Prayers Requested for the Moose

[wonder91178]

Squidward and I took our cat, Moose (yes, Moose is female ;-) ), to get a grooming done yesterday. She's a long hair manx/siamese mix and she normally gets her hair shaved off for her summer 'do. We also were taking her to the vet later in the day for her annual shots...

We tried out a new groomer who ended up calling us not too far into Moose's grooming to say that she nicked her skin. No biggie, cats have thin skin and are prone to a nick here and there. A little while later they called back and said Moose got nicked again and that it was getting hard to groom her and we could just come pick her up if we wanted. The last time the Moose was weighed, she was a WHOPPING 4.9lbs....I know....huge ;-)

We get to the groomers and Moose has a nasty cut on her side and one between her back legs. Her skin in that area is paper thin and the poor lady felt so bad that Moose got cut.

Later at her vet appointment Dr. Lisa (the awesomest vet in the world) weighed her and she's lost some weight, coming in at 3.9lbs and can NOT afford to lose any weight. She'a already lost so much weight she has a stegosaurus looking back :-(

Her tests come back normal so Dr. Lisa is perplexed but think it's a kitty IBS problem, so Moosie is now on a hypo-allergenic diet to see if she'll pack on some pounds since her body isn't getting enough nutrients from her food. Being somewhere between 16 - 18 years old, she's a cranky old lady, but has been healthy as a horse up until now.

Dr. Lisa put staples on the lacerations from the groomer and said that she wasn't surprised that it happened since her skin was so thin and she has no padding.

So if anyone could afford to send'em, Moosie needs some good thoughts and prayers sent her way :zen:

[1TallTXn]

Animals can be a large part of our sanity and it hurts when they are sick.

I'll happily pray for Moosie. Hope she gets to feeling better.

[Faylaricia]

Oh, what a cute guy. All the best to Moose!

My guy Smokie is a diabetic and had a close call a month ago. He was komatose and scared the heck out of me. After paying almost $1000 in vet bills, he is chasing other kitties again and enjoying belly rubs. All worth it. :-P

Keeping my fingers crossed for Moose and that he is feeling better soon! :)

[TexasTri]

Yep, I'll gladly spend a few minutes in prayer for Moose.

[wonder91178]

After paying almost $1000 in vet bills, he is chasing other kitties again and enjoying belly rubs. All worth it. :-P

I hear ya, we have definitely shelled out cash to take care of all 3 of our cats...it's amazing some people ask why....they are just as much a part of the family as anyone else as far as I'm concerned and they deserve to be happy and healthy :mrgreen:

Our vet was worried at first that Moose had a type of lymphoma, and we weren't going to put her through chemo, being as old as she was....but the medicine she's on now, and with her diet change, it's like having the old Moose back again.....I forget how much of a PITA she could be, haha!

[wonder91178]

Squidward and I took the Moose to see Dr. Lisa to get her staples removed yesterday and they weighed her to see if she'd gained any more weight.

Last week she was a whopping 3 pounds 9 ounces, yesterday she weighed in at 3 pounds 10.5 ounces....so it's a positive step :sun:

She goes back for another check up in 3 weeks, hopefully we can add more weight to her........someone should make weight gainer kitty protein mix :mrgreen:

Here she is resting up after breakfast...

[10-95]

What kind of food did the vet put her on? My cat is 13, eats at least 4 cans of cat food a day and is a stick. I've been looking for something, anything, to get some weight on him.

[Gilk51]

Last week she was a whopping 3 pounds 9 ounces, yesterday she weighed in at 3 pounds 10.5 ounces
Lesseee, a cat named "Moose" weights less than 4 pounds? :rofl:

Well, doan matter what the name is, those 4 legged family members are important. Glad to hear "Moose" is doing better...

[Squidward]

Lesseee, a cat named "Moose" weights less than 4 pounds? :rofl:

Well, doan matter what the name is, those 4 legged family members are important. Glad to hear "Moose" is doing better...Moose is huge in her own mind.

[wonder91178]

What kind of food did the vet put her on? My cat is 13, eats at least 4 cans of cat food a day and is a stick. I've been looking for something, anything, to get some weight on him.

Our vet gave her some hypoallergenic canned food to eat (your choices being venison & green peas, rabbit & green peas, duck & green peas and lamb & green peas). The duck didn't go over too well...we bought some of the other kinds though, she seemed to like the rabbit ok. You can only get this stuff at a vet though, I guess....and come in the larger sized cans.

Other than that, we buy the different varieties of the Purina Pro Plan at Petsmart because they have so many cuts....ground, in gravy, in sauce, aspic (eww), etc...and those seem to go over real well. The Moose has never liked the can circle shape cat food (and I thought I was picky).

That with a bowl of dry food (usually Nutro, Max Cat, Science Diet) on the side and that's what she eats.

I'd love to see her weigh in at 5 or 6 pounds...

[Daryl]

Our 18 year old torti (Booters) sends her prayers. My wife will chime in later with food ideas. More than you could ever want to know............

Cats - little Angels with silk ears

[solocodes]

Give Moose a pet for me. I have lost track of the number of cats at my house. Everyone has a name, so the kids tell me, my pick is the black female that rules the laundry room, never leaves it, we adopted her, she had been abused, and is "anti-social". But loves head rubs, but not the back. We give her tuna and break a raw egg over it, and stir it in, she loves it, and her coat shines, and she stays healthy. Our animals are children, like the rest, and depend on us to take care of them, even the conure who despises me. LOL Loves the wife, bites chunks out of me.