Hello everyone,
Sorry I've not been around, I've been so busy but do dip into HP to see how everyone is.
I need some advice/ reassurance please.
I'm so worried about Eliza. [sm=cat.gif]
You might remember her from earlier this year as she almost died when two dogs attacked her http://www.healthypages.net/forum/tm.asp?m=305750&mpage=1&key=eliza
Well, she is truly amazing and has been running around all summer, chasing me up and down the stairs, waking me up my a gentle slap in the face in the morning, sleeping on my tummy at night, chirping every time I go past her, racing Laurence (her son) and me to the bathroom to get to the taps first etc etc. She had been a bright spark of loving energy and a true miracle after her ordeal.
Yesterday, she seemed to lose her spark. She slept on my desk by the pc while I worked, but she hardly lifted her head of rolled around in her basket for cuddles like she always does. She hardly wanted to go out. She didn't chirp or call me to her as she does when she thinks I'm not paying her enough attention, she didn't squeeze onto my lap while I worked and try to block my view of the pc screen.....
I felt in my heart that she was feeling down, like when you feel poorly. She is eating, she was even playing again last night, but there still seems to be something missing. Her fur is still super shiny, she doesn't have any eye or nasal discharge. I had wondered if she might be bunged up at the other end, but she always goes to the loo outside and I really don't know how things are in that department. But that could be making her feel lousy...
Am I being over concerned? Please say if you think I am.
My main worry is that Willow ( [link= http://www.healthypages.net/forum/tm.asp?m=279771&mpage=1%F1%8B%A8%95 ]http://www.healthypages.net/forum/tm.asp?m=279771&mpage=1[/link] ) died on 21 November last year and things may have been able to have been done to save her if I spotted the signs earlier.
I guess a trip to the vet may ease my mind, but they'll probably say monitor how she is as the mood shift only happened yesterday.
I am so worried that I'll lose her after all we've been through this year. But I also know that I am over reacting and poor Eliza is probably picking up on my stress too which isn't helping her.
Any advice for Eliza or me would be gratefully received,
Love Nicky
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RE: Worried about Eliza - seems withdrawn & distant
Aw Nicky. I don't have any advice I can give you but just wanted to say hello and I hope everything will turn out well with Eliza. Keep us posted.
With lots of love
Sunanda xxx
RE: Worried about Eliza - seems withdrawn & distant
Hi Sunanda:)
Thank you for your reply. It is really good to hear form you.
I've just started working from home for my husband's company and wondered if Eliza has maybe got all affectioned-out as the novelty of me being at home has worn off?
There's been such a marked change in her though, it does make me worried. We're going to take her to the vets tomorrow as they can take her temperature and see if she has any infections maybe...?
I need to stop worrying as I have work to do and little Eliza is trying to sleep at the mo as cats do during the day, and I keep bothering her to see if she's OK, which results in her giving me such a look!
Love Nicky
x
RE: Worried about Eliza - seems withdrawn & distant
Hi again Nicky
It's good to hear from you too, even in worrying circumstances. Taking Eliza to the vet is the obvious thing to do; maybe it's just a minor thing but at least you will have the satisfaction of knowing that you got it checked out. (Isn't it amazing how often this sort of thing happens at the weekend and we have to wait before we can take action?) Maybe it's just a 24 hour thing and by tomorrow she'll be fine. Let's hope so.
with love
Sunanda xxx
RE: Worried about Eliza - seems withdrawn & distant
If you have a gut feeling something just isn't quite right then act upon it,even if a vet can't find anything physically wrong you will know at least that you have had her looked at.Then keep an eye on everything she does, generally though as her coat is good, she's eating and drinking and having a little play time then she's ok, it may be that she's cottoned on to the time of year (fireworks) also it's run down time and food build up for winter, so she is going to quieten down and sleep more to contain her energy etc, she's not wild but it doesn't stop those instincts kicking in.