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Zero_Destroyer posted...

If there's a vet anywhere, take it to one. A few questions, as someone who is homebound and has lived with cats all my life:

-Is her puking excessive? Does it occur after he tries to eat?
-Is the puking bile, or recently eaten food?
-What's the cat's breathing rate? Pay attention to breaths for about a minute. Breathing rate should be 20-30.
- Is the cat shaking, trembling, stumbling when she walks, etc?
-Does she walk far distances on her normal routine or does she sit down during longer walks?
-Does she make it to the catbox?
-What does the catbox look like?
-Is she bony/skinny or has she suffered from weight loss?
-Are her purring habits normal?
-Does she try and hide?

We had a 17 year old cat that died of a number of illnesses that built up, including kidney/liver failure, and he:

-Would often stop on his way to the catbox.
-Wouldn't finish, would need to be wiped.
-Would even sit in the catbox during the last few days.
-Drank excessively.
-Was very skinny.
-Breathed very quickly, had a fast heart rate.
-Stopped purring altogether.

1) puking was new, and she had something to eat prior. Roomie shouldn't have fed a whole fucking can of food to her, goddamnit
2) She has avoided her cat bed, and gets up/lays down in fits and bursts
3) She seems to make it to the litter box okay enough, and appears to be a healthy 12-15lbs (she's a big kitty)
4) Not sure about purring habits, but it does seem like she's scoping out a hidey-hole of some sort.
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