We have an appointment with the vet but that's not until Thursday morning. If it seems to get worse or she's not eating we'll take her into an emergency vet. Hope it won't cost too much - as money's tight.
I'm worrying and stressing, while several thousand miles away in London. :( I'm just so glad that K's there.
Any animal experts out there there an opinion?
Do send her some good vibes.
here are photos of our three kids
Tigger on her favorite spot
Tigger and the elusive Yoshi
King David at 5 month and King David at 10 month in the same basket
King David, first week at home and already claiming the laptop and lap. Tigger is not amused.
Yoshi shares her room and her sun with King David
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Set up a normal vet appointment when you get home, and just have Kelly keep a watchful eye.
Good luck hon...
Tina
Edited at 2008-05-12 11:50 pm (UTC)
I hope she's okay... it's horrible worrying about your loved companions while you're traveling - I've had that happen too...
Best wishes to Tigger - hopefully she'll be fine
Save travels and I hope Tigger is fine and purring when you get home.
hoping she is OK
I have had a cat live to 26 and currently have 2 17 year olds and a 12 year old
Let us know what happens, K?
Sending purrs from mine to yers...
- Silver
(Icon is Griffin learning to type. ;-)
Keep us up to date. Poor Tigger.
(Icon is my 18 year old girl.)
Good luck. I hope it's something that's easy to maintain!
Everyone else has already listed the things I thought of:
1.) Gingivitis (gum disease), and/or severe tartar buildup - treatable with a dentistry/tooth cleaning. It's important to treat it, because not doing so could lead to secondary infections. But once it's treated, she should be fine.
2.) Abcess in the gum or abcessed tooth. Will need cleaning out and a round of antibiotics.
Again, the above are treatable, and kitties are amazingly resilient. My 18+ girl here at home has bounced back twice now after diabetes and pancreatitis tried to get the better of her. She had lost a frightening amount of weight, but now that the vet has stabilized her blood sugar and I'm giving her meds for Inflammatory Bowel disease, she's walking around the house, sleeping on my bed again, making yowl-y demands in the middle of the night, and terrorizing the male who is twice her size.
*Hugs*
Veterinary medicine is advancing at such a rate that animals are living longer. But their bodies can't quite keep up and certain organs start to fail. The kidneys are usually the first to go.
Many times, hospitalization is required. We put them on fluids to flush out the toxins, give them pain meds, and meds to stimulate appetite.
I don't want to freak you out. It could be something much easier to fix. abscessed tooth, etc. Others have already mentioned them in your comments. I just want to help.
I work the ER shift at Pets Unlimited in SF. We are open 24 hours for emergencies and always take advice calls.
I hope everything works out!
Our cat Digger recently got over some stomach issues himself...tends to eat stuff he shouldn't when he pops outside...