My cat Pidaner is about 2 years old, he is from China. He's healthy, active cat, he like go outside having fun, but the day before yesterday(July 11th)night when I walked him out, he suddenly caught a bird without my attention, and take that bird in his mouth about 40 second until I forced him opening his mouth-it's all my fault, I was not able to save that poor bird, it is dead.
The next morning, I found my cat different, usually he will eat the food I gave to him last night, but I saw he didn't eat them this time,then when I walked him out that morning, he ate some grass then threw out. The whole day July 12th he didn't eat nothing except very little food what is his best favorite "Salmon Dinner". This morning July 13th,he vomited two times, first time the coming out stuff seemed like the food he ate yesterday, nothing else in side. Second time is some clear stuff, like spit. I tried some Pediatric Electrolyte Solution for him this afternoon, he didn't want it, then I tried some baby strained beef food, he ate very little. He didn't want to do nothing except sleeping right now.
Is there anybody kindly telling me What's going on with my kitty?Is anything related with the bird he caught? I'm going to take him to see vet tomorrow though, but I prefer to have some general knowledge before I took him to there--- I'm kind of worried about the cost, I'm a Chinese, just immigrated here... hopefully will not charge me very much! My cat is my life, I just can't imagine what should I do if I lost him...

You appear to have got the bird out of his mouth before he could ingest it. That can't be the problem. Cats eat birds, mice, whatever, and live another day. That is what they do whether indoor or outdoor. Cats are made that way, their system and metabolism allow this type of diet, plus what we give them. So you can see they have quite reliable digestive systems.

Is your cat up on all of this vaccinations; if he is eating grass, that is good; that is what they do as well when they are not feeling well, dogs do that too. My ornamental grasses in my garden are sparse now, so I know brookie has been at them.

I hope by now he is drinking at least. He is only two and you seem to keep a close eye on him so he could not have got into much in your household or out??
I can't diagnose for you, that is very difficult to do from here, I am sorry to say. I am sure you are worrying for nothing. Animals do what they have to do to survive, this is just a blip in his life, there will be many. Don't worry, just take him to the vet if you say he is your whole life, then make sure he is safe from harm.

Tick

Tickle,
Thank you so much for your quick response,you do help me a lot.
Acturally,I kept crying when I saw the other samiliar problems happened to the other cats... some of them were dead.
I felt so hopeless before I asked the question here,now I felt so grateful from you,I still crying,but this time,is for thankful.
I still worry about my Pidaner though,because he didn't drink yet except licked some water from the water tap a couple hours before.
For sure I will take him to see doctor tomorrow,I will feel blessed as long as the vet go directly to my cat's problem and save him.
Thank you again,my dear friend. God bless you!

Well, it's good you're getting him checked out, I'm no 'pro' on cats but I would say there is a very big chance it's related to the bird he caught, he may have worms? An infection? The bird could have carried something. The vets will sort it out, don't dwell on it, You will probably get some tablets for the poor thing, put them in its food and get it to eat for a while. That's my guess anyway.

Overall, don't worry too much.

Try your best to get him to at least drink something. Cats become dehydrated very easily.

If he won't drink plain water, you can try giving him the water drained from a can of tuna (make sure it's canned in water, not oil). I have never met a cat that didn’t like tuna, and wouldn't drink tuna water.

Hopefully the vet can help you out. I doubt it has anything to do with the bird, unless it had something in/on it's feathers.

The vet is your best bet.

Good luck, and I hope your kitty gets better. Let us know.

Thank you so much for your answer--I felt better after I got the kind comfort words from you. Hopefully nothing seriously with my kitty. You know what? Even he nearly eat nothing,he still wanted to go out side tonight---he is a crazy little thing. Your different opinion is also important for me. Thank you again! Have a good night!

You are so right! Actually, he did try to lick some more water,and just now he ate some dry food---i m not sure if it's good for him or not?somebody said better feed vomiting cat with some strained meat baby food, but my Pidaner dislike that kind of food.
Wow~~~that's good idea: giving him some tuna water!It's too late tonight,I will try it tomorrow!
Thank you for your kind wishes!I will report the newest progress about my cat later.Have a good night!

AutumnDream,

You mentioned that you saw other cats that were dead. Was that the nest day or so, or was that at some time in the past? If it was while on your walk, mention that to the vet also, it may help him decide what may be happening.

I too don't think the bird had anything to do with Pidaner's illness.

Best of fortune to you both at the vets.

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Originally Posted by Gin_Ichimaru

Well, it's good you're getting him checked out, I'm no 'pro' on cats but i would say there is a very big chance it's related to the bird he caught, he may have worms? an infection? .

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I have to point this out, Gin, unless the cat ate the bird, there would be no chance of getting worms. Anyway OP got the bird out of the cats mouth immediately, so no chance of infection either. If you can't give precise information, then it is wise not to mention it at all. :)
Tick

Gin, you are not following the rules here. I was not getting cocky, what the hell is that expression anyway. I was stating facts, if you don't have any really substantiated evidence to post, then you just don't post it. In this case, your post was erroneous. You already said you didn't know cats, so why would you say what you did. Leave the opinions up to someone who knows cats, okay.

OP already had a good reason not to suspect her cat was in peril from what I posted. Then you come along and say, what, for heavens sake, that it could be worms!! The cat didn't swallow the bird, Gin, so how could it be worms!!

Unless my information was factually incorrect, then you don't disagree.

Why was I 'cocky' whatever that means if I put a smiley face after my post, meaning, don't take offence. Get a life for heavens sake.

edit: On second thought, I answered the question appropriately because I know cats. What was your positive contribution, even admitting, you didn't know cats, so why answer the post in the first place.

tick

For heavens sake, I only wished to give her some relief and my own opinion, she wanted an answer fast and you're the one who's getting all hostile here over being cocky. My opinion was none of your concern. It was not aimed at you, I merely shared some thoughts and reasurrence.

Learn to control such anger please. You are the one breaching rules here also now.

Leave it, I don't wish to spam her question anymore with someone like you.

Take care, Gin.

Gin, if you can't stop being argumentative and confrontational, I will be forced to report you and request that all off-topic posts are removed.



I HIGHLY doubt it is worms. Worms don't make cats stop eating and drinking, and symptoms take more than a day or two to show up. I'm not even sure birds can carry the roundworms you are thinking of, that mammals get.


Let us know how your kitty's doing.

All my friends,
I just happened to see all the answers above,and I'm so sorry to see that there's some arguments because of my cat.
All of you guys are so kind to me,so *** don't be upset to each other.
I did take my cat to see vet yesterday,and I'm so glad I did that,because after physical exam,vet told me that nothing seemed wrong with my cat,he didn't give me a exact reason though,but he did give my cat a shot which will help him having appetite to eat!The other thing I'm so happy is that they didn't charge me very much at all this time!:)
Miracle happened when I took him home---he started to eat a little bit as soon as we came in,and today he became much more better.
My cat and I are so blessed!and I want to thank you all again!
Without your concerns,I will not make this out easily.
God bless you all!And God bless all the people who love and care animals!:)

I'm glad he's OK.

Is your avatar a picture of him? If so, he's pretty.

Wonderful news autumn! I am glad you are happy. We all get so stressed about our pets' health at times, sometimes over not very much of anything.

Tick

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Originally Posted by Gin_Ichimaru

For heavens sake, i only wished to give her some relief and my own opinion, she wanted an answer fast and you're the one who's getting all hostile here over being cocky. My opinion was none of your concern. It was not aimed at you, i merely shared some thoughts and reasurrence.

Learn to control such anger please. You are the one breaching rules here also now.

Leave it, i don't wish to spam her question anymore with someone like you.

Take care, Gin.

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Just want to mention something here.

1. If you know nothing about cats, which you stated in your post, then your opinion isn't welcome. We rely on facts here, not guesses.

2. The helpful/unhelpful feature is to be used correctly. Your unhelpful rating of Tickles post was against the rules of this site. Unhelpful ratings are for factually incorrect information only, such as your post. Follow the rules you agreed to when you joined this site.

3. Do not get hostile just because someone pointed out that your post was not accurate. Tickle was well within her rights to give you an unhelpful rating, because your post was not factually accurate. Giving the OP a false sense of security is not what we do here. We give the most accurate advice we can, so the OP can make the most educated decision on how to deal with his/her situation. Guesses don't help, they only confuse the people coming here for actual advice. They don't want guesses, they want people that actually know what they're talking about to give advice.

Stick to forums where you can give educated advice, not guesses. If you aren't willing to do that, and this continues, I'll have to notify the mods and you will be removed from the site.

Thank you.

yes,it's his pic. Thank you, actually, he is pretty,hehe ^o^

Thank you Tickle,you've been so kind and so helpful to me. Thanks! Sometime I really think I worry about my cat's health more than mine. LOL~~

Sorry for the late comment. Actually, what my meaning is that I saw some people from here talked about their cats who ever had the similar symptoms as my Pidaner had finally dead, not some cats I saw when we were walking. Sorry for my english:( And thank you for your kind wishes! And it really work! My cat become better right after I took him to see the vet. :-) Best wishes to you!