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Dr. Sameer, I need your help,my elder cat is very ill

My 18 year old cat has been vomiting after eating due to hairballs, I gave her hairball medicine. She is not in the best moods.
since yesterday she is not eating looks so fragile, and stays in one position sitting with body curved down, has discharge from one eye,
hair looks not healthy at all.
I gave her Arsenicum Album 30
do you think Bryonia is good too for her?
 
  tecuixpo on 2009-05-17
This is just a forum. Assume posts are not from medical professionals.
Hi,

I do not have any experience in treating pets.

Sorry about that.
 
sameervermani last decade
You posted one day ago concerning your cat vomiting. I indicated that the reason may be due to hairball impaction and that this was of an extremely serious nature.Now you have posted under a new heading that your cat has hairballs.

For you to look for a homeopathic solution for this when you have indicated that your cat is 'fragile, stays in one position, discharge from one eye' is irresponsible. Hairball remedies work if the impaction is not severe. So does olive oil, which lubricates the hairball and causes it to move along. But, and I cannot stress this enough, if the impaction is severe, that is if the wad of hair is so large it is actually stretching the intestine, and yes, this can happen with long-haired cats, no amount of hairball remedy or olive oil is going to work.
You are taking a chance with your cat's life at this point. It's either take your cat to a vet and have the impaction removed or lose your cat.It has gotten to that point. our cat is already suffering and you are causing her to die in a most painful manner because of your hesitation to move on this.
 
orian last decade
You posted one day ago concerning your cat vomiting. I indicated that the reason may be due to hairball impaction and that this was of an extremely serious nature.Now you have posted under a new heading that your cat has hairballs.

For you to look for a homeopathic solution for this when you have indicated that your cat is 'fragile, stays in one position, discharge from one eye' is irresponsible. Hairball remedies work if the impaction is not severe. So does olive oil, which lubricates the hairball and causes it to move along. But, and I cannot stress this enough, if the impaction is severe, that is if the wad of hair is so large it is actually stretching the intestine, and yes, this can happen with long-haired cats, no amount of hairball remedy or olive oil is going to work.
You are taking a chance with your cat's life at this point. It's either take your cat to a vet and have the impaction removed or lose your cat.It has gotten to that point. our cat is already suffering and you are causing her to die in a most painful manner because of your hesitation to move on this.
 
orian last decade
thanks for the response,the reason I consulted with you was that I live in a small town, which does not have any emergency service for pets, last Sunday I took him to a Vet and everything is looking hopeful.
thanks for your concern,
 
tecuixpo last decade
Thank you for the update.It is a relief to know that your cat is receiving the help she needs.

If your cat has long hair or tends to shed alot, daily brushing and one tablespoon of pure virgin olive oil added each day to some canned food(some cats will lick it right off the spoon) will help to prevent this from recurring. The latter will also help to stop any small hairballs from forming and move everything along the intestinal tract before they turn into impactions.

I hesitated to inform you about olive oil when your cat was in the condition she was and because of her age. Usually 4-5 tablespoons of olive oil on an empty stomach will lubricate a hairball and induce peristalic action to move it along but not, and I stress this, not if the hairball is large or severely impacted.And that can easily be the case especially with long-haired cats.

To give olive oil for a severely impacted hairball or if the cat is too weak is taking a tremendous chance that it will work before the hairball kills the cat and that can happen quickly.

An impacted hairball stops everything from moving through the intestine, everything backs up, and the cat is actually internally choking.Feeding a cat in this condition only exacerbates the problem.

One again, I am relieved to know that your cat has received the help she needs. Good wishes are sent for her speedy recovery.
 
orian last decade
Hi Orian,
my cat is short hair and I have the habit of giving her and myself olive oil in the mornings, when she vomited I saw some hair in it, so I was concern about it and when to purchase the hair ball remedy.
the Vet told me that she had a little bit of fever and gave her antibiotics took a blood test, I just returned from the vet to check-up and Dr. thinks it is an abscess that he has on the only molar she has. Was injected again with antibiotics, I will go tomorrow morning so she can be check. she is not eating but Vet gave her fluids to prevent dehydration.
the Dr. thinks also that since she is 18 she is reaching her normal survival age. I do not want to think about that, she is my companion for all those 18 years.
 
tecuixpo last decade
Re 'the Dr. thinks also that since she is 18 she is reaching her normal survival age'.

It is a shame that more than a few vets hold that view and discount a pet's ability to heal and live a long life based simply upon their age.

There may have been some merit in that view many years ago but in this day and age when more pets are kept indoors safe from outside threats and accidents, when pets are now considered part of the household not left to fend for themselves, and when there are now vaccinations for many of the diseases that have killed pets in the past due to a lack of cure, that view is no longer valid.

Cats have easily lived well into their twenties and dogs well into their teens, and many an elderly pet who was seriously ill has recovered to live many more years with proper care and attention.

You may find two things of help for your cat once you are able to bring her home.

1. Wheatgrass. If you are able to find the red wheat seeds for it and grow it in a pot in one way of giving it. Cats will go and chew it at will. Another form(and you may wish to offer both forms) is powdered wheatgrass. Available at any health food store. 1/2 teaspoon or so twice a day mixed in the food or mixed with a little water and given with an eyedropper. Invaluable to rejuvenate elderly pets and also has tremendous infection-fighting properties.

2. Transfer Factor Plus. Start with one capsule and work up to two or three a day.Completely non-toxic. Also a tremendous immune booster, infection fighter and all-round aid for a recovering pet.
 
orian last decade

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