by Raven
(Georgia,Usa)
I have been dealing with a flea infestation, and have been doing what our bug guy has said when he was here a few months ago and various others. I vacuum everyday, and keep my 5yr old, an 8yr cats away when time to spray the carpets and when I found out flea collars could hurt my babies I took them off right quick, and started bathing them every other day. Now here’s the problem my cat Geisha is the 8 yr old and when I gave her the last bath she thrashed around in the tub violently I don't wash near the face and only hold her upper arms behind the joint, so her back end kept hitting the tub. generally she just meows her head off because she hates water ,but this time she what going nuts before I could get her out, and she had hit her side a few times already and yowled her voice hoarse. I got her out and wrapped her in a towel to dry off and I cuddled her as I do after every bath, but for the first time she looked traumatised. When I let her out of my arms she hides under my bed which is not uncommon for her after a bath. Now this was on Thursday the 5th, on the 6th I found geashia still under my bed, but that’s not so uncommon ether, she was acting normal when I went reached under the bed and petted her, she purred, scratched herself and curled up and went back to sleep, later when I shook the food bag and pour my girls come running, they don't once in awhile but most of the time they do. On the 7th I knew something was wrong my baby was still under the bed , I thought she was doing her thing when I went to sleep ,but when I changed the litter box my girls always have to go right after, hoshi my 5 yr old came as she always did, but still no geashia. I got under my bed and got geashia out, she looked real tired, but she was responsive and alert though she looked like she was in pain. I took her over to her food bowl and water and tried to tempt her to at least get a little something in her cause by then I figured out she probably had not ate. All she did was lay down and stare. I waited to see if she would do something and after awhile, I went on the computer near there dishes so I could keep an eye on her at the same time. Well she kind of stood unsteadily after awhile and went over to her dishes, but she only hung her head over them and sniffed a little at them a bit, she didn’t eat or drink. For me this caused some big-time concern my geisha eats her food religiously she is a big cat! I thought maybe her throat was sore from all that meowing, so I got her a bowl of wet food. She at least ate some of that and a little had a tiny bit of water. when she was done she got up and walked away to were my TV was at, this worried me cause she was walking funny ,her back end was walking a strange kind gait or walk, she wasn't limping more like slowly walk and crawl. I thought she might have pulled something as well from the bath when she thrashed around her lower end in the tub and hit her side really hard that’s why maybe she was acting funny. I stayed up most of the night that night to keep an eye on her, but all she did was do that slow walking gait right back under my bed and stayed there, and she still hadn’t gone to the litterbox.By the 8th when I had gone to bed and woke up she was still there, I reach under and petted her she purred. I checked the litter box and she still hasn't gone, she also hasn't touched her food or water. Hoshi my other cat has been just fine, but just in case I took their dishes trough out any food that was in them cleaned them thoroughly and put new food and water in trying to get geshia to come out and eat. I do think she has pulled something, what I do not know. By then I had a dozen different ideas running in my head on what could have caused this. I don't know if it's the new cat shampoo I used "Sergeant's Gold Flea & Tick shampoo after I ran out of Hartz advanced care 2 in 1 cat shampoo." I thought I might of poisoned her, cause a bit of the bath water got on her face when she had trashed even though the bath water wasn't high enough to cover her underbelly I don't know if she had swallowed any and I had just finished shampooing her and drained the tub while I hold her and had the facet pouring new water in while the old was draining when she blitzed on me
Comments for Help Please! My cat won't eat,drink or use the litterbox
|
||
|
||
|
||
|
||
I'd love to hear what you think of this page or my site. Let me know if you like what you have read or if it has helped you with a problem.
It's easy to do just leave a comment in the box below and click the like / share or +1 to let others know about my site. Thank You It really is most appreciated.