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I never know what to do when this happens.
I trapped the Momma semi-feral I’ve been after for a month last night. She has not eaten in over 24 hours at this point (I had told her feeder to skip dinner, but she was given breakfast). It does not appear as though she’s drank either, or even gone to the bathroom since trapped.
A couple of times something similar has happened, I have gone through with taking them to the clinic.
Most times, I put it off a day to see if they break down and eat/drink/do their business, and they usually do.
Other times I’ve taken them to our normal vet because I couldn’t stand the worry and had the finances and time to do so, and especially if they’re males. But I never know if I’m overreacting by doing this - nothing has ever been found to be wrong with them, the vet always chalks it up to stress, and I hate putting them through that additional stress for nothing.
I am going to keep offering Momma kitty various wet food until midnight tonight, but what if she doesn’t improve? And just how much improvement constitutes “improved enough”?
It just doesn’t sit well with me to place a cat into surgery (especially major surgery like a spay) who hasn’t ate/drank/gone potty in so long unless it’s absolutely necessary.
I was going to bring her in tomorrow morning, but I can just as easily bring her in Tuesday. Any later than that and I’ll have to wait another week.
What do you guys do in this situation?
I trapped the Momma semi-feral I’ve been after for a month last night. She has not eaten in over 24 hours at this point (I had told her feeder to skip dinner, but she was given breakfast). It does not appear as though she’s drank either, or even gone to the bathroom since trapped.
A couple of times something similar has happened, I have gone through with taking them to the clinic.
Most times, I put it off a day to see if they break down and eat/drink/do their business, and they usually do.
Other times I’ve taken them to our normal vet because I couldn’t stand the worry and had the finances and time to do so, and especially if they’re males. But I never know if I’m overreacting by doing this - nothing has ever been found to be wrong with them, the vet always chalks it up to stress, and I hate putting them through that additional stress for nothing.
I am going to keep offering Momma kitty various wet food until midnight tonight, but what if she doesn’t improve? And just how much improvement constitutes “improved enough”?
It just doesn’t sit well with me to place a cat into surgery (especially major surgery like a spay) who hasn’t ate/drank/gone potty in so long unless it’s absolutely necessary.
I was going to bring her in tomorrow morning, but I can just as easily bring her in Tuesday. Any later than that and I’ll have to wait another week.
What do you guys do in this situation?
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