Did I jump too fast? (photo included)

[RedHedd]

I think almost every cat mom has done that. I've rushed Mishi to the kitty ER in rush hour traffic when I thought he was blocked - he wasn't and $100 later I was sent home with a clean bill of health for the big boy.

[Terminalvelocity]

I think panic reactions are perfectly normal, with our pets and with our children. In my opinion, that reaction is a blessing. Yep.. I've over-reacted many times and I'm glad I did.

We just don't know when that feeling that tells us to seek help is going to be a disaster or a dud. So, we pay attention to it. Smart move.

Don't ever feel ashamed or embarrassed for doing the right thing. Sure, you could have waited, but it might have been too late. Then you'd have to live with the guilt.....

[catmandu]

When I first had Pouncer and Scarppy I used to pnic all the time.
But as I got older and more Cat Wise I calmed down.
Sadly when its thier time, theres little that can be done.

[rg_girlca]

Quoted by Lizzie;
So, do you sometimes fly straight into panic mode and find you didn't need to? (And I'm not talking about realizing you accidentally spat out a cough drop and then your poor cat rolled on it, as happened to Lisa ) Or maybe you can list those times also for fun.

LOL!!! I love your comment about the cough drop.

Oh yes, been there, done that. There was one time that Poppy had fallen from my towel rack and landed the wrong way onto the toilet. When I called him to me, he got up to walk, but took only 2 steps and then plopped down. His back seemed to be at an odd angel and I thought for sure that he had broken his back. I was in tears and was a nervous wreck. The hubby who is the logical one, said not to panic and see how Poppy is later. Well later that night he did seem to be better but had a bad limp. I told the hubby that if he was still like that in the morning, off to the vets we would go. Sure enough, despite the hubby's protest to wait it out for a day or two, it was off to the vets that morning. Poppy was examined and everything was fine except for a slight sprain in his backside. The vet said in a few days he would be fine and sure enough he was. Needless to say, I got the old, "I told you so," from the hubby.

[krazyaboutkatz]

Your cat sure is gorgeous. Yes, I'm also guilty of rushing my cats to the vet when I should've waited a bit longer. Now I try to wait a little longer but not too long as in the case with Pearl's last episode.

[Lizzie]

Thank you for your "panic mode" stories. I can relate to every one of them, especially the shampoo in the eyes one since I went through that recently and wondered if I'd have to rush to the emergency vet. And the blockage fears, I know that well. After my Artful Dodger blocked many years ago, I rushed him to the vet several times when he was perfectly fine. I adored Dodger and was convinced it would come back again, though it never did.

Last night, Thumper was feeling so much back to normal that I put the meds away and let him out. He hasn't been in the upstairs area for several months, ever since I saw him spraying up a bookcase and wall. I keep telling him that staying upstairs is entirely up to him. No spray and stay. Last night I remembered why it had been difficult to sleep when Thumper used to live upstairs. He likes to sleep with his face facing yours and about 6 inches away. I do hope he behaves since I have a special fondness for this cat, he's quite the character.