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Other Senior FurBaby Not so Good. UPDATE

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Submitted by thinkthrice on Tue, 07/02/2019 - 2:26pm

I lost my Siamese blue point/lilac point  female (approx 19 yrs old) end of February and now my male Bombay isn't doing so hot.  He was put on hyperthyroid meds about 3 months ago which made a world of difference to his symptoms but now has become very lethargic over the past three days.   He's approaching 13 yrs old and has had teeth problems (he just had six extractions about two months ago).  

He seemed to be missing my older Siamese for a few weeks but then I adopted a Bengal female kitten about 6 mos old and another Blue point/Snowshoe female Siamese who adores him (the feeling is not mutual)

Probably the stress from the Bengal being super active and the new Siamese/Snowshoe didn't help either.  Chef has him at the vet's now where they are doing blood work and xrays.

SIGH!

UPDATE: He has a high white cell count but no other symptoms other than lethargy and dehydration.   They gave him some fluids and antibiotics.   I also have some probiotics to mix in his food.  He seems much more alert today.

Thank you for all the well wishes!

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Submitted by Aniki-Moderator on Tue, 07/02/2019 - 3:02pm

Oh, thrice, I'm sorry! Hope your furbaby is okay.

If it's stress/anxiety, furbabies can take meds like we humans do. One of my sister's kitties was put on anxiety meds and he was a whole new kitty afterwards.

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Submitted by Aunt Agatha on Tue, 07/02/2019 - 3:04pm

Losing a pet is so very hard.  I’m sorry your 2nd fur baby isn’t doing well.

Hoping he has a long happy life and Wishing your kitty a peaceful passing when it’s time for him, and my sympathy for you and your family.

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Submitted by ProbablyAlready... on Tue, 07/02/2019 - 3:09pm

I'm so sorry thinkthrice!!!

As for them not loving each other... Give it a bit of time. We just got a new pup. My dog LOVES her, she's actually helped a LOT with his anxiety, and they love playing. DH's dog is an "old soul." (lazy and fat... Only exercises when forced...)  He HATED her the first bit. Then it turned to tolerance. And now afte a few weeks he loves that thing (EXCEPT when she tries to eat his tail... LOL)

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Submitted by Merry on Tue, 07/02/2019 - 10:37pm

Oh no! I lost my two old puppers within a couple months of each other. It is HARD. 

Sending hugs. 

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Submitted by ITB2012 on Wed, 07/03/2019 - 7:42am

I’m glad it seems to just be an infection and nothing worse. I lost my two bestest buddy cats within three months of each other due to a feline thing. One ended up with a tumor. You are probably right the stress of losing his buddy and now a new whippersnapper has probably put him out of sorts.

Hugs to you and your fur babies. 

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Submitted by Dawn-Moderator on Wed, 07/03/2019 - 4:11pm

Glad he is feeling better!!

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Submitted by SteppedOut on Wed, 07/03/2019 - 4:23pm

Poor guy, I'm glad he's feeling better. He's probably a bit depressed losing his buddy and new animals coming in. Fur babies DEFINITELY grieve losses. I swear my dog cried when my cat passed away - they were true friends. 

Give him some extra love and attention <3

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Submitted by DHsfamilyfromhell on Wed, 07/03/2019 - 5:41pm

Hope fur baby is ok. My neighbours fur baby kitten accidentally got in my house yesterday and was so skittish it pulled down the curtains and broke a vase then ran up more curtains. I went to primary school with neighbour so I won’t charge for the vase or the holes in the curtain!!

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Submitted by GhostWhoCooksDinner on Fri, 07/05/2019 - 3:26pm

Praying and sending healing vibes your fur baby's way! I have senior cats too- I understand.