strokes in cats

[sandyg79]

we have a new furry friend , couldnt bear the house without one! though we still miss ollie and will never forget him, wilson is giving us so much fun, they look alike but they are so different, wilson has no nerves, and i think will be a handfull. see pics.

[Moesha]

Oh Wilson!!!! You are such a cutie! I'm glad to hear that you got another kitty. No kitty will replace Ollie, but Wilson will help heal the pain, I am sure. You should post those pictures in his own thread in the Cat General section so everyone will be sure to see him. That way you can keep us updated on his progress and won't have to keep coming back to this sad thread to do it. Thanks again for showing off your new baby!!

[heidiv]

I didn't see this thread when it was started......So sorry for your loss...
But I have to say you have such a cute little kitten!!! Wilson is adorable!!! You look like you have your hands full. But it is soooooo worth it. They just help you get over that loss....There is just something about those kittens He is soooooo cute and I welcome Wilson to PT!!

[Catty1]

EEEK! Sandy, where is the CUTENESS warning?

I LOVE his face, and his big white pawsies!

Consider introducing Wilson in Cat General - he will be a huge hit!

No, he will never replace Ollie, not at all - but he already has his very own place in your heart.

[thesun898]

He is still being brave eating and drinking , and even still trying to clean himself, but his head is hung so low, he wants to look up but cant, does anyone know why these strokes happen.

this is so strange i have a cat named tigger that looks just like your cat, i almost lost him this june after the flood that i had, i did not know that he had a heart murmur, the change in living quarters put him into heart failure, it costed me 2,000 to keep him alive and he has to stay on lacex the rest of his life, it was worth every penny for me, and i live with the risk of strokes, it is scary but i am trying to enjoy the little time that i have left with him, and i will continue to aid him as long as he shows me he wants to fight. It is just so amazing i would swear that picture of your cat is my tigger

[thesun898]

He is still being brave eating and drinking , and even still trying to clean himself, but his head is hung so low, he wants to look up but cant, does anyone know why these strokes happen.

you need to have a sonagram of your cats heart, a murmur is what is the cause of my cats distress, it requires him to have lacex the rest of his life but the meds are cheap, and the meds dont stop the strokes all together but it helps

[thesun898]

you are right we are hurting big time, we miss ollie so much the place is empty without him we have always had a furry friend with us and ollie was the best we will never replace him, but maybe in the future we will have another furry friend to share our lives with, they break your hearts but also give you endless love and affection, fun and company, i so miss my little boy,, sure time will heal, attached my fav pic

this is my tigger to the tee

[thesun898]

they are so alike! i will be nursing ollie allday tomorrow and will keep you informed hope juliet continues her recovery.

My cat tigger looks just like your cat, he is a kick back cat with an atitude, how is yours

[rayraysgranny]

I have a calico named Freckles Jr. She has now had 2 strokes. I never knew that cats could have strokes until 2 years agoe. she is still alive. some symptoms of this are: disorientation, loss of eye sight, and paralysis. if your cat has any of these problems please take them to the emergency vet. They didn't expect Freckle Jr. to live through this or if she did she wouldn't get these features back. she is now fine and periodically will have small spasms now. I hope you don't have to go through this.

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marky mark

Can I ask you if Freckles had any feature changes in her face at all because I am fostering a 16 to 18 yr old cat from a local rescue group and when I recieved her Laborday weekend she was nothing but skin and bones and now she actually has gained weight but I noticed today that her eye is almost closed and her tip of her tounge is hanging out with her mouth opened. I called them and they are going to get her in the vet tomarrow but I was wondering if this could be what she has had.