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Cat's got some bad arthritis, not sure what to do
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Date: January 9th, 2025 12:05 AM Author: https://imgur.com/a/o2g8xYK I inherited him and don't know his exact age, but he's at least 17. Lately he's been fine except he doesn't want to get up and move a lot, and I know it's arthritis because he's got no other health issues. The winter weather must be doing a number on his ass. Right now he looks ready to die but otherwise fine. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5661285&forum_id=2...id.#48534502) |
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Date: January 10th, 2025 7:00 PM Author: ....,.,.,.,.,...,;,.,.,;,.,;,;,.,. they make cat arthritis pills. get some. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5661285&forum_id=2...id.#48541164) |
Date: January 9th, 2025 12:10 AM Author: smoking diaper Right now he looks ready to die but otherwise fine tp (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5661285&forum_id=2...id.#48534510) |
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Date: January 9th, 2025 12:37 AM Author: caitlin clark (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5661285&forum_id=2...id.#48534589) |
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Date: January 9th, 2025 12:39 AM Author: a one-way ticket to Palookaville (Dork Enlightenment) (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5661285&forum_id=2...id.#48534597) |
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Date: January 11th, 2025 8:55 PM Author: my dog likes H-1Bs less than I do (Make India Take Their Prajeet’s Back) ready to die but otherwise fine tp (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5661285&forum_id=2...id.#48544829) |
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Date: January 9th, 2025 12:43 AM Author: hank_scorpio I mean all you can do is decide when to kill him at this point, that is an old ass cat (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5661285&forum_id=2...id.#48534605) |
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Date: January 9th, 2025 3:32 AM Author: Drunkard Since food has gotten better, cats live longer now. Basically we were killing them by not giving them enough meat. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5661285&forum_id=2...id.#48534818) |
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Date: January 9th, 2025 11:29 AM Author: https://imgur.com/a/o2g8xYK cr. He's putting on weight all of a sudden, due to lethargy (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5661285&forum_id=2...id.#48535710) |
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Date: January 9th, 2025 12:48 AM Author: Drunkard Cats are pretty resilient. Get some Glucosamine and Chondroitin supplement. Also make sure the cat is getting good food. The cheap shit with wheat is terrible for cats. Also, a heating pad/bed is helpful. Beyond that go to steroids and/or pain meds. Some combo of those things will have the cat back to being a lot more mobile and costs very little. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5661285&forum_id=2...id.#48534611) |
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Date: January 9th, 2025 12:53 AM Author: hank_scorpio for a 17 year old cat? (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5661285&forum_id=2...id.#48534621) |
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Date: January 9th, 2025 1:01 AM Author: Drunkard Yes. Cats, even old ones, bounce back like a champ in a lot of instances. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5661285&forum_id=2...id.#48534640) |
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Date: January 9th, 2025 1:03 AM Author: hank_scorpio a good cat never gets old (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5661285&forum_id=2...id.#48534646) |
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Date: January 9th, 2025 8:28 PM Author: https://imgur.com/a/o2g8xYK The rabies vaccines fuck them up when they are old. They used to be good for 10 years, now vets require them to be vaxxed every THREE years before they will even see the animal. I watched one old cat nosedive within days of getting vaxxed, and I had to put him down just a few weeks later. It was awful.
This one also just got vaxxed for the same fucking reason. I knew if I took him in to be put down, they would refuse to take him if his vaxx records aren't current. I had to get him vaxxed simply so that I can have him put down within the next three years, and a month later he barely moves and needs me to carry him to the food bowl. I miss scooping his shit already. |
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Date: January 10th, 2025 10:03 AM Author: Drunkard WTF vet requires that. Insanity. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5661285&forum_id=2...id.#48539475) |
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Date: January 10th, 2025 12:47 PM Author: https://imgur.com/a/o2g8xYK All of them. If you don't have records, they ask you where you got the animal vaccinated, then they call that place to get the records. They won't let you lie. They only require rabies but they try to upsell you on these other shots. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5661285&forum_id=2...id.#48539868) |
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Date: January 11th, 2025 8:41 PM Author: Drunkard Penn Vet er did not require this. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5661285&forum_id=2...id.#48544776) |
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Date: January 9th, 2025 11:29 AM Author: https://imgur.com/a/o2g8xYK Heating pad is cr. He already eats science diet (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5661285&forum_id=2...id.#48535714) |
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Date: January 9th, 2025 2:34 PM Author: Drunkard Get the supplement glucosamine/condroitan I mentioned. Changed an old dog’s life (and some humans I know too). (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5661285&forum_id=2...id.#48536669) |
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Date: January 9th, 2025 8:22 PM Author: https://imgur.com/a/o2g8xYK Copped some liquid drops and a heated pad. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5661285&forum_id=2...id.#48538391) |
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Date: January 10th, 2025 7:02 PM Author: ....,.,.,.,.,...,;,.,.,;,.,;,;,.,. 180 (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5661285&forum_id=2...id.#48541172) |
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Date: January 10th, 2025 7:01 PM Author: ....,.,.,.,.,...,;,.,.,;,.,;,;,.,. top-shelf cat food is 180 and cannot be purchased at Walmart. Vets sell it. Give your little guy a good life, faggot. He's 17. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5661285&forum_id=2...id.#48541170) |
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Date: January 10th, 2025 7:03 PM Author: https://imgur.com/a/o2g8xYK Science diet has never not been cr. The lamb and rice formula will cure a ton of weird problems with dogs, especially skin and coat issues. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5661285&forum_id=2...id.#48541175) |
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Date: January 9th, 2025 3:17 AM Author: caitlin clark (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5661285&forum_id=2...id.#48534814) |
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Date: January 9th, 2025 12:49 AM Author: snk neo geo Monthly Solensia injections have my old arthritic cat galloping around the house. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5661285&forum_id=2...id.#48534612) |
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Date: January 9th, 2025 11:29 AM Author: gempoasts from agartha Sell it to a hungry Chinese person (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5661285&forum_id=2...id.#48535713) |
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Date: January 9th, 2025 11:38 AM Author: John Cocke .22 to the back of he skull (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5661285&forum_id=2...id.#48535748) |
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Date: January 9th, 2025 1:34 PM Author: https://imgur.com/a/o2g8xYK Once he gets moving he acts like he's still in charge. He can still climb up on furniture so he's not totally fucked. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5661285&forum_id=2...id.#48536312) |
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Date: January 9th, 2025 8:26 PM Author: butt cheeks (✅🍑) he sounds like he's still generally doing fine and enjoying being alive even if he creaks a bit let him live, keep looking after him (sounds like you are doing that well), enjoy his company |
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Date: January 9th, 2025 8:30 PM Author: https://imgur.com/a/o2g8xYK I brush him and carry him to the food bowl. After he gets his legs he's the boss again. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5661285&forum_id=2...id.#48538413) |
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Date: January 9th, 2025 8:31 PM Author: butt cheeks (✅🍑) you're a good dude, keep on doing what you're doing (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5661285&forum_id=2...id.#48538418) |
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Date: January 9th, 2025 8:33 PM Author: https://imgur.com/a/o2g8xYK Tbh I'm thinking about starving him a bit because he's getting fat for the first time in his life. I would have to make sure he stays hydrated, but he needs to lose weight (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5661285&forum_id=2...id.#48538421) |
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Date: January 9th, 2025 8:36 PM Author: butt cheeks (✅🍑) nothing wrong with making sure he keeps his weight under control, that is as important for cats and dogs as it is for humans, but do it slowly and gently, don't put the old dude under physical stress by imposing rapid weight loss (also you would confuse and mentally distress him), just cut back on the rations a little at the margins, and cut back on the non-protein stuff but keep the protein up (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5661285&forum_id=2...id.#48538428) |
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Date: January 9th, 2025 9:40 PM Author: https://imgur.com/a/o2g8xYK Caught him drinking out of the water bowl for the first time ever. For some reason, this cat would only ever drink water when he was 100% sure no one would see or hear him do it. But tonight, for the first time ever he drank water while I was standing right there. He even had his back to me. Sad shit. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5661285&forum_id=2...id.#48538586) |
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Date: January 9th, 2025 9:42 PM Author: Oh, you travel? ( ) my cat is the same way, will not drink from the bowl if I'm in earshot. they are mysterious doods. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5661285&forum_id=2...id.#48538588) |
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Date: January 10th, 2025 6:59 PM Author: https://imgur.com/a/o2g8xYK Heated pad got him up off his ass a bit today, but he's still circling the drain. He's not getting better unless he loses some of that weight. His old joints aren't used to hauling junk in the trunk, so he's on a restricted diet for the next few days. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5661285&forum_id=2...id.#48541160) |
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Date: January 10th, 2025 7:05 PM Author: ....,.,.,.,.,...,;,.,.,;,.,;,;,.,. i also inherited a senior cat, she was 14 when I got her, a fluffy white Turkish Angora. Have fun op (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5661285&forum_id=2...id.#48541178) |
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Date: January 11th, 2025 4:25 PM Author: Clive Sheepdog Lewis 180 (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5661285&forum_id=2...id.#48543846) |
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Date: January 11th, 2025 8:50 PM Author: https://imgur.com/a/o2g8xYK Cool. I think I would only adopt old animals at this point. I would never spend money on a puppy after seeing what's happened to dogs in the last 20 years. Most purebreds were already shit by the 1970s (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5661285&forum_id=2...id.#48544812) |
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Date: January 11th, 2025 3:46 PM Author: https://imgur.com/a/o2g8xYK He's dun here. I don't think he's got 24 hours left in him. He seems comfortable though, and taking him to the vet would only stress him out at this point. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5661285&forum_id=2...id.#48543692) |
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Date: January 11th, 2025 4:26 PM Author: Clive Sheepdog Lewis 🙏🙏🙏 (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5661285&forum_id=2...id.#48543847) |
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Date: January 11th, 2025 5:57 PM Author: https://imgur.com/a/o2g8xYK As pet deaths go this is really the best you can hope for. The pet is in no obvious pain. There was no long term illness that ran unchecked. The cat just decided to clock out. I've seen this many times, where the animal just stops eating and lies down. I've also seen owners freak out and try to force feed these pets.
Right now the main thing is he wants to be left alone. He got into the animal carrier, I guess because it's dark and cave-like. He doesn't purr much at all when I pet him, and he has his head facing toward the back of the carrier, so he's not even trying to say hi. His vocalizations are also weak. It's fine though. The cat was always affectionate as fuck, so he's clearly past the "goodbye" stage. When he let me see him drink water, I think that was him saying "goodbye" and now he's just thinking cat thoughts. |
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Date: January 11th, 2025 7:08 PM Author: https://imgur.com/a/o2g8xYK He got up to drink water, which is 180. Hydration is 99% of keeping cats in good shape. The fact that he has that ambition means he's not in pain and shit. He's also not drinking abnormal amounts or pissing like a diabetic. He's just keeping himself "on fluids" as they say. I put another water bowl close to the pet carrier so he doesn't have to walk so far to get a drink or risk being seen while drinking. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5661285&forum_id=2...id.#48544456) |
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Date: January 11th, 2025 9:01 PM Author: Oh, you travel? ( ) did you take him to the cat doctor yet (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5661285&forum_id=2...id.#48544852) |
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Date: January 11th, 2025 9:22 PM Author: https://imgur.com/a/o2g8xYK No, but only because he goes psycho every time he sees a vet. It would only make his last moments on earth as stressful as possible. If he were in pain I would deal with it though. The last cat I did had poop fall out of its ass one day, and that's when I knew it was time. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5661285&forum_id=2...id.#48544930) |