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That image needs a trigger warning, my cat just ran off to hide
The carrier is there because our cat's been deathly ill. Last few months he's been going off food, obviously hungry because he comes and yells at us for the 45mins before supper time, just won't eat. Took him to the vet, nothing seemed wrong with his teeth or tummy. Then my wife said she'd noticed his breathing was quite laboured. They pulled 300ml of fluid from his chest cavity. The possible causes were heart failure, kidney/liver failure, something about proteins ๐คท๐พโโ๏ธ or cancer.
All his bloods came back in the green. Two ultrasounds showed a bit of something in the chest. So CT scan.
Turns out all they can find is a bit of arthritis starting in his spine, but no cause of the fluid. So wee man got shoved in the carrier three days on the bounce, ยฃ3500 if I didn't have insurance for him.
Sorry for triggering your fur baby.
Aw no I didn't expect sad kitty stories. Hope he doesn't have to go back! Here's mine pretending she's not scared of the box
He'll have to go back in a few weeks to see if the meds are working to keep the fluid out of his chest. But other than that he's not going in the carrier for a while if we can help it.
Hey if the carrier is traumatizing for the cat, and you have a car, I've had much better experience, just putting the cat in the car and carrying it into the vet wrapped in its favorite blanket.
That'd be a great idea for anyone who has a cat they can pick up. Jin is so skittish that he'll scratch and bite if you try to pick him up. He's usually a really gentle boy, enjoys a cuddle, just had a traumatic kittenhood and gets freaked out by being picked up. I had him for 4 years before he'd let me touch him with both hands at the same time.