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Hey folks! Hope you are all having a good 2017. It's been ....hard for me. Miss my little Boo.
Skye is doing well!! She's 17 and she's got her share of issues--namely arthritis, for which I'm finding a regime for her needs.
Skye, for about 2 years now, has started that 'getting older and possibly deaf meowing'. She did it long before we lost Bandit, and having had another kitty who did the same, I just carried on.
Recently, I've noticed she tends to 'howl' at her water dish. Before or after. This is new to me. I asked the vets if she could be nauseated, as her pancreatic levels are high--but only those levels. ALL her blood work is normal--even kidney levels!!! They said normally a cat that is nauseated won't eat/drink and vomits. Skye hasn't vomited since August (yay!). On her last check up, she does have stage 1 (early, early) cataracts. Could this meowing at her water dish be sight related? I plan on getting her to the vet next week for new blood work to make sure all is ok, but wasn't sure if anyone here had an experience with this.
I know she used to yowl and Bandit would come to see her, and I do wonder if she has gotten more vocal to find him. I am searching for a new kitten (has to be young because Skye is very passive and any older kitty would dominate her), but they are hard to find right now. I wish we had pet stores---rescues seem to act like god, and that honestly ticks me off. (trying to tell me NOT to get a KITTEN because of Skye's advanced age---folks, I"ve worked and owned animals for about 40 yrs--I know what I'm doing).
Anyhow, mini rant about that over---has anyone had a cat that yowled over their water dish or after drinking? Even if I am in plain sight....bizarre!
Skye is doing well!! She's 17 and she's got her share of issues--namely arthritis, for which I'm finding a regime for her needs.
Skye, for about 2 years now, has started that 'getting older and possibly deaf meowing'. She did it long before we lost Bandit, and having had another kitty who did the same, I just carried on.
Recently, I've noticed she tends to 'howl' at her water dish. Before or after. This is new to me. I asked the vets if she could be nauseated, as her pancreatic levels are high--but only those levels. ALL her blood work is normal--even kidney levels!!! They said normally a cat that is nauseated won't eat/drink and vomits. Skye hasn't vomited since August (yay!). On her last check up, she does have stage 1 (early, early) cataracts. Could this meowing at her water dish be sight related? I plan on getting her to the vet next week for new blood work to make sure all is ok, but wasn't sure if anyone here had an experience with this.
I know she used to yowl and Bandit would come to see her, and I do wonder if she has gotten more vocal to find him. I am searching for a new kitten (has to be young because Skye is very passive and any older kitty would dominate her), but they are hard to find right now. I wish we had pet stores---rescues seem to act like god, and that honestly ticks me off. (trying to tell me NOT to get a KITTEN because of Skye's advanced age---folks, I"ve worked and owned animals for about 40 yrs--I know what I'm doing).
Anyhow, mini rant about that over---has anyone had a cat that yowled over their water dish or after drinking? Even if I am in plain sight....bizarre!