MadameChaos Posted June 19, 2014 Share Posted June 19, 2014 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest bitroast Posted June 19, 2014 Share Posted June 19, 2014 I feel there is a certain harmony in seeing these two animated images back to back. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
delet... Posted June 19, 2014 Share Posted June 19, 2014 holy cooperation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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MadameChaos Posted June 23, 2014 Share Posted June 23, 2014 pig saves goat, the end Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YEK Posted June 23, 2014 Share Posted June 23, 2014 pig saves goat, the end http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/02/26/pig-rescues-baby-goat-hoax-nathan-for-you_n_2767409.html nope.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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MadameChaos Posted June 26, 2014 Share Posted June 26, 2014 awwwww kitteh!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JS20 Posted June 27, 2014 Share Posted June 27, 2014 Poor Mavvy, he suddenly showed signs of illness - lethargy, not eating or drinking for 2 full days. I took him to the vet this morning and his bloodwork is off the charts for acute kidney failure. He goes back for fluid infusion tomorrow morning, but if he doesn't look any better by Sunday night I'm going to have to put him down on Monday I don't know why I'm telling this to WATMM, I'll proabably get a bunch of negative replies but for some strange reason I have to say something to the group... Wish him luck! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
delet... Posted June 27, 2014 Share Posted June 27, 2014 bummer man, also why would you get negative replies, we all love cats here, except for a couple of notable exceptions who still wouldn't be a cock to someone who might be losing a friend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kausto Posted June 27, 2014 Share Posted June 27, 2014 I wish! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JS20 Posted June 28, 2014 Share Posted June 28, 2014 bummer man, also why would you get negative replies, we all love cats here, except for a couple of notable exceptions who still wouldn't be a cock to someone who might be losing a friend. I'm sorry, guess that was a little harsh to pre-accuse like that....the internet can be a cruel place. Seems like any time something bad happens in this world, someone is always there to rub salt in the wound. But I suppose that is the exception not the rule. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
usagi Posted June 29, 2014 Share Posted June 29, 2014 good luck, hope he turns out ok. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest bitroast Posted June 29, 2014 Share Posted June 29, 2014 omg this is too much. recently came across this buzzfeed-esque page of cats sitting awkwardly but this gif is easily takes the cake and isn't even included in the list !! http://www.sadanduseless.com/2014/06/awkwardly-sitting-cats/#d7ALwxWAySl61hrQ.01 good luck little dude !! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest pafr Posted June 29, 2014 Share Posted June 29, 2014 Poor Mavvy, he suddenly showed signs of illness - lethargy, not eating or drinking for 2 full days. I took him to the vet this morning and his bloodwork is off the charts for acute kidney failure. He goes back for fluid infusion tomorrow morning, but if he doesn't look any better by Sunday night I'm going to have to put him down on Monday I don't know why I'm telling this to WATMM, I'll proabably get a bunch of negative replies but for some strange reason I have to say something to the group... Wish him luck! best wishes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alcofribas Posted June 29, 2014 Share Posted June 29, 2014 flol when he looks back up again Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
poblequadrat Posted June 29, 2014 Share Posted June 29, 2014 Poor Mavvy, he suddenly showed signs of illness - lethargy, not eating or drinking for 2 full days. I took him to the vet this morning and his bloodwork is off the charts for acute kidney failure. He goes back for fluid infusion tomorrow morning, but if he doesn't look any better by Sunday night I'm going to have to put him down on Monday I don't know why I'm telling this to WATMM, I'll proabably get a bunch of negative replies but for some strange reason I have to say something to the group... Wish him luck! My cat survived liver failure after having stopped eating for a couple of days (her skin had turned all yellow!) but we had to take a lot of care of her, force-feed her, etc. I hope your buddy is ok! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JS20 Posted June 29, 2014 Share Posted June 29, 2014 (edited) A friend told me his cat survived kidney failure (same as Maverick) for a year after being treated, but she had to have frequent fluid infusions where you stick an I.V. needle in the scruff of the neck and let the fluid drain into their body. That gives me hope that he could live a bit longer, but also new despair because my job requires frequent travel where I'll be away from home for 6 days at a time (coming home on weekends), sometimes for multiple weeks in a row. It was bad enough having to leave a healthy self-sufficient cat alone for half the year... if he lives and needs constant attention then I'd have no choice but to quit my (very lucrative) job so I could be there to treat him every day. Even if he wouldn't need daily infusions and I could still travel, I don't want his remaining time on Earth to be spent alone away from daddy, he's endured enough of that for the last 4 years as it is. I couldn't live with myself if I came home from a week on the road to find that he had passed in my absence. And I couldn't put the burden on my neighbor, who is already kind enough to have fed him every morning while I've been out of town. As of now, Maverick is still alert but completely devoid of energy. His balance is shot, has no appetite, refuses water... he'll sniff the dish when I put it up to his face, lick his lips a few times, but won't actually lap any up. He has urinated a few times which IS a sign that the fluid infusions have been at least partially absorbed and the kidneys are somewhat processing it... but he hasn't eaten for 4 full days now and it takes all of his energy just to stand up and change resting position. I keep getting these glimmers of hope, but deep down I know he is dying. I don't want to put him through any more car rides (he HATES them, and hates being forced into a crate), and I just don't have to heart to keep putting him through the stress of repeated vet appointments. I don't know what to do, there are but two grains of sand left in the hourglass.... My boss gave me Monday off in order to make a euthanasia appointment, but the vet says wait till Monday and do more blood work. Waiting is just terrible, I feel like I'm stringing Maverick along (and myself), just prolonging the inevitable. So sad. Edited June 29, 2014 by jsmcpn2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LimpyLoo Posted June 29, 2014 Share Posted June 29, 2014 Do what needs to be done (of course) but my my old childhood cat lived for a long time with really bad kidney problems. Just requires a few lifestyle tweeks (diet and meds). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JS20 Posted June 29, 2014 Share Posted June 29, 2014 (edited) Well, there are 2 main types of organ failure. Chronic and Acute. Chronic is the slow gradual decline of organ function, where Acute is the sudden and complete failure. Maverick has Acute failure, with no pre-warning signs over the years. The most likely culprits are antifreeze (propylene glycol) or lily flowers. Antifreeze is sweet and has a buttery mouth-feel and attracts many mammals to ingest it. Once it reaches the kidneys, it crystalizes and essentially does the same thing freezing food does - the crystals rupture the cells that contain them and there is no way to reverse this damage. Maverick is a proficient hunter, feeding on mice, birds and rabbits daily. I did come home last Weds night to see bird feathers and a not-so-lucky rabbit's foot on the floor, which by itself is pretty normal, but it is quite possible one of his prey items had ingested antifreeze or another contaminant. Edited June 29, 2014 by jsmcpn2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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