Can Stress Make A Cat Become Sick? Latest Update: Ziggy Is Home 6-19-09

[lvpets2002]

Yes I have seen cats not eat due to stress & or depression.. They will also stop eating if they have not pooped in a while & all stoped up.. Now this is why I keep Chicken Broth in the cabinets at all times.. If one gets stoped up then I will get a kitten milk feeder bottle & put some broth in it.. I will make sure at least some gets down the throat.. It works everytime.. This makes them thirsty & then when they start drinking then they will potty good.. You might try that & or talk to your vet.. Wittle Ziggy hope you feel better real soon.. Come on & eat ok.. Keep us posted..

[Moesha]

Did they receive vaccinations? My vet told me this year that they've added a new vaccination for a strain of leukemia (I think it was leukemia) to the shots and it can cause especially kittens, but I've noticed it in Aroara also, to be lethargic and uninterested in food for a day or so. Perhaps that is the situation with yours. If it hasn't improved soon, I'd be calling the vet's office.

[Medusa]

My wonderful vet told me that stress can kill a cat, which is why I tried to keep my Puddy as calm as possible and now my Pidgelet, too. I know this sounds negative and I don't mean it to but I just thought that I should be straight up w/you. Keep the faythe.

[krazyaboutkatz]

Thanks for your concerns but Ziggy is now doing so much better. When I got home tonight she looked a lot more alert and she even sat in my bedroom window and started her teeth chattering noise towards something outside. I knew then that she was feeling much better.

She didn't receive any shots on Sunday. My cats don't get shots any more and my vet approved this since they're indoor only. They only go in for annual exams or if they're sick. When I fed my cats their first feeding tonight, Ziggy was very hungry and ate most of her dry food. I didn't give her as much as I usually do because I wanted to see if she could keep her food down. So far so good.

I had already e-mailed my vet this morning about Ziggy and she e-mailed me back that if I need to bring Ziggy in tomorrow to just call her in the morning and she'd be able to work me in. She's such a wonderful vet. I thought that she was going on vacation next week and that's why she'd be out of the office. No, she has a fellowship at Davis VMTH so she said no vacation for her. I also know that she's working on becoming a board certified surgeon as well so she's a very busy lady. Right now she only works from Sun.-Wed. and Mon. is her surgery day so I usually try to make appointments on Sundays. I also try to make them well in advance because she gets booked up quickly. She's the only vet there that specializes in cats.

Thanks again for all of your concerns. I had never heard that stress can kill a cat. I sure hope that this never happens to one of my furkids. If anything changes I'll be sure to update this thread.