My son lost his beloved 18 year old cat last summer. He was heartbroken. He was away for the weekend and when he left, the cat looked perfectly healthy. He got a call from the cat sitter two days later stating that the cat was dying. He drove home and could not believe this was the same cat. The cat died on the way to the vet. His kidneys had failed. He had gotten this cat from someone who was abusing it and the cat lived a long, healthy life.
He wanted another cat immediately so he went to a shelter in a pet store. They assured him that this cat had been checked by a vet and had all his shots a few weeks before. He took the cat home and the next day the cat refused to eat. He called the shelter and they told him how to force him to drink water with a dropper. They said he was probably upset by the new environment. A few hours later, the cat seemed sicker so they told him to bring him back and they would have their vet check him in a day or two..
My son took the cat to his vet and was told that the cat had distemper. If the cat had ever received the distemper shot at all, he had gotten it after he contracted the disease. Upon further questioning, one of the volunteers at the shelter told my son that they had only had the cat for a few days and the person who brought him in for adoption told them he had all his shots. The poor cat was dead in two days.
Distemper is highly contagious. My son had to have his whole house disinfected and wait several weeks before bringing in a new cat. Fortunately the vet had an adorable cat that no one wanted to adopt because it had suffered damage ti its cerebella at birth. But she assured him that the cat was otherwise healthy.and that the condition would not worsen. He has a twitch and walks like he is drunk. But he seems healthy. Possibly because of his condition, he is very co-dependent. He even tried to pry the keys off the keyboard on my son''s computer because my son spends a lot of time working on it.
Often vets have cats up for adoption and this is usually a good source. Also no matter what the shelter people tell you,unless you get your cat from a vet , it is a good idea to arrange to take the cat to your own vet before bringing it home and bonding to it.
Illnesses spread rapidly in shelters particularly when a sick cat is handled and then another cat is picked up.
He wanted another cat immediately so he went to a shelter in a pet store. They assured him that this cat had been checked by a vet and had all his shots a few weeks before. He took the cat home and the next day the cat refused to eat. He called the shelter and they told him how to force him to drink water with a dropper. They said he was probably upset by the new environment. A few hours later, the cat seemed sicker so they told him to bring him back and they would have their vet check him in a day or two..
My son took the cat to his vet and was told that the cat had distemper. If the cat had ever received the distemper shot at all, he had gotten it after he contracted the disease. Upon further questioning, one of the volunteers at the shelter told my son that they had only had the cat for a few days and the person who brought him in for adoption told them he had all his shots. The poor cat was dead in two days.
Distemper is highly contagious. My son had to have his whole house disinfected and wait several weeks before bringing in a new cat. Fortunately the vet had an adorable cat that no one wanted to adopt because it had suffered damage ti its cerebella at birth. But she assured him that the cat was otherwise healthy.and that the condition would not worsen. He has a twitch and walks like he is drunk. But he seems healthy. Possibly because of his condition, he is very co-dependent. He even tried to pry the keys off the keyboard on my son''s computer because my son spends a lot of time working on it.
Often vets have cats up for adoption and this is usually a good source. Also no matter what the shelter people tell you,unless you get your cat from a vet , it is a good idea to arrange to take the cat to your own vet before bringing it home and bonding to it.
Illnesses spread rapidly in shelters particularly when a sick cat is handled and then another cat is picked up.
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