I fed this cat that was on my patio ( it had a collar so it must belong to a neighbor) ground beef and noe its suffering. at first it looked like it was choking so i checked its mouth a little and didnt see any food in its throat. still it looked like it was semi-choking. then it left so i could only pray that it was still alive. now in the morning i see it sleeping on my patio. i check up on him and he is still meowing like he's in pain, except he cant be choking now. I think that he is having digestion issues and cant digest the ground beef so its just sitting in his esophagus maybe. he did start eating the hard food i leave out for my cat ( i know never to give ground beef or any large amount of real food).
What should I do? is there any laxative or something i can do to solve this problem? help!...
2006-12-02 06:06:20 · 8 answers · asked by morobell 3 in Pets ➔ Cats
Also the cat went away for the night like usual so i assume it went home; where his orginal family could've seen something wrong ( i want them to take him to the vet if anything is wrong). I called a vet and they just told me to check the throat, call animal control to take him, or ask the neighbors.
That would be hard to ask neighbors because we live around a large wooded area and cats can come from anywhere like 5 cul-de-sacs away.
2006-12-02 06:27:26 · update #1
No get it to a vet or tell your neighbor. This may be something it needs IMMEDIATE attention for, not ground beef unless it was poisoned. GO NOW! PLEASE!
2006-12-02 06:08:28 · answer #1 · answered by ~Another Day~ 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I feed my cats a raw meat diet and I have six. When I made it up for them with beef only one would eat it - and he threw up five minutes later. The cats never throw up the chicken and turkey I make for them. It is not recommended to use pork in a raw meat diet for cats as it has too high a fat content. If you cooked the ground beef the cat may not have been able to handle the fat in it.
It sounds like the cat is doing OK and just needs to give his intestinal tract a little rest. DON'T give him anything like a laxative. His own system will do the job just fine.
2006-12-02 15:04:55 · answer #2 · answered by old cat lady 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
First make sure it's not a female cat in heat, sometimes they seem like they are in pain. The cat could have indigestion or something like that, if that's not his regular diet. Try to find out who's cat it is, and if you're really concerned, call a vet's office, some of them are pretty willing to give information over the phone, make sure you explain it's not your cat.
2006-12-02 14:15:58 · answer #3 · answered by Brandnewshoes 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Check to see how tight the collar is on him. If he is a stray or lost, that could have happened months ago when he was younger and smaller and the collar may be too tight now.
2006-12-02 16:40:27 · answer #4 · answered by nayliesue 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
My friends cat who was 16 years old (18 now)
licked my friends ADHD pill because it was the
kind with the liquid inside and the cat licked
the outside off and drank the inside liquid and
acted weird for the next 2 days but she was fine!
2006-12-02 14:41:16 · answer #5 · answered by emily woods 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
this cat probably has a huge hairball in his throat,it can be pain full and also cause the cat to choke. but they sell hairball remedy at your local walmart or store that sells animal products,
it is not expensive cost about $ 4.00
give remedy to cat and he should be fine.
2006-12-02 14:13:47 · answer #6 · answered by ijrg 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Is it's collar on too tight?
2006-12-02 14:54:20 · answer #7 · answered by Sandi A 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
go to the vets A.S.A.P
2006-12-02 14:12:10 · answer #8 · answered by gemma d 1 · 0⤊ 1⤋