Help my cat is ill

[christy053]

I know i should take him to the vet and i will be on monday but sunday is emergency only and i cant afford the bill and im not sure if its a emergency, im not sure if my cat has eaten a bird and got a bone stuck but his meow is non existant and he keeps trying to be sick but cant bring anything up. I have not seen him touch any food . I have tried to have a look down this throat but i dont know what im looking for and i cant see anything anyway. Juat wondered what you think i should do for the best
Christy x

[bigmamma]

Oh dear christy , sorry to hear that , is kitty active and are his gums a good colour ? Being a dog owner I don't know enough about cats to give you prpoer advice but hope someone on here will be of help xxx

[christy053]

Well he just seems to have slept all day and not wanted to go out , they seemed a good colour but he was holding his tounge down as though it was stuck , i dont know if this was just because i was holdinghis mouth open
Thanks

[amonty1144]

If you think it is an emergency and you can't afford the bill in a oner, phone and speak to the vet, expalin the situation, they will usually let you pay in installments.
also pdsa do cheap treatment if you are on benefit.

[tiggerblue10]

Where do you live? Have you tried looking up emergency 24 hour vets in your area on the net.

[christy053]

I could try the PDSA as i do recieve benefits. and i live in Leeds

[tiggerblue10]

I would do it straight away Christy. Let us know how kitty gets on. x

[bigmamma]

Ah , good , pleased to see you on this thread tigger :-)

[Ice.Maiden]

Oh bless - don't wait any longer christy. I'm sure the PDSA have an emergency out of hour's service, and if not, most vets'd let you pay for any treatment in installments. I really hope your cat'll be OK though. x

[tiggerblue10]

Hi BM, I just hate it when I know that an animal is suffering. Poor little thing :-(

[christy053]

I have rung my friend who is a vet and she says that i should wait till morning and see if he brings anything up and definatly ring my local vet tomorow and get a appoitment so iwll psot tomorow and tell you how he is
Thanks

[persianlady]

The RSPCA will help you if you are on benefits as well. I would treat it as an emergency. If your cat is not able to drink then by Monday it will be so dehydrated and stressed..............

[bigmamma]

I know tigger , I felt helpless as I don't have a cat .I know how it would be to have a sick pet though , it's a worry .

[hedgehogy]

The PDSA Peoples Dispensary for sick animals will often pay vets bills or ring the rspca

[peb9]

my cat (not that long ago) was having bother breathing and was coughing an awful lot, as if tryin to be sick but couldnt. i took her to the vets and they checked her for lung worm and gave her antibiotics. a few days later durin one of her coughin fits, i thought it was a worm comin down her nose, but here it was a long blade of grass, after i carefuly helped to get it out, she was fine a day or 2 after, has your cat maybe been eatin grass?

[christy053]

Hello just come from the vet and heard he probably has Laryngitis , he was given some antibiotics and should clear up , if not he has to go back and they will look down his throat. So nothing too much to worry about .and he behavd at the vet :) xx

[Jugglering]

Good news Christy ! I did giggle though at the thought of your cat *behaving*..... does that mean the vet still has all his/her own fingers and not too many scrams and scratches....

[christy053]

Haha
:)
No no he usually just gets a bit moody when he is sat in his box surrounded by yapping terriers , so i thought he would be nasty with the vet , but fine apart from a little struggle trying to get him out the box xx