Greetings all. One week ago, hubby brought home a stray cat. All I knew about her was that she had been outside, hanging around a construction site, for about three months. She kinda looked pregnant to me.
Day one, kinda constipated. Day two, diarrhea. Days three thru five, better, but still "loose". Day six, initial trip to vet for general check-up and advice, including stool sample to be checked.
Vet says, no worms, no fleas, no ticks, no leukemia / aids. Pregnancy undetermined....she might be....but if so, too early to tell.
Last night, she vomited - not a hair ball. Early this morning, she sorta vomited again...but just a thin stream of watery stuff...as not much left in her belly from first time. Also back to diarrhea again.
She still looks like she might be pregnant....but belly isn't greatly distended. Vet felt nothing major there, anyway....no signs of tenderness or anything like that.
She has also been sleeping practically non-stop. Now I know cats sleep a lot - but this one sleeps constantly! I initially concluded that she was sleeping so much, and had the first bout of diarrhea, due to possible pregnancy / being indoors instead of living outdoors / change in diet. But it's been a week now, still no energy, diarrhea's back, and now the vomiting.
What else? Coat and eyes and teeth all look good & healthy. She's had a good appetite....and ate again this morning, after being sick last night. Has kept the food down (so far). Hasn't gotten into anything that could have made her sick....so I'm at a loss here.
This is the first time I've dealt with a "possibly pregnant" cat since I was about 8 years old - could this be an extreme case of kitty-morning-sickness? Obviously if she doesn't improve, or get better, even, I'll be getting her back to the Vet quickly. But until then....I'm fretting....
Shemarie
Day one, kinda constipated. Day two, diarrhea. Days three thru five, better, but still "loose". Day six, initial trip to vet for general check-up and advice, including stool sample to be checked.
Vet says, no worms, no fleas, no ticks, no leukemia / aids. Pregnancy undetermined....she might be....but if so, too early to tell.
Last night, she vomited - not a hair ball. Early this morning, she sorta vomited again...but just a thin stream of watery stuff...as not much left in her belly from first time. Also back to diarrhea again.
She still looks like she might be pregnant....but belly isn't greatly distended. Vet felt nothing major there, anyway....no signs of tenderness or anything like that.
She has also been sleeping practically non-stop. Now I know cats sleep a lot - but this one sleeps constantly! I initially concluded that she was sleeping so much, and had the first bout of diarrhea, due to possible pregnancy / being indoors instead of living outdoors / change in diet. But it's been a week now, still no energy, diarrhea's back, and now the vomiting.
What else? Coat and eyes and teeth all look good & healthy. She's had a good appetite....and ate again this morning, after being sick last night. Has kept the food down (so far). Hasn't gotten into anything that could have made her sick....so I'm at a loss here.
This is the first time I've dealt with a "possibly pregnant" cat since I was about 8 years old - could this be an extreme case of kitty-morning-sickness? Obviously if she doesn't improve, or get better, even, I'll be getting her back to the Vet quickly. But until then....I'm fretting....
Shemarie