sick cat!

[rmd]

my little gray cat is sick. loose stool with some bright red blood in it. just a bit, so i'm hoping it's just a kitty roid or something, but enough that i've cancelled my plans for the day and will be taking her to the vet in a few hours.

poor little thing. she doesn't know it, but she's about to suffer the CLEANING OF THE DIRTY CAT BUTT. haw haw haw.

UPDATE: so, it looks like it might be just minor digestive issues. if she's fine tomorrow, no worries. if she has problems tomorrow, i have drugs for her and will call the vet monday to say "dude, wtf". they've got a stool sample off to the lab as well to make sure it's not a parasite thing.

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[wren13.livejournal.com]

Hopefully it is no big deal, but keep us posted. Does she tend to eat strange objects?

[rmd.livejournal.com]

not usually as far as strange objects. i've occasionally (like, once in a 6 month period) noticed *someone* has had a little bit of blood in the (otherwise fairly regular) stool before, but usually it's only once at a time and i figure it's just something weird passing thru or straining or something.

this was a bit more worrying -- clearly loose stools with blood in a bit on the floor (they're all usually really good about keeping litter box activities in the litter box), and some dirty cat butt issues. i've got a 1:15 appt over in everett, so i'll know more later today.

she's generally active and social, although she's doing a bit more hiding in small spaces than usual, but some of that may be due to having had the trauma of cleaning earlier today.

[skreeky]

Oh, poor puss! I hope she's okay. Good thoughts in her fuzzy direction.

[rmd.livejournal.com]

thanks!

[rmd.livejournal.com]

they're running labs on her stool sample to check for parasites, and i've got a couple of metronidazole in case she still has problems after tomorrow.

[kjc.livejournal.com]

Poor Bonaparte.