Post by lynxlady on Jan 31, 2015 14:37:23 GMT -8
Nor sure if this is a story or a health issue but thought I would put it under health.
I'm no Dan when it comes to stories but I'll give it a try because I think it might be something to watch for.
About a month or so ago I noticed Big Stuff was loosing weight. he didn't look or act like himself, so I was just keeping a eye on him when one day I noticed he threw up and it had some blood in it.. of coarse I panicked and called the vet, he said to just keep a eye on him .. a few days later he did it again but it was a lot of blood so I just picked him up and to Dr Joe we went.. after a exam Joe said Stuffy's right kidney was bothering him when he pressed in on it so he thought it was a kidney infection. Not wanting to do a full blood work up just yet, he gave me some meds for my big guy to save me the cost of the rest... a few days later he wasn't much better and up came more blood.. so it didn't mater the cost I did the whole ball of wax.. full blood work up as well as ex-rays.. blood work said he was fine, but the ex-ray showed his stomach and intestines we swollen and almost twice the size they should be and my Vet, said he was full of poop.. putting it nicely He suggested a enema .. he asked if I wanted to do it myself at home or have him do it... there wasn't much to think about, I said "YOU DO IT" and he did.. about half a hour later it started to come out.. at first Joe asked if Stuffy had eaten a dish cloth or towel, we both thought it was "Pica" ( that is when a cat or even a dog will eat cloth or just about anything).. but since Big Stuff had never done anything like that ( none of my cats ever did) and nothing was missing I was stumped..as it continued to come out we found it was hair!! The biggest mass of a hair ball ever, almost 3 ft long! Joe asked what I use for hair ball control and I said nothing as I have never had a real problem with hair balls before.. after thinking for a while I knew exactly what it was!! My wonderful sweet loving boy always bathed every one of the cats.. he not only would bath the kittens but all of the rest of them as well.. so no wonder 'they' didn't have a problem with hair balls, Stuffy had it all in him! I can't stop him from doing his thing so now he gets a weekly dose of hair ball meds!! He also comes in the bedroom each morning and gets fed his special diet with his meds .. he is slowly getting back to normal , not sure what we will do when I have one of the girls in the master bathroom to have their babies where he eats.. but I guess we will work it out ..
I'm no Dan when it comes to stories but I'll give it a try because I think it might be something to watch for.
About a month or so ago I noticed Big Stuff was loosing weight. he didn't look or act like himself, so I was just keeping a eye on him when one day I noticed he threw up and it had some blood in it.. of coarse I panicked and called the vet, he said to just keep a eye on him .. a few days later he did it again but it was a lot of blood so I just picked him up and to Dr Joe we went.. after a exam Joe said Stuffy's right kidney was bothering him when he pressed in on it so he thought it was a kidney infection. Not wanting to do a full blood work up just yet, he gave me some meds for my big guy to save me the cost of the rest... a few days later he wasn't much better and up came more blood.. so it didn't mater the cost I did the whole ball of wax.. full blood work up as well as ex-rays.. blood work said he was fine, but the ex-ray showed his stomach and intestines we swollen and almost twice the size they should be and my Vet, said he was full of poop.. putting it nicely He suggested a enema .. he asked if I wanted to do it myself at home or have him do it... there wasn't much to think about, I said "YOU DO IT" and he did.. about half a hour later it started to come out.. at first Joe asked if Stuffy had eaten a dish cloth or towel, we both thought it was "Pica" ( that is when a cat or even a dog will eat cloth or just about anything).. but since Big Stuff had never done anything like that ( none of my cats ever did) and nothing was missing I was stumped..as it continued to come out we found it was hair!! The biggest mass of a hair ball ever, almost 3 ft long! Joe asked what I use for hair ball control and I said nothing as I have never had a real problem with hair balls before.. after thinking for a while I knew exactly what it was!! My wonderful sweet loving boy always bathed every one of the cats.. he not only would bath the kittens but all of the rest of them as well.. so no wonder 'they' didn't have a problem with hair balls, Stuffy had it all in him! I can't stop him from doing his thing so now he gets a weekly dose of hair ball meds!! He also comes in the bedroom each morning and gets fed his special diet with his meds .. he is slowly getting back to normal , not sure what we will do when I have one of the girls in the master bathroom to have their babies where he eats.. but I guess we will work it out ..