Good news though: Shadow's fever is gone and she's eating good!! WOOHOO!! They're pretty sure she can come home today - just depends on the results of the tests.

Great news!! Fingers crossed that she makes a full and speedy recovery

Shadow is home yippee! And much more lively!

They weren't sure what she had... they said the blood tests showed that she was slightly anemic, but that could be the result of her not feeling good. And they figure that the fever was an allergic response to... something, they do not know what....

sigh, $271.00 for them to tell me they don't know what was wrong, but here are a few maybes. But at least they gave her antibiotics and she's getting better.

Hey, how much does pet insurance cost? And how much of those fees would it have covered? We're debating whether we should get pet insurance.

We just do not have that $271.00. We had to put it on the credit card, sigh. Sorry, that was just more than I expected it to cost. I don't understand all their fees... they told us it would cost $5.00 to board her overnight if she didn't need the vet's attention, but $18.00 a night if the vet had to look at her. They decided the vet had to look at her, so they charged the $18.00 a night. But on top of that, they also charged $15.00 cuz the vet looked at her each of those nights... why charge extra???

Do not be mistaken, I am super happy Shadow is back and healing. That has me ecstatic. But that $271 has me depressed cuz we just cannot afford it (we just updated all our pets shots and bought a new puppy). Maybe my hubby can talk to them about the double charges (those are the ones that annoy me, the others are fine... ouchie, but fine).

Again, yippeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee my baby is back!! And she's walking around, checking things out. Full of life! I will try feeding her in a bit. They said she ate a lot earlier. My mom said she noticed her still walking a little stiffly, so I will keep an eye on that. She has to see the vet again in one week.

I'm glad Shadow is home and is doing better!!!
I know about those vet prices. When I took Spyder in the other week after xrays and meds it was 159.00!! Boy, did my jaw drop when I heard that total! Good thing the vet's ok with payments cause all I had on me was 60.00

Hey guys, it's been awhile since I've been back... changed computers and lost the link to the forum...

Shadow had been doing well after her vet visit... but lately she has started getting sick again. Doing the painful meowing/yeowling thing, sitting in one corner, barely eating, barely going to the bathroom. And I just caught her going pee in the house again!!

We do not have the money to bring her to the vet again only to find out they don't know what she has... I have barely started paying off the first vet fee! I don't know what to do! Do you think they would give us the meds without seeing her?

She has seemed to feel better today and yesterday (except for the peeing thing). She's been walking around a bit and eating fine. Not sure if she's going to the bathroom or not.

And how do you get a cat to go back into the litter box? (and no it's not cuz it's dirty - she hasn't really used it) Now I'm also worried about all the other places she might have gone to the bathroom... I just happened to be right beside her this time. Good thing we haven't started our renovations yet! Otherwise there would be a new rug in here.