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Reply #15 - Feb 19^th, 2018 at 12:40am

Agnes wrote on Feb 18^th, 2018 at 9:09pm:

how did it go AiA ?

antibiotic fixed her right up. she was not up-to-date with the rabies vaccination and the doctor told me that late last year a cat came into his clinic that tested positive for rabies (they had to put it down to get a conclusive test). it was the first case he had ever seen in his clinic and two of his employees had to undergo preventive treatment for the disease. he said that there are lots of rabid raccoons in the area.

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Reply #16 - Feb 19^th, 2018 at 5:40am

AiA wrote on Feb 19^th, 2018 at 12:40am:

Agnes wrote on Feb 18^th, 2018 at 9:09pm:

how did it go AiA ?

antibiotic fixed her right up. she was not up-to-date with the rabies vaccination and the doctor told me that late last year a cat came into his clinic that tested positive for rabies (they had to put it down to get a conclusive test). it was the first case he had ever seen in his clinic and two of his employees had to undergo preventive treatment for the disease. he said that there are lots of rabid raccoons in the area.

Glad to hear she's getting better.

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Reply #18 - May 24^th, 2020 at 7:35am

Fast forward to 2020: this same cat began spraying in the house (unusal) so my wife made her stay outside for a couple of days. This morning she wanted in but I wouldn't let her and fed her outside instead. She ate very little then went down to the driveway and started walking in circles, something I had never seen any cat do before, so I picked her up and brought her back to her food bowl where she finished it up while I took a stroll around the garden. When I came back I could see she was still disoriented so I went to find my wife. When we both made it outside the cat was gone but reappeared suddenly and walked down the driveway with us as she always has done. She seemed fine and let us pet her. As we walked into the garden I saw her lose control of her body and go into a seizure. I picked her up and put her into her bed and placed both her and the bed into a cardboard box as the seizure had gripped her so that she couldn't stay in her bed. Her eyes bulged and breathing laboured and within minutes she was dead. My wife cried and I felt quite sad as we had bought the cat as an Xmas present for our daughter when we first moved to the USA. Possibly a stroke. RIP.

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Reply #19 - May 24^th, 2020 at 8:03am

AiA wrote on May 24^th, 2020 at 7:35am:

Fast forward to 2020: this same cat began spraying in the house (unusal) so my wife made her stay outside for a couple of days. This morning she wanted in but I wouldn't let her and fed her outside instead. She ate very little then went down to the driveway and started walking in circles, something I had never seen any cat do before, so I picked her up and brought her back to her food bowl where she finished it up while I took a stroll around the garden. When I came back I could see she was still disoriented so I went to find my wife. When we both made it outside the cat was gone but reappeared suddenly and walked down the driveway with us as she always has done. She seemed fine and let us pet her. As we walked into the garden I saw her lose control of her body and go into a seizure. I picked her up and put her into her bed and placed both her and the bed into a cardboard box as the seizure had gripped her so that she couldn't stay in her bed. Her eyes bulged and breathing laboured and within minutes she was dead. My wife cried and I felt quite sad as we had bought the cat as an Xmas present for our daughter when we first moved to the USA. Possibly a stroke. RIP.

could she have been bitten by something AiA...a snake maybe?.. thats sad to hear...the youngest of my two cats catches rats and mice and the odd bird..and she eats them totally disgusting...but I often wonder what the hell she is ingesting from these animals she eats....ugh!

I am glad to say she hasnt brought anything home for a long while.

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