https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Tue, 28 Apr 2026 17:52:12 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/my-cat-is-sick-and-i-am-devastated#post-221938 Sun, 15 Jul 2012 18:29:04 +0000 Mrs. Bee 221938@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@BeachMama: yay that's awesome news!!!! I knew he could do it! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/my-cat-is-sick-and-i-am-devastated#post-221928 Sun, 15 Jul 2012 17:50:28 +0000 betsyboop 221928@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>So glad to hear the good news! Having sick pets is so heartbreaking. Go Cheeto go! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/my-cat-is-sick-and-i-am-devastated#post-221924 Sun, 15 Jul 2012 17:31:00 +0000 Mrs. Superhero 221924@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I hope he does well! This sounds like it was so stressful :( </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/my-cat-is-sick-and-i-am-devastated#post-221913 Sun, 15 Jul 2012 16:48:57 +0000 BeachMama 221913@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Thanks again everyone for your well wishes.</p> <p>An update on Cheeto....his feeding tube fell out last week. We took him back to the vet and because he had started to eat a little bit on his own, we decided to leave the tube out and see how he does. Well, he's pretty much back to normal. That day he ate 3 helpings of wet food and has been eating like a champ ever since. I think he hated having the tube and the neck brace thingy on and feels much better without it. The only un-normal thing left is that he hasn't cleaned himself in weeks so he's pretty gross. DH is gonna give him a bath tonight, which I'm sure he'll hate. It's so nice to have our sweet kitty back! Fingers crossed that this never happens again! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/my-cat-is-sick-and-i-am-devastated#post-210749 Wed, 04 Jul 2012 12:42:07 +0000 littlebug 210749@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@beachmama: So happy to read that! Hope he continues to get better and stronger! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/my-cat-is-sick-and-i-am-devastated#post-210652 Wed, 04 Jul 2012 09:40:54 +0000 MrsBrewer 210652@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@BeachMama: awesome news! Keep it up Cheeto! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/my-cat-is-sick-and-i-am-devastated#post-210626 Wed, 04 Jul 2012 08:51:57 +0000 mrbee 210626@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@BeachMama: An exciting and promising development! Hoping for the best for you and Cheeto! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/my-cat-is-sick-and-i-am-devastated#post-210625 Wed, 04 Jul 2012 08:51:10 +0000 BeachMama 210625@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Cheeto seems to be getting better,slowly but surely. The other day he licked some wet food and last night I watched him eat 5-10 pieces of dry food. It's the first food he's eaten in weeks. And he jumped up/down from our bed a couple times last night to cuddle. Hopefully he starts to eat more and more! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/my-cat-is-sick-and-i-am-devastated#post-208740 Mon, 02 Jul 2012 11:39:18 +0000 Rescuemom10 208740@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>How is Cheeto doing? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/my-cat-is-sick-and-i-am-devastated#post-206077 Fri, 29 Jun 2012 07:07:09 +0000 mrsjyw 206077@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Juju for your kitty's health! Breaks my heart when furbabies ar ein pain :( </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/my-cat-is-sick-and-i-am-devastated#post-205997 Fri, 29 Jun 2012 01:01:14 +0000 lemondrop 205997@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Good sign, glad to hear the update! Also glad you got the feeding tube, love them! Keep hanging in there, I'm still sending happy and hungry kitty thoughts his way. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/my-cat-is-sick-and-i-am-devastated#post-205983 Fri, 29 Jun 2012 00:14:14 +0000 BeachMama 205983@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>No real interest in food yet. The vet thinks he'll need the tube for 2-4 weeks so I think itll take time. He ventured out of the bathroom we've been keeping him in though so I think he has a little more energy. Fingers crossed. Thank you for all the well wishes! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/my-cat-is-sick-and-i-am-devastated#post-204547 Thu, 28 Jun 2012 10:59:44 +0000 MrsBrewer 204547@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@BeachMama: Oh that's awesome! Is he showing any interest in regular food yet? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/my-cat-is-sick-and-i-am-devastated#post-204519 Thu, 28 Jun 2012 10:51:24 +0000 StrawberryBee 204519@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Great news! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/my-cat-is-sick-and-i-am-devastated#post-204354 Thu, 28 Jun 2012 09:47:54 +0000 Mrs. Bee 204354@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@BeachMama: yay cheeto!!!!!!! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/my-cat-is-sick-and-i-am-devastated#post-204351 Thu, 28 Jun 2012 09:47:26 +0000 BeachMama 204351@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>An update on Cheeto - We are on day 2 of tube feeding. When I opened the bathroom door to check on him this morning, he was actually up on his feet. It's the first time I've seen him out of his bed in 3 days. Later he purred a bit while I was petting him. I'm hoping this is a sign that he's feeling a bit better! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/my-cat-is-sick-and-i-am-devastated#post-201866 Tue, 26 Jun 2012 10:24:17 +0000 Mrs. Bee 201866@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@BeachMama: i know cats that had feeding tubes inserted and were able to get back to health! they just need to start eating again.</p> <p>good luck cheeto! we will be rooting for you! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/my-cat-is-sick-and-i-am-devastated#post-201855 Tue, 26 Jun 2012 10:21:11 +0000 BeachMama 201855@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@MrsBrewer - Nope, he didn't eat anything overnight. Every time I got up to feed LO, I tried to feed him something but he wouldn't have any of it. DH took him back to the vet this morning to have the feeding tube inserted. Hopefully it will make him feel better to have some food in his tummy and his appetite will come back. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/my-cat-is-sick-and-i-am-devastated#post-201782 Tue, 26 Jun 2012 09:19:00 +0000 MrsBrewer 201782@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@BeachMama: Any updates on your kitty? Is he eating anything yet? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/my-cat-is-sick-and-i-am-devastated#post-201764 Tue, 26 Jun 2012 09:00:57 +0000 StrawberryBee 201764@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Your vet probably mentioned this, but there's also the option of care credit (<a href="http://www.carecredit.com/vetmed/" rel="nofollow">http://www.carecredit.com/vetmed/</a>). I've never used it, but I think it works like a credit card, and seem to recall that if you pay off the balance in 6 months you won't get charged interest (but I could be making that up). We were struggling with the thought that we were paying so much money for the diagnosis that we wouldn't be able to afford the cure! Luckily 'the cure' was a $50 bag of cat food in our case, but I don't know what we would have done if it was a $5000 surgery (that was the estimate if he needed surgery on either his gall stones or kidney stones, I can't remember which). </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/my-cat-is-sick-and-i-am-devastated#post-201713 Tue, 26 Jun 2012 07:44:35 +0000 mediagirl 201713@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I'm so sorry! Our pets are our children, too even when we have lo's. I hope Cheeto starts eating soon. I feel the pain of pet medical bills and understand having to decide what to or not to spend on them. We've spent $1200 on our dogs this year... and will probably spend more. </p> <p>Hope things get easier with your fussy lo, too! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/my-cat-is-sick-and-i-am-devastated#post-201608 Mon, 25 Jun 2012 23:05:01 +0000 Mrs. Bee 201608@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@BeachMama: we would put a big glob of nutrical in their mouths. It's sticky so they can't spit it out, so at least they are getting some calories.</p> <p>How I actually cured my cat was I finally fed her some dried squid ( it's like Korean beef jerky) and one of her favorite foods. Once she started eating again, her appetite started coming back. But she barely ate anything for 2-3 weeks. </p> <p>Good luck! I will be back if I think of anything else! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/my-cat-is-sick-and-i-am-devastated#post-201606 Mon, 25 Jun 2012 22:52:17 +0000 StrawberryBee 201606@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We struggled too; you hate for money to be a reason. I actually ended up getting pet insurance for the dogs as a result of our experience (the cats all have various preexisting conditions). I never want to be in that position again, it's a horrible feeling! What Mrs. Bee suggested sounds promising, but I'd imagine the vet is probably pushing to have the tube done sooner rather than later? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/my-cat-is-sick-and-i-am-devastated#post-201599 Mon, 25 Jun 2012 22:25:45 +0000 BeachMama 201599@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Thanks for the kind thoughts and suggestions. I got him to lick a spoon with sour cream, but that's it so far. It gives me a little hope though. Right now DH and I are leaning towards getting him the tube. We feel like we've already spent so much just diagnosing him, we have to at least give it a try to get him better again</p> <p>@Mrs. Bee - I found some Nutrical at the pet store and picked up some baby food So far he's not interested but we'll keep trying</p> <p>@Lemondrop - yep he's an orange tabby. By far the coolest cat I've head had. Super laid back, super loving and cuddly. People that usually don't like cats have commented that they love Cheeto. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/my-cat-is-sick-and-i-am-devastated#post-201502 Mon, 25 Jun 2012 19:24:15 +0000 lemondrop 201502@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Pancreatitis sucks, sending him good eating vibes. Is he orange? With a name like Cheeto... orange cats are my favorite. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/my-cat-is-sick-and-i-am-devastated#post-201463 Mon, 25 Jun 2012 18:23:09 +0000 Mrs. Bee 201463@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>There is a nutritional paste called nutrical. They have it for dogs and cats. It's rich in calories and they often love the flavor. Sometimes it jump starts their appetite. They just need to start eating again. I've used it for my anorexic dog and cat with success. You should be able to find it at most pet stores. Give that a try... </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/my-cat-is-sick-and-i-am-devastated#post-201445 Mon, 25 Jun 2012 17:24:13 +0000 BeachMama 201445@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@strawberrybee - Your case sounds similar to mine. Took him to the vet where they did bloodwork that showed slightly elevated levels, gave him some fluids and anti-nausea meds and we went home. Didnt get better overnight so we went back for an xray that showed fluid in the belly. They sent us to the emergency vet so he could get an IV and a belly ultrasound that showed an inflamed pancreas. He spent 2 nights there where they said he ate a little bit but not much. </p> <p>A feeding tube is another $500. I'm just so torn. On one hand I logically know we shouldn't blow our savings on him -especially now that we have a family, and we are paying my hospital bills and moving. On the other hand I feel like this isnt a terminal illness and we're just giving up if we don't get it for him. Where do you draw the line?</p> <p>We tried his regular dry food, wet food, and some tuna. He shows interest in it but won't actually eat. DH used a syringe to "force feed" him but I know it's not enough. He needs to eat a meal. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/my-cat-is-sick-and-i-am-devastated#post-201422 Mon, 25 Jun 2012 16:23:30 +0000 LuLu Mom 201422@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Oh no, I'm so sorry. Hppefully she gets better and eats before the move. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/my-cat-is-sick-and-i-am-devastated#post-201383 Mon, 25 Jun 2012 15:42:26 +0000 Mrs. Bee 201383@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>my cat went through a bout of anorexia and our vet thought we would have to insert a feeding tube as well. i bought every type of cat food out there, but what finally ended up working was turkey or chicken flavored baby food from beechnut. apparently cats go crazy for it. canned tuna is also a favorite. </p> <p>i've been through so much with my two cats so i totally empathize. try offering a lot of different foods, and petting her while she eats can also be a huge help. good luck!!!!!!!!! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/my-cat-is-sick-and-i-am-devastated#post-201370 Mon, 25 Jun 2012 15:32:21 +0000 cyneswith 201370@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Oh no! Poor dears! (You and Cheeto, I mean.) I hope it doesn't end up being serious and that he can recover quickly. </p>