My oldsters experienced a bit of illness several days apart last week.
Renn was the first to suffer it. He started throwing up at about 3.30 one morning. This is not unusual; cats with kidney problems tend to vomit in the mornings, and 3.30 is his normal time. It wakes me up, and is too close to the time I have to get up and start my day for me always to fall back asleep. The point is that Renn’s upchucking so early in the morn was not extraordinary. But he continued it through the day, being unable to keep anything down, and his feces were runny. I determined to give him Cerenia, if this condition remained in place the next day. I don’t like to give Cerenia too swiftly in response to sickness, but Renn cannot afford to lose much more weight, and needs his food. Fortunately, he not only kept food down the following day, but wanted to eat. After this, he was back to normal.
Then, a few days later, Neville started bringing up his food, beginning immediately after his breakfast. He too could not retain anything in his stomach, and threw up several times that day. His litter-box deposits were runny. Though the Nevsky could stand being sick for longer than my big boy, I readied the Cerenia in his case, as well. But, as with Renn, Nev’s condition improved, and he was feeling as he always does, with a good appetite and more solid waste, the next day.
A touch of ‘cat-flu’, perhaps? A stomach ailment? Something that was too weak to affect the younger members of the household? In any case, it had come and gone reasonably quickly, for which I am thankful. But what it was that came and went, I will never know.
Glad that whatever it was did not linger, or affect everybuddy. A quick way to get you out of bed at 3.30.
ReplyDeleteMysterious, but glad they are both okay now.
ReplyDeleteIt is odd they had the same symptoms and recovered as quickly in both cases. Hopefully it was just something they may have eaten that they should not have.
ReplyDeleteI'm also glad that whatever this was, it came and went quickly, no intervention required. Lots of scritches to them both.
ReplyDeleteI am glad they both recovered quickly and are back to normal.
ReplyDeleteDearest John,
ReplyDeleteOne often wonders what causes them to throw up.
Kidney problems is one thing but other than that it remains a mistery.
Glad they both were rather soon over it!
Hugs,
Mariette + Kitties
A few days ago, much the same thing happened to my cats. They got terrible runs virtually simultaneously, but their appetites remained normal, and the bad tummies didn't last for long. It was very perplexing, because there had been no change in their diets. I could only guess that one of their cans of cat food might have come from a batch that was a bit "off" somehow. Anyway, it's a relief to hear that the problems with your guys were transitory, as well.
ReplyDeleteGlad they are doing better already.
ReplyDeleteOh poor Renn and Neville. It sounds like something was going around, but I'm so glad to hear they are feeling better now.
ReplyDeleteI sure am glad to hear that all is okay once again.
ReplyDeletePoor Renn and Neville. That was terrible for them and hard on you rest wise aside from the worry of course.
ReplyDeleteYikes, they shared the illness....but glad they recovered quickly. Let's hope it doesn't return.
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