My cat limped one day, limped less the second, slept for an entire third day, presumably in pain, then was fully ok the fourth
Lil' dude played mind games with my wallet that whole week
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Don't you have health insurance for your cat?
I don't have insurance for myself
But I'm glad you asked, cause I assumed I wouldn't be able to afford it. And, funny thing is it looks like I can afford it for the cat but not for myself! That'll be funny
Get some insurance for your cat
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Not even remotely accurate: he'd be Mr Peanut Butter Cup Jr.
Cats are masterful in concealing when they are in a bad shape. If you do not know the intricacies of your cats behavior, finding out that something is wrong means that things are already escalating.
Yeah, I noticed one of our cats using the litter box a bit more than usual, and sometimes he'd use it a second time pretty quickly after the first. Turned out he had a urinary problem.
We have another cat that is in stage 4 kidney disease. Other than how thin he is, you wouldn't know there was anything wrong.
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Dogs can be like that too. We have learned to pick up microchanges in our dogs walking pattern to find out when he hurt his paw. Like dude, just tell us so we can take care of the sharp rock between your toe pads that is causing you to bleed. Wouldn't find out he was sick unless it starts affecting his digestion.
I think everyone is just different. People are comparable to the cats/dogs, slam the shit out of a toe, toe nail falling off and bleeding and not give a shit, but if they get a headache they'll wine like a hell. Then someone else lives with headaches doesn't flinch about it then sees their own blood and faints.
When people have a pissing contest about who has a higher pain tolerance I question who has more insecurities.
I had to rush my cat to the emergency vet because he ate a small dried starfish and it got stuck in his throat.
Don't discount the stupidity of cats.
Listen, you. I don't come to Lemmy for jumpscares!
Damn, I have a photo of one of my kittens when he was like a month old. He was like 60% ears. I wish I could find it.
If i had a cat that expensive (and handsome) I wouldn't even feel bad about the emergency vet bill
The emergency vet was great, they reached right in with forceps and pulled it out in about 10 seconds. They didn't even charge us for it.
Lucky! I'm glad it all worked out!
I hate to tell you this, but I think that's a Gremlin.
That would explain a LOT...
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This was at the top of my subscribed when we were just at the emergency vet with our cat. She's doing ok now, but damn we were scared af. It was like a seizure but they only found her heart is enlarged. :/
It was a strange coincidence for sure. I'm just glad she's back home now. Eating and all
Had to have out cat put down yesterday, after weeks of vet visits. I'd say the joke is accurate only in certain circumstances. Glad your baby is doing okay now. Hug 'em tight.
I'm so sorry for your loss. They are with us for a short time, but their impact on our lives is truly immeasurable.
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I hate to take my cat the emergency vet a couple months ago, he wouldnt sleep then was complaining very loudly abd was clearly in pain and something was wrong.
So got him in an Uber, rushed him to the very expensive emergency out of hours very at 2am, turns out he was just constipated and the stress from the car ride had already made him shit.
Hi i have his brother, the tiny ginger shit who ate an entire packet of freeze dried chicken, could not stop vomiting, emergency vet run where there was a rush on, he was hooked up to monitoring and fell asleep while we waited, two hours later woke up, let out a HUGE fart and was fine.
let out a HUGE fart and was fine.
How I wake up every day
So relatable
Didn't have the brain cell that day, huh?
kinda did, he managed to open a cupboard and move several items to get the bag out in the first place. He's a dangerous little bastard. Like Charles Dance.
My old childhood cat was very lethargic, on her last legs, barely moving, and not eating, so my parents rushed her to the vets on a Saturday.
Conclusion, sore throat.
Medication, cat painkiller.
Now she's fine.
My pup was shivering, upset, very in pain. Got him to the vet. He was howling, making noises I've never heard him make before. I literally thought he was dying.
Turns out he had gas. Vet had us pick up baby gasx. One big poop later and he was fine.
Beagle?
Elderly chihuahua/yorkie mix
Oh that makes even more sense
Cats are glass cannon rage monsters while dogs are tanky.
Depends on the dog. Boxers for instance reach a certain (relatively young, for most dogs) age and just... break down, at a genetic level. Cancer everywhere.
My sister is on her third boxer. I don't know how she does it considering they rarely make it past ten years.
Ten years is fantastic for a boxer (and probably a fortune in vet visits); if I recall correctly they start breaking down at around 6 or 7 years old.
It's tragic, because other than that they're great dogs for children.
I've been home for the last few months so I see my cats a lot more. My vet was very impressed at my last appointment when she was concerned my cat lost weight. I'm like yeah, this bitch has been spitting out her thyroid pills when my bf gives them to her. I noticed because she was going pee more, screaming for food more, sleeping more, and her fur wasn't soft like normal.
Vet was shocked I was that observant. She's going to be shocked in a few weeks at the other one's appointment because I think he's ready for some Kitty drugs now too. No one else has noticed but I've seen the up tick in stretching, the longer calculations before a jump, the occasionally avoiding the litter box, and him occasionally tripping over his back feet. I'm about to have 2 cats costing me $80/m in arthritis shots 🙃
A shorter sided litter box is on my to do list today.
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Except sometimes it's, Peanut Butter cup jr caught a bee and now her paw looks like a boxing glove.
This rings so true. With cats it is almost always the tiny change that gives it away, like eating a little less or sleeping in a different spot, while a dog will usually make it pretty obvious something is wrong. I think that is why cat owners end up watching every little habit so closely.
It's because cat owners have to be more attentive of the cat. Dogs are the attentive ones in that relationship.
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