The other day I woke up to find one of my cats dead, out of nowhere. I checked for rat poison around the house ( we moved in about 2 months ago ) and came up empty handed. I also have two other cats. Now my kitten, two days later, has become lethargic and I dont think he will make it through the night. I am worried for my 3rd cats health and dont know what to do! Any suggestions or similar experiences? Anything would be appriciated! I am bringing any remaining cats to the vet in the morning!
2007-10-16 17:49:34 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pets ➔ Cats
is she hanging her head over the water dish if so its distemper
2007-10-16 18:12:39 · answer #1 · answered by GSD Girl 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Are the cats strictly indoor cats, if not there could be any number of poisons they could have gotten into, (I had a cat that was poisoned by my neighbor with anti freeze 14 years ago). Perhaps poisonous plants in the house?
Best advice I can offer until you get them to the vet wash everything with bleach water keep the sick kitten isolated from the other cat, if it's a virus which it's likely to be seeing how one cat has passed away, and another is sick.
Keep a watchful eye on both until you can get both of them to the vet.
2007-10-17 03:27:00 · answer #2 · answered by ♫♪ Ŝħàřòñà ♪♫ 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The vet can do a necropsy on the cat to determine cause of death. Someone before you may have put down some sort of poison that you haven't seen but the cat has contacted. Since cats groom themselves it's quite possible something got on its paw and it licked it off. This is horrible - I'm really sorry :(
2007-10-17 02:29:13 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
lead poisoning, most old houses use lead based paints for radiators, also mold can cause illness in humans and pets, maybe try getting an inspector to inspect your house for these things. Sorry I can't help too much as I never had this problem, but if I ever lost my cat, I wouldn't know what I'd do.
Hope I helped somehow,
Russell J. Crevatas
2007-10-17 00:54:08 · answer #4 · answered by Russell Crevatas 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
my friend same thing happen once. when my friend took her last cats to the vet, thhe problem was the food. there wasn't anything bad in it, but there was a sudden change. so if you have changed anything lately in ghere diet, you should stop stop. even if you have just opened a new food package, you might want to take that away for now. hope your cats get better!
2007-10-17 00:58:04 · answer #5 · answered by kristy 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
sorry to hear of this. there are many possibility of the cause. including, but not limited too; FIV, ear mites, fleas ..........
keep a very good eye on the one that is now ill. if you have anymore symptoms other then just lethargic, feel free to email me with them.
2007-10-17 00:57:09 · answer #6 · answered by rblankenship_rblankenship 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i dont know what it could be but im sure it must be scarey for you. im sorry about your cat and kitten good luck at the vet you may need a houseing inspector also cause it could be something dangerous for you and yours also..... be careful!
2007-10-17 00:56:22 · answer #7 · answered by starglowshady 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I don't know if it's true or not but I've heard that mothballs are poisonous to cats.
Good luck!
2007-10-17 01:03:33 · answer #8 · answered by sara 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Wow, that's awful. They must have gotten into something somewhere. Keep scouring for possible culprits and pay close attention to your 3rd kid. Best wishes!
2007-10-17 00:52:08 · answer #9 · answered by Flatpaw 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
is there anything in garden,have neighbours put anything down,is there anti freeze anywhere,or dangerous flowers like lillys about
2007-10-17 03:51:51 · answer #10 · answered by sky 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋