TextsFromParrots
Biking along the boulevard
In March my fiancees cat passed away due to intestinal cancer. He lost weight rapidly, threw up a lot but mostly liquid and was extremely lethargic. It's always been assumed since my boy's mother Morgan was a stray in the same neighborhood that she got her cat that they likely had the same father a big grey tomcat stray that haunted the area. The doctor did say it was genetic and I've been fretting since then.
I introduced the cats to a limited ingredient diet food to help them lose weight since I'm worried about their weight. Captain in particular is a VERY fat cat weighing in at around 18 pounds and he had gotten to the point he was snoring and sometimes had problems grooming himself. A very real worry. He HAS dropped weight since introducing the food which was to be expected, but he's been throwing up. Now this isn't out of the ordinary. He's always had a habit of inhaling his food or wet food and getting sick. He's always been like this, it's just Captain behavior.
Today he went through a dry heaving session and I remembered Hudson and it was like my stomach clenched up and everything seemed terrifying. I offered him some treats and he ignored them entirely. It was after he had just tried to yak, but he rarely ignores food. Now all I can think of is Hudson and I'm wrapped in knots about it. next month we get an extra pay check and it's vet visit time for him and my other girl Morgan for update on shots and the like. Now all I can think is should I take him in early? Am I just being overly worried because of what happened a few months ago and trying to draw comparisons?
And a very small part of me is terrified now of taking him to the vet for fear she'll tell me what happened to Hudson is happening to Captain. That my time with him is limited. I gathered him up and cried earlier because I was scared. He's my heart cat. I hate playing favorites but I love him the most. He's always been the one I've cried on and has always loved me especially. He's a little dumb and strange, but I love that about him. I hope I'm worrying for nothing. I picked up a bag of his old cat food to see if maybe that would change things. I'm going to start watching his every move and making sure he's eating and going to the bathroom alright. I just needed to vent my worries right now.
I introduced the cats to a limited ingredient diet food to help them lose weight since I'm worried about their weight. Captain in particular is a VERY fat cat weighing in at around 18 pounds and he had gotten to the point he was snoring and sometimes had problems grooming himself. A very real worry. He HAS dropped weight since introducing the food which was to be expected, but he's been throwing up. Now this isn't out of the ordinary. He's always had a habit of inhaling his food or wet food and getting sick. He's always been like this, it's just Captain behavior.
Today he went through a dry heaving session and I remembered Hudson and it was like my stomach clenched up and everything seemed terrifying. I offered him some treats and he ignored them entirely. It was after he had just tried to yak, but he rarely ignores food. Now all I can think of is Hudson and I'm wrapped in knots about it. next month we get an extra pay check and it's vet visit time for him and my other girl Morgan for update on shots and the like. Now all I can think is should I take him in early? Am I just being overly worried because of what happened a few months ago and trying to draw comparisons?
And a very small part of me is terrified now of taking him to the vet for fear she'll tell me what happened to Hudson is happening to Captain. That my time with him is limited. I gathered him up and cried earlier because I was scared. He's my heart cat. I hate playing favorites but I love him the most. He's always been the one I've cried on and has always loved me especially. He's a little dumb and strange, but I love that about him. I hope I'm worrying for nothing. I picked up a bag of his old cat food to see if maybe that would change things. I'm going to start watching his every move and making sure he's eating and going to the bathroom alright. I just needed to vent my worries right now.
